Campana Brothers Launch Cork Furniture Series
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The Brazilian designer duo Fernando and Humberto Campana, popularly known as the Campana Brothers, have designed a series of furniture using Portuguese cork. The Sobreiro collection, designed for Experimenta Portugal 2018, features three cabinets and one armcCampana Brothers Launch Cork Furniture Series
The Brazilian designer duo Fernando and Humberto Campana, popularly known as the Campana Brothers, have designed a series of furniture using Portuguese cork. The Sobreiro collection, designed for Experimenta Portugal 2018, features three cabinets and one armchair. The structure of the armchair is entirely made of natural cork. The cabinets have wooden structure and two of them are made of expanded natural cork agglomerate, while the third one is created from a hybrid of cork and clay. One of the cabinets is inspired by the shape of waves. The pieces are being exhibited at the Consulate General of Portugal in Sao Paulo until August 19.The brothers had been invited by the Consulate General of Portugal in Sao Paulo to develop a project combining Portuguese materials with Brazilian design. «Portugal connected me with my roots. The experience of the trip was amazing and brought to the fore an awareness of my Portuguese heritage. Cork has always fascinated us, not only because it is an ecological material, but because of its lightness. The texture, variety of applications and isolating enrich the possibilities of expressing through this material a lot of new concepts and gestures,» says Humberto Campana.The designers have earlier created furniture from ordinary materials including scrap and waste products such as cardboard, rope, cloth and wood scraps, plastic tubes, and aluminium wire.«We're keen on exploring recycled materials. We have been discovering so many impressive sustainable and ecological materials and processes,» added Campana, as quoted by Dezeen. «At the moment, we are researching the possibilities of use of the pineapple leather.»Click on the slideshow for a sneak peek at the Cork Furniture series. http://www.blouinartinfo.com/ Founder: Louise Blouin Read more