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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Decorative Art
Straw, Glass, Wood
Late 20th Century Brazilian Tribal Shadow Boxes
Fabric, Glass, Wood, Feathers
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Vintage 1970s Brazilian Tribal Art
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Masks
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2010s Brazilian Swivel Chairs
Straw
Antique Mid-19th Century American Victorian Fountains
Concrete
2010s Italian Modern Chaise Longues
Wood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Wood
Antique 19th Century French Rococo Screens and Room Dividers
Giltwood
2010s American Modern Cabinets
Brass
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Bird Cages
Metal
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Gesso, Wood, Mirror
Antique 19th Century French Empire Beds and Bed Frames
Bronze, Gold Leaf
Vintage 1930s Italian Machine Age Floor Lamps
Aluminum
2010s Mexican Post-Modern Decorative Art
Wicker
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Armchairs
Hardwood
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Stairs
Walnut
20th Century Brazilian Tribal Art
String, Feathers
Antique 19th Century French Belle Époque Fireplaces and Mantels
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
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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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