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
Wood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Jacaranda
Late 17th Century Antique Brazilian Furniture
Brass, Iron
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Velvet, Wood
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood, Leather
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood, Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Rose Quartz
Late 19th Century Antique Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Metal
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Stone, Other
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Metal
Late 20th Century Brazilian Furniture
Metal
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Rosewood
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Concrete
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood, Glass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Hardwood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Ceramic
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Fabric
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Hardwood
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Other
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Agate
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Faux Leather, Hardwood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Acrylic
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Brass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood, Cork
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wool, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Brazilian Furniture
Steel
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Furniture
Wood
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Faux Leather, Cane, Hardwood, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Wood
2010s Brutalist Brazilian Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood, Imbuia, Jacaranda
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Iron
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Furniture
Precious Stone
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Cane, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Metal
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Iron
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Brazilian Furniture
Paper
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Wood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Plywood, Faux Leather
2010s Art Deco Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Metal, Other
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Fabric
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Hardwood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Rosewood, Leather
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Wood