A new exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro (MAM Rio) pays tribute to the 35-year career of brothers Fernando and Humberto Campana, ‘Campana Brothers – 35 Revolutions’.
This is a celebration of the incredible work by the duo, whose creative voice stretches far beyond the realms of design. In three and a half decades, the pair have produced works that merge the worlds of craftsmanship, furniture and social outreach, pop influences and the everyday vernacular in ways that have made the studio’s pieces some of the most iconic of contemporary design.
Taking over 1,800 sq m on the second floor of Brazilian architect Affonso Eduardo Reidy’s modernist building.
At the entrance, a wall featuring 1,600 terracotta bricks shaped like an open hand (a nod to traditional Brazilian architecture) greets visitors and conceals the vast display. Inside, the exhibition floor is punctuated by over a hundred columns lined with piassava straw, dividing the space and the studio’s archives into loose themes such as Love, Dreams and Time, each represented by a selection of their most iconic furniture. All of their big hits are included, from the Cadeira Vermelha, the red rope chair inspired by traditional Brazilian Weaving and edited by Edra, to the unmissable chairs composed of stuffed toys (from Disney characters to the figures made by American artist Kaws).
In three and a half decades, the pair have produced works that merge the worlds of craftsmanship, furniture design, and social outreach, pop influences and the everyday vernacular in ways that have made the studio’s pieces some of the most iconic of contemporary design.
‘After 35 years, we still have a daily goal to keep the studio ahead of the curve in the way we think, elaborate and produce design,’ they add. ‘Our next step is to bring our ethos and disruptive approach to support our social design projects with Instituto Campana.’
Remaining a priority is the brothers’ commitment to their home country: ‘we hope to help create a more sustainable production chain, diminish the social and economic gap we have in Brazil, and mostly, show people that with a little bit of self-esteem and confidence, they can build their world with their hands.’ Here’s to the next 35 years.
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