$22,600
H 37.41 in W 42.13 in D 16.93 in
Emanoel Araujo brazilian sculpture in fiberglass and wood polychrome circa 1980
By Emanoel Araújo 1
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible EMANOEL ARAUJO abstract sculpture in fiberglass and wood signed and polychrome circa
Fiberglass, Wood
Brazilian Modernist Lithographs by Emanoel Araujo
By Emanoel Araújo 1
Located in Atlanta, GA
Brazilian modernist color Lithographs by Emanoel Araujo, Brazil, circa 1960s. They are framed in
Paper
$4,810 / set
H 29.93 in W 20.08 in D 20.48 in
Set of 12 Lucite Pink and Chrome Plia Chairs, Piretti for Castelli, Italy 1970s
By Anonima Castelli, Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Roma, IT
Set of 12 original and signed "Plia" pink lucite folding chairs. NOS (new old Stock) This fantastic set was designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli in 1967. PLIA, the symbol of a...
Steel, Chrome
Jose Luis Sanchez Solid Bronze Sculpture Spain 1970 Signed
By Jose Luis Sanchez
Located in Paris, FR
José Luis Sanchez (Spain, 1926-2018). José Luis Sanchez, a signed and numbered 383 sculpture. Fantastic abstract Brutalist shaped sculpture made and designed by Jose Luis Sanchez, ...
Stone, Brass, Bronze
$2,900
H 29 in W 24 in D 10 in
Please Leave Us Alone (Abstract Minimalist Light Grey 3-D Wall Sculpture)
By Dai Ban
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract minimalist three-dimensional wall sculpture in light grey and black "Please Leave Us Alone" by Dai Ban, 2020 29 x 24 x 10 inches Precision board, Venetian Plaster, Beeswax...
Plaster, Foam Board, Pigment
$3,200
H 31 in W 12 in D 8 in
She Carried Water (Minimalist Standing Sculpture in Shades of White and Gray)
By Dai Ban
Located in Hudson, NY
"She Carried Water", 2019 (Abstract Free Standing Tabletop Sculpture in Shades of White, Grey and Black) 31 x 12 x 8 inches Precision board, Venetian plaster, pigments, beeswax The ...
Steel
Mid-Century Modern African Tapestry
By Marguerite Stephens, Betty Cilliers-Barnard
Located in New York, NY
Mid-Century tapestry designed by Betty Cilliers-Barnard (1914-2010) and handwoven by Marquerite Stephens in Johannesburg, South Africa. Entitled "African Multiplication" and woven i...
Wool, Tapestry
$1,700
H 13.25 in W 9 in D 2 in
American Contemporary Sculpture by Scott Troxel - TwoBlues
By Scott Troxel
Located in Paris, IDF
Pigmented satin lacquer on solid maple Scott Troxel draws on the aesthetics of bygone technology and the forward-looking designs of the Atomic Age and mid-century modernism to make ...
Maple, Lacquer
Willy Guhl Loop Chair 1st edition with original wood 1950
By Willy Guhl
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible original from the 50s Loop Chair by Willy Guhl with wood in the base in perfect conditions. Fantastic.
Concrete
Kind Of Blue
By Larry Scaturro
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inspired by the music of jazz great Miles Davis and his classic album "Kind Of Blue". At the end of the twentieth century it was voted one of the ten best albums ever produced.
Paint, Resin
$50,000
H 98 in W 67 in D 50 in
Andromeda - large, abstract, 24kt gold plated, stainless steel outdoor sculpture
By Viktor Mitic
Located in Bloomfield, ON
‘Andromeda,’ Viktor Mitic’s grand contemporary outdoor sculpture forged from stainless steel is has a patina finish and is accented in 24 kt. gold. The abstract fluid lines of this p...
Marble, Gold, Stainless Steel
Giampiero Pazzola Big Wood Italian Abstract Totem Sculpture
By Giampiero Pazzola
Located in Brescia, IT
Giampiero Pazzola, Italy, 1980s Big wood sculpture.
Wood
Roberto Moriconi in stell 1970 "piece unique"
By Roberto Moriconi
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible large floor lamp in stell signed ROBERTO MORICONI circa 1970 for tree lights. "Piece unique"
Steel
Cenedese Murano glass chandelier pink with flowers circa 1940
By Cenedese
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible Cenedese Murano glass pink chandelier like a gardem circa 1940 with flowers.
Murano Glass
$19,600
H 41.34 in Dm 29.14 in
Fontana Arte by Pietro Chiesa chandelier in engraved glass and metal circa 1970
By Fontana Arte
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible Fontana Arte by Pietro Chiesa in engraved glass, metal and wood circa 1970
Metal
Large Salviati Murano glass green with gold circa 1930 vase.
By Salviati
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible SALVIATI Murano glass circa 1930 green with gold and pair of dolphins applied.
Murano Glass
$3,200Sale Price|20% Off
H 38 in W 25.4 in D 2.37 in
Art in motion n°14 by Gilbert Pauli - Sculpture concrete 64x96 cm
By Gilbert Pauli
Located in Geneva, CH
"Art in motion" is a series that offers artworks working with matter; concrete, cement, plaster, mortar, and natural pigments. These works are intended to be exhibited in several way...
Concrete
Canova Italian inkwell in bronze and marble circa 1850.
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible and big CANOVA inkwell in italian old bronze with marble base circa 1850.
Marble, Bronze
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.