Latini Coffee Table Design by Sergio Rodrigues, Oca, Brazil, 1960.
By Sergio Rodrigues, OCA Brazil
Located in New York, NY
Designed by Sergio Rodrigues (1924-2014) in the 1960s and produced by Oca, Latini is a round coffee table of solid Rosewood and a glass top. The base is a four-leg cross piece with ...
Wood, Glass
Round Mirror in Hardwood by Sergio Rodrigues, c. 1960s
By Sergio Rodrigues
Located in New York, NY
Sergio Rodrigues - OCA - Brazil, c.1960 - Beautiful mirror in solid rosewood and beveled crystal.
Hardwood
"Magrini" Stools by Sergio Rodrigues for Oca, Brazil, 1963
By OCA Brazil, Sergio Rodrigues
Located in New York, NY
"Magrini" Stools by brazilian designer Sergio Rodrigues, Brazil, 1963. Built with solid rosewood and the structure/joinery is all wood with no nails or screws. Features two handles o...
Rosewood
Brazilian Mid Century Modern - Sergio Rodrigues OCA - “Luciana” Dresser, 1965
By OCA Brazil, Sergio Rodrigues
Located in São Paulo, SP
Rare “Luciana” dresser designed by Sergio Rodrigues in 1965 and produced by OCA, Brazil.
Wood, Hardwood
Brazilian Side Table by Sergio Rodrigues for OCA, 1970's
By OCA Brazil, Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Lisboa, PT
This side table was designed by Sergio Rodrigues and produced by OCA, in Brazil during the 1970's.
Wood
Brazilian Side Table by Sergio Rodrigues for OCA, 1970's
By OCA Brazil, Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Lisboa, PT
This side table was designed by Sergio Rodrigues and produced by OCA, in Brazil during the 1970's.
Wood
$26,800Sale Price|21% Off
'Mole' Brazilian Rosewood Sofa by Sergio Rodrigues for OCA Brazil, 1960s, Signed
By OCA Brazil, Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare signed example of the 'Mole' sofa by Sergio Rodrigues, produced by OCA Brazil in the 1960s (see image gallery for a photo of the OCA stamp).
Rosewood, Leather
Brazilian Midcentury - Sergio Rodrigues, Oca - Eleh Bench or Coffee Table, 1960s
By Sergio Rodrigues, OCA Brazil
Located in São Paulo, SP
Rare “Eleh” bench / coffee table designed by Sergio Rodrigues in 1965 and produced by OCA, Brazil.
Metal
$25,900Sale Price / set|31% Off
Sergio Rodrigues for Oca Jacaranda & Leather Cantu Chairs, c 1959 Brazil, Signed
By Sergio Rodrigues, OCA Brazil
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An important set of six (6) Jacaranda Rosewood 'Cantu' dining chairs by Sergio Rodrigues for Oca Arquitetura e Interiores in original leather, signed with labels and Brazilian tax st...
Granite
Brazilian Midcentury - Sérgio Rodrigues OCA: rare 1956 Paola Stool in solid wood
By OCA Brazil, Sergio Rodrigues
Located in São Paulo, SP
Super rare “Paola” stool designed by Sergio Rodrigues in 1956, one of the most uncommon and collectible pieces from the designer’s early production. The piece reflects the beginning ...
Cowhide, Wood, Hardwood
Sergio Rodrigues "Lucio Costa" Dining Chair for Oca, 1956
By OCA Brazil, Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Sergio Rodrigues "Lucio Costa" Dining chair for Oca, wood and Vienna straw, Brazil, 1956 Sergio Rodrigues designed the "Lúcio Costa" dining chair in 1956 for Oca, the Rio de Janeiro...
Wood
Original Design Sergio Rodrigues, Lucio Chairs for OCA Brazil, 1950s
By Sergio Rodrigues, Oca
Located in Renens, CH
Sergio Rodrigues set the standard for Modern furniture in Brazil during the 1950s.
