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BRAZILIAN FURNITURE

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 NiemeyerSergio Rodrigues and José Zanine Caldas as well as such European immigrants as Joaquim TenreiroJean 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 rosewoodjacaranda 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.

Find a collection of vintage Brazilian furniture on 1stDibs that includes chairssofastables and more.

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Place of Origin: Brazilian
"terraforma" ceramic brown vase sculpture 4
Located in Santa Monica, BR
“Terraforma” represents the experimentation with new forms and the transformation of the earthly element. It’s akin to shaping the very earth itself to create three-dimensional forms...
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2010s Brazilian Ceramics

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Ceramic

"terraforma" ceramic brown vase 2
Located in Santa Monica, BR
“Terraforma” represents the experimentation with new forms and the transformation of the earthly element. It’s akin to shaping the very earth itself to create three-dimensional forms...
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2010s Brazilian Ceramics

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Ceramic

"terraforma" ceramic brown vase 1
Located in Santa Monica, BR
“Terraforma” represents the experimentation with new forms and the transformation of the earthly element. It’s akin to shaping the very earth itself to create three-dimensional forms...
Category

2010s Brazilian Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

"terraforma" ceramic brown vase 3
Located in Santa Monica, BR
“Terraforma” represents the experimentation with new forms and the transformation of the earthly element. It’s akin to shaping the very earth itself to create three-dimensional forms...
Category

2010s Brazilian Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

"terraforma" ceramic brown sculpture 5
Located in Santa Monica, BR
“Terraforma” represents the experimentation with new forms and the transformation of the earthly element. It’s akin to shaping the very earth itself to create three-dimensional forms...
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2010s Brazilian Ceramics

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Ceramic

Tupy Ceramics. Ceramic ashtray, Brazil, c. 1950
Located in PARIS, FR
Ceramic Tupy Ceramic ashtray, c. 1950 Signed and numbered under the base Enamelled polychrome ceramic 9 x 19 x 8 cm This Tupy ceramic ashtray, dating from about 1950, seduces with i...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Ceramics

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Enamel

Modern Brazilian Ceramics. Enameled ceramic vase, c. 1960
Located in PARIS, FR
This modern Brazilian ceramic represents an elegant vase, created around the 1960s. Made of enamelled ceramics, this artistic object embodies the contemporary aesthetics of the time....
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Ceramics

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Enamel

Vase/sculpture n°5 - Hybrids series
By Alice Aroeira
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Hybrids Series Before she started creating her vases / sculptures, ceramicist Alice Aroeira sculpted many matriarchs, deeply feminine figures who, for her, represented the connectio...
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2010s Brazilian Ceramics

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Ceramic

Vase/sculpture n°1 - Hybrids series
By Alice Aroeira
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Hybrids Series Before she started creating her vases / sculptures, ceramicist Alice Aroeira sculpted many matriarchs, deeply feminine figures who, for her, represented the connectio...
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2010s Brazilian Ceramics

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Ceramic

Vase/sculpture n°3 - Hybrids series
By Alice Aroeira
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Hybrids Series Before she started creating her vases / sculptures, ceramicist Alice Aroeira sculpted many matriarchs, deeply feminine figures who, for her, represented the connectio...
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2010s Brazilian Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Vase/sculpture n°6 - Hybrids series
By Alice Aroeira
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Hybrids Series Before she started creating her vases / sculptures, ceramicist Alice Aroeira sculpted many matriarchs, deeply feminine figures who, for her, represented the connectio...
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2010s Brazilian Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Vase/sculpture n°4 - Hybrids series
By Alice Aroeira
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Hybrids Series Before she started creating her vases / sculptures, ceramicist Alice Aroeira sculpted many matriarchs, deeply feminine figures who, for her, represented the connectio...
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2010s Brazilian Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Weiss. Modern Brazilian ceramics, c. 1950
By Weiss
Located in PARIS, FR
This modern Brazilian ceramic vase, dating from about 1950, bears the signature "Weiss" under its base with the numbers: 512M-077-810-818- Brasil / Weiss. It is made of enamelled cer...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Ceramics

