Mod Century Brazil
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Abstract Sculptures
Paper
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts
Formica, Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Vases
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Vases
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Vases
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Organic Modern Vases
Paper
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Rosewood
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Rosewood
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Chrome
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Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Rosewood, Fabric
Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Figurative Sculptures
Hardwood
2010s American Organic Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Ceramic, Jute
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Rosewood, Leather, Fiberglass
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Classical Roman Busts
Concrete
20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Iron
2010s Turkish Classical Greek Busts
Statuary Marble, Marble
2010s American Organic Modern Vases
Stoneware
1940s Modern Figurative Prints
Lithograph
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Wood, Pine
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Iron
Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Iron
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Marble
20th Century Japanese Taisho Vases
Wood
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Granite
2010s American Organic Modern Vases
Stoneware
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Vintage 1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Leather, Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Wood
Vintage 1980s Italian Post-Modern Club Chairs
Fiberglass
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Vases
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Organic Modern Vases
Paper
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Rosewood, Faux Leather
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Leather, Rosewood
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Chrome
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Leather, Rosewood
20th Century Art Deco Armchairs
Cowhide, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Leather, Hardwood
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Organic Modern Vases
Paper
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Suede, Wood
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Jacaranda, Leather
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Leather, Wool, Fiberglass
20th Century Brazilian Sofas
20th Century Brazilian Club Chairs
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How Much is a Mod Century Brazil?
On the Origins of Brazil
More often than not, vintage mid-century Brazilian furniture designs, with their gleaming wood, soft leathers and inviting shapes, share a sensuous, unique quality that distinguishes them from the more rectilinear output of American and Scandinavian makers of the same era.
Commencing in the 1940s and '50s, a group of architects and designers transformed the local cultural landscape in Brazil, merging the modernist vernacular popular in Europe and the United States with the South American country's traditional techniques and indigenous materials.
Key mid-century influencers on Brazilian furniture design include natives Oscar Niemeyer, Sergio Rodrigues and José Zanine Caldas as well as such European immigrants as Joaquim Tenreiro, Jean Gillon and Jorge Zalszupin. These creators frequently collaborated; for instance, Niemeyer, an internationally acclaimed architect, commissioned many of them to furnish his residential and institutional buildings.
The popularity of Brazilian modern furniture has made household names of these designers and other greats. Their particular brand of modernism is characterized by an émigré point of view (some were Lithuanian, German, Polish, Ukrainian, Portuguese, and Italian), a preference for highly figured indigenous Brazilian woods, a reverence for nature as an inspiration and an atelier or small-production mentality.
Hallmarks of Brazilian mid-century design include smooth, sculptural forms and the use of native woods like rosewood, jacaranda and pequi. The work of designers today exhibits many of the same qualities, though with a marked interest in exploring new materials (witness the Campana Brothers' stuffed-animal chairs) and an emphasis on looking inward rather than to other countries for inspiration.
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