Early Production Pine Favela Chair by Campana Brothers for Edra, Italy, 1994
By Campana Brothers
Located in Lisboa, PT
Favela Chair by Campana Brothers for Edra, 1994 Designed by Fernando and Humberto Campana, the Favela Chair is a remarkable example of their groundbreaking approach to design and c...
Pine
$500 / item
Campanas (Inscribed with Drawings)
By Fernando and Humberto Campana
Located in New York, NY
Inscribed on the half-title page to previous owner and signed by both brothers with two furniture doodles—a Discos Sofa adjacent to Humberto’s signature and a Favela Chair adjacent t...
Paper
Sedia Favela
By Fratelli Campana
Located in Rome, IT
Armchair, Edra, Favela chair, Fernando and Humberto Campana, 2003.
Wood
Unavailable
H 4.93 in W 4.53 in D 4.14 in
Vitra Miniatures Favela by Fernando & Humberto Campana, 1991
By Vitra, Campana Brothers
Located in New York, NY
These items are only available in the United States. The Favela armed chair is one of the most striking works by the Brazilian designers Fernando and Humberto Campana.
Wood
Sold
H 29.14 in W 26.38 in
Estudio Campana for Edra, Favela Chair, Brazillian Design, Contemporary, 2000'
By Edra, Campana Brothers
Located in Antwerp, BE
Estudio Campana, Edra, Favela chair, Italy, Brazillian design; Modern, Minimalist, Contemporary; Pine; 2000's; Functional Art; Collectible design; Estudio Campana favela chair de...
Pine
1993, Fernando et Humberto Campana "Favela" Armchair
By Campana Brothers
Located in Perpignan, FR
1993, Fernando et Humberto Campana (Brésil) "Favela chair " / 74 x 67 x 62 cm. édition Edra.
Wood
Sold
H 33.86 in W 129.93 in D 129.93 in
Edra Aster Papposus Sofa by Fernando & Humberto Campana, Italy, 2006
By Edra, Campana Brothers
Located in Antwerp, BE
Their international breakthrough came with the Favela Chair (1991), followed by iconic designs such as the Vermelha Chair and Cone Chair.
Velvet, Foam, Down, Feathers
Sold
H 30.25 in W 25 in D 25 in
Favela Chair by Fernando and Humberto Campana, Brazil or Italy, 2003, Excellent
By Edra, Campana Brothers
Located in Kansas City, MO
"Favela Chair" designed by the Campana Brothers, Humberto and Fernando, Brazil, made in Italy by Edra, 2003.
Wood
Sold
H 29.14 in W 26.78 in D 25.6 in
Early Favela Chair by Fernando and Humberto Campana for Edra, Italy, 2003
By Edra, Campana Brothers
Located in Madrid, ES
Early Favela armchair designed by Fernando and Humberto Campana for Edra, Italy, 2003.
Pine
Sold
H 29.14 in W 26.78 in D 25.6 in
Favela Chair by Fernando and Humberto Campana for Edra, Italy, 2003
By Campana Brothers, Edra
Located in Madrid, ES
Early Favela armchair designed by Fernando and Humberto Campana for Edra, Italy, 2003.
Pine
Italian Post Modern La Belle Chair by Sawaya and Moroni
By Sawaya & Moroni
Located in Troy, MI
Found in Italy, this chair dates from the early 1990s. Designed by William Sawaya for upscale Italian maker Sawaya and Moroni, this chair’s seat and back rest are made of molded, lam...
Metal
Brazilian Wall Sculpture Movimento Joaquim Tenreiro
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in Oakland, CA
Movimento wall-hanging sculpture of solid wood, designed by Joaquim Tenreiro. 1970's Measurements W 41.25'' x D 3.50'' x H 17.50''
Wood
$22,000
H 47.2 in W 23.6 in D 22.8 in
One-of-a-Kind Contemporary Aziza Easy Chair by Hugo França, Brazil 2017
By Hugo França
Located in Deerfield Beach, FL
This lounge chair is an unique piece in pequi wood made in Brazil in 2017, by contemporary designer Hugo França, famous for his sculptural furniture using reclaimed wood and preservi...
