Brazilian Armchairs
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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Place of Origin: Brazilian
Zanine Caldas Midcentury Brazilian Armchair, 1949
By José Zanine Caldas, Mòveis Artisticos Z
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Zanine Caldas midcentury Brazilian armchair, 1949
Plywood armchair designed by Zanine Caldas in the late 1940s for the Móveis Artíst...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Armchairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Plywood
Midcentury Brazilian Armchair in Wood and Leather by unknown author, 1960s
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
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Leather
Joaquim Tenreiro, Pair of Armchairs, 1950
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pair of armchairs
Manufactured by Tenreiro Moveis e Decoraçaos
Brasil, 1950
Upholstery, jacaranda legs
Measurements:
67 cm x 89 cm x 73 H cm
26.38 in x 35.04 in x 228.75 H in...
Category
1950s Vintage Brazilian Armchairs
Materials
Jacaranda
Pair of Brazilian Armchairs with Wood Base by Forma, 1960s
By Forma Brazil
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
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Armchairs
Materials
Wood
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 Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Fabric
Lounge Chair, by Joaquim Tenreiro, Brazilian Mid-Century Modern
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
The simple lines and the overall lightness of this armchair are both signatures of Joaquim Tenreiro's work. This is a piece that also reflects the craft and wisdom in the use of trop...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Armchairs
Materials
Jacaranda
Contemporary Fusca Chair from "Cars Never Die" Collection by Alê Jordão, Brazil
By Alê Jordão
Located in Deerfield Beach, FL
Contemporary one-of-a-kind "Fusca" chair from "Cars never die" collection by Brazilian Artist Alê Jordão.
The Fusca chair is made of repurposed VW fusca (t...
Category
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Armchair in Brazilian Hardwood by Ricardo Graham Ferreira
By Ricardo Graham Ferreira
Located in Nova Friburgo, RJ
Contemporary armchair made with unique reclaimed "peroba do campo" tropical hardwood.
The seat is upholstered with linen.
Some of the featured details are the 'live edge' of the arm...
Category
2010s Brazilian Armchairs
Materials
Hardwood, Upholstery
Zanine Caldas Midcentury Brazilian Armchair in Ivory Wood, 1950s
By Mòveis Artisticos Z
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Zanine Caldas midcentury Brazilian armchair in ivory wood, 1950s
Produced by the Móveis Artísticos Z, this comfortable armchair model has upholstery arms for full support of the u...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Armchairs
Materials
Wood
"Toras" Armchair in Solid Hardwood, Arthur Casas, Contemporary Brazilian Design
By Arthur Casas
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
This armchair is made out of steel and solid Cumaru wood, a typical hardwood from the northern part of Brazil.
Arthur Casas is surely one of the most prominent contemporary Brazi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Armchairs
Materials
Steel
1950s Pair of Red Velvet Iron Armchairs by Carlo Hauner, Brazil
By Carlo Hauner
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
This early 1950's pair of armchairs by Hauner for Móveis Artesanal is amazing and super rare set of chair. The design for these armchairs resembles the Executive Armchair by Saarinen...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Armchairs
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Pétra Lounge Chair by Rodrigo Ohtake, Brazilian Contemporary Design
By Rodrigo Ohtake
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
The design of the Pétrea armchair pays a tribute to the Mid-Century Modern tradition of Brazilian architecture by the alluding to one of its most use materials, namely concrete. But ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Armchairs
Materials
Concrete
Pair of Rino Levi Brazilian 1960s Jacaranda Wood Armchairs
By Rino Levi
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Rino Levi Brazilian 1960s jacaranda wood armchairs upholstered in green mohair.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Armchairs
Materials
Jacaranda
Branco e Preto Pair of Modern Brazilian Armchairs solid jacaranda wood, fabric
By Branco & Preto
Located in Barcelona, ES
Branco e Preto (Miguel Forte, Jacob Ruchti, Plinio Groce, Roberta Aflalo, Carlos Millan & Che Y Hwa)
Pair of armchairs model “R3”
Sold as individual it...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Jacaranda
Contemporary Reta Chair from "Cars Never Die" Collection by Alê Jordão, Brazil
By Alê Jordão
Located in Deerfield Beach, FL
Contemporary one of a kind "Reta" chair from "Cars never die" collection by Brazilian Artist Alê Jordão.
