FROM DEBRIS COMES DESIGN
Oct 07, 2019
4 minutes
BY MELISSA TWIGG
The Amazon is known for its biodiversity, but one abandoned landmark in the region stands out, offering an intriguing look into the era of industrialisation and one man’s vision of the perfect lifestyle. American industrialist and carmaker Henry Ford founded Fordlandia in 1928 to secure a supply of rubber for Ford’s production line and to make his own version of Pleasantville a reality. The project failed, but the intrigue surrounding it persists and has inspired a ground-breaking new furniture project by Studio Swine, which will be displayed in a solo show at Pearl Lam Gallery as part of Art Basel
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