Brazilian Animal Skin Chairs
2010s Brazilian Armchairs
Leather, Upholstery, Walnut
2010s Brazilian Modern Chairs
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Laminate, Hardwood
2010s Brazilian International Style Chairs
Stainless Steel
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Leather, Textile, Cane, Wood, Hardwood
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chairs
Leather, Walnut, Hardwood, Cane, Faux Leather, Upholstery, Textile
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chairs
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Faux Leather, Cane, Hardwood, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Chairs
Steel
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chairs
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Faux Leather, Cane, Hardwood, Walnut
2010s Brazilian Modern Stools
Textile, Cane, Wood, Hardwood, Leather
2010s Brazilian Modern Chairs
Leather, Textile, Cane, Hardwood
2010s Brazilian Modern Chairs
Textile, Cane, Hardwood, Leather
2010s Brazilian Modern Chairs
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Hardwood, Fiberglass
2010s Brazilian Modern Chairs
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Laminate, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Chairs
Leather, Velvet, Polyester, Wood
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Benches
Leather
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Ottomans and Poufs
Leather
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Benches
Leather
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chairs
Leather
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chairs
Leather
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chairs
Paint, Leather
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chairs
Leather, Paint
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Benches
Steel
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chairs
Metal
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chairs
Metal
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chairs
Leather
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chairs
Leather
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chairs
Metal
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chairs
Leather
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chairs
Leather, Fabric
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chairs
Leather
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chairs
Leather, Paint
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chairs
Leather
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chairs
Metal
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chairs
Leather
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chairs
Leather
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chairs
Leather
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chairs
Leather, Paint
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chairs
Leather
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chairs
Leather
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chairs
Leather
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chairs
Upholstery, Leather
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chairs
Metal
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chairs
Metal
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chairs
Steel
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chairs
Metal
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chairs
Leather, Paint
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chairs
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Faux Leather, Cane, Hardwood, Walnut
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Cowhide, Hardwood
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chairs
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Faux Leather, Cane, Hardwood, Walnut
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chairs
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Faux Leather, Cane, Hardwood, Walnut
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chairs
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Faux Leather, Cane, Hardwood, Walnut
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chairs
Metal
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chairs
Metal
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chairs
Metal
2010s Brazilian Modern Chairs
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Fiberglass, Hardwood
2010s Brazilian Modern Chairs
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Fiberglass, Hardwood
2010s Brazilian Modern Chairs
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Fiberglass, Hardwood
2010s Brazilian Modern Chairs
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Fiberglass, Hardwood
2010s Brazilian Modern Chairs
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Fiberglass, Hardwood
2010s Brazilian Modern Chairs
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Fiberglass, Hardwood
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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.
Find a collection of vintage Brazilian furniture on 1stDibs that includes chairs, sofas, tables and more.
Finding the Right Chairs for You
Chairs are an indispensable component of your home and office. Can you imagine your life without the vintage, new or antique chairs you love?
With the exception of rocking chairs, the majority of the seating in our homes today — Windsor chairs, chaise longues, wingback chairs — originated in either England or France. Art Nouveau chairs, the style of which also originated in those regions, embraced the inherent magnificence of the natural world with decorative flourishes and refined designs that blended both curved and geometric contour lines. While craftsmanship and styles have evolved in the past century, chairs have had a singular significance in our lives, no matter what your favorite chair looks like.
“The chair is the piece of furniture that is closest to human beings,” said Hans Wegner. The revered Danish cabinetmaker and furniture designer was prolific, having designed nearly 500 chairs over the course of his lifetime. His beloved designs include the Wishbone chair, the wingback Papa Bear chair and many more.
Other designers of Scandinavian modernist chairs introduced new dynamics to this staple with sculptural flowing lines, curvaceous shapes and efficient functionality. The Paimio armchair, Swan chair and Panton chair are vintage works of Finnish and Danish seating that left an indelible mark on the history of good furniture design.
“What works good is better than what looks good, because what works good lasts,” said Ray Eames.
Visionary polymaths Ray and Charles Eames experimented with bent plywood and fiberglass with the goal of producing affordable furniture for a mass market. Like other celebrated mid-century modern furniture designers of elegant low-profile furnishings — among them Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Finn Juhl — the Eameses considered ergonomic support, durability and cost, all of which should be top of mind when shopping for the perfect chair. The mid-century years yielded many popular chairs.
The Eameses introduced numerous icons for manufacturer Herman Miller, such as the Eames lounge chair and ottoman, molded plywood dining chairs the DCM and DCW (which can be artfully mismatched around your dining table) and a wealth of other treasured pieces for the home and office.
A good chair anchors us to a place and can become an object of timeless appeal. Take a seat and browse the rich variety of vintage, new and antique chairs on 1stDibs today.
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