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Brazilian Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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
Midcentury Agate Catchall Brazilian
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful, substantial, relatively large, Brazilian agate catchall vide-poche, Organic Modern design, circa mid-20th century, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Mid-20th Century Organic Modern Brazilian Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Agate

Mid-Century Brazilian Modern Acrylic Catch All Dish With Scaly Underside
Located in Miami, FL
Brazilian mid-century yellow catch all dish in the shape of a shell with a scaly underside, 1960s.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Acrylic

Large Handmade Mid-Century Carved Onyx Agate Stone Organic Dish or Vide-Poche
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
A beautiful carved, shaped and polished Onyx Agate stone dish, bowl or vide-poche by unknown maker. Wonderful organic slightly oval form with warm lines or rings of caramel, cream an...
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1970s Organic Modern Vintage Brazilian Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Stone, Agate

Large Handmade Mid-Century Carved Blue Agate Stone Organic Dish or Vide-Poche
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
A beautiful carved, shaped and polished blue Agate stone dish, bowl or vide-poche by unknown maker. Wonderful organic slightly oval form with warm lines or rings of caramel, cream an...
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1970s Organic Modern Vintage Brazilian Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Stone, Agate

Carved Mid-Century Brown Agate Crystal Stone Organic Dish, Vide-Poche or Ashtray
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
A beautiful carved, slightly oval shaped and polished reddish brown stone dish, bowl, ashtray or vide-poche by unknown maker. Wonderful organic slightly oval form with warm colours o...
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1970s Organic Modern Vintage Brazilian Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Stone, Agate

Large Handmade Mid-Century Carved Blue Agate Stone Organic Dish or Vide-Poche
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
A beautiful carved, shaped and polished blue Agate stone dish, bowl or vide-poche by unknown maker. Wonderful organic slightly oval form with warm lines or rings of caramel, cream an...
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1970s Organic Modern Vintage Brazilian Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Stone, Agate

Solid Rock Quartz Crystal Circular Centerpiece Tray
Located in New York, NY
Rock crystal circular tray with wide rim and flat bottom. Hand carved from one piece of natural clear quartz crystal.
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Rock Crystal

Genuine Polished Rutile Quartz Soap Dish from Brazil (2.5 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
Connect deeply to your higher self by welcoming this one-of-a-kind Rutilated Quartz soap dish. An essential tool for manifesting transformation and inner healing, its vibrations will...
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Crystal, Quartz, Other

Mid-Century Modern Wooden Tray, Brazil, 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern wooden wall unit "Extenso" by Amma, Italy, 1970s.
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Wood

Jean Gillon. Plateau rectangulaire , c. 1960. Wood Art
By Italma Wood Art, Jean Gillon
Located in PARIS, FR
This rectangular tray of the model 304, by Jean Gillon, dates from about 1960. Made of solid wood, this top has dimensions of 2 x 35 x 12 centimeters. The authenticity of this creati...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Hardwood

Bowl, Centerpiece in Polished Bronze by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Bowl, centerpiece in polished bronze by Fakasaka design. Dimensions: W 36 x D 12 x H 7 cm. Materials: Polished bronze.  
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2010s Modern Brazilian Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Bronze

Large Oval Mid-Century Carved Brown Crystal Agate Stone Organic Dish Vide-Poche
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
A beautiful carved, slightly oval shaped and polished crystal agate stone ashtray, dish, bowl or vide-poche by unknown maker. Wonderful organic slightly oval form with lines or ring...
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1970s Organic Modern Vintage Brazilian Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Stone, Agate

Long Bowl in Dark Bronze by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Long bowl in dark bronze by Fakasaka Design Dimensions: W 41.5 x D 16 x H 9.5 cm Materials: Dark bronze.  
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2010s Modern Brazilian Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Bronze

Large Black Glass Platter, Brazil, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Brazilian handcrafted polished black free form shaped large platter 24-karat gold tipped rough edged border.  
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Glass

Jean Gillon. Suite of 4 square trays, c. 1960
By Jean Gillon, Italma Wood Art
Located in PARIS, FR
Suite of four square trays designed by Jean Gillon, dating from about 1960. Each top is characterized by dimensions of 2 x 16 x 16 centimeters, offering a compact scale and a geometr...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Hardwood

Brazilian Ceramics: Arte Forma. Set of 6 enamelled ceramic trays
By Industria Brasileira
Located in PARIS, FR
The pieces in question are a set of 6 enamelled ceramic trays, created by Arte Forma. Each tray is signed under its base. The trays are made of enamelled ceramic, which suggests a s...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Enamel

Polished Bronze Bar Tray by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Box, ashtray in polished bronze by FAKASAKA Design Dimensions: W 63 x D 37 x H 7 cm Materials: Polished bronze.  
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2010s Modern Brazilian Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Bronze

Polished Bronze Hilda Bowl by FAKASAKA Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Polished Hilda bowl by FAKASAKA Design Dimensions: W 78 x D 41 x H 12 cm Materials: Polished bronze.    
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2010s Modern Brazilian Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Bronze

Centerpiece Bowl in Polished Bronze by FAKASAKA Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Centerpiece bowl in polished bronze by FAKASAKA Design Dimensions: W 36 x D 30 x H 7 cm Materials: Polished bronze.    
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2010s Modern Brazilian Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Bronze

Black Bronze Hilda Bowl by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Black bronze Hilda bowl by FAKASAKA Design Dimensions: W 78 x D 41 x H 12 cm Materials: Black bronze.  
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2010s Modern Brazilian Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Bronze

Pair of Polished Bronze Bar Trays by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Pair of polished bronze bar trays by Fakasaka Design Dimensions: W 63 x D 37 x H 7 cm Materials: Polished bronze.  
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2010s Modern Brazilian Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Bronze

Set of 2 Bronze Hilda Bowl by FAKASAKA Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 bronze Hilda bowl by FAKASAKA Design Dimensions: W 78 x D 41 x H 12 cm Materials: Polished and black bronze.   
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2010s Modern Brazilian Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Bronze

Set of 2 Long Bowls in Dark Bronze by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 long bowls in dark bronze by Fakasaka Design Dimensions: W 41.5 x D 16 x H 9.5 cm Materials: Dark bronze.      
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2010s Modern Brazilian Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Bronze

Pair of Centerpieces Bowls in Polished Bronze by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Pair of centerpieces bowls in Polished bronze by FAKASAKA Design Dimensions: W 36 x D 30 x H 7 cm Materials: Polished bronze.  
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2010s Modern Brazilian Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

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Bronze

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