Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
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.
Mid-19th Century Folk Art Antique Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Cedar
2010s Modern Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
2010s Other Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Marble
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Rosewood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Upholstery, Wood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood, Glass
1960s Vintage Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Jacaranda
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
Late 17th Century Baroque Antique Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Cedar
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Chrome
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Paper
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric
2010s Organic Modern Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Upholstery, Wood
2010s Modern Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric, Upholstery, Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Straw, Wood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal, Copper
2010s Minimalist Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Leather, Hardwood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Chrome
Late 18th Century Antique Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Paper
2010s Minimalist Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Steel
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Resin
Late 20th Century Modern Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
2010s Modern Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Other Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Marble, Iron
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
2010s Modern Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Soapstone, Brass
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Hardwood, Cotton, Ultrasuede
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
2010s Modern Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Steel
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Leather, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Concrete, Steel
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Rosewood
2010s Minimalist Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Steel
Mid-20th Century Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Silver
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Paper
2010s Brutalist Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Stone
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Concrete, Steel
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Fabric
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Upholstery, Wood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Paper
Mid-20th Century Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Rosewood
2010s Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Plywood, Lacquer
2010s Minimalist Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Steel
2010s Modern Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Steel
2010s Modern Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Onyx, Bronze
2010s Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal, Aluminum
15th Century and Earlier Antique Brazilian More Furniture and Collectibles
Tourmaline
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