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Jorge Zalszupin Senior

Jorge Zalszupin Senior chair set L’Atelier Brazil 1960
By Jorge Zalszupin
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Jorge Zalszupin and crafted by L’Atelier in the 1960s, embodies the hallmarks of mid-century Brazilian
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Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

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Metal, Chrome

Jorge Zalszupin Senior chair set L’Atelier Brazil 1960
Jorge Zalszupin Senior chair set L’Atelier Brazil 1960
$38,031 / set
H 31.11 in W 26.78 in D 21.26 in
Senior Armchair
By Jorge Zalszupin
Located in Barra Funda, SP
Jorge Zalszupin - Senior armchair in rosewood and upholstered. Usage marks. Brazil c 1960
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

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Upholstery, Hardwood

Senior Armchair
Senior Armchair
$12,000
H 29.14 in W 19.69 in D 26.78 in
Vintage Set of Six Senior Armhairs, Jorge Zalszupin, Brazil, 1950s
By Jorge Zalszupin
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Jorge Zalszupin / Set of Six Senior Armchairs Wood, Upholstery / Brazil, 1959 The Senior chair
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Vintage 1950s Brazilian Dining Room Chairs

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Upholstery, Hardwood

Vintage Set of Six Senior Armhairs, Jorge Zalszupin, Brazil, 1950s
Vintage Set of Six Senior Armhairs, Jorge Zalszupin, Brazil, 1950s
$21,527 / set
H 29.14 in W 26.78 in D 21.66 in
Mid-Century Modern Armchair “Senior” in Metal & Suede, Jorge Zalszupin, c. 1960s
By Jorge Zalszupin
Located in New York, NY
The “Senior” armchair, crafted by Jorge Zalszupin and manufactured by l’Atelier in the 1960s
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20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

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Aluminum

Set of 2 “Senior” Armchairs in Hardwood & Suede by Jorge Zalszupin, c. 1960s
By Jorge Zalszupin
Located in New York, NY
This comfortable, aptly named Senior armchair was designed by Jorge Zalszupin and produced by his
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20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

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Aluminum

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08 Jorge Zalszupin "Senior" Armchairs for L´Atelier
By Jorge Zalszupin
Located in Sao Paulo, Brazil
08 "Senior" armchairs by Jorge Zalszupin in jacaranda wood, upholstered in original brown leather
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Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

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Leather, Wood

Jorge Zalszupin 'Senior' Armchairs, Brazil, 1960s-1970s
By Jorge Zalszupin
Located in Utrecht, NL
Designed between 1959-1969 by Jorge Zalszupin these 'Senior' chairs are simultaneously understated
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Vintage 1960s Brazilian Modern Armchairs

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Stainless Steel

Jorge Zalszupin Senior Armchair Green L'Atelier, 1959
By Jorge Zalszupin
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Comfortable so-called Senior armchair designed by Jorge Zalszupin and manufactured by his own
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Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Rosewood

Jorge Zalszupin Senior armchair brown L'Atelier 1959
By Jorge Zalszupin
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Comfortable so-called Senior armchair designed by Jorge Zalszupin and manufactured by his own
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Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

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Upholstery, Rosewood

Jorge Zalszupin Senior Armchair Red L'atelier 1959
By Jorge Zalszupin
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Comfortable so-called Senior armchair designed by Jorge Zalszupin and manufactured by his own
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Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Rosewood

1960s Pair of "Senior" Armchairs in Rosewood by Jorge Zalszupin, Brazil Modern
By Jorge Zalszupin
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Zalszupin design.
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

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Brass

Pair of Jorge Zalszupin Linen and Jacaranda 'Senior' Armchairs for L'Atelier
By Jorge Zalszupin, L'Atelier San Paulo
Located in Astoria, NY
A pair of 'Senior' armchairs by designer Jorge Zalszupin for L'Atelier, manufactured circa 1960s
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Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

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Linen, Wood, Jacaranda, Rosewood

Jorge Zalszupin 'Senior' Rosewood & Leather Armchairs, Produced in 1972, Brazil
By Jorge Zalszupin, L'Atelier San Paulo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This pair of sophisticated Jorge Zalszupin "Senior" armchairs is the perfect choice for the refined
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Vintage 1970s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

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Leather, Rosewood

Pair of Modern Jorge Zalszupin 'Senior' Rosewood Lounge Chairs for L'Atelier
By Jorge Zalszupin, L'Atelier San Paulo
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of gorgeous modern light brown leather and rosewood 'Senior' lounge chairs by Jorge Zalszupin
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Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

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Leather, Rosewood

Jorge Zalszupin Pair of 'Senior' Chairs in Black Leatherette
By Jorge Zalszupin
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Jorge Zalsupin for Poltrona, pair of armchairs model 'Senior', metal, leatherette, Brazil, design
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Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

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Metal

Set of two “Senior” Armchairs, Jorge Zalszupin. Brazil, 1960s
By L'Atelier San Paulo, Jorge Zalszupin
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of two “Senior” armchairs designed by Jorge Zalszupin and produced by l’Atelier in 1960s
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Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

