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
Leather
1950s Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Imbuia
2010s Art Deco Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Metal, Other
Late 17th Century Baroque Antique Brazilian Furniture
Cedar
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Steel
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Stone, Crystal, Other
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Marble
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Upholstery, Cane, Hardwood
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Steel
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Agate, Bronze
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Glass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Granite, Steel, Stainless Steel
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Stone, Crystal
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
Mid-20th Century Kinetic Brazilian Furniture
Acrylic
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Glass, Hardwood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Wood, Glass
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Furniture
Steel
2010s Art Deco Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Metal, Other
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Onyx, Bronze
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Iron
Mid-20th Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Aluminum, Brass, Iron
Late 20th Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Glass, Wood, Paint
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Iron
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Chrome
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Rosewood
2010s Rustic Brazilian Furniture
Wool
2010s Organic Modern Brazilian Furniture
Quartz, Rock Crystal
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Rosewood, Cane, Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Upholstery, Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Glass, Rosewood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Wood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Hardwood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Hardwood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Leather
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Hardwood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Hardwood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Fabric, Hardwood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Teak
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Teak
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Formica, Hardwood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
2010s Art Deco Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Metal, Other
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Steel
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Cut Glass, Hardwood, Wood
1970s Brutalist Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Rosewood, Glass, Walnut