Made from solid cabreuva wood, the design of the shelter buffet is inspired by the architecture of the oca, a place of shelter and protection for the families of the Mehinaku indigenous people, who live in the Xingu Indigenous Territory, in Brazil.
Using the traditional indigenous technique of weaving mats with buriti stalks and cotton threads, learned from the women of the Kaupüna village during her stay there, designer Maria Fernanda weaves the mats that become the doors of the Sheltter buffet. Like a hug, they slide through grooves carved into the wood, always visible, which allows the piece to be used as a room divider.
It is part of Yankatu’s Xingu collection. that arose from the encounter between Maria Fernanda and the Mehinaku ethnicity, located in the Kaupüna village, in Upper Xingu, south of Amazon Forest, at the end of last year. “Xingu is born from an encounter between past and future, but is established in the present, proposing new ways of looking at tradition, with the respect and admiration that it deserves, while using technology to maintain communication in times of isolation ”, says Maria Fernanda, who, due to new practices since the beginning of pandemic in the world, was unable to return to Kaupüna village to continue the studies and production process.
As all the pieces produced by Yankatu, it is accompanied by its soul, a certificate of authenticity in the form of a small book that tells about the inspiration that gave birth to it and leaves blank pages so that its story can continue to be told by those who acquire it, turning it into something more, which does not change with fashion, which does not go by with time. To the contrary, it will move on from a generation to another, from hand to hand, each time with more stories to tell, each time incorporating the lives shared by it.
Brazilian Contemporary and Collectible Design by Yankatu.
Prizes:
2022 – Créateurs Design Awards – Best Design Collection Nominee
| Dimensions LxWxH | 300x45x120cm (118x18x47'') |
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| Piece Weight (kg) | 180 |
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| Number Of Pieces Created | 8 |
