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BRAZILIAN FURNITURE

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.

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Place of Origin: Brazilian
Modern Organic style armchair in Solid Wood, Upholstered Flexible Seating
By SIMONINI
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
THE COLLANA SERIES – WHERE ARTISTRY MEETS COMFORT IN EVERY CURVE." THE ARMCHAIRS 

The Collana armchairs are a celebration of refined design and unparalleled comfort. Crafted to elev...
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2010s Modern Brazilian Footstools

Materials

Leather, Hardwood, Fiberglass, Upholstery, Textile

Mid-Century Modern Pair of "Magrini" Stools by Sergio Rodrigues, Brazil, 1960s
By Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Deerfield Beach, FL
Mid-Century Modern Pair of "Magrini" Stools by brazilian designer Sergio Rodrigues, Brazil, 1960s This 1963 creation by the renowned Brazilian designer Sergio Rodrigues is structure...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Footstools

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Wood

Carved French footstool, newly upholstered in a cowhide.
Located in Houston, TX
Elevate your space with our carved hardwood footstool, a timeless masterpiece newly upholstered in a one-of-a-kind cowhide. This footstool exudes elegance, blending intricately carve...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Footstools

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

Modern Organic Style Collana Armchair in Solid Wood, Leather Flexible Seating
By SIMONINI
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
THE COLLANA SERIES – WHERE ARTISTRY MEETS COMFORT IN EVERY CURVE." THE ARMCHAIRS 

The Collana armchairs are a celebration of refined design and unparalleled comfort. Crafted to elev...
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2010s Modern Brazilian Footstools

Materials

Leather, Hardwood, Fiberglass, Upholstery, Textile

Modern Organic Style Collana Armchair in Solid Wood, Leather Flexible Seating
By SIMONINI
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
THE COLLANA SERIES – WHERE ARTISTRY MEETS COMFORT IN EVERY CURVE." THE ARMCHAIRS 

The Collana armchairs are a celebration of refined design and unparalleled comfort. Crafted to elev...
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2010s Modern Brazilian Footstools

Materials

Leather, Hardwood, Fiberglass, Upholstery, Textile

Pair of Percival Lafer Midcentury Brazilian "MP-97" Stools Foot Rests Ottomans
By Percival Lafer
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Brazilian rosewood tan leather upholstery foot stools benches.
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Footstools

Materials

Leather, Rosewood

Mole Ottoman - Sergio Rodrigues, Rosewood and Brown Leather 50'
By Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Houston, TX
The design originated with a 1957 commission for the photographer Otto Stupakoff, who asked Rodrigues for a "spread-out" sofa for his studio. The design sat in Rodrigues’ company Oca...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Footstools

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Leather, Rosewood

Modern Organic Style Armchair and Foot Stool in Solid Wood, Upholstered Seating
By SIMONINI
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
THE COLLANA SERIES – WHERE ARTISTRY MEETS COMFORT IN EVERY CURVE." THE ARMCHAIRS 

The Collana armchairs are a celebration of refined design and unparalleled comfort. Crafted to elev...
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2010s Modern Brazilian Footstools

Materials

Leather, Hardwood, Fiberglass, Upholstery, Textile

Modern Organic style armchair in Solid Wood, Upholstered Flexible Seating
By SIMONINI
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
THE COLLANA SERIES – WHERE ARTISTRY MEETS COMFORT IN EVERY CURVE." THE ARMCHAIRS 

The Collana armchairs are a celebration of refined design and unparalleled comfort. Crafted to elev...
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2010s Modern Brazilian Footstools

Materials

Leather, Hardwood, Fiberglass, Upholstery, Textile

"Encilhaço" Stool, Inês Schertel, Brazilian Contemporary Design
By Inês Schertel
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Full of personality, in order to create unique pieces, mixing ancient techniques for treating sheep wool with contemporary design and innovation, Inês Schertel...
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21st Century and Contemporary Bohemian Brazilian Footstools

Materials

Wool, Wood

ELO Footstool in Metal and Rope for Indoor and Outdoor Use by Filipe Ramos
By Filipe Ramos
Located in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
The ELO stool can be use individually or to complement to the ELO armchair. The shape of the seat provides storage space underneath that can be used to keep books, boxes, and sungla...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Footstools

Materials

Aluminum

Brazilian Stool Footrest Ottoman by Jean Gillon
By Jean Gillon
Located in New York, NY
Hard to find item by Brazilian designer Jean Gillon. This example is in fair condition, showing cosmetic wear and one tenon has been cracked and re-glued.
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Footstools

Materials

Leather, Wood

Footstool in Metal and Rope for outdoor and indoor use "ELO" by Filipe Ramos
By Filipe Ramos
Located in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
The ELO tube stool can be used individually or to complement to the ELO armchair. The shape of the seat provides storage space underneath that can be used ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Footstools

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Aluminum

Stool Handcrafted in Brazilian Hardwood by Ricardo Graham Ferreira
By Ricardo Graham Ferreira
Located in Nova Friburgo, RJ
'Aragonez do Cerrado' handcrafted wooden stool by by Ricardo Graham Ferreira. The stool is assembled with a variety of prestigious Brazilian hardwoods. The stool is inspired by the Brazilian Cerrado region and the medieval Spain...
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2010s Brazilian Footstools

Materials

Hardwood

Contemporary Stool, Handcrafted, Solid Wood
By Marcos Amato
Located in New York, NY
The Barba Negra stool was created as an interpretation of the sensations aroused by the contact with the marine universe that generated a curvilinear, fluid and dynamic design of the...
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2010s Brazilian Footstools

Materials

Imbuia

1950s Cabin Modern Sergio Rodrigues Poltrona Mole Ottoman Bench South American
By Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Strong and Sturdy. Poltrona Molé Ottoman, Manufacturer ISA, Designer Sergio Rodrigues. Unmarked. W: 33 x D: 21.5 x H: 16 in.  
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Footstools

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Leather

Armchair and Ottoman, by Rino Levi, Brazil, 1960s
By Rino Levi
Located in Whitstable, GB
Solid wood armchair and ottoman, by Rino Levi. Brazil, 1960s Manufactured by Móveis Ambiente. A perfectly balanced armchair, masterly executed. Stunning minimal back rest made of ...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Footstools

Materials

Fabric, Hardwood

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