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EARLY MEXICAN HANDMADE FURNITURE COFFEE TABLE

Clásicos Mexicanos
About

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
Defined by solid planes and robust joinery, this handmade table expresses Parra’s ability to elevate function into structure. The original was built from salvaged materials, its compact monumentality carries the mark of vernacular making — raw, precise, and deeply grounded. A sculptural anchor for any space, it channels both history and intention.
Year
1960
Dimensions
IN H 32.0 W 31.5 D 15.8
Materials +
  • Parota wood
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