Cocar Chair by YANKATU
COCAR CHAIR - price upon request
limited edition
ABOUT THE DESIGN
Tucumã straw, a typical palm of the Amazon rainforest, receives natural dyeing with pigments also found in the forest as caapiranga, margarataia, crajiru, jenipapo and urucum. Indigenous ancestry that spans generations and today flows gracefully through the hands of Urucureá artisans, who braid the straw on the banks of the Arapiuns River.
The braided tucumã straw is sturdy and beautiful, making use of it for furniture was just a matter of freedom, of allowing myself not to follow patterns. The traditional placemats sold by the artisans gain the spotlight on the Cocar Chair entirely made of solid cabreúva wood, in a conscious recreation of the local tradition.
ABOUT THE DESIGNER
“Through research and immersions, I seek inspiration to see beyond the obvious and translate feelings and emotions into unique works with soul and art.
Traveling all over Brazil, I deepen my knowledge of artisanal traditions, Brazilian culture and identity and bring this ancestry to contemporary life through unique pieces that value over time, with wear and tear, with the stories that are built around them.
“Handmade” is one of the pillars of Yankatu that intertwines the valorization of regional raw materials, the preservation of the environment and the immaterial wealth of the Brazilian people, so diverse and creative.
The creation process begins at the first contact with the region, the artisans, their techniques and stories. Sounds, gestures and materials, everything is important for me to dive in this universe, begin to sketch and after some time bring the piece to life.
Solid wood is selected according to the design and technique chosen. The woodwork is rigorously executed by luthiers in São Paulo countryside, while the craft work is result of several immersions and the development of a social project that focuses on strengthening the artisans.
At the end the piece receives the certificate of guarantee and the "soul", a small book inserted in a delicate compartment carved in wood, where are images and texts that reflect the inspirations that gave rise to them.”
Maria Fernanda Paes de Barros