Wood, Reclaimed Wood
$1,280 / item
H 39.38 in W 22.45 in D 22.45 in
Naughty By Nature • Hand-Carved Solid Wood & Bronze Chair by Odditi
By Odditi
Located in CAROOL, NSW, AU
An ode to future nostalgia, the 'Naughty by Nature' chair explores notions of tradition and reinvention. In nature, shapes are formed and reformed with ever changing beauty, this pie...
Bronze
Sculptural cherry wood Armchair by A. Sibau, Italy, 1960s
By A. Sibau
Located in Vienna, AT
Striking sculptural armchair designed by A. Sibau in Italy during the 1960s. With its bold curves and distinctive silhouette, this piece embodies the expressive spirit of postmodern ...
Cherry
$3,800 / item
H 30.32 in W 43.31 in D 29.93 in
Pierre Armchair by Tiago Curioni in Sucupira Brazilian Hard Wood and Straw
By Tiago Curioni
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Inspired by modernist design, Pierre armchair is made of Sucupira wood, known for its unique stripe and high hardness; and natural straw, braided thread by thread. With a slightly sa...
Brass
Angel Pazmino Sculptural Leather Lounge Chair, Ecuador, 1960s
By Muebles De Estilo, Angel Pazmino
Located in Stockholm, SE
This sculptural lounge chair designed by Angel Pazmino and produced by Muebles De Estilo in Ecuador during the 1960s represents one of the most distinctive expressions of mid-century...
Leather, Wood
$12,500
H 29.5 in W 21.6 in D 20.9 in
Brazilian Modern Sculptural Armchair in Caviúna & Cane, John Graz, Brazil, 1950s
By John Graz
Located in New York, NY
Designed by the pioneering Swiss-Brazilian architect and designer John Graz (1891–1982), this exceptional armchair embodies the restrained elegance that defined the earliest generati...
Cane, Caviuna
$3,200
H 29.14 in W 25.6 in D 21.66 in
Furcula chair in Jequitiba Brazilian wood in contemporary styly by Tiago Curioni
By Tiago Curioni
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
This is perhaps one of the most complex chairs we have ever produced. With carved parts at every corner, including underneath the seat, this piece could not have been made by a craft...
Wood
$5,036Sale Price|23% Off
H 47.25 in W 49.22 in D 29.53 in
Robust Armchair Made of Recycled Wood in the Style of Andrianna Shamaris US
Located in Oirlo, LI
This is a beautiful wooden chair made by hand from presumably teak wood. It is recycled wood in the style of Andrianna Shamaris US. Beautifully handmade chair with organic shap...
Teak
MICHEL RICO (né en 1946) - Untitled, 1979
Located in Bruxelles, BE
MICHEL RICO (b. 1946) Untitled, 1979 Welded bronze proof with nuanced patina Signed and dated on the reverse Mounted on a natural wood base 50 x 36 x 10 cm This circular sculptu...
Bronze
$1,190 / item
H 27.96 in W 21.66 in D 19.14 in
Mexican Handcrafted Tzalam Wood Armchair Outdoor Ancestral Craftsmanship
By Estrella Mora Zamorano
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
Handcrafted Tzalam Wood Armchair – A Collaboration of Design and Ancestral Craftsmanship Mid Century Modern Design Nestled in the Michoacán highlands lies Cuanajo, a town deeply r...
Wood, Walnut
Sculptural Solid Wood Armchair, American Brutalist Design, 1980s
Located in Houston, TX
This sculptural solid wood armchair makes a bold architectural statement with its tall, angular back and striking geometric silhouette. The pentagonal backrest and clean, linear plan...
Oak
Joaquim Tenreiro wall sculpture made in Brazil 1984
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Wall sculpture designed and made by Joaquim Tenreiro, Brazil 1984. This extraordinary abstract carved sculpture represents one of the most elusive and experimental facets of Tenreiro...
