Canto Minimal Brushed Anodized Aluminum Stool By Luiz Solano, Brazil 2023

The CANTO Stool, like the rest of the series, is built from brushed and anodized aluminum, using a single thickness across angle and sheet. Its form is both precise and lightweight, with the seat appearing to float over its frame.It is surprisingly comfortable, with slight give in the seat and soft rubber pads on the base for grip and floor protection. Ideal as a barstool, high side table, or minimal sculpture, it performs across domestic and professional settings.---CANTO SeriesThe CANTO series is made from anodized, brushed aluminum angles and sheets, both in matching thicknesses. Seats and backrests are bolted onto a welded frame, resulting in a structure that appears, paradoxically, both assertive and ethereal.This design seeks to subtract material in order to reveal form. The angled profile draws itself through absence — a negative space, a void column. The reflective quality of the aluminum sheets for seat and backrest renders them visually detached from the structure, as if suspended.In contrast to this apparent instability and the rawness of exposed cuts, the CANTO pieces offer surprising comfort. The aluminum backrest flexes slightly under pressure, and rubber disks isolate the metal frame from the floor, softening contact and enhancing stability.