Roberto Burle Marx
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Prints
Wood
2010s American Tables
Ceramic, Macassar
Late 20th Century Brazilian Modern Prints
Other
Late 20th Century Brazilian Modern Prints
Other
Late 20th Century Brazilian Modern Prints
Other
Vintage 1980s Brazilian Modern Textiles
Textile
Vintage 1980s Brazilian Modern Textiles
Textile
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Prints
Wood
Vintage 1960s Modernist Cocktail Rings
Tourmaline, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1950s Clip-on Earrings
Aquamarine, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Clip-on Earrings
Chrysophrase, 18k Gold
Vintage 1960s Modernist Fashion Rings
Aquamarine, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s Modernist More Bracelets
Aquamarine, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s Abstract Abstract Prints
Lithograph
1980s Modern Abstract Prints
1980s Modern Abstract Prints
Lithograph
1980s Modern Abstract Prints
1980s Abstract Abstract Prints
1980s Modern Abstract Prints
Lithograph
Vintage 1960s More Necklaces
Aquamarine, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s Link Bracelets
Chrysophrase, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Fashion Rings
Moonstone, 18k Gold
1980s Abstract Abstract Prints
Lithograph
1980s Modern Abstract Prints
Lithograph
1980s Modern Abstract Prints
Lithograph
1980s Abstract Prints
Etching
Late 20th Century Brazilian Modern Prints
Other
Vintage 1980s Brazilian Modern Textiles
Textile
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On the Origins of brazilian
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 mid-century 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, 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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