Hardwood, Paint
Brazilian Furniture Design editor Otavio Nazareth (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
The First in a series of Brazilian furniture design, this book abstains from discourse. The pieces have been chosen for the consistency of the work done by their creators and because...
Paper
$4,500
H 34.5 in W 31 in D 28.5 in
European Studio Art Chair in Carved Wood In the Manner of Jean Touret
Located in North Miami, FL
This carved wood Studio Chair is in the Manner of Jean Touret, Poland 1970s. Architecturally exquisite and perfect for high design spaces.
Wood
$1,096Sale Price|20% Off
H 30.71 in W 18.9 in D 20.87 in
Philippe Starck Costes Chairs for Driade 1980s
By Philippe Starck
Located in Čelinac, BA
Philippe Starck Costes chair for Driade 1980s
Plywood
$2,500 / item
H 25.2 in W 15.75 in D 19.69 in
SESC Pompeia Chair by Lina Bo Bardi , 2022, Marcenaria Baraúna
By Lina Bo Bardi
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
Design：Lina Bo Bardi, Marcelo Ferraz, André Vainer Material：Laminated Pine Designed by Lina Bo Bardi in 1986, this chair was designed for the library and dining room in the SESC Pomp...
Wood, Pine
Mario Marenco 'Marenco' 2 Seater Sofa 254 for Arflex
By Arflex, Mario Marenco
Located in Tilburg, NL
Mario Marenco 'Marenco' 2 Seater Sofa 254 for Arflex in fabric. New, current production. The unmistakable design and wide modularity still make the Marenco sofa a must-have in cont...
Fabric
Bespoke Handmade Belgian Linen Sofa
Located in Jesteburg, DE
Introducing the home collection. An iconic, unobtrusive design. A small selection of timeless Flemish designs made by hand for us in a small third generation workshop in Belgium....
Linen
$663 / item
H 4.34 in W 1.58 in D 5.91 in
Josef Hoffmann Coat Hook for the Wiener Werkstaette, Re-Edition
By Josef Hoffmann, Wiener Werkstätte, Woka Lamps
Located in Vienna, AT
Sensational design from the very puristic period of Josef Hoffmann and the Wiener Werkstaette. Literature: Waltraud Neuwirth, Wiener Werkstaette - Avantgarde Art Deco, Industrial Des...
Brass
$7,800
H 28 in W 142 in D 110 in
Mid-Century Post Modern Curved L Shaped Cloud Sectional Sofa by Directional
By Directional
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A sleek & stunning L shaped sectional sofa with incredible design lines. This well built sofa is by Directional furniture, circa 1980s. It features the original fabric in a 3 separat...
Fabric
$17,936 / set
H 32.29 in W 40.16 in D 33.47 in
Rare Pair of Authentic 1950s Roberto Menghi Hall Chairs, Italy, New Pure Mohair
By Arflex, Roberto Menghi
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
An original pair of Roberto Menghi Hall chairs, produced by Arflex, Italy, 1950s. Newly upholstered in a premium yellow gold pure mohair fabric. The metal frames have been restored ...
Steel
Vladimir Kagan, Sofa, Walnut, Fabric, USA, 1960s
By Vladimir Kagan
Located in High Point, NC
A possibly unique walnut and off-white fabric sofa designed by Vladimir Kagan and produced by Kagan-Dreyfuss, USA, 1960s. Provenance: Sofa custom ordered the apartment of Susan Schl...
Fabric, Walnut
$3,150 / item
H 30 in W 28 in D 36 in
Lawson-Fenning Dillon Chair, Solid Walnut and Mohair, Modern Arm Chair
By Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Dillon Chair by Lawson-Fenning has a solid wood frame inspired by California Modernist Paul Laszlo. The cushions are boxed with a piping detail. The Lawson-Fenning Collection i...
Mohair, Walnut
$1,998 / item
H 35.8 in W 25.9 in D 23.6 in
"Liba" Rattan Covered Natural Cane Armchair Designed by Borek Sipek for Driade
By Driade, B. Sipek
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Liba", designed by Borek Sipek and manufactured by Driade, is a rattan covered natural red and black cane seat and back with solid ebonized wooden front legs. Indoor use only. DIME...
