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Pair of Armchairs from Hotel Nacional in Brasilia, c. 1960, Midcentury Brazilian
Pair of Armchairs from Hotel Nacional in Brasilia, c. 1960, Midcentury Brazilian

Pair of Armchairs from Hotel Nacional in Brasilia, c. 1960, Midcentury Brazilian

Located in New York, NY

This pair of charming armchairs made around 1960 were part of the furniture of the Hotel Nacional

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Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Linen, Hardwood

Pair of Armchairs from Hotel Nacional in Brasilia, c. 1960, Midcentury Brazilian
Pair of Armchairs from Hotel Nacional in Brasilia, c. 1960, Midcentury Brazilian

Pair of Armchairs from Hotel Nacional in Brasilia, c. 1960, Midcentury Brazilian

Located in New York, NY

This pair of charming armchairs made around 1960 were part of the furniture of the Hotel Nacional

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Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

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Caviuna Coffee Table from Hotel Nacional Brasilia circa 1960 Midcentury Brazil
Caviuna Coffee Table from Hotel Nacional Brasilia circa 1960 Midcentury Brazil

Caviuna Coffee Table from Hotel Nacional Brasilia circa 1960 Midcentury Brazil

Located in New York, NY

to Hotel Nacional, in Brasília, founded in 1961, which had its heyday in the 1960s and 1970s

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Brazilian Modern Hotel Nacional Desk and Armchair Set by Jorge Zalszupin, 1970s
Brazilian Modern Hotel Nacional Desk and Armchair Set by Jorge Zalszupin, 1970s

Brazilian Modern Hotel Nacional Desk and Armchair Set by Jorge Zalszupin, 1970s

By Jorge Zalszupin

Located in New York, NY

A rare and historically cohesive pairing from the iconic Hotel Nacional in São Conrado, Rio de

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Jorge Zalszupin, Side Table, Cavuina, Formica, Brazil, 1960s
Jorge Zalszupin, Side Table, Cavuina, Formica, Brazil, 1960s

Jorge Zalszupin, Side Table, Cavuina, Formica, Brazil, 1960s

By Jorge Zalszupin

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Hotel Nacional, 1960s. With a metal plate indicating the commission. Dimensions: 29.4” H x 34

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Brazilian Designer, Lounge Chair, Caviúna, Fabric, Brazil, 1961
Brazilian Designer, Lounge Chair, Caviúna, Fabric, Brazil, 1961

Brazilian Designer, Lounge Chair, Caviúna, Fabric, Brazil, 1961

Located in High Point, NC

A caviúna wood and beige fabric lounge chair designed and produced for the Hotel Nacional de

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Brazilian Designer, Lounge Chairs, Caviúna, Fabric, Brazil, 1961
Brazilian Designer, Lounge Chairs, Caviúna, Fabric, Brazil, 1961

Brazilian Designer, Lounge Chairs, Caviúna, Fabric, Brazil, 1961

Located in High Point, NC

A pair of caviúna wood and blue fabric lounge chairs designed and produced for the Hotel Nacional

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Jorge Zalszupin Armchair in Caviuna Wood & Taupe Upholstery, 1970
Jorge Zalszupin Armchair in Caviuna Wood & Taupe Upholstery, 1970

Jorge Zalszupin Armchair in Caviuna Wood & Taupe Upholstery, 1970

By Jorge Zalszupin

Located in New York, NY

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Giuseppe Scapinelli. Mid-Century Modern Pair of Armchairs in Caviúna Wood
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By Giuseppe Scapinelli

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and natural leather seats. This pair made up the decoration of the 'Hotel Nacional do Rio de Janeiro

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limited series. The creation and conception of the lines is a counterpoint to the Hotel Nacional

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Brazilian Modern Cocktail Table in Hardwood & White Top by Jorge Zalszupin, 1970

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Midcentury Modern Desk in Hardwood & White Top by Jorge Zalszupin, 1970
Midcentury Modern Desk in Hardwood & White Top by Jorge Zalszupin, 1970

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By Jorge Zalszupin

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between the Gran Hotel and the Teatro Nacional on Avenida Central," shares artist Leroy Burt. "I love the

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By Jorge Zalszupin

Located in New York, NY

, Brazil, 1950s, for the Hotel Nacional in Rio which was designed by Oscar Niemeyer. (seat height: 18")

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H 12.6 in W 122.05 in D 23.63 in

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By Carlo Hauner

Located in Paris, FR

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Hotel Nacional For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal hotel nacional for your home. Each hotel nacional for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using fiberglass, organic material and plastic. If you’re shopping for a hotel nacional, we have 6 options in-stock, while there are 8 modern editions to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect hotel nacional — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A hotel nacional is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in modern and mid-century modern styles are sought with frequency. Fabián Bercic, Jorge Zalszupin and José Ortiz Echagüe each produced at least one beautiful hotel nacional that is worth considering.

How Much is a Hotel Nacional?

The average selling price for a hotel nacional at 1stDibs is $12,000, while they’re typically $300 on the low end and $41,118 for the highest priced.

On the Origins of Brazilian

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 NiemeyerSergio Rodrigues and José Zanine Caldas as well as such European immigrants as Joaquim TenreiroJean 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 rosewoodjacaranda 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 chairssofastables and more.