Pair Of Percival Lafer Chairs
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Suede, Rosewood
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Rosewood
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Fabric, Wood
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Wood
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Wood
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Fabric, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Foam, Wood
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Modern Lounge Chairs
Bouclé, Wood
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Rosewood, Leather
Late 20th Century Brazilian Brutalist Lounge Chairs
Leather, Wood
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Rosewood
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Steel, Chrome
Late 20th Century Brazilian Armchairs
Wood
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Leather, Foam, Cedar
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Faux Leather, Cedar
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Steel
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Leather, Cedar
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Shelves
Metal
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Leather, Hardwood
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Leather, Hardwood
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Fiberglass
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Jacaranda, Rosewood, Teak
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Faux Leather, Cedar
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Wood
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Oak, Faux Leather
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century Living Room Sets
Leather, Hardwood
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Leather, Rosewood
Late 20th Century Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Chrome
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Wood
Vintage 1970s Italian Lounge Chairs
Leather, Walnut
Vintage 1970s Italian Lounge Chairs
Leather, Walnut
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Wood
Vintage 1960s Brutalist Lounge Chairs
Leather, Rosewood
Vintage 1960s Swedish Brutalist Armchairs
Leather, Teak
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Wood
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Jacaranda
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Leather, Rosewood
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Jacaranda, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Rosewood
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Chrome
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Chairs
Leather, Rosewood
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Rosewood
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Wood
Late 20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Hardwood
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Leather
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Jacaranda
20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Jacaranda
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Rosewood, Suede
20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Metal, Chrome
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Leather, Wood
Vintage 1960s Modern Lounge Chairs
Suede, Rosewood
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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.
Find a collection of vintage Brazilian furniture on 1stDibs that includes chairs, sofas, tables and more.
Finding the Right lounge-chairs for You
While this specific seating is known to all for its comfort and familiar form, the history of how your favorite antique or vintage lounge chair came to be is slightly more ambiguous.
Although there are rare armchairs dating back as far as the 17th century, some believe that the origins of the first official “lounge chair” are tied to Hungarian modernist designer-architect Marcel Breuer. Sure, Breuer wasn’t exactly reinventing the wheel when he introduced the Wassily lounge chair in 1925, but his seat was indeed revolutionary for its integration of bent tubular steel.
Officially, a lounge chair is simply defined as a “comfortable armchair,” which allows for the shape and material of the furnishings to be extremely diverse. Whether or not chaise longues make the cut for this category is a matter of frequent debate.
The Eames lounge chair, on the other hand, has come to define somewhat of a universal perception of what a lounge chair can be. Introduced in 1956, the Eames lounger (and its partner in cozy, the ottoman) quickly became staples in television shows, prestigious office buildings and sumptuous living rooms. Venerable American mid-century modern designers Charles and Ray Eames intended for it to be the peak of luxury, which they knew meant taking furniture to the next level of style and comfort. Their chair inspired many modern interpretations of the lounge — as well as numerous copies.
On 1stDibs, find a broad range of unique lounge chairs that includes everything from antique Victorian-era seating to vintage mid-century modern lounge chairs by craftspersons such as Hans Wegner to contemporary choices from today’s innovative designers.
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