Cane, Rattan, Wood
$12,361 / item
H 25.99 in W 45.28 in D 35.04 in
Carlo Scarpa Cornaro Armchair by Cassina, Upholstered, Mid-Century
By Carlo Scarpa
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Carlo Scarpa Cornaro Armchair Manufactured by Cassina SCULPTURAL ELEGANCE A favourable balance between geometric rigour and enveloping shapes designed by maestro Carlo Scarpa. Th...
Metal
Philippe Starck Custom Bench for the SLS Hotel in Los Angeles
By Philippe Starck, Cassina
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Two pieces are available. Custom leather, wood, and chrome bench designed by Philippe Starck and manufactured by Cassina exclusively for the SLS hotel in Los Angeles, 1988. Measu...
Chrome
$5,210 / item
H 48.04 in W 40.95 in D 35.44 in
Original Shadow Armchair by Gaetano Pesce for Meritalia, Postmodern Icon
By Gaetano Pesce, Michel Ducaroy, Meritalia, Ligne Roset
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
Shadow armchair by Gaetano Pesce for Meritalia is a highly collectible iconic masterpiece of Post Modern Design. The chair "deconstructed". Designed and made in limited numbers in 2...
Leather, Upholstery, Latex, Resin
$878 / set
H 31.5 in W 22.45 in D 20.48 in
Set of 2 Pcs Bacana Chair Indoor/Outdoor in Dark Red by Estudio Campana
By Qeeboo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Collaborates with Brazilian designers Estudio Campana on the creation of a chair. The “Bacana” chair is the first Campana’s project industrially developed using 100% recyclable polyp...
Plastic
Verner Panton 'Easy' Sofa for Verpan
By Verner Panton
Located in Tilburg, NL
Verner Panton 'Easy' sofa for Verpan. Designed in 1963. New, current production. With its round shapes and layered design, the Easy collection stands out as one of the most visually...
Fabric
Charlotte Perriand Rio Coffee Table For Cassina
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Charlotte Perriand Rio Coffee Table For Cassina The historic Rio design low table combines uncommon beauty and utmost functionality in an asymmetrical structure that, over time, ha...
Oak
The Campana Brothers were among Brazil’s foremost contemporary furniture designers. Inspired by their country’s vernacular culture, Humberto and Fernando Campana (b. 1953; 1961–2022) combined everyday objects in unexpected ways — often waste materials like rope, cardboard, plastic tubing, and aluminum wire — to make their singular chairs, decor, lighting and other items. Their designs have been manufactured by such companies as Alessi, Swarovski and Cappellini. And they received numerous honors, including being named Designer of the Year both at Design Miami in 2008, and by Maison & Objet in Paris in 2012.
Humberto Campana was born in Rio Claro in 1953 and earned a bachelor’s degree in law from the University of São Paulo. Fernando was born in 1961 in Brotas, and graduated from the São Paulo School of Fine Arts with a bachelor’s degree in architecture.
The Campana brothers started working together in 1983, crafting furniture using their signature method of adaptive reuse. Their pieces frequently refer to Brazilian social and cultural traditions and entities. Among these are the country’s favelas, or shantytowns, that have grown up around major cities. An homage to the resourcefulness with which the residents of São Paulo’s favelas make use of the materials at hand, repurposing cast-off objects in ingenious designs and constructions, their Favela armchair is made of cast-off strips of wood (the first one was made from discarded slats from a fruit market), which are glued and nailed together seemingly at random. The end result, however, is a compact, solid and well-proportioned chair.
By 1997, some of the Campanas’ pieces were being produced and sold in Italy, including the Edra Vermelha armchair, constructed of cord handwoven around a steel frame. In 1998, the brothers became the first Brazilian designers to have their work exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Today their furniture is included in MoMA’s permanent collection and in those of numerous other major institutions, such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Vitra Design Museum.
On 1stDibs, find a collection of Campana Brothers armchairs, case pieces and other furniture.
With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.
Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.
Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.
The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.
Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.
With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.
Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.
No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.