UK Advance Tariff Rulings
 HS Code : | 9401.61 | |
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 HS Code : | 9401.61.••.•• | |
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Date Of Issue : 19.Mar.2024 - 18.Mar.2027
Rare Curva Sofa from the 1960s by Joaquim Tenreiro, featuring fabric, iron, and wooden frame. Combines European modernism with Brazilian materials and lifestyle, exemplifying Tenreiro’s role as a pioneer of Brazilian modernism.
Description : Rare ‘Curva Sofa’, circa 1960 by the acclaimed Portuguese and Brazilian designer Joaquim Tenreiro. The sofa is made from fabric, iron and the internal frame of the sofa is wood. Measurements of the Sofa are 71x165x79 cm. This sofa demonstrates the influences of European modernism in its form, which is sculptural and simplistic in its structure, and serves as an absolute example of Tenreiro’s fusion of European design notions with local Brazilian materials and lifestyle ideals. Tenreiro is often referred to as the father of Brazilian modernism. The furniture designer was born in Portugal and moved to Rio de Janeiro in the late 1920s. In the early 1940s, he established his studio, and by the 1950s, he was designing furniture for modern architects. The sofa is documented in the book by Soraia Cals, Tenreiro (1998). This item is a product of a person who was born in Portugal and lived in Rio de Janeiro and designed and created several items of household furniture
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