Brazilian Corner Chairs
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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2010s Brazilian Corner Chairs
Teak
2010s Brazilian Corner Chairs
Teak
2010s Brazilian Corner Chairs
Teak
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Corner Chairs
Leather, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Corner Chairs
Hardwood, Fabric
2010s Brazilian Corner Chairs
Upholstery, Hardwood
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Corner Chairs
Stainless Steel
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Corner Chairs
Stainless Steel
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Corner Chairs
Iron
2010s Brazilian Corner Chairs
Hardwood
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Corner Chairs
Steel
2010s Brazilian Corner Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut, Cane
2010s Brazilian Corner Chairs
Upholstery, Hardwood, Walnut
2010s Brazilian Corner Chairs
Walnut
2010s Brazilian Corner Chairs
Upholstery, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Brazilian Corner Chairs
Beech
2010s Brazilian Corner Chairs
Teak, Cane
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Corner Chairs
Iron
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Corner Chairs
Brass, Wrought Iron
Late 20th Century Scandinavian Modern Brazilian Corner Chairs
Fabric, Teak
Late 19th Century Rustic Antique Brazilian Corner Chairs
Wicker, Oak
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Corner Chairs
Rattan
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Corner Chairs
Steel
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Corner Chairs
Cane, Hardwood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Corner Chairs
Fabric, Faux Leather
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Corner Chairs
Steel
2010s Scandinavian Modern Brazilian Corner Chairs
Walnut
1880s Antique Brazilian Corner Chairs
Rush, Fruitwood
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Corner Chairs
Marble
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Corner Chairs
Wool, Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Corner Chairs
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Corner Chairs
Faux Leather, Hardwood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Corner Chairs
Fabric, Walnut
1970s Vintage Brazilian Corner Chairs
Leather
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Corner Chairs
Wood
1960s Vintage Brazilian Corner Chairs
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