Cane, Hardwood
Sergio Rodrigues. Tea trolley / Bar, c. 1960. Edition Oca
By Sergio Rodrigues, OCA Brazil
Located in PARIS, FR
Sergio Rodrigues (1927-2014) Tea Trolley / Bar, c. 1960 Oca Edition Wood, wood veneer, and formica Dimensions : 68 x 80 x 60 cm (26 77/100 x 31 1/2 x 23 31/50 in) This tea /...
Formica, Hardwood
Original Brazilian Design Mocho Stool by Sergio Rodrigues for OCA, 1950s
By Oca, Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Renens, CH
Sergio Rodrigues set the standard for Modern furniture in Brazil during the 1950s, his works have become a reference for Brazilian design, which often use indigenous wood species suc...
Hardwood
Original Brazilian Design Mocho Stool by Sergio Rodrigues for OCA, 1950s
By Oca, Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Renens, CH
Sergio Rodrigues set the standard for Modern furniture in Brazil during the 1950s, his works have become a reference for Brazilian design, which often use indigenous wood species suc...
Wood, Walnut
Sergio Rodrigues for Oca, Jacarandá Dining Chair, Brasil, circa 1955
By OCA Brazil, Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sergio Rodrigues for Oca, Jacarandá Dining Chair Set of 4, Brasil, 1950s.
Textile, Jacaranda
$17,500Sale Price / set|20% Off
Sergio Rodrigues 'Kilin' Lounge Chairs in Rosewood & Leather, OCA, Brazil 1970s
By Oca, Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful and authentic pair of Kilin lounge chairs designed by Sergio Rodrigues in Brazil, circa 1970s. These are original period examples, not later reproductions, crafted in sol...
Leather, Rosewood
Sergio Rodrigues Round Wooden Dining Table "Stella" Oca mid-century Brazil 1956
By Oca, Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Barcelona, ES
Sergio Rodrigues (1927-2014) Round dining table model “Stella” Manufactured by Oca Brazil, 1956 Jacaranda wood, brass, iron Measurements 122 cm diameter x 73 height cm 48 in diamet...
Brass, Iron
Sergio Rodrigues "Lucio Costa" Dining Chairs for Oca, 1956, Set of 6
By Sergio Rodrigues, OCA Brazil
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Sergio Rodrigues "Lucio Costa" dining chairs for Oca, wood and Vienna straw, Brazil, 1956, set of six.
Wood
Sergio Rodrigues "Lucio Costa" Dining Chairs for Oca, 1956, Set of 4
By OCA Brazil, Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Sergio Rodrigues "Lucio Costa" dining chairs for Oca, wood and Vienna straw, Brazil, 1956, set of four.
Wood
Sergio Rodrigues "Lucio Costa" Dining Chairs for Oca, 1956, Set of 2
By OCA Brazil, Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Sergio Rodrigues "Lucio Costa" dining chairs for Oca, wood and Vienna straw, Brazil, 1956, set of two.
Wood
Sergio Rodrigues Stool "Mocho" Stool for Oca, Brazil
By Sergio Rodrigues
Located in San Francisco, CA
Rare Sergio Rodrigues "Mocho" stool for Oca, Brazil, 1954.
$10,700Sale Price|28% Off
Sergio Rodrigues Brazilian Rosewood Convertible Bar Cart, c 1960s Brazil
By OCA Brazil, Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This innovative bar cart by Sergio Rodrigues was crafted in circa 1960 from Brazilian Rosewood with contrasting white formica interior, made in Brazil and recently imported to the st...
Formica, Rosewood
$21,630Sale Price / set|25% Off
Sergio Rodrigues for Oca, Jacarandá Dining Chair Set of 4, Brasil, circa 1955
By Sergio Rodrigues, OCA Brazil
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sergio Rodrigues for Oca, Jacarandá Dining Chair Set of 4, Brasil, 1950s.
