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244 - Sergio Rodrigues (1927–2014) Mucki Bench Jacaranda Date of c…
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Estimate €12,000 - €15,000
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Sergio Rodrigues (1927–2014) Mucki Bench Jacaranda Date of creation: circa 1970 H30 W200 D60 cm Universally recognised as the father of modern Brazilian design, Sergio Rodrigues is the architect of a body of work as vast as it is inimitable. Born in 1927 in Rio de Janeiro, he initially devoted himself to interior design, notably fitting out the University of Brasília, the Palace of the Arches and the National Theatre. Whereas his contemporaries imported European furniture or imitated the Bauhaus, Rodrigues chose a different path: he favoured native Brazilian wood over metal, organic forms over straight lines, and comfort over cold minimalism. In 1955, he opened the Oca shop (‘hut’ in the indigenous language) in Ipanema, an alternative space open to innovative designs in interior furniture. Over the course of his long career, he produced more than 1,200 pieces of furniture designed for homes, offices, summer houses and even theatres. Each piece embodies the same ambition: to forge a distinctly Brazilian identity—sensual, warm and confident. The Banco Mucki eloquently illustrates Rodrigues’s desire to favour native Brazilian wood and organic forms as an expression of a confident national identity. Its slats, arranged lengthwise in a regular rhythm and accentuated by small, rhythmically placed wooden knobs, make this low bench a piece of remarkable simplicity. Simple in appearance, it nevertheless embodies everything that defines Rodrigues’s art: fine Brazilian timber in all its splendour, clean and generous lines, and that rare ability to transform a utilitarian object into an object of beauty.
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Auction time 06/25/2026 at 2:00 PM
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