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 Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Teak
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Wood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
1940s Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Faux Leather, Wood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Teak
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Metal
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Wood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Suede, Wood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Marble
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Lucite
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
1960s Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Cement
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Upholstery, Cane, Fabric, Teak
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Metal
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Teak
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Metal
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Metal, Chrome
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Teak
2010s Art Deco Brazilian Furniture
Quartz, Metal
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Cocobolo
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Teak, Upholstery, Fabric
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Teak
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Cane, Glass, Teak
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Jacaranda
1960s Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Cement
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Linen, Wood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Leather
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Wood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood, Bouclé
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Upholstery, Teak, Fabric
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Textile
2010s Scandinavian Modern Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Wood, Upholstery
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Amethyst
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Amethyst
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Quartz
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
Early 2000s Organic Modern Brazilian Furniture
Agate