#Campana Brothers

[zegalba]

Campana Brothers: 'Anemone' Chair (2001)

[conformi]

Fernando and Humberto Campana, Corallo, Edra, 2004, cover image of the book "Il design italiano 1964-2000" by Andrea Branzi VS Cy Twombly, Untitled (Bacchus), 2005

[almostarts]

Fernando Campana (1961 – 2022)

Born in the rural town of Brotas, the São Paolo-based designer earned a degree in architecture from the Faculdade de Belas Artes de São Paolo in 1984, before creating Estudio Campana that same year with his older brother Humberto, an attorney.

During the 1980s the studio produced a series of sculptural metal chairs welded from iron called Desconfortáveis (Uncomfortables), eventually moving toward a practice using everyday materials like cardboard, rope, wicker, bamboo, and wood.  Their iconic Favela Chair, from 1991 was fabricated with scraps of wood from discarded fruit crates, nailed and glued by hand. “The people who live in favelas construct their own homes, so I thought, why not construct a chair myself,” said Fernando in a discussion about the seat with curator Darrin Alfred from a 2010 interview. It was, he explained at the time, meant to symbolize a Brazilian shantytown.

It was in the 1990s—a time when the design world was primarily focused on the post-World War II movement of the Italians—that the Campanas came on the scene, with work that underscored Brazilian culture and its craft, sculpting furnishings from a range of raw and found materials. Their 1993 Vermelha Chair was a lesson in resourcefulness, hand-woven from cotton rope that enveloped a metal frame. 

Design journalist Arlene Hirst was “gobsmacked” when she first encountered the chair, manufactured by Italian manufacturer Edra, at the Salone del Mobile in Milan. A year later the chair was included in Project 66: Campana Brothers/Ingo Maurer, a 1998 exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), curated by Paola Antonelli, the museum’s senior curator of architecture and design, an associate at the time. For this show, Antonelli paired the Brazilian brothers’ furniture with German lighting designer Ingo Maurer’s luminaires in vignettes that highlighted a shared passion for materiality and invention.

Both Fernando and Humberto were active in the production process as well, but as is often the case with partners, they remained elusive about specific roles. “Fernando had the training, so he was the more pragmatic one,” noted Antonelli in a recent interview, referring to his architectural roots. “He never discussed it. And I never questioned it. It was implied,” she said. The younger Campana also drew inspiration from his daily routines, local markets and wandering São Paolo’s streets. Antonelli recalled asking him about his use of found objects, asking if they weren’t too cute? His response, “They are not too cute. They are part of my life.”

Many of those found objects—including stuffed animals—made their way onto upholstered seating like the 2002 Banquete series, which became the equivalent of a sold-out Broadway show. It is still produced out of the Campana São Paolo studio, and handsewn by local craftspeople who are considered part of the extended Campana family.

In 2010 the New York- and L.A.-based gallery Friedman Benda began global representation of the brother’s work. “Campana Studio brought a completely fresh perspective, creating a dialogue with local crafts and the use of the readymade,” says co-founder Marc Benda, adding, “They were trailblazers.” The gallery assisted with support of the studio and helped them to balance the commercial success of their practice with its roots in the hand made.  

One of the brothers’ last collaborations—presented in June at the 2022 Salone in Milan—is a collection called Metamorfosi, comprising five large-scale, pouf seats and a tapestry, created in collaboration with Italian textile designer Paola Lenti. Woven from remnants Lenti sorted and saved with CouLture Migrante, a social tailoring atelier (involving men and women asylum seekers residing in Como, Italy) the limited-edition pieces make their North American debut at Design Miami in December.

The work of Estudio Campana can be found at the Vitra Design Museum, Centre Pompidou, Musée Des Arts Décoratifs, MoMA, among other design-focused institutions. In 2020, they were the subject of 35 Revolutions, a retrospective at Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro on the occasion of their 35th anniversary.

Words by Melissa Feldman

Favela Chair for Edra, 2000, Pine, Height: 29.14 in (74 cm)Width: 26.38 in (67 cm)Depth: 24.41 in (62 cm)Seat Height: 15.75 in (40 cm),

Vermelha Armchair for Edra, 2019, Aluminium, Cord, natural cotton, Steel, 86 x 58 x h.77 cm,

Tornado Vase, Ghidini 1961, Bronze, W 11.81 x D 9.45 x H 14.57,

Jackfruit Table Lamp, Ghidini 1961, Polished Brass, Height: 19.69 in (50 cm), Diameter: 12.21 in (31 cm),

Bomboca Sofa GM, Objets Nomades, Louis Vuitton, 46.9 x 34.5 x 94.9 cm (18.5 x 13.6 x 37.4 in),

Bolotas Sofa (Cherry), 2019, Sheep’s wool, ipÊ, H: 95 W: 125 L: 215, Carpenters Workshop Gallery,

Edward Scissorhands side table, Giustini/Stagetti, 2014, Portorotype black marble and gilded bronze, 12 dia. x 22½ h in. (Casati Gallery),

Corallo Armchair for Edra S.p.A., Italy, 2004, Steel wire and epoxy paint, 38 x 60 x 39" (96.5 x 152.4 x 99.1 cm), Courtesy MoMa,

Sushi Buffet, 2012, Carpet, rubber, EVA, fabric and estela handcrafted into sushi rolls partially covering brass structure 28.25 x 78.75 x 17.75 inches (72 x 200 x 45 cm)

[keepingitneutral]

Fernando Campana (1961 – 2022)

FAVELA Double Bed by Fernardo & Humberto Campana for Edra, 2013,

Structurally realized with pine strips of various sizes, manually joined and nailed on one another in a deliberately random fashion. The realization makes each bed a single piece.

Height: 47.25 in (120 cm), Width: 98.43 in (250 cm), Depth: 88.59 in (225 cm)

[aiinterior]

Edra Aster Papposus Sofa by Fernando & Humberto Compana, Italy, 2006

[chairblog]

Cartoon Sofa by Fernando and Humberto Campana

Cartoon Sofa by Fernando and Humberto Campana This Cartoon Sofa was upheld at Wright while estimated between $40,000–60,000.

[regenerationwithchris]

Documentary Campana Brothers by Fernando and Humberto This documentary tells the story of Fernando and Humberto Campana through a narrative of affection, investigating the references and life experiences that gave the work of the duo a prominent place in the world of design in Brazil and abroad. Composed by the brothers themselves via conversations that intersect and complement each other, the film revisits their memories, stories, places and images that influenced the Campanas, while drawing parallels between imaginary and physical spaces, between childhood and adulthood, rural and urban, interior and exterior, exploring moments of individuality and complicity between the two brothers. Directed and edited by Gabriela Bernd Cinematography: Fernando Laszlo, Gabriela Bernd and Marcos Vilas Boas Portuguese with English captions, 2016

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[rmelster]

I owe you my eternal gratitude. Seriously.

Bécquer

Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (February 17 1836 - December 22 1870) was an influential Spanish poet, playwright, and writer of the Romanticism genre. He was orphaned at a young age, and struggled with poverty. He fell into a depression after the death of his older brother Valeriano, and died of sickness 3 months later at age 34, leaving behind a widow and three children.

The dark swallows will return to hang their nests on your balcony; And again, with their wings to its windows, playing, they will call. But the ones who slowed their flight to contemplate your beauty and my joy; The ones who learned our names Those...won't return.

@rmelster

[ultrameganicolaokay]

Fantastic Four #27 by Ryan North and Steven Cummings. Cover by Joshua Cassara. Variant covers by (2) Chris Campana and (3) Bengus. Out in December.

"When N'Kalla – Skrull and adopted daughter of Ben Grimm and Alicia Masters – sees her brother Jo-Venn get in trouble at school and be sent to the principal's office, she does the sisterly thing… which is, of course, to shape-shift into a double of their father Ben to get him out of it!

And when her cousin Valeria gets in trouble, "Reed Richards" arrives to get her off the hook, and soon "Sue Storm" is excusing Franklin for his misbehavior too…

But when she gets caught in her deceptions and grounded, things go from bad to worse when a super villain attacks and the Fantastic Four are nowhere to be seen!

Questions of strength, super-powers, identity and love all come to a head as lives hang in the balance!"

[mako-designated-driver]

Day #12: Queen Asha of Antiva

There are those who believe the tale that Antiva owes its independence to the looming threat of the Crows. Yet this story—largely spread by the Crows themselves—is no more credible than the promises of a market-stall huckster. For the truth of the matter, we look instead to the Palace of the Kings in Antiva City. A grand statue of a woman in Rivaini royal garb towers over the entrance, her watchful eyes keeping sight of everything happening within those walls: Asha Subira Bahadur Campana, Queen Mother of Thedas.

When the matriarchs of Rivain arranged the marriage of Princess Asha of Ayesleigh to King Alonzo Campana of Antiva, it went unnoticed and unremarked by their contemporaries; the eyes of Thedas were on the wars of Orlais and Nevarra. The marriage of a minor princess of Rivain to an almost powerless king was beneath their consideration. Yet this wedding was, in retrospect, perhaps the most important event in Thedas's history since the blackening of the Golden City.

Queen Asha was a skilled tactician; seeing the military ambitions of Tevinter, Nevarra, and Orlais, she concocted a plan. Antiva was too prosperous to escape its neighbors' avarice, yet had no means of raising an army capable of fending off both Tevinter and Orlais without impoverishing the kingdom. If she was to safeguard her people, it must be through measures stronger than steel.

The queen spent decades making alliances in the ancient Rivaini way: marriage. She wed her many children and grandchildren strategically into nobles houses across the continent. Within thirty years, Antiva was so well-connected that any hostile action against it would force half the nations of Thedas into war.

The blood of Queen Asha runs in the veins of the Empress of Orlais, the Prince of Starkhaven, the King of Nevarra, and seven of the Dukes of the Anderfels; even some magisters of the Tevinter Imperium have ties to the Antivan royal family. Asha's web of blood ties forces most of the continent to remain at peace with Antiva, or risk terrible consequences at family dinners.

—From In Pursuit of Knowledge: The Travels of a Chantry Scholar, by Brother Genitivi

[meinkatz]

Bulbo by Louis Vuitton

Like a strange and wonderful tropical flower, the Campana Brothers’ Nest rises to envelop the sitter as if in an affectionate embrace. Each of its layered petals is lined with elegant Louis Vuitton leather on the outside and an inviting, warming fabric on the inside for absolute comfort. To stretch out or curl up in the Nest is to discover a haven that feels created for luxuriant well-being, generously spacious for one person, or cosy and loving for two.

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[dragon-age-codex-entries]

Codex entry: The Lion of Orlais

"As to your question regarding why a lion is considered the symbol of Orlais, particularly when the lion is a creature native only to eastern Thedas, the answer is quite simple. It adorns the crest of the Valmonts, the family that has ruled the empire since the end of the Exalted Age, and in truth it is the Valmonts which have come to represent Orlais. Before them, the Orlesian symbol was that of the descendants of Kordillus Drakon: a dragon.

As to why the lion adorns their crest? That dates back to the time of Lambert Valmont, a young captain of Orlais who distinguished himself at the Battle of Ayesleigh, that great and infamous battle that ended the Fourth Blight. It is said that young Valmont disregarded orders during the battle, taking his forces to relieve the beleaguered Antivans and saving them from absolute destruction. Though his superiors were at first chagrined, chalking up the captain's actions to an infatuation with a certain Antivan camp follower (this, incidentally, has never been confirmed), it later came to light that the Antivan force had been led by King Azar Adalberto Campana himself. In the political realignment following the Blight's end, Antiva was an important ally to Orlais—and Lambert Valmont was an Antivan hero. He was given the hand of one of King Azar's daughters in marriage and elevated to noble rank, with a valiant lion to adorn his newly created heraldry. The Orlesian emperor was forced to respond in kind, granting Valmont a marquisate. Imagine, if you will, the hero returning to Val Royeaux from the Blight, sporting a wife with royal blood and the honors of two nations. This is why jealous nobles called him the Swaggering Lion, a nickname he embraced.

It was Lambert Valmont's son, Alphonse, who later led the civil war against the usurper, Xavier Drakon. He killed Xavier in single combat, giving rise to the great Orlesian legend of the Lion Slaying the Dragon, putting an end to the Drakon dynasty as he assumed the throne… and changing the Orlesian symbol forever."

—From a letter by Brother Genitivi to Prince Cailan Theirin, 9:20 Dragon

[ceramiccity]

Intricate Wooden Craftsmanship - Stool

Favela Chair designed by the Brazilian brothers Fernando and Humberto Campana in 1991 - Modern geometric wooden stool with complex interlocking design, showcasing expert woodworking skills. Follow Ceramic City on Tumblr Source: https://www.pinterest.com/theceramiccity/

[ringthebellls]

MEET ISABEL CAMPANA ;

— i see you’ve settled on isabel campana ! fill your inventory, you’re heading to litwick. you look twenty-six years old and i hear you’re from roswell ? well, i think sakura avenue will be the perfect fit for you. make sure you stop by the mayor’s office and introduce yourself as their new personal assistant ! it’s strange, you almost remind me of isabelle from animal crossing. we hope you enjoy the slow life !

basics ;

name ; isabel marie campana nicknames ; bel, isa, bella age ; 26 birthday ; december 20th gender ; ciswoman pronouns ; she/her romantic and sexual orentation ; biromantic bisexual hometown ; roswell, new mexico, usa current residence ; sakura avenue, litwick occupation ; personal assistant for the mayor

personality ;

hard working, loves keeping busy.

very friendly, loves to be the one to bring welcome gifts to anyone who moves in.

tries to get to know everyone in town, wants everyone to feel welcome.

loves checking on people, making sure everyone is content and happy

tries very hard to be good, hates negative emotion.

very extroverted.

tries hard to look professional, always wears a skirt or a dress.

misc ;

has two cats name hisho and shizue.

has a twin brother

was valedictorian at her high school

graduated with a degree in engineering but decided she didn't want to go into the field after all

[wolfjessedragon]

Lore Bit: The Scarlet Brothers

Prompt: A fan wondered what happened to Kaine after the events of Part 3. This should answer.

In the medbay…

Kaine: *sleeping in the hospital bed*

Ximena: His vitals are looks good, the fractures and tissue tears are healing well, frankly for a guy who was almost beaten to death your brother is making a very speedy recovery even by spider standards.

Ben Riley: He’s got some gene splicing from Wade Wilson too. When do you think he’ll be up?

Ximena: Any minute now I think

Kaine: *groans as he wakes up*

Ximena: Speak of the-

Ben Riley: Mind giving us a couple minutes?

Ximena: Okay if you’re gonna kill him, at least wait until he’s out of my med bay.

Ben Riley: Can’t kill him, but he’s gonna wish I can. *grabs Kaine by his suit collar and push him into a wall*

Ximena: *pager goes off* Salvado por la campana. *gets out of there*

Kaine: *sighs* What did I do this time?

10 minutes of explaining and chewing out later…

Kaine: Shhhhiiiiiiiiiiiiittttttttttt

Ben Riley: Do you know how much trouble you put me in? I swear, if I hadn’t promised our Peter on his deathbed that I wouldn’t kill you, I’d kill you!

Kaine: Like you could, little brother.

Ben Riley: Wanna bet?

Kaine: *stabs Ben Riley in the arm with a stinger*

Ben Riley: *lets Kaine go*

Kaine: *bolts*

Ben Riley: You’re a deadman Kaine! *runs after him*