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4 August 2005: Press View 12.00 - 14.30. Private View and cocktails 18.00 - 20.30
Exhibition continues: 5 August - 3 September 2005
Forget Football, Mardi Gras and beach babes on Copacabana Beach - experience a taste of 21 st Century Brazil at this year’s Edinburgh Festival.
Exclusive furniture retailer, DesignShop U K, is celebrating contemporary Brazilian art and design, and is delighted to showcase a unique collaboration of two of Brazil’s finest artistic exports, designers Humberto and Fernando Campana and artist Glauce Cerveira, from the 4 August to 3 September.
The Campana Brothers have been developing their collection of striking contemporary and sculptural furniture for over twenty years. Together they have created some of the most iconic furniture designs of modern times, such as their aptly named Favela Chair, created from pieces of wood used to construct the typical Brazilian shelters.
Drawing inspiration from Brazilian street life, Fernando and Humberto Campana combine reclaimed objects - such as discarded piping and fabric off-cuts - with contemporary design. Manufactured by Italian furniture company Edra, these exciting designs are exclusive to DesignShop UK in Scotland.
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| Edra’s Anemone Chair |
Edra’s Favela Chair |
Glauce Cerveira is a contemporary artist living in London. She arrived from Brazil 20 years ago. Cerveira is interested in the lengths people go to in order to follow fashion trends as dictated by society and in order to feel wanted, special or to be accepted. In her paintings, she turns fashion into the subject matter and uses it as a springboard for questioning contemporary behaviour. ‘I want to depict the role of the persona in front of the self and how much of it (the self) survives the compromises we make’.
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| Comfort and Joy |
The New Black |
DesignShop UK provides the ultimate collection of designer home furnishings and accessories where an eclectic mix of world-leading designers, innovative contemporary products and cutting edge designs, many exclusive to DesignShop UK, can be found. The entire range is available to buy on-line at www.designshopuk.com.
The exhibition will be open from 10.30am until 7pm Monday to Saturday and 12pm until 5pm on Sundays from 4th August through to 3rd September 2005.
DesignShop Edinburgh can be found at 116-120 Causewayside, Edinburgh, EH9 1PU, Telephone 0131 667 7078, or online at www.designshopuk.com
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