Brazilian Furniture
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.
Find a collection of vintage Brazilian furniture on 1stDibs that includes chairs, sofas, tables and more.
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Period: Late 20th Century
Place of Origin: Brazilian
Abraham Palatnik Lucite Black Elephant, Brazil, c1970
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in Pymble, NSW
A large black lucite elephant by Abraham Palatnik. Made in Brazil in the early1970’s with its label and signed in the item.
In exceptional condition i...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Lucite
Vintage Brazilian Armchair with Cognac Color Leather Seat Cushion, 70s
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Very beautiful and special lounge chair attributed to Brazil 1970.
The chair is made of curved brown plywood and has a cow leather seat supported by a firm back and with brown leather pillow...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Leather, Plywood
Coffee Table by Oscar Niemeyer for Tepperman Brasile, 1970s
By Oscar Niemeyer
Located in Brussels, BE
Coffee table by Oscar Niemeyer for Tepperman Brasile, 1970s - Aegean marble top and ebonized wood legs.
Category
1970s Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Marble
Selma Daffre, Listed Brazilian Artist, Collograph on Paper, "Linhas"
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Selma Daffre (b. 1951), listed Brazilian artist.
Collograph on paper. "Linhas".
Numbered 4/9.
Dated 1997.
Visible dimensions: 25 x 20 cm.
Total di...
Category
1990s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Paper
Folk Art Painting of a Villa Hacienda with Soldiers in Costume by Alayde Lacerda
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Wonderful painting on wood by Brazilian artist Alayde Lacerda. The painting features a villa set back in a valley with the mountains in the background. In front of the house is a gro...
Category
1970s Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Selma Daffre, Listed Brazilian Artist, Collograph on Paper, "Linhas"
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Selma Daffre (b. 1951), listed Brazilian artist.
Collograph on paper. "Linhas".
Numbered 5/9.
Dated 1997.
Visible dimensions: 25 x 20 cm.
Total di...
Category
1990s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Paper
Selma Daffre, Listed Brazilian Artist, Collograph on Paper, "Linhas"
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Selma Daffre (b. 1951), listed Brazilian artist.
Collograph on paper. "Linhas".
Numbered 6/9.
Dated 1997.
Measures: Visible dimensions: 25 x 20 cm...
Category
1990s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Paper
Selma Daffre, Brazilian Artist, Collography Printing Plate, "Linhas"
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Selma Daffre (b. 1951), Brazilian artist.
Collography printing plate.
"Linhas".
Dated 1997.
Visible dimensions: 22 x 17 cm.
Total dimensions: 36...
Category
1990s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Other
Selma Daffre, Listed Brazilian Artist, Collograph on Paper, "Linhas"
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Selma Daffre (b. 1951), listed Brazilian artist.
Collograph on paper. "Linhas".
Numbered 7/9.
Dated 1997.
Visible dimensions: 25 x 20 cm.
Total di...
Category
1990s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Paper
Rosewood Coffee Table with Marble Tray, Circa 1970
By Percival Lafer, Jorge Zalszupin
Located in Vienna, AT
Bespoke solid wood and rosewood and marble coffee table, Brazil, 1970
One of a kind very heavy table made from a solid rosewood tra...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Marble
Selma Daffre, Listed Brazilian Artist, Collograph on Paper, "Linhas"
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Selma Daffre (b. 1951), listed Brazilian artist.
Collograph on paper. "Linhas".
Numbered 2/9.
Dated 1997.
Visible dimensions: 25 x 20 cm.
Total d...
Category
1990s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Paper
Selma Daffre, Listed Brazilian Artist, Collograph on Paper, "Linhas"
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Selma Daffre (b. 1951), listed Brazilian artist.
Collograph on paper. "Linhas".
Numbered 8/9.
Dated 1997.
Visible dimensions: 25 x 20 cm.
Total di...
Category
1990s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Paper
Postmodern Brazilian Modern De Couro Black Leather Dining Chairs, Set of Four
By De Couro
Located in Miami, FL
Set of four Brazilian Postmodern black hand stitched leather dining chairs by De Couro, 1980s. These rare chairs share similar qualities to the Mario Bellini CAB chairs for Cassina.
