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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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Walnut
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Amethyst
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Metal, Copper
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Stainless Steel
19th Century Mid-Century Modern Antique Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Wood
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Metal
2010s Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood, Pine
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Hardwood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Brass
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Metal
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Textile, Wood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Upholstery, Fabric, Teak
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Upholstery, Teak, Fabric
1950s Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Upholstery, Wood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Textile, Hardwood, Upholstery
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood, Oak
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Carrara Marble, Metal
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Glass, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Upholstery, Rosewood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Hardwood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Velvet, Wood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
Late 20th Century Minimalist Brazilian Furniture
Pine
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Lucite
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Marble, Steel
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Metal
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Straw
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Metal
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Wool, Foam, Plywood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Lucite
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Resin
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Cane, Hardwood
1970s Post-Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Steel, Chrome
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Granite
Mid-20th Century Japonisme Brazilian Furniture
Plywood, Paint
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Glass, Wood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Metal
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Rosewood, Glass
2010s Bauhaus Brazilian Furniture
Laminate, Pine
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Wood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood, Fabric
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Iron
15th Century and Earlier Mid-Century Modern Antique Brazilian Furniture
Carnelian
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Cane, Teak
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Wood
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Cane, Hardwood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Rosewood, Upholstery
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Marble





