Brazilian Furniture
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 Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Steel
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Rock Crystal
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Linen, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Amethyst
1990s Brazilian Furniture
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Hardwood
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Furniture
Mirror
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Jacaranda
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Aluminum
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Faux Leather, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Agate, Crystal, Other
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Agate, Crystal, Other
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Amethyst
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Amethyst
2010s Scandinavian Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood, Hardwood, Cedar
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Velvet, Natural Fiber, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Amethyst
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Oak
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood, Fabric
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Wood, Plywood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Wood, Plywood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Velvet, Beech
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Hardwood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Wood
1970s Brutalist Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Laminate, Wood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Hardwood
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Furniture
Aluminum
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
Mid-20th Century Other Brazilian Furniture
Lucite
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
15th Century and Earlier Antique Brazilian Furniture
Other
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
2010s Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Wood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
Mid-20th Century Brutalist Brazilian Furniture
Leather
2010s Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Brass
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Steel
2010s Art Deco Brazilian Furniture
Quartz, Aluminum
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Rosewood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Iron
2010s Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Stainless Steel
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Rosewood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Velvet, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood