Palm Springs Art MuseumFound Objects

Fernando Campana and Humberto Campana, Banquete chair

2002

The Campana brothers, a design team based in São Paulo, Brazil, created this chair out of stuffed animals. This sculpture reveals many of the themes that run through the designers' work: their selection of found materials, use of familiar objects, and commentary on excessive global consumerism. While the chair is both comfortable and functional, it also combines a sense of whimsy with the recognition of rampant consumption.

Los hermanos Campana, un equipo de diseño radicado en São Paulo, Brasil, crearon esta silla funcional a partir de animales de peluche. Esta escultura revela muchos de los temas recurrentes en la obra de los diseñadores: su selección de materiales encontrados, el uso de objetos familiares y comentarios sobre el consumo global excesivo. Si bien la silla es cómoda y funcional, también combina una sensación de levedad con el reconocimiento del consumo desenfrenado.

Fernando Campana, Brazilian, 1961‑2022Humberto Campana, Brazilian, born 1953 Banquete chair, 2002 stuffed toy animals and brushed tubular steel, edition 32/150 plus five artist’s proofs and three prototypes Museum purchase with funds provided by Donna J. MacMillan 1‑2013