Textile, Jacaranda
Brazilian Modern Design- Sergio Rodrigues “Stella” Lounge Chair, 1956
By OCA Brazil, Sergio Rodrigues
Located in São Paulo, SP
Iconic “Stella” lounge chair designed by Sergio Rodrigues in 1956 and produced by OCA, Brazil.
Fabric, Wood, Hardwood
Mucki Bench by Sergio Rodrigues for OCA, Brazil, 1960s
By Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Antwerp, BE
Originally designed circa 1958 and produced around 1965 by OCA Industrias Reunidas, the Mucki Bench by Sergio Rodrigues is a rare and versatile piece crafted in massive Brazilian woo...
Wood
Sergio Rodrigues Eleh bench made by OCA Brazil 1965
By Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Presenting a larger than usual version of the Eleh bench, a distinguished creation by the renowned designer Sergio Rodrigues, manufactured by Oca in Brazil in 1965.
Rosewood
Midcentury Brazilian Rosewood Luxor Daybed by Sergio Rodrigues, 1962
By Sergio Rodrigues, OCA Brazil
Located in New York, NY
Designed by Sergio Rodrigues (1927-2014) in 1962, Daybed Luxor was formerly part of Hotel Luxor's bedroom in São Paulo, which had its interior design signed by the designer. The furn...
Rosewood
Bookcase 'Adolpho' by Sergio Rodrigues for OCA, Brazil, 1960s
By Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Antwerp, BE
Cabinet designed by Sergio Rodrigues and crafted by OCA in Brazil during the 1960s.
Leather, Wood
Brazilian Modern Bookshelf in Rosewood by Sergio Rodrigues for OCA, Brazil
By Sergio Rodrigues
Located in New York, NY
An important large-scale Brazilian Modern bookshelf designed by Sergio Rodrigues and produced by OCA circa 1968, showcasing the designer’s celebrated ability to merge architecture, c...
Chrome
1959 Sergio Rodrigues High-Backed Cantu chair by Oca, Brazil.
By Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare Sergio Rodrigues High-Backed Cantu chair manufactured by Oca Brazil, 1959.
Leather
Cimba Table by Sergio Rodrigues, Brazilian Midcentury Design, 1970s
By OCA Brazil, Sergio Rodrigues
Located in New York, NY
Previously Restored
Wood
Cimba Loveseat by Sergio Rodrigues, Brazilian Midcentury Design, 1970s
By Sergio Rodrigues, OCA Brazil
Located in New York, NY
Previously Restored
Wood
Vintage Eleh Bench by Sergio Rodrigues, Rosewood, 1960s, Brazilian Midcentury
By OCA Brazil, Sergio Rodrigues
Located in New York, NY
The Eleh bench is a furniture piece from the 1960s designed by Sergio Rodrigues (1914-2012). Its structure is composed of a veneered wood box covered with Rosewood veneers and four s...
Rosewood
Set of 8 Rosewood ‘Lucio' Chairs, Sergio Rodrigues, 1956, Brazilian Midcentury
By Sergio Rodrigues, OCA Brazil
Located in New York, NY
The Lucio chair is an icon of Brazilian design, made with a solid wood structure, originally rosewood, and a flat cane seat. The backrest is sculpted with anatomical design and turne...
Straw, Rosewood
Pair of Taja Armchairs by Sergio Rodrigues, Brazilian Midcentury Design, 1970s
By Sergio Rodrigues, OCA Brazil
Located in New York, NY
Previously Restored
Wood
Sérgio Rodrigues “Alex” Coffee Table, Brazil, ca. 1960
By Sergio Rodrigues, Oca
Located in Knokke-Heist, BE
The “Alex” table by Sérgio Rodrigues (1927–2014) is a refined example of Brazilian mid‑century modernism, produced by Oca around 1960.
Marble, Brass
$8,250Sale Price|25% Off
Sérgio Rodrigues 'Stella Alta' Jacaranda Wood Lounge Chair Brazil 1965 Oca
By Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Curitiba, PR
Created in 1956, this was the first upholstered armchair produced by Taba, a furniture factory founded by Sergio Rodrigues. The restoration process only needed refinishing, which ...
