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EARLY MEXICAN HANDMADE FURNITURE BENCH

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Architect, designer, and cult figure of 20th-century Mexican architecture, Manuel Parra approached space as a total composition — blending building, furniture, and material into a unified language. Known for repurposing elements from his own construction sites, he developed Early Mexican Handmade Furniture, a series of raw, sculptural pieces made from reclaimed wood. His work reflects a deep reverence for colonial form, vernacular craft, and the lived poetry of architecture made by hand.

Part of Parra’s Early Handmade Furniture series, the console reflects a vision of architecture lived through objects — where furniture is not added to space, but born from it. Each piece is singular, shaped by resourcefulness, rhythm, and the everyday poetry of material reuse.

Design
With hand-hewn surfaces and grounded proportions, the bench reflects Manuel Parra’s instinct for architecture as lived form. Crafted from reclaimed wood, it merges rustic endurance with sculptural restraint — a piece that feels not added to space, but grown from it. Function and tradition meet in quiet balance, offering warmth, solidity, and timeless presence.
Year
1960
Dimensions
49,2 x 15,8 x 17,7 in
Materials +
  • Parota wood
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