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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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Wood
15th Century and Earlier Antique Brazilian Furniture
Quartz
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Steel
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Glass, Wood
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Stone, Other
2010s Other Brazilian Furniture
Wood
2010s Organic Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood
20th Century Brazilian Furniture
String, Feathers
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Granite
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood
20th Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood, Imbuia
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Metal, Copper
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Rose Quartz
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Rosewood
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Furniture
Metal
1960s Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Hardwood
2010s Organic Modern Brazilian Furniture
Agate, Crystal, Multi-gemstone, Gold Plate
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Formica, Wood
2010s Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Steel
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Cane, Glass, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Stainless Steel
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Paper
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Upholstery, Rosewood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Mirror, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Suede, Wood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Fiberglass, Hardwood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Formica, Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Marble
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Glass, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Velvet, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Upholstery, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Wood
2010s Art Deco Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Metal, Other
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Hardwood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Wood, Glass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Metal
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Metal
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Mirror, Plywood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood, Oak
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Metal
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Metal
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Wood
1740s Other Antique Brazilian Furniture
Wrought Iron
1960s Brutalist Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Glass, Wood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood