Racket Chair (Tennis)
- Fernando Campana, Brazilian, 1961-2022
- Born: Brotas, Brazil
- Work Locations: São Paulo, Brazil
- Humberto Campana, Brazilian, 1953-
- Born: Rio Claro, Brazil
- Work Locations: São Paulo, Brazil
Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana, Racket Chair (Tennis), 2013. Brass, nylon, and recycled cane; 37 1/2 x 37 1/2 x 28 in. Denver Art Museum: Funds from the Florence R. & Ralph L. Burgess Trust, 2013.90.
This chair expresses Fernando and Huberto Campana’s longstanding interest in weaving. Inspired by the visual lightness of a tennis racket, the chair features an irregularly shaped brass frame with nearly transparent nylon strings woven into it. A pattern using cane recycled from popular café chairs of the 1800s has been handstitched into the nylon webbing.
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