Hardwood
Clara Executive Desk by Sergio Rodrigues
By Sergio Rodrigues, OCA Brazil
Located in New York, NY
'Clara' Executive Desk by Sergio Rodrigues, 1960s, features beautifully grained Brazilian Caviona Wood, Aluminum, and signature trestle base with six drawers.
Aluminum
Rosewood Two-Seat Millor Sofa, Sergio Rodrigues Modern Design, Brazil, 1960s
By Sergio Rodrigues, OCA Brazil
Located in New York, NY
Original condition.
Metal
Rosewood Three-Seat Millor Sofa, Sergio Rodrigues Modern Design, Brazil, 1960s
By OCA Brazil, Sergio Rodrigues
Located in New York, NY
Original condition.
Metal
1950's Set of Four Mid-Century Brazilian Modern Sergio Rodrigues Dining Chairs
By Sergio Rodrigues, OCA Brazil
Located in Burbank, CA
Set of four original vintage Mid Century Modern dining chairs for sale. Designed by famed designed Sergio Rodrigues, and were manufactured in 1957. These are made of solid hardwood j...
Leather, Jacaranda
Set of 4 Cimba Armchairs by Sergio Rodrigues, Brazilian Midcentury Design, 1970s
By Sergio Rodrigues, OCA Brazil
Located in New York, NY
Previously Restored
Wood
1973 Sergio Rodrigues Kilin Armchairs in Freijo Wood & Leather by Oca, Brazil
By Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gorgeous pair of 'Kilin' armchairs designed by Sergio Rodrigues and manufactured by Oca, Brazil., 1973.
Leather, Wood
Sergio Rodrigues. Table "Alex". Hardwood, c. 1960
By Sergio Rodrigues, OCA Brazil
Located in PARIS, FR
Designed in 1960 by Sergio Rodrigues, this model table "Alex" is a reference in the designer's style.
Metal
Sergio Rodrigues, 60s Drummond armchair, solid wood, Brazilian modern design
By Sergio Rodrigues, Oca
Located in São Paulo, SP
“Drummond” Mid-Century Modern Armchairs by Sergio Rodrigues, Brazil, 1959 (Set of 2) Designed in 1959 by the acclaimed Brazilian architect and designer Sergio Rodrigues (1927–2014),...
Fabric, Wood
Mid-Century Modern Luxor Daybed by Sergio Rodrigues, 1962
By OCA Brazil, Sergio Rodrigues
Located in New York, NY
Designed by Sergio Rodrigues (1927-2014) in 1962, Daybed Luxor was formerly part of Hotel Luxor's bedroom in São Paulo, which had its interior design signed by the designer. The furn...
Rosewood
Sergio Rodrigues Tonico Lounge Chairs with Ottomans, 1960s Brazil
By Oca, Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning pair of Tonico lounge chairs designed by Sergio Rodrigues with matching ottomans. Made by Oca for Meia Pataca in Brazil, these chairs and ottomans are made of solid Jacarand...
Wool, Leather, Jacaranda
Sergio Rodrigues Pair of bookcases Manufactured by Oca Brasil, 1960
By Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Barcelona, ES
Sergio Rodrigues Pair of bookcases Manufactured by Oca Brasil, 1960 Jacaranda wood, brass trim From the archives of Side Gallery, Barcelona Measurements 102 cm x 22,22 cm x...
Brass
Sergio Rodrigues - OCA - Taba - Stella armchair in solid wood 1956
By Sergio Rodrigues
Located in São Paulo, SP
This is the 'bergere' Stella armchair, designed in 1956 by the renowned Brazilian designer Sergio Rodrigues and manufactured by his company, Oca (previously named Taba).
