Zitman, escultor y diseñador de muebles, fundó la empresa de muebles modernos Tecoteca en Caracas en 1952. Al hacerlo, su objetivo era “producir una forma de mobiliario exclusivamente venezolana basada en estudios críticos de los estilos de vida venezolanos contemporáneos, los materiales involucrados y las funciones específicas asignadas a cada elemento”. Esta silla de comedor surgió de un pedido del arquitecto Fruto Vivas para amueblar el Club Táchira, que diseñó Vivas en Caracas. Inspirado por artesanos del estado Aragua, que trabajan con fibras naturales, Zitman utilizó enea tejida, una planta nativa de Aragua que crece cerca de cuerpos de agua, para el respaldo y el asiento de la silla.
Crafting Modernity: Design in Latin America, 1940–1980 (en español), March 08, 2024 – September 22, 2024
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A sculptor and furniture designer, Zitman founded the modern furniture company Tecoteca in Caracas in 1952. In doing so, he aimed “to produce a uniquely Venezuelan form of furniture based on critical studies of contemporary Venezuelan lifestyles, the materials involved, and the specific functions assigned to each element.” This dining chair emerged from a request by architect Fruto Vivas to furnish Club Táchira, which Vivas designed, in Caracas. Inspired by artisans in the state of Aragua who work with natural fibers, Zitman utilized woven enea, a plant native to Aragua that grows close to bodies of water, for the chair’s backrest and seat.
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