Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
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 Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
20th Century Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Pottery
Early 20th Century Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Wood
2010s Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Rose Quartz
2010s Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Rose Quartz
2010s Other Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Wood
2010s International Style Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Metal
20th Century Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Pottery
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Acrylic
Late 20th Century Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Rock Crystal
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Wood
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
2010s Other Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Wood
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Concrete, Steel
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Wood
2010s Other Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Wood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Silver
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Wood
Mid-20th Century Modern Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Stainless Steel, Aluminum, Brass
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Brass
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Stone, Brass
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Stone, Brass
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Resin, Acrylic
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Stone, Brass
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Stone, Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Granite, Bronze
20th Century Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Pottery
Late 20th Century Modern Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Fiberglass, Lacquer
Early 20th Century Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Wood
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Wood
2010s Other Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Wood
2010s Other Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Wood
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Wood
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Steel
2010s Other Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Wood
Mid-18th Century Baroque Antique Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Cedar
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Brass
1960s Space Age Vintage Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Bronze, Copper, Metal
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Wood
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Wood
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Wood
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Wood
2010s Modern Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
1990s International Style Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Terracotta
2010s Other Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Wood
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Soapstone, Brass
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Metal
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Stainless Steel
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Concrete, Brass
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Concrete, Brass
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Stone, Brass
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Stone, Brass
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Wood
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Stone, Brass
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Stone, Brass
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Stone, Brass
1950s Vintage Brazilian Figurative Sculptures
Rock Crystal, Metal