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cobogo bricks and campana brothers' tables

brazilian designers fernando and humberto campana have created the 'cobogó' table
(first presented at the salone del mobile di milano 2009).
the italian gallery plusdesign showed them at object rotterdam.


'cobogó', 2009


the 'cobogó' is a common ceramic perforated tile used in many brazilian buildings,
mainly in the 20th century with the modernist movement in architecture.


'cobogó', 2009

the cobogo plays the role of a bricks on a wall, as to allow air circulation
and sunlight inside homes, a thermal comfort solution.


shadows of 'cobogó' table

like many of campana brothers’ pieces, this is an attempt to subvert its regular usage
that transposes it to a completely new environment. the result is a horizontal top for
a delicate floating dining table.


detail of 'cobogó'


detail of 'cobogó'


detail of 'cobogó'



cobogó brick

the word itself is an acronym for 'coimbra', 'boeckmann' and 'góis', their creators.
it was patented in 1929.



andrea db
02.09.10  
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I cant deny their aesthetic brilliance. It might be exploitative, but it is art...
greenberg   02.09.10
Very nice. I imagine, though, that this table falls over only once (and, you don't want to be near it when it does).
Mushi   02.09.10
They don't create any better design, but they use good design elements for good understanding of the world and our values.
adi   02.09.10
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