Fabric, Plywood, Wood
Pair of Sergio Rodrigues Oak, Leather Easy Chairs by OCA, 1970s
By Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
This rare pair of easy chairs, attributed to Sergio Rodrigues and produced by OCA Furniture in Brazil, stands as an exemplary expression of mid-century Brazilian modernism—marked by ...
Leather, Oak
Sergio Rodrigues, Dining Table, "Alex", c. 1960. Solid Wood and Glass
By Sergio Rodrigues, OCA Brazil
Located in PARIS, FR
Designed in 1960 by Sergio Rodrigues, this "Alex" model table is a reference in the designer's style. With its solid wood structure composed of a large central pillar with a square s...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Pair of Oval wall mirrors by Sergio Rodrigues, 1960s
By Sergio Rodrigues, OCA Brazil
Located in Deerfield Beach, FL
Mid-Century Modern Pair of Oval wall mirrors by Sergio Rodrigues, 1960s Pair of Oval wall mirror with fabric-covered plywood structure.
Fabric, Plywood
$8,960Sale Price|20% Off
Azen Rosewood Mirror, Designed by Sergio Rodrigues, 1960s
By Oca, Sergio Rodrigues
Located in New York, NY
The Azen Mirror is an icon of Brazilian Mid-century design, created by Sergio Rodrigues and manufactured by Oca in 1965, the piece is made from a solid Rosewood frame with chromed de...
Chrome
$8,960Sale Price|20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Azen Mirror by Sergio Rodrigues, 1960s
By Sergio Rodrigues, Oca
Located in New York, NY
The Azen Mirror is an important piece of Brazilian Mid-century design, created by Sergio Rodrigues and manufactured by Oca in 1965, the piece is made from a solid Rosewood frame with...
Chrome
Sergio Rodrigues Bookcase Model Adolpho, Brazilian Mid-Century, 1960
By Sergio Rodrigues
Located in L’ISLE-SUR-LA-SORGUE, FR
Excellent condition. Designed by Sergio Rodrigues and manufactured by OCA in Brazil in the 1960s, the "Adolpho" bookcase perfectly embodies the aesthetic of mid-century modern design.
Jacaranda
Sergio Rodrigues, Cavoina, Cowhide, Four Cuiabá Dining Chairs, Brazil, 1985
By Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Stamford, CT
Sergio Rodrigues, Brazilian Mid-Century Modern, Cavoina, Biege Cowhide, Four "Cuiabá" Dining or Side Chairs, Brazil, 1985 Set of four rare "Cuiabá" dining chairs designed by Sergio ...
Cowhide
Sergio Rodrigues 'Burton' Dining Table, Hardwood & Brass, Mid-Century, Brazil
By Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Whitstable, GB
Stunning Brazilian extension dining table designed by Sergio Rodrigues for OCA, Brazil, 1958.
Brass
Sergio Rodrigues "Marquesa" Chest of Drawers in Rosewood with Marble Top, Brazil
By Sergio Rodrigues
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional example of Brazilian Mid-Century Modern design, this rare Marquesa chest of drawers was designed by renowned Brazilian master Sergio Rodrigues and produced by Oca in B...
Marble
Mid-Century Modern Viana Coffee Table by Sergio Rodrigues, 1960s
By Sergio Rodrigues
Located in New York, NY
A low rectangular coffee table by Sergio Rodrigues, produced by Oca, Brazil, 1960s.
Wood, Rosewood
Unavailable
H 26.78 in W 26.78 in D 25.6 in
Pair of Sergio Rodrigues Kilin Lounge Chairs for Oca, Brazil, 1973
By Sergio Rodrigues, Oca
Located in Woudrichem, NL
Beautiful pair of Sergio Rodrigues Kilin lounge chairs for Oca, Brazil, 1973 in solid Imbuia wood.
