Mina Klabin Warchavchik

Mina Klabin Warchavchik (1896 - 1969) was a Brazilian landscape architect known for designing modern and abstract gardens composed of plants native to Southern Brazil. She created gardens surrounding homes designed by her husband, Brazilian modernist architect Gregori Warchavchik. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

Mina Klabin Warchavchik
Born1896
Brazil
Died1969
OccupationLandscape architects
Known forLandscape design, use of native tropical plants
Spouse(s)Gregori Warchavchik
Children2
Casa da Rua Santa Cruz, Mina Klabin Warchavchik's native Brazilian gardens added character and excitement to the modernist buildings designed by her husband.

Biography

Family history

Mina Klabin was the eldest daughter of Bertha Obstrand and Maurício Freeman Klabin, a Lithuanian-Jewish immigrant who fled the Russian Empire.[10] Her father had purchased property in Lithuania despite a decree from Czar Alexander III barring Jews from owning any land.[11] After being outed to the authorities he and other Jewish refugees made a long journey on foot to one of the Baltic ports, where he escaped to Britain.[10] He later left for Brazil in search of better opportunities.[10] Soon after his arrival in São Paulo, Freeman Klabin began working  in a book making factory which he would later come to own.[10] After reaching financial stability, Klabin was able to bring his then fiance Bertha Obstrand and the rest of his family to join him in São Paulo. The Klabins would become a prominent São Paulo family, founding the stationary and supply company Klabin Irmãos & Cia.[10]

Childhood
Casa da Rua Santa Cruz, the home designed by Gregori Warchavchik and landscaped by Mina Klabin.
A cactus garden designed by Mina Klabin at Casa da Rua Santa Cruz.

At an early age, Mina Klabin displayed talents for learning languages, music and painting.[10]

Landscape design

Klabin is credited with celebrating native tropical species such as agaves, mandacarus and cacti.[10][12] She created landscapes alongside the eight Sao Paulo homes designed by her husband, which include Casa Modernista, Rua Itápolis, São Paulo and their own home Casa da Rua Santa Cruz.[13] She has been credited with helping to establish the cactus as an icon of modern Brazilian design.[13]

Other achievements

Mina Klabin Warchavchik and Gregori Warchavchik were among the early supporters of the Sao Paulo municipal theater.[14]

References
  1. Tarsila cronista
  2. Tarsila, sua obra e seu tempo
  3. O espetáculo da cultura paulista: teatro e TV em São Paulo, 1940-1950
  4. Pioneiros e empreendedores: a saga do desenvolvimento no Brasil, Volume 2
  5. O Museu Lasar Segall na década de 70: da contemplação estética à Casa de ...
  6. Azaléias e mandacarus: Mina Klabin Warchavchik, paisagismo e modernismo no Brasil
  7. Museu Lasar Segall e Casa Modernista guardam história da família Klabin Archived 2015-01-19 at the Wayback Machine
  8. Coleção Ensaio, Edição 13
  9. Hugo Segawa. Architecture of Brazil: 1900-1990
  10. vivem, Redação CHKSomos apaixonados por comunicação e pela Chácara Klabin Acreditamos que moradores unidos têm o poder de transformar o bairro e a cidade onde (2016-04-05). "Museu Lasar Segall e Casa Modernista". CHK (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  11. "Mina Klabin Warchavchik | Tag | ArchDaily Brasil". www.archdaily.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  12. "Clássicos da Arquitetura: Casa Modernista da Rua Santa Cruz / Gregori Warchavchik". ArchDaily Brasil (in Portuguese). 2013-08-03. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  13. Mazza Durado, Guiherme (1 December 2001). "Prelúdio do paisagismo moderno no Brasil". Paisagem e Ambiente – via Universidade de São Paulo.
  14. Lessa Mattos, David José (2002). O espetáculo da cultura paulista: teatro e TV em São Paulo, 1940-1950.


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