Clara Porset Butaque Lounge Chair in Cognac Leather

Clara Porset, 'Butaque' armchair, leather and cypress wood, Mexico, circa 1947.

Wonderful Butaque chair designed by Clara Porset. This chair have an exotic look, due to Porset's combination of Modern desgin with Mexican craftsmanship. The butaque chair is originally an example of the mestizo culture in Mexico. It is a design that came from Mexico's Spanish conquerers and was adapted by local artisans to become a representation of Mexican nationalism. Porset was inspired by this work and reinvented the aesthetics in several designs.

Literature:
Museo Franz Mayer : Difusión Cultural UNAM, Clara Porset's Design - Creating a Modern Mexico, 2006, p.130.