Leather, Imbuia
Unavailable
H 30.32 in W 22.45 in D 23.63 in
Armchair 'Longarina IAB' Sérgio Rodrigues Manufactured by Oca Brazil, 1965
By Sergio Rodrigues
Located in PARIS, FR
Armchair model “Longarina IAB” Manufactured by Oca Brazil, 1965 Freijó, steel, leather Product designed for auditoriums such as Anhembi and Fapesp Awarded by the Institute of Archite...
Stainless Steel
Sergio Rodrigues "Burton" Dining Table
By Oca, Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Dubai, AE
Designed by Sergio Rodrigues, manufactured by Oca Jacaranda, brass, marble Marble-top is not original to the dining table Brazil, circa 1955 Measures: L 70.9 x D 31.5 x H 29.5 in...
Marble, Brass
Unavailable
H 29 in W 30 in D 30.32 in
Drummond Armchairs by Sergio Rodrigues OCA, Mid-Century Modern, White Bouclé
By Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Houston, TX
The prodigious talent of Sergio Rodrigues (1927-2014) came to fruition amidst the vibrant tapestry of 1950s Brazil, a period when the foundations of modern Brazilian architecture had...
Bouclé, Hardwood
Unavailable
H 39.38 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Set of 8 Sergio Rodrigues High-Back 'Cantu' Dining Chairs
By Sergio Rodrigues
Located in BANGALOW, NSW
A set of 8 original & wonderfully elegant High-back ‘Cantu’ chairs by Sergio Rodrigues, for OCA in 1959 Brazil. These are the rare originals & not the recent reissues.
Hardwood
Sergio Rodrigues for OCA Vintage Bar Cart
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A lovely vintage exotic dark grain wood serving cart, tea cart, or bar cart from Brazil by Sergio Rodrigues for OCA with two removable red melamine trays that slip easily in and out ...
Wood
Unavailable
H 26.78 in W 26.78 in D 25.6 in
Pair of Sergio Rodrigues Kilin Lounge Chairs for Oca, Brazil, 1973
By Sergio Rodrigues, Oca
Located in Woudrichem, NL
Beautiful pair of Sergio Rodrigues Kilin lounge chairs for Oca, Brazil, 1973 in solid Imbuia wood.
Leather, Imbuia
Burton Extension Dining Table Sergio Rodrigues OCA Brazil
Located in Atlanta, GA
Stunning Brazilian Rosewood extension dining table designed by Sergio Rodrigues for OCA.
Brass
Sergio Rodrigues ‘Kilin’ Chairs for Oca, Brazil, 1970s
By OCA Brazil, Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Beautiful pair of ‘Kilin’ lounge chairs by Sergio Rodrigues for Oca, Brazil, 1973. Distinctive design out of solid rosewood and natural ochre colored leather with a beautiful patina.
Leather, Jacaranda
Sergio Rodrigues Latini coffee table OCA Brazil 1965
By OCA Brazil, Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
This beautiful so called ‘Latini’ coffee table was designed by Sergio Rodrigues and manufactured by OCA, Brazil 1965.
Marble
Sergio Rodrigues bar cart by OCA brazil 1965
By OCA Brazil, Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
This stunning dry bar cart, designed by Sergio Rodrigues and manufactured by OCA in Brazil in 1965, is a quintessential piece of mid-century modern design.
Laminate, Rosewood
Sergio Rodrigues Mocho Stool for OCA, Brazil 1950's
By OCA Brazil, Sergio Rodrigues
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Sergio Rodrigues Jacarandá Mocho Stool for OCA, Brazil 1950's.
Jacaranda
Sergio Rodrigues Mucki Bench OCA Brazil 1959
By Sergio Rodrigues, Oca
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Beautiful and large sized so called 'Mucki' slat bench designed by Sergio Rodrigues and manufactured by Oca, Brazil 1959.
Rosewood
Sold
H 13.59 in W 23.63 in D 23.63 in
Brazilian Rosewwod Side Table by Sergio Rodrigues for OCA, 1970's
By OCA Brazil, Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Lisboa, PT
This side table was designed by Sergio Rodrigues and produced by OCA, in Brazil during the 1970's.
