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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2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Teak
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Furniture
Wood
2010s Scandinavian Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Fabric
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Upholstery, Fabric, Wood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Steel
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Teak, Fabric, Upholstery
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Teak
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Teak
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Upholstery, Teak, Fabric
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Steel
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Metal
2010s Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Suede
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Hardwood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Steel
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Mirror, Wood, Walnut
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Oak
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Furniture
Steel
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Stainless Steel
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Marble
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Steel
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Hardwood
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Furniture
Steel
2010s Organic Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wicker
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Brazilian Furniture
Wood, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Bronze
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Rosewood
2010s International Style Brazilian Furniture
Wood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Rosewood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Fabric, Wood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Amethyst, Multi-gemstone, Other
2010s Organic Modern Brazilian Furniture
Agate
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Leather
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Fabric, Wood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Bronze
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Brass
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Glass, Teak, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Hardwood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Cane, Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Marble, Brass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Furniture
Ceramic