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 Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Plastic
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Rosewood
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Bronze
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Hardwood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Resin
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Onyx, Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Steel
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Marble
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Silk, Rosewood
2010s Art Deco Brazilian Furniture
Quartz, Aluminum
1950s Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Wood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Stone, Copper
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Linen, Hardwood
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Hardwood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Cane, Hardwood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Chrome
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Faux Leather, Cane, Hardwood, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Textile, Wood
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Hardwood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Bouclé
1960s Scandinavian Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Rosewood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Plastic
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Glass, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Glass, Hardwood, Plywood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Animal Skin
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Metal
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Wood, Glass
1990s Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Wood
1980s Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Malachite, Brass
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Brass
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Glass, Hardwood
20th Century Minimalist Brazilian Furniture
PVC, Walnut
1930s Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Paper
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Stone, Other
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Wool
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Paper
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Iron, Brass
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Lacquer
Late 19th Century Chinoiserie Antique Brazilian Furniture
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Other
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Metal, Chrome
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Rosewood
1970s Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Wood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather