Sergio Rodrigues Brazil, 1927-2014
Mucki Bench, 1958
Wood
30 x 250 x 60 cm
11 3/4 x 98 3/8 x 23 5/8 in
11 3/4 x 98 3/8 x 23 5/8 in
Manufactured by OCA
In 1955 Sergio Rodrigues founded the OCA company. Oca is the name given to the typical Brazilian indigenous housing. The choice of the name and the objectives of the company...
In 1955 Sergio Rodrigues founded the OCA company. Oca is the name given to the typical Brazilian indigenous housing.
The choice of the name and the objectives of the company objectives illustrate Rodrigues commitment to the expression of Brazilian identity in his furniture pieces. OCA became a showcase for Rodrigues’s furniture designs but also an embodiment of a new Brazilian lifestyle.
The choice of the name and the objectives of the company objectives illustrate Rodrigues commitment to the expression of Brazilian identity in his furniture pieces. OCA became a showcase for Rodrigues’s furniture designs but also an embodiment of a new Brazilian lifestyle.
Literature
Soraia Cals, Sergio Rodrigues, Icatu/BBA editions, 2000, p. 253.