Brazilian Lounge 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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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Metal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Fabric
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Brass, Iron
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Cherry, Leather
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Aluminum
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Leather, Cherry
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Chrome
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Metal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Bouclé, Mahogany
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Metal
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Metal
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Metal
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Leather, Fabric, Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Metal
2010s Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Leather, Upholstery, Hardwood, Rosewood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Metal
2010s Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Cord, Wood, Hardwood, Upholstery
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Foam, Wood
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Wood, Reclaimed Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Cane, Hardwood
2010s Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Wood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Metal
2010s Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Walnut, Leather, Cane
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Leather, Plywood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Leather, Rosewood
Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Mahogany
2010s Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Stainless Steel, Brass
2010s Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Copper
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Leather, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Steel
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Silk, Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Iron
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Wood, Fabric
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Wood
1970s Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Iron
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Rosewood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Wood, Faux Leather
1950s Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Brass, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Velvet, Synthetic, Polyester, Oak, Walnut
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Iron
1970s Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Steel
2010s Other Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Steel
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Steel
2010s Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Upholstery, Cord, Wood, Hardwood, Reclaimed Wood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Rosewood, Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Stainless Steel
Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Jacaranda
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Iron
20th Century Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Bentwood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Steel, Chrome
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Canvas, Wood
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