Percival Lafer Brazil 1960s
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Marble
20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Leather, Wood, Rosewood
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Jacaranda, Rosewood, Teak
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Chrome
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Rosewood, Glass
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Jacaranda, Glass
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Brutalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Wood
Vintage 1960s Armchairs
Leather, Wood
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Leather, Wood
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Rosewood
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Rosewood
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Sheepskin
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Leather, Fruitwood
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Sofas
Leather, Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Leather, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Marble
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Fabric, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Limestone
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Acrylic
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Glass
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern End Tables
Glass, Rosewood
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Leather, Cherry
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Suede, Rosewood
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Metal
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Wood
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Fabric, Wood
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Leather, Cherry
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Marble
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Iron
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Wood
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Rosewood, Smoked Glass
20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Benches
Leather, Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Hardwood
Antique Mid-17th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Loveseats
Cotton, Silk, Rosewood
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Sofas
Leather
Late 20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Hardwood, Faux Leather
Vintage 1960s Sofas
Leather, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Brutalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Hardwood, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Central American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Rosewood
20th Century Brazilian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mahogany
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Rosewood, Glass
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Ottomans and Poufs
Leather, Mahogany
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Hardwood
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Rosewood, Jacaranda, Mahogany, Glass
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Chrome
Vintage 1960s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Chrome
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Fiberglass
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Walnut
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Smoked Glass, Rosewood
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Walnut
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Walnut
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Rosewood, Rope
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On the Origins of brazilian
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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