Brazilian Furniture Design: Between Scandinavian Modernism and Italian Radical Design: An analysis of the chair designs by Sergio Rodrigues in the 1950’s and 1960’s

This paper aims to explore the ways in which the designs of Sergio Rodrigues can be comprehended within two European design movements: the Danish Modern, between 1940’s and the 1960’s, and the Italian Radical Design movement between 1966 and 1972. The research aims to answer the following question: ‘How do the chairs designed by Sérgio Rodrigues...