Rosewood
Sergio Rodrigues Kilin Chairs Pair Oca, Brazil, 1973
By Oca, Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very nice pair of rosewood ‘Kilin’ easy chair designed by Sergio Rodrigues for OCA, Brazil, 1973. This is the European version of the Kilin easy chair in very nice deep grained rosew...
Leather, Rosewood
Sold
H 14.18 in Dm 15.75 in
Sergio Rodrigues Pair of "Mocho" Stools, Manufactured by Oca, Brazil, 1954
By Oca, Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Barcelona, ES
Sergio Rodrigues (1927-2014) Pair of stools model “Mocho” Manufactured by Oca Brazil, 1954 Solid jacaranda Measurements: 40 cm diameter x 36.20 height cm 16 in diameter x ...
Jacaranda
Sergio Rodrigues Kilin Armchair OCA, Brazil, 1973
By Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very nice mahogany ‘Kilin’ easy chair designed by Sergio Rodrigues for OCA, Brazil, 1973. This is the European version of the Kilin easy chair in very nice deep grained mahogany with...
Leather, Mahogany
Sold
H 15.75 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
Original Brazilian Design Mocho Stool by Sergio Rodrigues for OCA, 1950s
By Sergio Rodrigues, Oca
Located in Renens, CH
Sergio Rodrigues set the standard for Modern furniture in Brazil during the 1950s, his works have become a reference for Brazilian design, which often use indigenous wood species suc...
Hardwood
1960s Brazilian ‘Luciana’ Sideboard by Sergio Rodrigues
By OCA Brazil, Sergio Rodrigues
Located in London, GB
A stunning and extremely rare vintage sideboard by the important Brazilian designer Sergio Rodrigues. This model is called the Luciana sideboard, it was made in Brazil during the 196...
Wood
1960s Brazilian ‘Luciana’ Sideboard by Sergio Rodrigues
By OCA Brazil, Sergio Rodrigues
Located in London, GB
A stunning and extremely rare vintage sideboard by the important Brazilian designer Sergio Rodrigues. This model is called the Luciana sideboard, it was made in Brazil during the 196...
Wood
Sold
H 27 in W 26 in L 27 in
Sergio Rodrigues 'Kilin' Lounge Chair in Rosewood and Cowhide, OCA, Brazil 1970s
By Sergio Rodrigues, Oca
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A charming and wonderful example of the 'Kilin' lounge chair by famed Brazilian modern designer Sergio Rodrigues for Oca in 1970s Brazil.
Leather, Rosewood
Sergio Rodrigues Oscar arm chairs OCA Brazil 1956
By Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Extraordinary set of Oscar armchairs by Sergio Rodrigues manufactured by OCA in Brazil 1956.
Cane, Rosewood
Sergio Rodrigues Vronka lounge chair OCA Brazil 1962
By Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Wonderful so called ‘Vronka’ lounge chair designed by Sergio Rodrigues and manufactured by OCA, Brazil 1962.
Upholstery, Rosewood
Sold
H 27 in W 26 in L 27 in
Pair of Sergio Rodrigues Kilin Chairs in Rosewood and Cowhide, OCA, Brazil 1970s
By Sergio Rodrigues, Oca
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A charming pair and wonderful examples of Kilin chairs by famed Brazilian modern designer Sergio Rodrigues for OCA in 1970s Brazil.
Leather, Rosewood
Sold
H 27 in W 26 in D 25 in
Pair of Sergio Rodrigues Kilin Chairs in Rosewood and Cowhide, OCA, Brazil 1970s
By Sergio Rodrigues, Oca
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A charming pair and wonderful examples of 'Kilin' chairs by famed Brazilian modern designer Sergio Rodrigues for Oca in 1970s Brazil.
