Brazilian Decorative Objects
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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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Decorative Objects
Crystal, Quartz, Other
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Decorative Objects
Crystal, Quartz, Other
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Decorative Objects
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Decorative Objects
Lucite
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Decorative Objects
Precious Stone
1850s Spanish Colonial Antique Brazilian Decorative Objects
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Decorative Objects
Crystal, Quartz, Other
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Brazilian Decorative Objects
Wood
1930s Modern Vintage Brazilian Decorative Objects
Wood
2010s Brutalist Brazilian Decorative Objects
Brass
2010s Brazilian Decorative Objects
Agate, Amethyst
1970s Organic Modern Vintage Brazilian Decorative Objects
Stone, Agate
1990s Post-Modern Brazilian Decorative Objects
Wood
2010s Brazilian Decorative Objects
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
2010s Brazilian Decorative Objects
Multi-gemstone, Quartz
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Decorative Objects
Rock Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Decorative Objects
Marble
2010s Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Decorative Objects
Copper
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Decorative Objects
Crystal, Quartz, Other
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Decorative Objects
Crystal, Other
2010s Brazilian Decorative Objects
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Decorative Objects
Crystal, Quartz, Other
15th Century and Earlier Antique Brazilian Decorative Objects
Rock Crystal
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Decorative Objects
Acrylic
Mid-19th Century Folk Art Antique Brazilian Decorative Objects
Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Decorative Objects
Rose Quartz
2010s Brazilian Decorative Objects
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Decorative Objects
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Decorative Objects
Crystal, Quartz, Other
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Decorative Objects
Precious Stone
15th Century and Earlier Prehistoric Antique Brazilian Decorative Objects
Stone
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Decorative Objects
Lucite
2010s Other Brazilian Decorative Objects
Wood
2010s Brazilian Decorative Objects
Quartz, Stone
20th Century Tribal Brazilian Decorative Objects
Natural Fiber
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Decorative Objects
Agate
Early 2000s Brazilian Decorative Objects
Ceramic, Porcelain
2010s Brazilian Decorative Objects
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Decorative Objects
Jacaranda
2010s Brazilian Decorative Objects
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
2010s Rustic Brazilian Decorative Objects
Ceramic, Pottery
2010s Rustic Brazilian Decorative Objects
Ceramic, Pottery
2010s Brazilian Decorative Objects
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Decorative Objects
Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Kinetic Brazilian Decorative Objects
Lucite
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Decorative Objects
Travertine, Brass
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Decorative Objects
Porcelain
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Decorative Objects
Resin
1990s Post-Modern Brazilian Decorative Objects
Wood
Late 20th Century Brazilian Decorative Objects
Rock Crystal
1980s Vintage Brazilian Decorative Objects
Malachite, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Decorative Objects
Crystal, Rock Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Brazilian Decorative Objects
Paper
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Decorative Objects
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Brazilian Decorative Objects
Art Glass, Blown Glass
1970s Other Vintage Brazilian Decorative Objects
Ceramic
Late 20th Century Organic Modern Brazilian Decorative Objects
Clay
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Decorative Objects
Concrete, Steel
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