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Steel
Selma Daffre, Listed Brazilian Artist, Collograph on Paper, "Linhas"
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Selma Daffre (b. 1951), listed Brazilian artist.
Collograph on paper. "Linhas".
Numbered 3/9.
Dated 1997.
Visible dimensions: 25 x 20 cm.
Total di...
Category
1990s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Paper
Selma Daffre, Listed Brazilian Artist, Collograph on Paper, "Linhas"
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Selma Daffre (b. 1951), listed Brazilian artist.
Collograph on paper. "Linhas".
Numbered 9/9.
Dated 1997.
Visible dimensions: 25 x 20 cm.
Total di...
Category
1990s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Paper
Selma Daffre, Listed Brazilian Artist, Collograph on Paper, "Linhas"
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Selma Daffre (b. 1951), listed Brazilian artist.
Collograph on paper. "Linhas".
Numbered 1/9.
Dated 1997.
Visible dimensions: 25 x 20 cm.
Total di...
Category
1990s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Paper
Amazonian Feather Storage Basket
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Feather storage basket
Rikbaktsa Tribe, Jurene River, Mato Grosso, Brazil
1990
Plaited fiber, wood, feathers, twined natural fiber, and cotton.
5 inche...
Category
Late 20th Century Native American Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Other
Pair of Rosewood and Glass Side Tables by Percival Lafer
By Percival Lafer, Lafer
Located in Dorchester, MA
Designed by Brazilian modernist Percival Lafer, this pair of jacaranda rosewood side tables features bold rectangular frames with exposed hardware and glass tops.
We have a correspo...
Category
1970s Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Rosewood Nightstand Design by Jorge Zalszupin, Brazilian Design
By Jorge Zalszupin
Located in New York, NY
A drawer cabinet with three drawers and chrome handles designed by Jorge Zalszupin and manufactured by his company, L'Atelier. The piece is entirely covered with rectangular pieces o...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Brazilian Modern Low Easy Chair 1970s
Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP
Item No. AT
Circa 1970s / Brazil
Size W600 D850 H700 SH370 mm
A vintage lounge chair from Brazil, 1970s.
Category
1970s Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Iron
Fernando Vignoli 'Brazilian', "Chicken or the egg" Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Fernando Vignoli (BRAZILIAN , 1960-2016) chicken or the egg - Oil on canvas, signed lower right - Chicken or the egg.
Category
Late 20th Century Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Paint
José Zanine Caldas Dining Table, Glass and Brazilian Solid Hard Wood, 1970s
By José Zanine Caldas
Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP
Dining table designed by José Zanine Caldas in 1970s.
The original glass top and Brazilian solid hard wood legs.
This individual was exhibited at the exhibition "Viva Zanine Brasil...
Category
1970s Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood
Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Mahogany & Glass Cocktail Table by Percival Lafer
By Percival Lafer
Located in New York, NY
This stunning Mid-Century Modern mosaic cocktail table was realized by the esteemed Brazilian designer Percival Lafer circa 1970. It features an austere waterfall form- like a volume...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Vintage Sterling Silver and Turquoise Demitasse and Serving Spoons Set Of 14
Located in North Miami, FL
These lovely and regal set of 14 sterling silver and turquoise demitasse, espresso and serving spoons are vintage. They are hallmarked Prata 833 and hand wrought. They are from Brazi...
Category
1970s Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rock Crystal Carving Decoration, with Custom Stand
Located in Cypress, CA
Impressive monumental carved rock crystal Quartz sculpture with custom stand
monumental sculpture of leaf-form, carved from a single large boulder of rock crystal quartz, with sufficient transparency to transmit light. Beautifully displayed on a custom hand forged wrought iron black patinated stand.
Overall H. 68"
Rock crystal boulder...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Rock Crystal, Wrought Iron
1970s Solid Wood Base on Italian Carrara Marble Cocktail Low Table by Lafer
By Percival Lafer
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful 1970s low cocktail, coffee, end table by Percival Laufer, circa 1970s, nice clean condition hard to find. Solid rose wood base with solid Italian Carrara marble. Nice condi...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
Mixed Materials Wall Decoration Sculpture by Johannes Wilhelmus Van Dartelen
By Johannes Wilhelmus van Dartelen
Located in Buffalo, NY
Johannes Wilhelmus Van Dartelen copper art fossilized stone signed Brazil made and presented for the crew of the Pan American.
