Brazilian Lounge Chairs
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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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Faux Leather, Hardwood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Jacaranda
2010s Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Fiberglass, Paint
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Cane, Rosewood
2010s Organic Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Parchment Paper
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Hardwood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Stainless Steel
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Suede, Rosewood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Wood, Leather
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Cement
2010s Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Lacquer, Leather, Fabric, Cane
2010s Scandinavian Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Walnut, Leather, Fabric, Cane
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Aluminum
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Steel
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Leather, Hardwood
2010s Organic Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Wicker
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Leather, Rosewood
2010s Organic Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Wicker
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Leather, Hardwood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Hardwood
1970s Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Iron
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Rosewood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Metal
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Leather, Rosewood
Late 20th Century Brutalist Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Leather, Wood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Leather, Suede, Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Leather, Hardwood
1970s Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Bouclé, Wood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Leather, Cedar
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Metal, Brass
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Paint, Fabric
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Leather
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Steel
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Metal
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Metal
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Metal
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Fabric
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Steel
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Leather
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Upholstery, Fabric, Paint
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Metal
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Leather
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Leather
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Leather
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Leather, Paint
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Leather, Fabric
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Leather
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Leather
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Leather
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Metal
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Metal
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Upholstery, Leather
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Cane, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Wood, Straw
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