Humberto & Fernando Campana Biography
Humberto and Fernando Campana were born in Brazil, in São Paulo, in 1953 and 1961 respectively. Humberto graduated in law from the University of São Paulo in 1997 while Fernando completed his studies at the Art College of the same city in 1984. They attended an industrial design course at the Brazilian Sculpture Museum. In the same year they joined together and began their design activity with the experimentation and creation of metal furniture. Together they began to operate in the field of artistic design, participating in international exhibitions and workshops with manually made pieces. Among the most important solo exhibitions: Sconfortevole in 1989 in San Paolo; the Retrospective in 1999 in Rio De Janeiro; Never letting the poetry escape in 2003 at the Tama in Tel Aviv. In 2000 they participated in the Saint'Etienne Biennial and in Blow up at the Vitra design museum in Berlin. In 2002 they were present in Milan in a Van at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. In 2003 he held a solo exhibition at the Banco do Brasili Cultural Center in Brasilia, in Lisbon as part of Experimenta and in Stockholm. In 2004 they created the ideal house for the Cologne Fair. Also in 2004, the Design Museum in London celebrated them with the Zest for life exhibition. Among the most important group shows: In 1998 Porject 66 with Ingo Maurer at the Moma in New York; Air en forme at the Museum of Design and Applied Arts in Lausanne. The style of Humberto and Fernando's projects and creations plays with shapes, materials and colours, it does not neglect the lessons of the past, giving life to products and collections rich in poetry, dreams of positivity full of meanings. They have collaborated and collaborate with many Italian companies, including: O Luce, Fontana arte and Cappellini Progetto Oggetto. They work for Edra, for which they have signed some of their most important projects, such as Vermelha, Anemone, Boa, Favela, and for Alessi. They develop new products for Vitra. Their pieces are exhibited in some of the most important museums in the world. In 2004 they designed some products for clothing accessory collections for Firma Casa of San Paolo and for Melissa, a Brazilian company from Rio Grande do Sul. Among the most significant design projects: Casulo Shelf (1989) - bookcase Favela Chair (1991) - chair - Edra Vermelha Chair (1993) - Boa Sofa chair (2002) - sofa - Edra Zig Zag (2005) - shoes - Melissa Blow up (2005) - Flower vase - Alessi Blow up (2005) - Lamp holder - Alessi
