José Zanine CALDAS (1919-2001)

Namoradeira, 1979
Pequi wood

Certificate from the José Zanine Caldas Institute
H. 91 x W. 103 x D. 70 cm

Namoradeira, meaning Lover’s Armchair, is Caldas’s emblematic piece of raw wood furniture.
The model comes in numerous variations, making each piece unique. This one is particularly successful with its beautiful proportions, the perfect roundness of the trunk, its wide profiled armrests well attached to the trunk, the raw appearance of the sapwood on the backrests, and the overall patina.

Bibliography:
– Movel Brasileiro Moderno, Ed. Aeroplano, 2012, pp.172 and 173
– José Zanine Caldas, Ed. Olhares and R. & Company, 2019, cover, and pp.260-262
– Movel moderno no Brasil, Ed. Olhares, 2nd edition, 2015,