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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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Chrome
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Faux Leather, Cane, Hardwood, Walnut
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Upholstery, Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Stone, Stainless Steel
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Mirror, Wood, Walnut
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Plywood
1950s Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Upholstery, Jacaranda
2010s Other Brazilian Furniture
Cowhide
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Brazilian Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Velvet
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Rosewood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Mirror, Teak
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Textile, Upholstery, Hardwood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Hardwood
1950s Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Imbuia
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Wood, Pine
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Wood, Cane
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Textile, Wood, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Stainless Steel
2010s Art Deco Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Metal, Other
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Formica, Rosewood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Metal
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Travertine, Aluminum
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary Other Brazilian Furniture
Marble
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Wood
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Plywood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Metal
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Rosewood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Hardwood
2010s International Style Brazilian Furniture
Stainless Steel
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
2010s Art Deco Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Metal, Other
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Bronze
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Concrete, Iron
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Wood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood, Mirror
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Formica, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Rock Crystal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Straw, Hardwood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Textile, Upholstery, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Other
21st Century and Contemporary Industrial Brazilian Furniture
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Rosewood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Metal
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Fur, Hide, Leather
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Upholstery, Hardwood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Rosewood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Upholstery, Teak, Fabric
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Plywood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Lucite
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal