Brazilian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Hardwood
1950s Vintage Brazilian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Jacaranda
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Hardwood
2010s Modern Brazilian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood
2010s Brazilian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Aluminum
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Aluminum
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Aluminum
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Aluminum
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Cedar
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Rosewood, Leather
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Cedar
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Metal, Chrome
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood
2010s Other Brazilian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood, Cedar
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Metal
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Metal
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Walnut
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Lacquer, Plywood, Teak, Wood
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Modern Brazilian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Oak, Teak
1970s Hollywood Regency Vintage Brazilian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Steel
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Modern Brazilian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Hardwood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Formica, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Rosewood
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Metal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Rosewood
2010s Baroque Revival Brazilian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood, Cedar
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
2010s Brazilian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Yarn, Wood
20th Century Brazilian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Metal
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Jacaranda, Rosewood