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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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Textile, Upholstery, Hardwood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Cane, Hardwood
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Velvet, Wood
2010s Art Deco Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Metal, Other
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Marble
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
Early 1800s Baroque Antique Brazilian Furniture
Wood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Upholstery, Teak
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Wood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Rock Crystal
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Chrome
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Brass
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Wood, Formica
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Glass, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Iron
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Plastic
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Metal
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Rock Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Brazilian Furniture
Steel
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Natural Fiber
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Rosewood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Iron
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Hardwood
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Hardwood, Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Lucite
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Iron
1940s Other Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Brass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Brass
1970s Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Mirror, Plywood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Metal
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Metal
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Teak, Cane, Fabric, Upholstery
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Bouclé
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Brass
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Stone, Crystal, Other
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Faux Leather, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Hardwood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Resin, Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Velvet, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Wood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Aluminum
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
15th Century and Earlier British Colonial Antique Brazilian Furniture
Pewter