This is a one of a kind piece of art by Johannes...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Stone, Copper
Brazilian Modern Coffee Table
Located in Antwerp, BE
Hardwood Mid-Century Modern coffee table, Brazil, the 1960s
Simple and elegant design
Form and function
All characteristics of this piece refer to g...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Oscar Niemeyer White "Alta" Lounge Chair
By Oscar Niemeyer
Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP
White "Alta" lounge chair designed by Oscar Niemeyer.
White leather upholstery and steel.
This individual was exhibited at “Oscar Niemeyer - Territories of Creation” at Instituto Tomie Ohtake...
Category
1970s Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Steel
Pair of Rosewood Nightstand Design by Jorge Zalszupin, Brazilian Design
By Jorge Zalszupin
Located in New York, NY
The tables can also be used as nightstand piece.
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Pair of Brazilian Móveis Gerdau Folding Safari Sling Chairs, circa 1970s
By Móveis Gerdau
Located in Peabody, MA
An elegant pair of folding safari chairs with original canvas slings, made by the Gerdau Furniture Co. of Brazil in the early 1970s.
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Percival Lafer Coffee Table / Side Table Produced by Lafer MP in Brazil
By Percival Lafer
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare coffee / side table designed by Percival Lafer. Produced by Lafer MP in Brazil.
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Slate
Edison Lufaac Figurative Carved Wood Wall Art / Sculpture
By Edison Lufaac
Located in Fulton, CA
High relief, stylized figurative wall art panel in solid mahogany. Hand carved and crafted by Edison Luiz Fagundes de Castro AKA "Edison Lufaac". Born 1952, Brazil. Signed and dated ...
Category
Late 20th Century Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Decorative Brazilian Indian Ceremonial Mask on Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Decorative Brazilian Indian ceremonial mask on stand.
Category
Late 20th Century Primitive Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Steel
Lovely Small Oil Painting Still Life by Isaac Monteiro
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Still life of a blown out candle in a roughly rendered oil by Isaac Monteiro, 1938-2008. Signed and dated '72.
Category
1970s Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Paint
Oscar Niemeyer White Armchair and Ottoman "Brazilia ON1" Model
By Oscar Niemeyer
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Oscar Niemeyer
Fauteuil et ottoman modèle Brazilia ON1, couleur noir
Édition mobilier international
circa 1975
Très rare fauteuil et son ottoman modèl...
Category
1970s Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
Rock Crystal Point, Mounted in Silver Plate Base, Famous Design, Rare Stone
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A great find of a large almost clear quartz crystal that was custom mounted on special designed base after the original by (Gustave Miklos). The only ot...
Category
1990s Art Deco Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Rock Crystal
Rock Crystal Point , % 98 Clear, Brass Base No Chips, Very Rare This Clear
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An almost perfectly clear rock crystal point from Brazil. Custom mounted in a solid brass base with ball decorations from a private collection. Very...
Category
1990s Art Deco Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Rock Crystal
Quartz Crystal Collectible Pt, Special Internal Striations of Another Stone
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A real nice mostly clear rock crystal point. Has another stone inside. Good size at 9" ht and no chips to the top point. It is free standing. Nice C...
Category
1990s Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Rock Crystal
Rock Crystal, Mounted, Smokey Quartz, Lamp Special Made Base, Brass
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large Smokey Quartz point with Rutilated strands throughout, hi polished and made with light in the Custom hexagon brass baes. Fantastic when it is...
Category
1990s Art Deco Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Rock Crystal
Mid-Century Modern Rosewood Cocktail Table by Percival Lafer
By Percival Lafer
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Beautiful rosewood cocktail table by Percival Lafer with original glass top. Solid rosewood with beautiful grain. Total hgt. of table is 15 in. In excellent vintage condition with mi...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Rosewood, Glass
Mid-Century Modern Pair of Armchairs by Brazilian Designer, Brazil, 1970s
Located in Deerfield Beach, FL
Mid-Century Modern Pair of Armchairs by Brazilian Designer, Brazil, 1970s
Armchair from the early 70s manufactured by an unidentified Brazilian designer.