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Enamel

Modern Brazilian Ceramics. Enamelled Ceramic Vase, c. 1950
Located in PARIS, FR
This modern Brazilian ceramic vase dates from about 1950. Made from glazed ceramic in shades of green, black and white, it measures 18.5 cm high, 15 cm wide and 12 cm deep. The use ...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Ceramics

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Enamel

Cris Conde )) Amorphous (hand crafted/painted) signed ceramic vase (55x23x21cm)
Located in Firenze, FI
Large Amorphous ceramic vase by Brazilian artist Cris Conde Designed by CRIS CONDE Manufacturer: Handcrafted + hand painted by the artist (Own studio) Technique: Triangular faced pi...
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Early 2000s Brazilian Ceramics

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Ceramic, Porcelain

Brazilian ceramics. Ceramic vase, c. 1950. Enamelled polychrome ceramic
Located in PARIS, FR
This Brazilian ceramic vase, dating from about 1950, is a real work of art. Its enamelled polychrome ceramic gives it a timeless beauty. With dimensi...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Ceramics

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Enamel

Solitary vase/ Ceramic Tupy - modern Brazilian ceramics, c. 1960
Located in PARIS, FR
The Tupy solitary vase is a remarkable piece of modern Brazilian ceramics, dating from about 1960. Made from polychrome and enamelled ceramics, this vase is distinguished by its "pi...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Brazilian Ceramics

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Ceramic

Chanfro Fruit Juicer
Located in São Paulo, SP
The Chanfro Juicer was made to start the day with a very fresh juice squeezed with your own hands, in contact with the fruit, feeling its texture and smell as its juice runs through ...
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2010s Modern Brazilian Ceramics

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Ceramic

Wauja, Céramique Indigène Zoomorphe, "Tatu", 2020
Located in PARIS, FR
Cette céramique est une création contemporaine de la tribu Wauja situé au Haut Xingu/ Brésil. Réalisée selon les méthodes traditionnelles avec des matières premières naturelles, son ...
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2010s Arts and Crafts Brazilian Ceramics

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Ceramic

Ocher Red Ceramic Jar Vase
Located in Santa Monica, BR
The handcrafted ceramic jar is a true work of art, full of meaning and beauty. Its rich ocher color exudes warmth and earthiness, reminiscent of the sun-kissed clay from which it was...
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2010s Brazilian Ceramics

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Ceramic

Céramique brésilienne - Atelier Forjaz, Vase, c. 1950
Located in PARIS, FR
Ce vase en céramique émaillé et polychrome, créé dans les années 50 au Brésil, est une œuvre de l'atelier "Forgaz". Mesurant 29 cm de hauteur, il pré...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Ceramics

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Ceramic

Sculptural Ceramic Vessel by Jacque Faus
Located in São Paulo, BR
The rushed yet suggestive drawings, after enameling, reveal a diffuse landscape, as seen through a foggy glass, expanding the color that inhabits the grooves, in a constant dialogue ...
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2010s Brazilian Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

Francisco Brennand, Ceramic Egg, C. 1970
By Francisco Brennand
Located in PARIS, FR
Francisco Brennand - Recife - Brazil (1927-2019) Ceramic egg, c. 1970 Egg-shaped painted ceramic with stylized plant motifs. Punch from the Oficina Bre...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Ceramics

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Ceramic

Antique Brazilian Signed Vieira De Castro Rio Porcelain Chinese Noble Figure
By João Vieira
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Late 19th century antique Brazilian signed Porcelain Vieira De Castro Rio This delicate Brazilian porcelain reppresenting a noble chinese woman holding ...
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Late 19th Century Chinoiserie Antique Brazilian Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

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