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 Rustic Brazilian Furniture
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Brazilian Furniture
Cane, Wood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Marble
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Hardwood, Fiberglass, Upholstery, Textile
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Brazilian Furniture
Paper
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Resin
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Glass, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Other Brazilian Furniture
Wood
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Quartz, Brass
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood, Reclaimed Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Cowhide, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Other Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Steel
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Marble
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather
2010s International Style Brazilian Furniture
Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Rosewood, Cane, Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Faux Leather, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Concrete, Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
2010s International Style Brazilian Furniture
Aluminum, Chrome
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Glass, Imbuia, Wood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Straw, Foam, Wood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Textile, Jacaranda
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Metal
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Metal
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Straw, Wood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Wood, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
1990s Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Cowhide, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Gold
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Lucite
1950s Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Glass, Rosewood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Cane, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Metal
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Wood, Walnut
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Wood, Teak
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Cane, Glass, Wood, Teak
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Cane, Glass, Wood