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Chrome

Senior Armchair by Jorge Zalszupin
Located in New York, NY
"Senior" armchair with metal legs and upholstery. Produced by Etel, in Brazil.
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Armchairs

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Metal

Senior Armchair by Jorge Zalszupin
H 28 in W 25 in D 22 in
Senior Armchair by Jorge Zalszupin
Located in New York, NY
"Senior" armchair available in a variety of certified woods with upholstered seat and back
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Armchairs

Senior Armchair by Jorge Zalszupin
Senior Armchair by Jorge Zalszupin
H 30 in W 27 in D 33 in

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Just as emigrant Europeans — from Kem Weber and Paul Frankl to Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe — helped establish modernist design and architecture in the United States, so too did many of their peers foster the new design aesthetic in Brazil in the middle decades of the 20th century. Along with architect Lina Bo Bardi (from Italy) and Joaquim Tenreiro (from Portugal) — both of whom helped popularize Brazilian modern design and influenced today's generation of Brazilian designers — there was Jorge Zalszupin, who arrived from Poland in 1949 and created consistently sleek and elegant chairs, tables and case pieces using the South American country’s vibrantly grained tropical hardwoods.

Zalszupin was born in Warsaw (his given first name is Jerzy) and went on to study architecture at the École des Beaux Arts in Bucharest, Romania, graduating in 1945. Zalszupin moved to Paris but found few opportunities in the postwar City of Light. He was impressed by articles on the work of Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer that he saw in the André Bloc–edited magazine L’Architecture d’Aujourd’hui (Architecture Today). And after sailing to South America, Zalszupin went to work with his fellow Pole and architect Luciano Korngold in São Paulo. Zalszupin began designing furniture as part of his architectural commissions and created several pieces for Niemeyer for use in the new capital city, Brasília. He opened his own design and manufacturing firm, L’Atelier, in 1959.

While Zalszupin cannot be said to have had a signature style, his furniture designs all share a characteristic simplicity and purity of line and form. His work is often compared to that of Danish designers, most especially in their shared commitment to quality construction. He was a master of many materials: travertine marble for tabletops, slung leather for seating, man-made fabrics for upholstery and — his forte — highly figured woods such as jacaranda and rosewood. The latter plays prominently in two of Zalszupin’s best-known lounge chairs: the Brasiliana, with its austere, angular wood frame, and the Presidencial, with its curved seating shell and slatted backrest. Both chairs feature deep cushions and generous proportions in deference to the Brazilian proclivity for long and languid conversations. Yet both pieces — like all Zalszupin designs — possess a striking, tailored grace that would be perfect in any environment.

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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.

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Finding the Right Armchairs for You

Armchairs have run the gamut from prestige to ease and everything in between, and everyone has an antique or vintage armchair that they love.

Long before industrial mass production democratized seating, armchairs conveyed status and power.

In ancient Egypt, the commoners took stools, while in early Greece, ceremonial chairs of carved marble were designated for nobility. But the high-backed early thrones of yore, elevated and ornate, were merely grandiose iterations of today’s armchairs.

Modern-day armchairs, built with functionality and comfort in mind, are now central to tasks throughout your home. Formal dining armchairs support your guests at a table for a cheery feast, a good drafting chair with a deep seat is parked in front of an easel where you create art and, elsewhere, an ergonomic wonder of sorts positions you at the desk for your 9 to 5.

When placed under just the right lamp where you can lounge comfortably, both elbows resting on the padded supports on each side of you, an upholstered armchair — or a rattan armchair for your light-suffused sunroom — can be the sanctuary where you’ll read for hours.

If you’re in the mood for company, your velvet chesterfield armchair is a place to relax and be part of the conversation that swirls around you. Maybe the dialogue is about the beloved Papa Bear chair, a mid-century modern masterpiece from Danish carpenter and furniture maker Hans Wegner, and the wingback’s strong association with the concept of cozying up by the fireplace, which we can trace back to its origins in 1600s-era England, when the seat’s distinctive arm protrusions protected the sitter from the heat of the period’s large fireplaces.

If the fireside armchair chat involves spirited comparisons, your companions will likely probe the merits of antique and vintage armchairs such as Queen Anne armchairs, Victorian armchairs or even Louis XVI armchairs, as well as the pros and cons of restoration versus conservation.

Everyone seems to have a favorite armchair and most people will be all too willing to talk about their beloved design. Whether that’s the unique Favela chair by Brazilian sibling furniture designers Fernando and Humberto Campana, who repurposed everyday objects to provocative effect; or Marcel Breuer’s futuristic tubular metal Wassily lounge chair; the functionality-first LC series from Charlotte Perriand, Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret; or the Eames lounge chair of the mid-1950s created by Charles and Ray Eames, there is an iconic armchair for everyone and every purpose. Find yours on 1stDibs right now.