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Auction archive: Lot number 22

Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana

Design Masters
13 Dec 2011
Estimate
US$30,000 - US$40,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Auction archive: Lot number 22

Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana

Design Masters
13 Dec 2011
Estimate
US$30,000 - US$40,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Beschreibung:

PROPERTY FROM THE VENINI ARCHIVES Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana Unique “Esmeralda” ceiling light 2010 Colored glass, wicker, rope. 62 in. (157.5 cm) drop Produced by Venini, Italy. Together with a certificate of authenticity from Venini.
Literature Campana Brothers, Complete Works (So Far), New York, 2010, pp. 212–240 for a discussion of their designs cased in wicker Catalogue Essay “Esmeralda,” a unique hanging light, comprising hand-blown colored glass encased in wicker, derives from Fernando and Humberto Campana’s earlier TransPlastic series (2007) which combined repurposed objects—plastic chairs, tables, tires—wrapped in woven natural fibers, a comment on the “invasion of plastic,”¹ and a celebration of Brazilian weaving traditions. The series marked a return of sorts for Fernando, who had woven wicker baskets after graduating from law school. 1. Darrin Alfred in Complete Works (So Far), 2010, pp. 214–232 Phillips de Pury & Company would like to thank Estudio Campana for their assistance in cataloguing this lot. Read More

Auction archive: Lot number 22
Auction:
Datum:
13 Dec 2011
Auction house:
Phillips
New York
Beschreibung:

PROPERTY FROM THE VENINI ARCHIVES Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana Unique “Esmeralda” ceiling light 2010 Colored glass, wicker, rope. 62 in. (157.5 cm) drop Produced by Venini, Italy. Together with a certificate of authenticity from Venini.
Literature Campana Brothers, Complete Works (So Far), New York, 2010, pp. 212–240 for a discussion of their designs cased in wicker Catalogue Essay “Esmeralda,” a unique hanging light, comprising hand-blown colored glass encased in wicker, derives from Fernando and Humberto Campana’s earlier TransPlastic series (2007) which combined repurposed objects—plastic chairs, tables, tires—wrapped in woven natural fibers, a comment on the “invasion of plastic,”¹ and a celebration of Brazilian weaving traditions. The series marked a return of sorts for Fernando, who had woven wicker baskets after graduating from law school. 1. Darrin Alfred in Complete Works (So Far), 2010, pp. 214–232 Phillips de Pury & Company would like to thank Estudio Campana for their assistance in cataloguing this lot. Read More

Auction archive: Lot number 22
Auction:
Datum:
13 Dec 2011
Auction house:
Phillips
New York
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