Clara Porset

Butaque

Ana Elena Mallet

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English

Museum of Modern Art
28 March 2024

Graphic design

Series: MoMA One on One Series

"This latest volume in the MoMA One on One series focuses on Clara Porset's Butaque chair (c. 1957), the only object designed by a Latin American currently on view at the Museum.

Clara Porset is one of the most important Latin American designers of the twentieth century. Though born in Matanzas, Cuba, Porset spent most of her life in Mexico, and throughout her career as a designer, writer, and teacher, she challenged social conventions during a time that offered few opportunities for the professional development of women. Her designs bridge the functional rationalism of modernism with traditional craft techniques and traditional materials, resulting in a novel type of production. Her Butaque Chair, recently acquired by The Museum of Modern Art in 2021, is the only object designed by a Latin American currently on view at MoMA. In this latest volume of the MoMA One on One series, scholar and curator Ana Elena Mallet explores Proset's idea that the Butaque is a ""living design"" and broadens our understanding of Latin American design."

By: Ana Elena Mallet
Imprint: Museum of Modern Art
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 230mm, Width: 185mm,
Weight: 200g
ISBN: 9781633451629
ISBN 10: 1633451623
Series: MoMA One on One Series
Pages: 48
Publication Date: 28 March 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ana Elena Mallet is an independent curator specializing in modern and contemporary design. She is based in Mexico City.