Branco And Preto
Rectangular Branco and Preto Wooden Coffee Table, Brazil, 1960s
By Branco & Preto
Located in Utrecht, NL
Designed in a rational and geometric way, this pair of handmade Branco and Preto side tables have
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Rectangular Branco and Preto Wooden Coffee Table, Brazil, 1960s
By Branco & Preto
Located in Utrecht, NL
Designed in a rational and geometric way, this pair of handmade Branco and Preto side tables have
Category
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
A Pair of Rectangular Branco and Preto Side Tables in Caviuna Wood, Brazil 1960s
By Branco & Preto
Located in Utrecht, NL
Designed in a rational and geometric way, this pair of handmade Branco and Preto side tables have
Category
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
H 20.99 in W 25.99 in D 39.38 in
Branco e Preto Jacaranda Bookcase with Drawers, Luiz Pássaro, Brazil, 1950s
By Branco & Preto, Luiz Pássaro
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Branco and Preto Jacaranda Bookcase with inset drawers, Brazilian Modern, 1960s. Brazilian mid
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Jacaranda, Mahogany
Branco E Preto Jacaranda Bookcase Cabinet, Luiz Pássaro, Brazil, 1950s
By Branco & Preto, Luiz Pássaro
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Branco and Preto Jacaranda bookcase with cabinet, Brazilian Modern, 1960s. Brazilian mid-century
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Jacaranda
Branco e Preto Jacaranda Bookcase Pair with Drawers, Luiz Pássaro, Brazil, 1950s
By Branco & Preto, Luiz Pássaro
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Branco and Preto Jacaranda Bookcase with inset drawers, Brazilian Modern, 1960s. Brazilian mid
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Bookcases
Materials
Jacaranda
H 92 in W 40 in D 14 in
Mid-Century Chair by Branco & Preto (attr.), Brazil 1950s
By Branco & Preto
Located in Utrecht, NL
This rare mid-century Brazilian armchair is attributed to the design collective Branco and Preto
Category
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Pair of Mid-Century Chairs by Branco & Preto 'Attr.', Brazil, 1950s
By Branco & Preto
Located in Utrecht, NL
pronounced lines of these chairs, the design recalls Branco and Preto’s quintessential mid-century aesthetic
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Branco & Preto 'Coffee table'
By Branco & Preto
Located in Barcelona, ES
Branco & Preto
Coffee table
Measurements
180 cm x 90 cm x 33h cm
70,86 in x 35,43 in x 13h in
Category
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Jacaranda
Low table by Branco & Preto
By Branco & Preto
Located in Milan, IT
Low table by Branco & Preto. Brazil, 1958.
Unique example, manufactured for a private house
Category
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Branco & Preto Buffet Bar Unit, Brazil, 1960s
By Branco & Preto
Located in Whitstable, GB
Stunning midcentury bar buffet unit by Branco & Preto, in solid and veneered Caviúna.
The wood is
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Materials
Laminate, Hardwood
Dining Table by Branco & Preto, Brazil, 1950s
By Branco & Preto
Located in Whitstable, GB
Branco & Preto
Designed and manufactured in the 1950s by Branco & Preto
This stunning solid wood
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Hardwood
"Two Colors" Coffee Table by Branco & Preto, Brazilian Midcentury, circa 1950
By Branco & Preto
Located in New York, NY
The "Two Colors" coffee table was designed in circa 1950 and produced by Branco & Preto, an
Category
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
H 11.46 in W 47.25 in D 25.99 in
Branco & Preto Pair of Brazilian Modern Armchairs, "R3"
By Branco & Preto
Located in Whitstable, GB
Branco & Preto, and manufactured by Mahlmeister & Cia in Brazil.
Frame in Peroba with a new upholstery
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Hardwood
Geometric Coffee Table, by Branco & Preto, Brazilian Mid-Century Modern
By Branco & Preto
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Embodying the essence of Brazilian mid-century modern design, this center table by Branco & Preto
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Materials
Glass, Hardwood
H 5.12 in W 63.78 in D 24.02 in
Pair of MF5 Armchairs by Brazilian Company Branco & Preto, Midcentury, 1953
By Branco & Preto
Located in New York, NY
& Preto, an architecture and design firm that opened in 1952 in São Paulo.
