Núcleo Massiva — Ebony Wood And Resin Chair
by DONÓ Design · São Paulo, Brazil

The Núcleo Chair is part of the MASSIVA collection, which explores the relationship between geometry and matter.
Its sculptural construction creates a field of elemental forms, loose lines and adornments. There is density, variation and irregularity.

The piece is made in solid Jequitibá Rosa wood, stained ebony black. The oil-and-wax finish preserves the grain and the material’s tactile character.

Its structure combines techniques from traditional and contemporary joinery. Legs, seat and backrest are joined by exposed, hand-cut mortise-and-tenon joints, with dowelling and stainless steel pins.

The backrest is carved with irregular, abstract geometric repetitions. A central ogival opening houses an element in translucent castor-oil resin. The interior of the resin preserves the micro-bubbles and surface roughness of the experimental process. As light falls, different densities appear at its core.

The Núcleo Chair is made to order at DONÓ’s atelier. It comes with a certificate of authenticity.

The MASSIVA collection begins with precise geometries, calculated angles and loose lines, subjected to different experiments with matter. Stained wood, cast aluminium, resin infill and machined stainless steel preserve their own marks and variations as part of the construction of each piece. The ideal form is unstable and asymmetrical.