Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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.
Find a collection of vintage Brazilian furniture on 1stDibs that includes chairs, sofas, tables and more.
2010s Modern Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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2010s Modern Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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2010s Modern Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Quartz, Steel
2010s Modern Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Quartz, Steel
2010s Modern Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Bronze
2010s Modern Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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2010s Modern Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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2010s Modern Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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2010s Modern Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Bronze
2010s Modern Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Bronze
2010s Modern Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Bronze
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Plastic
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Quartz
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Wood
1970s Modern Vintage Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Ceramic
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Brass, Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Wood
1970s Vintage Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Silver Plate
Late 20th Century Modern Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Silver Plate
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Rosewood
Late 19th Century Chinoiserie Antique Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Porcelain
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Wood
1970s Modern Vintage Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Wood
2010s Organic Modern Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Agate, Crystal, Multi-gemstone, Gold Plate
Mid-20th Century Aesthetic Movement Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Multi-gemstone, Silver
2010s Organic Modern Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Multi-gemstone, Agate, Crystal, Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Wood
2010s Organic Modern Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Agate, Crystal, Multi-gemstone, Gold Plate
2010s Organic Modern Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Agate, Crystal, Multi-gemstone
2010s Organic Modern Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Agate, Crystal, Multi-gemstone
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Modern Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Jacaranda, Ceramic
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Copper
1990s Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Rock Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Brass
2010s Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Copper
2010s Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Copper
2010s Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Copper
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Porcelain
19th Century Antique Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Clay
2010s Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Copper
2010s Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Copper
2010s Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Copper
2010s Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Copper
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Rosewood
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