Sergio Rodrigues
In 1956 Sergio Rodrigues founded "Oca Industries" in Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro. A brand that for two decades was the hallmark of modern furniture in Brazil. The architect Rodrigues took recourse to traditional materials such as leather, eucalyptus and the wood of the Jacaranda tree.
His overt passion for wood led him to create a versatile modular architecture system that permits assembly of the most simple constructions as well as highly complex buildings. Among Rodrigues' many design projects, the most notable include the Brazilian Embassy in Rome, the Universidade de Brasilia, the Palacio des Arcos, the Teatro Nacional in Brasilia and the headquarters of Editora Bloch in Rio de Janeiro.
