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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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Bouclé
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Metal
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Wood, Plywood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Brass
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Wood, Formica
1970s Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Jacaranda
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Rosewood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Lacquer, Wood, Walnut
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Rosewood, Upholstery
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Upholstery, Fabric, Hardwood
2010s Art Deco Brazilian Furniture
Teak
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Wood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Textile, Upholstery, Hardwood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Velvet
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood, Imbuia
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Cane, Rosewood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Wood, Plywood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Furniture
Amethyst
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Cane, Rosewood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Steel
2010s Brutalist Brazilian Furniture
Brass
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Metal
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Glass, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Metal
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
15th Century and Earlier Antique Brazilian Furniture
Other, Iron, Nickel
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Natural Fiber, Hardwood, Wood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Steel
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Aluminum
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Bouclé
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Mahogany
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
2010s Organic Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wicker
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Steel