Brazilian Outdoor
2010s Brazilian Modern Chaise Longues
Metal
2010s Brazilian Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Metal
2010s Brazilian Modern Sofas
Metal
2010s Brazilian International Style Rocking Chairs
Cord, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Armchairs
Fabric, Wood, Synthetic
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Organic Modern Garden Ornaments
Plastic, Boxwood, Synthetic
2010s Brazilian Minimalist Side Tables
Stone, Marble
2010s Brazilian Minimalist Side Tables
Marble, Stone
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Sofas
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Metal
2010s Brazilian Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Metal
2010s Brazilian Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Stainless Steel
2010s Brazilian Minimalist Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
2010s Brazilian Modern Center Tables
Metal
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Metal
2010s Brazilian Modern Chairs
Metal
2010s Brazilian Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Metal
2010s Brazilian Chairs
Metal
2010s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Stainless Steel
2010s Brazilian Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Metal
2010s Brazilian Modern Side Tables
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Minimalist Lounge Chairs
Steel
2010s Brazilian Modern Armchairs
Metal
2010s Brazilian Modern Tables
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Aluminum, Metal
2010s Brazilian Minimalist Patio and Garden Furniture
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Chairs
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Armchairs
Metal, Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Side Tables
Concrete, Aluminum
2010s Brazilian Minimalist Chairs
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Armchairs
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Armchairs
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood, Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Armchairs
Leather, Upholstery, Wood
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Armchairs
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Armchairs
Leather, Upholstery, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Armchairs
Wood, Textile, Fabric
2010s Brazilian Minimalist Side Tables
Marble
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Armchairs
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Chairs
Aluminum
2010s Brazilian Minimalist Chaise Longues
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Chairs
Aluminum
2010s Danish Modern Floor Lamps
Brass, Copper
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Sofas
Metal, Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Armchairs
Metal, Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Chaise Longues
Aluminum, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Sofas
Metal, Aluminum
2010s Brazilian Modern Dining Room Tables
Metal
2010s Brazilian Modern Chairs
Metal
2010s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Wood
2010s Brazilian Patio and Garden Furniture
Upholstery, Teak
2010s Brazilian Patio and Garden Furniture
Upholstery, Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Aluminum
2010s Brazilian Scandinavian Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Teak, Rope, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Dining Room Tables
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Aluminum
2010s Brazilian Modern Chairs
Metal
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Benches
Wicker, Hardwood
2010s Brazilian Modern Chairs
Textile, Wood, Hardwood
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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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