Brazilian Brutalist Chair
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Brutalist Lounge Chairs
Leather, Oak
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Brutalist Lounge Chairs
Leather, Rosewood
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Brutalist Lounge Chairs
Leather, Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Brutalist Lounge Chairs
Leather, Wood
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Oak
Vintage 1960s Brutalist Lounge Chairs
Leather, Rosewood
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Brutalist Lounge Chairs
Leather, Hardwood
Late 20th Century Brazilian Brutalist Lounge Chairs
Leather, Wood
20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Club Chairs
Brass
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Rosewood
2010s Brazilian Brutalist Chairs
Brass
2010s Brazilian Brutalist Chairs
Aluminum
Vintage 1980s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Wood, Pine
2010s Brazilian Minimalist Lounge Chairs
Steel
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Iron
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Brutalist Sofas
Leather
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Brutalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Laminate, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Dining Room Chairs
Walnut
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Concrete, Metal
2010s Brazilian Brutalist Armchairs
Steel
2010s Brazilian Brutalist Religious Items
Brass
2010s Brazilian Brutalist Metalwork
Brass
2010s Brazilian Brutalist Side Tables
Marble
2010s Brazilian Brutalist Side Tables
Brass
2010s Brazilian Brutalist Side Tables
Marble
2010s Brazilian Brutalist Armchairs
Wood, Straw
2010s Brazilian Brutalist More Desk Accessories
Brass
2010s Brazilian Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Brass
2010s Brazilian Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Aluminum
2010s Brazilian Brutalist Table Lamps
Resin
2010s Brazilian Brutalist Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass
2010s Brazilian Brutalist Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass
2010s Brazilian Brutalist Wall Lights and Sconces
Aluminum
2010s Brazilian Brutalist Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass
2010s Brazilian Brutalist Table Lamps
Aluminum
2010s Brazilian Brutalist Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass
2010s Brazilian Brutalist Table Lamps
Brass
2010s Brazilian Brutalist Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
2010s Brazilian Brutalist North and South American Rugs
Nylon
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Steel
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Rosewood
1960s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Sculptures
Bronze, Iron
Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Sculptures
Iron
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Teak
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Rustic Chairs
Cherry
Vintage 1970s Unknown Brutalist Dining Room Chairs
Wood, Leather
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Rosewood
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Brutalist Lounge Chairs
Leather
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Brutalist Lounge Chairs
Leather, Oak
Vintage 1970s Spanish Brutalist Lounge Chairs
Leather
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Brutalist Lounge Chairs
Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Jacaranda
Vintage 1970s Swedish Brutalist Lounge Chairs
Beech, Leather
Vintage 1970s Swedish Brutalist Lounge Chairs
Leather, Beech
2010s Brazilian Brutalist Chairs
Straw, Wood
Vintage 1980s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Pine
Vintage 1980s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Wood
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Leather, Teak
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Brutalist Armchairs
Leather, Canvas, Oak
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On the Origins of brazilian
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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