Brazilian Brutalist
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Brutalist Stools
Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Wood
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood, Glass
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Brutalist Lounge Chairs
Leather, Rosewood
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Brutalist Lounge Chairs
Leather, Rosewood
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Brutalist Lounge Chairs
Leather, Oak
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Brutalist Living Room Sets
Leather, Oak
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Brutalist Ottomans and Poufs
Leather, Teak
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Brutalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Rosewood, Glass, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Brutalist End Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Brutalist Lounge Chairs
Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Brutalist Sofas
Leather
Vintage 1960s Belgian Brutalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Slate, Steel
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Steel
Vintage 1970s European Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Limestone, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Brutalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Brutalist Side Tables
Leather, Rosewood
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Brutalist Lounge Chairs
Leather, Hardwood
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Brutalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Wood
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Wood
2010s Brazilian Brutalist Center Tables
Hardwood
2010s Brazilian Brutalist Center Tables
Hardwood
2010s Brazilian Brutalist Stools
Hardwood
2010s Brazilian Modern Barware
Bronze
2010s Brazilian Modern Barware
Bronze
2010s Brazilian Modern Barware
Bronze
2010s Brazilian Modern Barware
Bronze
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Jacaranda
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Brutalist Decorative Bowls
Quartz, Tourmaline
Mid-20th Century Danish Brutalist Loveseats
Leather, Canvas, Pine
Mid-20th Century Danish Brutalist Lounge Chairs
Leather, Canvas, Pine
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Rosewood, Glass
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Rosewood, Teak, Jacaranda
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Rosewood, Teak, Jacaranda
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Metal
Vintage 1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Stools
Leather, Wood
2010s Brazilian Brutalist Chairs
Brass
2010s Brazilian Brutalist Religious Items
Brass
2010s Brazilian Brutalist Metalwork
Brass
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Brutalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Wood
2010s Brazilian Brutalist Side Tables
Brass
2010s Brazilian Brutalist Chairs
Aluminum
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 Benches
Leather, Reclaimed Wood
2010s Brazilian Brutalist Armchairs
Steel
2010s Brazilian Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Brass
2010s Brazilian Brutalist Abstract Sculptures
Aluminum
2010s Brazilian Brutalist Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Brazilian Brutalist Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass
2010s Brazilian Brutalist Coat Racks and Stands
Steel, Brass
2010s Brazilian Brutalist Wall Mirrors
Brass
2010s Brazilian Brutalist Floor Lamps
Brass
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How Much is a Brazilian Brutalist?
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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