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, Leather
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood, Leather, Canvas, Velvet, Polyester
2010s International Style Brazilian Furniture
Stainless Steel
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Teak, Upholstery, Fabric
1960s Organic Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Driftwood
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Acrylic
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Faux Leather, Cane, Hardwood, Walnut
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Teak, Fabric, Upholstery
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Stone, Stainless Steel
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Clay
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Hardwood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Teak, Fabric, Upholstery
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Stone
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Hardwood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Acrylic, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Marble
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Upholstery, Hardwood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Metal
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Hardwood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Metal
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Upholstery, Fabric, Teak
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Teak, Fabric, Upholstery
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Fiberglass, Hardwood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Bronze
1950s Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Wood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Wood
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Stainless Steel, Other
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Velvet
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Hardwood
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Furniture
Wood, Plywood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Straw, Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Stainless Steel
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Furniture
Steel
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood, Teak
1970s International Style Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Metal
Late 20th Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Silver Leaf
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Hardwood
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Faux Leather, Cane, Hardwood, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Rosewood, Felt
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Linen, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Hardwood
1960s Brutalist Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood, Ultrasuede
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Quartz, Stone
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Velvet, Hardwood
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Jacaranda
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Wood
1970s Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Amethyst, Silver
Late 18th Century Antique Brazilian Furniture
Paper