Branco & Preto was one of
Category
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Rosewood, Silk, Cane
H 31.5 in W 28.35 in D 25.99 in
Pair of M1 Armchairs by Brazilian Company Branco & Preto, Midcentury, 1952
By Branco & Preto
Located in New York, NY
The M1 armchair was designed in 1953 by Carlos Milan and produced by Branco & Preto, an
Category
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Rosewood, Fabric
H 28.35 in W 27.56 in D 29.93 in
1950 Branco e Preto-Sofa wood fabric upholstery Manufactured by Paubrà
By Branco & Preto
Located in Milan, IT
the company also produced for Branco e Preto
224 x 58 x h 72 cm
88.2 x 22.8 x h 28.4 in
Category
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Sofas
Materials
Wood
H 28.35 in W 88.19 in D 22.84 in
Branco e Preto Pair of Modern Brazilian Armchairs solid jacaranda wood, fabric
By Branco & Preto
Located in Barcelona, ES
Branco e Preto (Miguel Forte, Jacob Ruchti, Plinio Groce, Roberta Aflalo, Carlos Millan & Che Y Hwa
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Jacaranda
H 29.14 in W 23.23 in D 24.02 in
Branco e Preto 'Carlos Milan' Brazilian mid-century coffee table jacaranda, 1950
By Branco & Preto, Carlos Milan
Located in Barcelona, ES
Branco e Preto (Carlos Milan).
Coffee table.
Manufactured by Mahlmeister & Cia,
Brazil, 1950s
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Jacaranda
H 13 in W 35.44 in D 70.87 in
Carlos Millan for Branco & Preto "M3" Midcentury brazilian Sofa, 1952
By Branco & Preto, Carlos Millan
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Carlos Millan for Branco & Preto "M3" Midcentury brazilian Sofa, 1952
Founded in São Paulo, a
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Wood
H 27.96 in W 88.98 in D 29.93 in
Branco & Preto Caviuna Side Table, Glass Top, Luiz Pássaro, Brazil, 1960s
By Luiz Pássaro, Branco & Preto
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Branco & Preto Brazilian Mid-Century Modern side table with glass top set in Caviuna wood frame
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Set of 8 Rosewood Cane Chairs, Branco & Preto, 1952, Brazilian Midcentury
By Branco & Preto, Luiz Pássaro
Located in New York, NY
The Cane Chair was designed in 1952 by Jacob Ruchti and produced by Branco & Preto, an architecture
Category
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Straw, Rosewood
H 32.88 in W 17.72 in D 19.69 in
Minimalist Brazilian Rosewood Coffee Table
By Branco & Preto
Located in Dronten, NL
Beautiful Brazilian rosewood Mid-Century Modern architectural coffee table.
Refined geometrical base in solid rosewood with clear glass top.
Brazilian rosewood, also known as Dalber...
Category
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Rosewood
Carlos Milan Branco e Preto MF5 Chair
By Carlos Milan
Located in Washington, DC
This MF5 chair was designed by Carlos Milan of the design company Branco e Preto in Brazil. It
Category
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Wood
Martin Eisler & Carlos Hauner Model "Reversible" modern Brazilian armchair 1955
By Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler, Forma Brazil
Located in Barcelona, ES
Janeiro 2012, p. 207.
Branco e Preto was an architecture and design store, opened in late 1952, in São
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Iron
H 66 in W 71 in D 102 in
Dining Table Designed for Branco and Preto
By Branco & Preto
Located in New York, NY
Dining table with frame in solid rosewood with glass top. Designed for Branco and Preto, Brazil
Category
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Dining Room Tables
Materials
Glass, Rosewood
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Branco And Preto For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the branco and preto you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, glass and hardwood, every branco and preto was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a branco and preto — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A branco and preto is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern and Modern styles are sought with frequency. A well-made branco and preto has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Branco & Preto and Carlos Milan are consistently popular.
How Much is a Branco And Preto?
Prices for a branco and preto can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1,950 and can go as high as $28,000, while the average can fetch as much as $13,500.
On the Origins of Brazil
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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