José Zanine Caldas Stool Brazil 1977

José Zanine Caldas Stool Brazil 1977

Stunning rare mid century José Zanine Caldas Stool Brazil 1977, hand carved and sculpted conical shaped stool made from a hollowed out log from the native Brazilian tree called Ciriba with a sanded finish and naturally  aged weathered patina, the stool would have been made the workshops of José Zanine Caldas in Brazil circa 1977 this item comes with an official certificate of authenticity, a truly wonderful piece of sculptural art in the form of a stool, reserve now.

Jose Zanine Caldas (1918 – ­2001) was born on the southern coast of Bahia. He was a self ­taught artist, designer and architect, In the late 1930s (aged 20), Caldas started an architectural scale model workshop. During this phase of his career he worked with some of the major modernist architects active in Brazil at the time (such as Oscar Niemeyer and Lucio Costa). A few years later Zanine started the “Z Artistic Furniture” line (Moveis Artisticos Z). He moved to Sao Paulo and expanded his resumé working as a scale modeler, furniture producer, and teacher at the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of the University of Sao Paulo. In the 1970s Zanine traveled back to his home province of Bahia. Faced with the destruction of the Atlantic Forest, he started creating 'Protest Furniture' with wood reclaimed form the burnt forest. He started chiseling furniture directly from the huge logs of fallen trees and honed his signature style as a designer by creating organic, yet sculpturally brutalist pieces.

Provenance: Private collection Brazil

Please note: This item comes with an official certificate of authenticity

Summary:
Mid Century
Brazilian
José Zanine Caldas
Stool
Hand Sculpted
Ciriba wood
Certificate of authenticity
1977
Investment
Practical & Beautiful

Condition: Offered in wonderful original condition with no restorations or damage, beautiful weathered patina

Dimensions
Width: 11” / 28cm
Depth: 11” / 28cm
Height: 17.5” / 45cm

Delivery:
Free delivery is offered to England & Wales only when buyer pays full asking price, next day delivery is not possible due to the size of the piece, please allow between 7-14 days delivery