Brazilian Night Stands
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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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Night Stands
Chrome
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Night Stands
Upholstery, Wood
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Night Stands
Upholstery, Wood
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Night Stands
Upholstery, Wood
2010s Brazilian Night Stands
Plywood, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Night Stands
Straw, Wood
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Night Stands
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Night Stands
Wood
2010s Brazilian Night Stands
Lacquer
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Night Stands
Wood, Glass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Night Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Night Stands
Jacaranda
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Brazilian Night Stands
Shagreen, Palmwood
2010s Modern Brazilian Night Stands
Maple, Oak, Walnut
2010s Arts and Crafts Brazilian Night Stands
Rope, Wood, Clay, Earthenware
2010s Organic Modern Brazilian Night Stands
Hardwood, Walnut
1980s Post-Modern Vintage Brazilian Night Stands
Plastic, Lacquer
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Night Stands
Leather, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Night Stands
Oak, Walnut
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Night Stands
Velvet
2010s Modern Brazilian Night Stands
Brass
20th Century Brazilian Night Stands
Fabric
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Night Stands
Resin, Wood
1930s Art Deco Vintage Brazilian Night Stands
Walnut
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Night Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Night Stands
Jacaranda
1930s Art Deco Vintage Brazilian Night Stands
Wood, Parchment Paper
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Night Stands
Rosewood
1980s Post-Modern Vintage Brazilian Night Stands
Laminate, Formica, Plaster
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Night Stands
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Night Stands
Leather, Hardwood
2010s Brazilian Night Stands
Yarn, Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Night Stands
Brass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Night Stands
Rosewood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Night Stands
Jacaranda, Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Night Stands
Glass, Rosewood