Maurício Arruda has designed a collection of storage pieces called José, inspired by residential Brazil and considering environmental impact. Each wooden structure holds crates instead of drawers, a nod to the markets of fruit, greens and vegetables in Brazil. The wood is FSC-certified finished with wax rather than solvent-based finishes, and the plastic bins are made from recycled plastic.
Photos by Felipe Morozini.
vanderleun on 05.06.2010 at 15:52 PM
Love that last photo. Out with the trash where it should be and where all the ones made will be within ten years.
Tillz on 05.06.2010 at 16:00 PM
I’ve never seen a piece of furniture more ghetto than that. E uma coisa da favela mesmo.
meeee on 05.07.2010 at 14:48 PM
prettycool. let’s hope the price is also Jose-affordable…
vanderleun on 05.07.2010 at 16:43 PM
Concept parallels this one:
http://www.lensvelt.nl/producten/productlijn-krattenkast/filing
As to price, you can bet it won’t be Jose-affordable at all when the BS runs this thick: “The collection utilizes solid wooden sheets that carry the FSC seal (Forest Stewardship Council) and treating those sheets with a natural camauba wax without the use of solvent-based finishes keeps the material fresh. The piece is then completed by adding multi-colored plastic containers creating a humble, practical and dynamic piece. The pieces speak to the nature of improvisation and to the transient state of urban markets.”