Sergio Rodrigues completaria 90 anos hoje. Nosso carinho eterno ao Mestre. Na foto Sergio Rodrigues na exposição “Falando de Cadeira”, Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro,1991.
Sep 2017
Visit to Itamaraty
Fernando Mendes, president of the Institute, visiting the Itamaraty, Brasília, making a survey of the piece created by Sergio Rodrigues Kiko very high swivel chair from the office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs manufactured exclusively for the Itamaraty Palace, Brasília, 1960s.
Aug 2017
Visita ilustre
Recebemos a visita de Heitor Granafei, secretário-executivo da comissão RE50 do Itamaraty para fazer pesquisa em nosso acervo sobre o mobiliário do Palácio dos Arcos.
Jul 2017
Digitalization for Critical Writings
Simone Ferreira, arquivista, focada na digitalização para o projeto Fortuna Crítica sobre a obra de Sergio Rodrigues. Projeto com patrocínio do Itaú e realização do Ministério da Cultura.
Jul 2017
Exhibition at Casa e Forma
Several documents, pictures, drawings and sketches from the Sergio Rodrigues Institute are being presented in the exhibition that the Casa e Forma store is presenting in its Petrópolis showroom.
May 2017
Exhibition in New York
The Espasso gallery in New York celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Mole armchair and presents an exhibition with versions of the piece and several images and sketches from Instituto Sergio Rodrigues. The exhibition runs until June 16.
May 2017
Official visit to the United Nations
Instituto Sergio Rodrigues on an official visit to the UN in NYC. In the photo André Maciel and Rafael Beleboni of the Permanent Mission of Brazil to the United Nations, Fernando Mendes and Afonso Luz of the Sergio Rodrigues Institute at the summit of the United Nations General Assembly.
May 2017
Critical Writings
Pesquisa e identificação de documentos para o projeto Fortuna crítica sobre a obra de Sergio Rodrigues. O projeto reúne textos de diversos autores e do próprio Sergio num primeiro recorte que segue a reflexão produzida até o final dos anos 60 sobre sua obra. Os textos são cotejados com imagens e documentos do acervo do […]
May 2017
Arcos little chair
Poltroninha Arcos, desenhada por Sergio Rodrigues, na década de 1960 para o Itamaraty. Dois exemplares foram restaurados no Atelier Fernando Mendes como parte do acordo de cooperação técnica entre o Ministério das Relações Exteriores e o Instituto Sergio Rodrigues.
Apr 2017
Mole chair 60th anniversary
This year the Mole armchair celebrates 60 years! In the image, the PO 12 project (Mole chair) sent to the IV Concorso Internazionale dei Mobile Cantu, Italy, 1961. Frontal and sectional view. The project contains the following description: “Independent rosewood structure waxed to natural. Adjustable sole straps. Latex foam cushions coated in fine tassel sewn […]
Mar 2017
Restorations
Itamaraty table and Alex table, creations by Sergio Rodrigues, were restored by students of the Furniture Technical Course at the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Brasília – Campus Samambaia, with technical support from the Sergio Rodrigues Institute. This action is part of the Technical Cooperation Agreement between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs […]
Mar 2017
Palácio Itamaraty 50th anniversary
At the official celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Itamaraty Palace in Brasília, the Technical Cooperation Agreement was signed between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Instituto Sergio Rodrigues. In the photo Aloysio Nunes Ferreira, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Fernando Mendes, President of the Institute.
Jan 2017
No, it’s not easy
It was 1957 and the photographer Otto Stupakoff, then installed in Rio de Janeiro, ordered a comfortable sofa from his friend and architect Sergio Rodrigues, where he could “laze” in his studio on Rua Sambaíba, in Leblon. History is known, but it deserves to be remembered because it also made History: from “Sofazão do Otto”, […]
