Brazilian Furniture
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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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Concrete, Iron
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Brass
2010s Art Deco Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Metal, Other
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Hardwood, Cotton
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Wood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Brass, Iron
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Plywood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Metal
1950s Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Cane, Plywood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Wood
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Steel
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Rosewood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood, Leather, Suede
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Steel
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Hardwood, Suede
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Faux Leather, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Stainless Steel
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Suede, Foam, Hardwood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Teak
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Cedar
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Upholstery, Wood
1970s Post-Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
1970s Post-Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Faux Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Hardwood
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Faux Leather, Cane, Hardwood, Walnut
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Ceramic
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Aluminum
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Aluminum
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Faux Leather, Wood, Plywood
1930s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Wood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Faux Leather, Wood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Ceramic
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Clay
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Wood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Upholstery, Fabric, Teak
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Glass, Wood, Hardwood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Rosewood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Silk, Rosewood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Iron
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Nylon, Rosewood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Upholstery, Faux Leather, Rosewood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Rosewood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Plywood, Faux Leather
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Rosewood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Oak, Walnut