Leather, Rosewood
Sold
H 27 in W 26 in D 25 in
Pair of Sergio Rodrigues Kilin Chairs in Rosewood and Cowhide, OCA, Brazil 1970s
By Sergio Rodrigues, Oca
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A charming pair and wonderful examples of 'Kilin' chairs by famed Brazilian modern designer Sergio Rodrigues for Oca in 1970s Brazil.
Leather, Rosewood
Sergio Rodrigues Mole chair with stool OCA Brazil 1957
By Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Iconic Mole chair and footstool designed by Sergio Rodrigues and manufactured by OCA in Brazil in 1957.
Leather, Hardwood
Sergio Rodrigues "Alex" Jacaranda Dining Table for Oca, Brazil, 1960s
By Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Miami, FL
Original Alex dining table with 55" round Jacaranda tapered top on a Jacaranda base designed by Sergio Rodrigues and produced by OCA, Brazil 1960s.
Jacaranda
The prolific architect and designer Sergio Rodrigues is often called the "father of modern Brazilian design," but it is the second adjective in that phrase that deserves emphasis: Rodrigues’s great achievement was to create furniture in a style that captured the spirit, character and personality of his country.
Modernity came slowly to 20th-century Brazil, politically and culturally. The nation finally realized genuine constitutional democracy in 1945, ushering in a new, progressive era in the arts. More often than not, the luxurious furnishings of that time and place, with their gleaming wood, soft leathers and inviting shapes, share a sensuous, uniquely Brazilian quality that distinguishes them from the more rectilinear output of American mid-century modernists and Scandinavian makers of the same era. Until that time in Brazil, heavy furniture based on historical European models had been the norm.
In the late 1940s, designer Joaquim Tenreiro introduced sleek, minimalist chairs and cabinets; José Zanine Caldas, now best known for his later artisanal work, created plywood furnishings for mass production; the Italian architect Lina Bo Bardi, a former editor for the Gio Ponti-founded magazine Domus — and a furniture designer with talent, imagination and a social conscience — set up shop in São Paulo, designing elegant, flexible chairs set on slim metal frames.
This was the heady scene into which Rodrigues, the son of an artistically prominent Rio de Janeiro family, arrived after graduating in 1952 from the national university. He moved to Curitiba and helped establish the furniture manufacturer Móveis Artesanal with Italian designer Carlo Hauner and Austrian architect Martin Eisler — as well as Carlo’s brother Ernesto Hauner — which eventually rebranded as Forma. Later, Rodrigues relocated to Rio de Janeiro where he founded Oca in 1955, a company that would become the preeminent maker and retailer of modernist furniture in Brazil.
When architects Lúcio Costa and Oscar Niemeyer were tasked in 1956 with the whirlwind project to plan, design and build the new capital, Brasília, in five years, they used Rodrigues’s early chairs, with their softly-contoured lines and caned seats and backrests, to furnish many of the buildings.
Rodrigues would realize the true expression of his talents in — and garner international awards and acclaim with — his Mole chair of 1957. The word mole means "soft" in Portuguese, but can be interpreted as "easygoing" or even "listless." The chair, which is also known as the Sheriff chair, features a sturdy, generously proportioned frame of the native South American hardwood jacaranda, upholstered with overstuffed leather pads that flap like saddlebags across the arms, seat, and backrest.
Rodrigues's Mole chair invites sprawling — perfect for the social milieu of the bossa nova and caipirinha cocktails; where a languorous afternoon spent chatting and joking is the apex of enjoyment. The seat won first prize at the IV Concorso Internazionale del Mobile in Cantù, Italy, in 1961, and ISA Bergamo acquired the rights to manufacture a modified version of Rodrigues’s original design.
In 1963, Rodrigues established a shop called Meia-Pataca, which sold simpler and more affordable furniture he had designed, such as his Tonico seating, which was intended for student housing.
Most of the estimated 1,200 armchairs, sofas, tables, storage cabinets and dining tables Rodrigues created in his long career are imbued, in one way or another, with the air of robust relaxation that defines the Mole chair. He was a designer who was true to the temperament of his people.
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Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
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The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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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