Structure in ebonized solid...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Mid-Century Modern Small Cabinet in Wood by Forma Manufacture, Brazil 1970s
By Forma Brazil
Located in Deerfield Beach, FL
Mid-Century Modern Small Cabinet in Wood by Forma Manufacture, Brazil 1970s.
1970's Small vintage wood cabinet by the Brazilian Forma Manufactur...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Wood, Glass
Percival Lafer Brutalist Style End Table
By Lafer, Percival Lafer
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This impressive Brazilian hardwood coffee table features a brutalist style sculpted top with a mix of woods for a sculptural design with a protective glass top. By Lafer Design of Brazil, this Percival Lafer design...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Jacaranda
Artist Abelardo Zaluar, Geometric Abstract Painting
Located in St. Louis, MO
Abelardo Zaluar (Brazilian, 1924–1987) Mid-Century Modern artist. This gem of a painting is titled "Arca" and is signed and dated 1973. Zaluar incorporation of the lines of the Baroq...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Acrylic
Abraham Palatnik Set of Two Horse's Heads
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Two horse's head by Abraham Palatnik.
One is 10 cm high, 8.5 cm wide and 2 cm deep.
The other is 7 cm x 6.5 cm x 2 cm.
The Brazilian artist Abraham Palatnik (1928) was the found...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Lucite
Beautiful Agate Geode Slice
Located in Milan, Italy
Shades of grey, rust, brown and crystalline white make this beautiful agate slice on a custom mount a stunning piece.
Agate has long believed to promote protection, strength and har...
Category
Late 20th Century Organic Modern Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Agate
Mario Cravo Neto, "Voodoo Figure" Photography Signed, Dated
By Mário Cravo Neto
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mario Cravo Neto, one of the most important Brazilian artist, well known and internationally acclaimed, for his black and white photography. We have t...
Category
1980s Post-Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Paper
Sergio Rodrigues Rosewood Wall Mirror
By Sergio Rodrigues
Located in San Francisco, CA
Sergio Rodrigues design wall mirror. Superb quality construction made from solid Brazilian rosewood in excellent condition.
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Sculpture of 3 Rock Crystal Parakeets
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand carved sculpture of 3 rock crystal parakeets.
Category
1970s Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Rock Crystal
Abstract Gouache Painting by Hércules Barsotti
Located in Wiscasset, ME
"Sem Titulo" gouache on paper.
Illustrated Barsotti book page 146
Hércules Rubens Barsotti (born July 20, 1914 – December 21, 2010) was a Brazilian painter, graphic designer, s...
Category
1970s Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Joao Galvao Red Wood Artwork
By Joao Galvao
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Joao Galvao red wood artwork, signed by the artist, 1995, Rio.
Category
1990s Kinetic Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Wood
"Cubo" Living Room Suite by Jorge Zalszupin
By Jorge Zalszupin
Located in San Francisco, CA
A complete "Cubo" living room suite by Jorge Zalszupin consisting of a sofa, pair of chairs, side table and coffee table. All upholstered in white le...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
Brazilian Silver and Amethyst Bird Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Whimsical silver bird with natural quartz crystal.
Category
1970s Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Amethyst, Silver
Pair of OCA Armchairs
By Oca
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of OCA armchairs, peroba di campo wood and leather.
OCA was a society created by Sergio Rodrigues in 1955 with a simple goal: create contemporary furniture in line with Bauhaus...
Category
1970s Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Wood, Leather
Lucite Panda Designed by Abraham Palatnik
By Abraham Palatnik
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Charming panda made by Abraham Palatnik.
The Brazilian artist Abraham Palatnik (1928) was the founder of the technological movement in Brazilian art, and a pioneer in making kinet...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Lucite
Mixed Tropical Hardwood Coffee Table, Brazil, 1970s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Mixed tropical hardwood coffee table, Brazil, 1970s.
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Percival Lafer "MP-85" Midcentury Brazilian Armchair in Jatobá, 1971
By Percival Lafer
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
We work with artisans who masterfully restore typical pieces from each period of our history, valuing their different preservation techniques. Teamwork has built this pioneering comp...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Materials
Wood, Fabric
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