Brazilian Chandeliers and Pendants
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.
Find a collection of vintage Brazilian furniture on 1stDibs that includes chairs, sofas, tables and more.
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Chandeliers and Pendants
Opal, Aluminum, Brass
2010s Art Deco Brazilian Chandeliers and Pendants
Quartz, Aluminum
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Chandeliers and Pendants
Other, Metal
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Chandeliers and Pendants
Quartz, Metal
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Chandeliers and Pendants
Quartz, Metal
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal, Other
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal, Other
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal, Other
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Chandeliers and Pendants
Quartz, Metal
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Chandeliers and Pendants
Quartz, Metal
2010s International Style Brazilian Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
2010s International Style Brazilian Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
2010s International Style Brazilian Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
2010s International Style Brazilian Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
2010s International Style Brazilian Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
2010s International Style Brazilian Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Chandeliers and Pendants
Aluminum
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Chandeliers and Pendants
Aluminum
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Chandeliers and Pendants
Aluminum, Brass, Stainless Steel
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Chandeliers and Pendants
Aluminum
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Chandeliers and Pendants
Aluminum
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Chandeliers and Pendants
Aluminum
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Chandeliers and Pendants
Aluminum
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Chandeliers and Pendants
Aluminum
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Chandeliers and Pendants
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Brazilian Chandeliers and Pendants
Quartz, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Chandeliers and Pendants
Stainless Steel
2010s Modern Brazilian Chandeliers and Pendants
Aluminum
2010s Modern Brazilian Chandeliers and Pendants
Aluminum
1970s International Style Vintage Brazilian Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal
2010s Modern Brazilian Chandeliers and Pendants
Steel
2010s Modern Brazilian Chandeliers and Pendants
Aluminum
2010s Art Deco Brazilian Chandeliers and Pendants
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Aluminum
2010s Modern Brazilian Chandeliers and Pendants
Aluminum
2010s Modern Brazilian Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Metal
2010s Modern Brazilian Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
2010s Modern Brazilian Chandeliers and Pendants
Aluminum
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Chandeliers and Pendants
Steel
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Chandeliers and Pendants
Steel, Zinc
2010s Art Deco Brazilian Chandeliers and Pendants
Quartz, Brass
2010s Futurist Brazilian Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
2010s Modern Brazilian Chandeliers and Pendants
Stone, Metal
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Chandeliers and Pendants
Steel, Iron
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
2010s Modern Brazilian Chandeliers and Pendants
Stone, Metal
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Chandeliers and Pendants
Marble
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
2010s Modern Brazilian Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
2010s Modern Brazilian Chandeliers and Pendants
Steel
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Chandeliers and Pendants
Stainless Steel
2010s Modern Brazilian Chandeliers and Pendants
Multi-gemstone, Quartz, Brass, Copper, Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Chandeliers and Pendants
Stone, Crystal
2010s Modern Brazilian Chandeliers and Pendants
Stone, Metal
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Chandeliers and Pendants
Stone, Crystal, Metal
2010s International Style Brazilian Chandeliers and Pendants
Aluminum, Chrome
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