Brazilian Beds and Bed Frames
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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2010s Brazilian Beds and Bed Frames
Leather, Fabric
2010s Brazilian Beds and Bed Frames
Leather, Upholstery
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Beds and Bed Frames
Fabric
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Beds and Bed Frames
Fabric
2010s Brazilian Beds and Bed Frames
Fabric
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Beds and Bed Frames
Upholstery, Wood
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Beds and Bed Frames
Upholstery, Wood
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Beds and Bed Frames
Upholstery, Wood
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Beds and Bed Frames
Upholstery, Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Beds and Bed Frames
Rosewood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Beds and Bed Frames
Leather, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Beds and Bed Frames
Rosewood, Cane
2010s Brazilian Beds and Bed Frames
Fabric, Upholstery
2010s Brazilian Beds and Bed Frames
Fabric, Upholstery
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Beds and Bed Frames
Rosewood
2010s Brazilian Beds and Bed Frames
Fabric, Upholstery
2010s Shaker Brazilian Beds and Bed Frames
Hardwood
2010s Shaker Brazilian Beds and Bed Frames
Hardwood, Plywood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Beds and Bed Frames
Iron, Brass
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Beds and Bed Frames
Rosewood
20th Century Post-Modern Brazilian Beds and Bed Frames
Rattan
2010s Modern Brazilian Beds and Bed Frames
Marble, Steel, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Beds and Bed Frames
Leather
20th Century Post-Modern Brazilian Beds and Bed Frames
Wood
1970s Hollywood Regency Vintage Brazilian Beds and Bed Frames
Cane, Rattan
1980s Post-Modern Vintage Brazilian Beds and Bed Frames
Plastic, Lacquer
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Beds and Bed Frames
Velvet
2010s Brazilian Beds and Bed Frames
Bamboo
1960s Post-Modern Vintage Brazilian Beds and Bed Frames
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Country Brazilian Beds and Bed Frames
Oak
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Beds and Bed Frames
Velvet, Foam
1980s Post-Modern Vintage Brazilian Beds and Bed Frames
Fabric
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Beds and Bed Frames
Stainless Steel
20th Century Brazilian Beds and Bed Frames
Wood, Hardwood
2010s Brazilian Beds and Bed Frames
Yarn, Wood