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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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Iron
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Wood, Teak, Upholstery
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Upholstery, Cane, Fabric, Wood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Cane, Glass, Teak
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Upholstery, Teak, Fabric
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Marble
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Amethyst
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Metal
2010s International Style Brazilian Furniture
Stainless Steel
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Upholstery, Walnut, Wood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood, Walnut
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Elm
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Tourmaline
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Upholstery, Teak, Fabric
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Teak, Fabric, Upholstery
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Teak, Fabric, Upholstery
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
1980s Post-Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Metal
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Cane, Teak, Glass
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Metal
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Foam, Cedar
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Cane, Glass, Teak
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Concrete
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Marble
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Foam, Cedar
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Teak, Fabric, Upholstery
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Upholstery, Leather, Hardwood
Late 20th Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Metal
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Amethyst
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Cocobolo
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Textile
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Carrara Marble
Mid-20th Century Brutalist Brazilian Furniture
Leather
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Glass, Walnut
1970s Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Suede, Rosewood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Upholstery, Teak, Wood, Fabric
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Teak
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Wood, Upholstery
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Quartz
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Upholstery, Teak, Fabric
2010s International Style Brazilian Furniture
Stainless Steel
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Concrete, Metal
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Metal
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Velvet, Wood