Sergio Rodrigues is the defining figure of Brazilian mid-century furniture design — the architect-turned-designer who broke from imported European modernism to build a language rooted in local timber, local craft, and a more relaxed, physical idea of comfort.
The Tonico belongs to that type of project: a solid jacaranda frame, generously proportioned and built for weight and ease rather than lightness, with the sculptural, almost architectural joinery that runs through his best work of the period. This example has been fully restored and reupholstered, with all original upholstery patterns used in the process — so the piece keeps the exact silhouette Rodrigues originally designed.
Fully restored original Tonico; reupholstered to the original patterns. Frame in solid jacaranda.
Dimensions: H95cm x W103cm W x D89cm
Sergio Rodrigues is the defining figure of Brazilian mid-century furniture design — the architect-turned-designer who broke from imported European modernism to build a language rooted in local timber, local craft, and a more relaxed, physical idea of comfort.
The Tonico belongs to that type of project: a solid jacaranda frame, generously proportioned and built for weight and ease rather than lightness, with the sculptural, almost architectural joinery that runs through his best work of the period. This example has been fully restored and reupholstered, with all original upholstery patterns used in the process — so the piece keeps the exact silhouette Rodrigues originally designed.
Fully restored original Tonico; reupholstered to the original patterns. Frame in solid jacaranda.
Dimensions: H95cm x W103cm W x D89cm