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
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Brass, Stainless Steel
2010s Art Deco Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Metal, Other
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Furniture
Steel
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Upholstery, Fabric, Teak
2010s Brutalist Brazilian Furniture
Marble
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Metal
1960s Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Jacaranda
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Bentwood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Brass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Fiberglass
Late 20th Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wool
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Lucite
2010s Other Brazilian Furniture
Quartz
2010s Anglo-Japanese Brazilian Furniture
Straw, Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Fiberglass
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Stainless Steel
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Fabric
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Hardwood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Concrete
2010s Arts and Crafts Brazilian Furniture
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Rosewood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Metal
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Linen, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Bouclé
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Rosewood
1950s Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Jacaranda
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Glass, Hardwood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Furniture
Steel
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Rosewood, Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Brazilian Furniture
Amethyst
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Upholstery, Wood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Cane, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Glass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Glass, Wood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood, Oak
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Fabric
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Glass, Jacaranda
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Straw, Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Brass
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Marble
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Resin
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Upholstery
1980s Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Malachite, Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood, Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Teak, Lacquer
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Metal, Other
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Quartz
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Aluminum
1940s Other Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Wood