Monumental wooden furniture from a modern Brazilian designer at the R&Company Gallery in New York.

Selection of work by Zanini de Zanine on view at R&SomrapuFoto: Joe Kramm

The New York branch of the R&Company Gallery has opened an exhibition of new works by Brazilian Zanini de Zanine, sculptor and designer, son of the famous modernist architect Jose Zanine Caldas. His father’s fame did not prevent Zanini de Zanina from taking his own place in the history of Brazilian design: his expressive sculptural objects pay tribute to both modernist experiments of the mid-20th century and traditional wood processing techniques.

Installation Viewphoto: Joe Kramm

Brazilian design is an area of special interest for R&Company. The gallery began exhibiting objects originally from Brazil back in the 1990s and managed to show New Yorkers the iconic objects of Oscar Niemeyer, Sergio Rodriguez, Jorge Salszupin and Jose Zanine Caldas. “The Zanini de Zanine exhibition gave us the opportunity to continue the dialogue about the evolution of Brazilian design,” says Evan Snyderman, head of the gallery. – Zanine’s works are connected with his father’s legacy — for example, for some projects he uses unnecessary materials from demolished houses designed by Kaldas. But he also clearly outlines his own trajectory, experimenting with modern techniques, unexpected materials and streamlined shapes””

Three-legged bench with legs in ipê Woodphoto: Joe Kramm

The exhibition will feature the designer’s works, in which he contrasts the organic roundness of solid wood and geometric inserts of cylindrical shape. These fragments are made of ipe wood, extracted from the ruins of a demolished building designed by Jose Zanine Caldas. Many of Zanine’s works formally bear the features of functional objects, but in fact they are sculptures, discouraging with their solidity and unusual shape. This is, for example, a chair carved from a huge piece of wood with a built-in table.

Lounge chair in ipê Woodphoto: Joe Kramm

The exposition is complemented by two woven tapestries made of palm leaves, as well as a three-part ceramic vase with chopped shapes and a “raw” surface. The exhibition will last until April 22, 2022.

Bench with legs in ip-Wood Photo: Joe Kramm

Ceramic Vessel Photo: Joe Kramm

Lounge chair in ipê Woodphoto: Joe Kramm

Lounge chair in ipê Woodphoto: Joe Kramm

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