Zanine De Zanine
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Center Tables
Glass, Hardwood
2010s Brazilian Minimalist Candelabras
Steel
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian More Desk Accessories
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Club Chairs
Reclaimed Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Armchairs
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Benches
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Armchairs
Wood
2010s Italian Armchairs
Leather, Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Armchairs
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Benches
Hardwood, Reclaimed Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Other
2010s Brazilian Stools
Steel
2010s Brazilian Armchairs
Steel
2010s Brazilian Armchairs
Steel
2010s Brazilian Side Chairs
Steel
2010s Brazilian Buffets
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Other
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Other
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Floor Lamps
Other
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Other
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Other
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Other
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Other
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Plywood, Faux Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Armchairs
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Stainless Steel
2010s Brazilian Brutalist Benches
Leather, Reclaimed Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Side Tables
Stone, Stainless Steel
2010s Brazilian Wall Mirrors
Natural Fiber
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Books
Early 2000s Brazilian Organic Modern Stools
Reclaimed Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Abstract Sculptures
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Sculptures
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Sculptures
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Sculptures
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Sculptures
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Sculptures
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Sculptures
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Sculptures
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Sculptures
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Sculptures
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Sculptures
Early 2000s Brazilian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Reclaimed Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Decorative Art
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Decorative Art
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Vintage 1970s Brazilian Rustic Console Tables
Reclaimed Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Sculptures
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Decorative Art
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Books
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Dining Room Tables
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Stools
Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Books
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Sculptures
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Reclaimed Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Other Armchairs
Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Reclaimed Wood
20th Century Brazilian Stools
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal, Copper
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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.
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