Racket Chair (Tennis)

Racket Chair (Tennis)

2013
Designer
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
Country
Brazil
Object
chair
Medium
Brass, nylon, and recycled cane
Accession Number
2013.90
Credit Line
Funds from the Florence R. & Ralph L. Burgess Trust

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.

Dimensions
height: 37.5 in, 95.2500 cm; width: 37.5 in, 95.2500 cm; depth: 28 in, 71.1200 cm
Edition
This chair is the prototype for the edition. The edition consists of 8 + 4 AP + 1 prototype.
Department
Architecture and Design
Collection
Architecture and Design
This object is currently on view

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. 

Known Provenance
Acquired from design firm by (Friedman Benda), New York; purchased 2013 from (Friedman Benda), New York by the Denver Art Museum.
Exhibition History
  • “By Design: Stories and Ideas Behind Objects” — Denver Art Museum, 10/24/2021 – 12/5/2022
  • “By Design: Stories and Ideas Behind Objects (1st Rotation)” — Denver Art Museum, 12/16/2022 – 1/31/2024
  • “By Design: Stories and Ideas Behind Objects (2nd Rotation)” — Denver Art Museum, 2/5/2024 – 2/5/2025

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