The Reta chair is made of repurposed crushed GMC c...
Category
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Pair of 1960s Brazilian Jacaranda Wood Reclining Lounge Chairs in Black Leather
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 1960s Brazilian reclining lounge chairs in jacaranda wood and upholstered in black leather.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Armchairs
Materials
Jacaranda, Leather
"Zina" Contemporary Armchair and Ottoman by Zanini de Zanine Caldas
By Zanini de Zanine Caldas
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
This simple and elegant set of armchair and ottoman is made out of painted steel and may be upholstered in different options of fabric.
Zanini de Zanine was born in Rio de Janeiro, ...
Category
2010s Brazilian Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Martin Eisler & Carlo Hauner Modern Brazilian Large Armchair White fabric metal
By Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler, Forma Brazil
Located in Barcelona, ES
Martin Eisler (1913-1977) & Carlo Hauner (1927-1997)
Armchair, part of set with sofa
Manufactured by Forma Moveis
Brazil, 1950s
Black painted metal, fabric upholstery
Measur...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Pair of Liceu De Artes Brazilian Jacaranda 1960s Armchairs in Grey Linen
By Liceu de Artes e Ofícios
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 1960s armchairs by Liceu de Artes in Brazilian jacaranda and upholstered in grey linen.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Armchairs
Materials
Linen, Jacaranda
Pair of Blue Brazilian Paulistana Wood Armchairs in the Style of Scapinelli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Brazilian Paulistana armchairs in the style of Giuseppe Scapinelli with unique wood armrests upholstered in turquoise blue twill.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of 1960s Brazilian Jacaranda Wood Armchairs in Red Mohair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of beautifully restored 1960s Brazilian jacaranda armchairs upholstered in red mohair.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Armchairs
Materials
Jacaranda, Mohair
Rare pair of Jean Gillon "Rodeio" Easy Chairs, Brazil, 1960s
By Jean Gillon
Located in Stockholm, SE
Produced in the 1960s by Wood Art Brazil.
Jean Gillon (1919–2007) was born in Lasi, Romania. In 1956, already possessing a consistent portfolio, he moved to São Paulo, where he dev...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Green Brazilian Armchairs with Stud Detailing, Brazil 1950's
By José Zanine Caldas
Located in New York, NY
Oak and original vinyl upholstery.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Armchairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Oak
Giuseppe Scapinelli. Mid-Century Modern Armchair in Caviúna Wood
By Giuseppe Scapinelli
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Extremely rare armchair made of Brazilian caviúna wood (nicknamed 'golden wood'). This is a stylish and very comfortable seating, suitable to any decoration style.
Category
1950s Modern Vintage Brazilian Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Rare pair of Jockey armchairs and ottomans by Jorge Zalszupin, 1959
By Jorge Zalszupin
Located in NANTES, FR
Rare pair of armchairs and ottomans by Jorge Zalszupin, Brazil, 1960's. Zalszupin, a native Polish, first became an architect in Paris, before immigrating to Brazil in 1949 influence...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Jacaranda
Mid-Century Modern Armchairs in Hardwood & Velvet by Giuseppe Scapinelli, Brazil
By Giuseppe Scapinelli
Located in New York, NY
This pair of two high back armchairs has the typical Scapinelli style with its delicate lines and soft sensual shapes. The chairs rest on straight ta...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Armchairs
Materials
Hardwood, Velvet
Jose Zanine Caldas Armchair
By José Zanine Caldas
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Brazilian hardwood armchair by José Zanine Caldas with paddle arms and his signature angular lines.
The wood has been refinished and is in excellent condition. The upholstery is i...
Category
1960s Modern Vintage Brazilian Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
Martin Eisler and Carlo Hauner 'Concha' Lounge Chairs for Forma, Brazil, c 1960
By Martin Eisler, Carlo Hauner, Forma Brazil
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautifully reupholstered with soft furry taupe colored sheepskin, this pair of 'Concha' chairs by Martin Eisler and Carlo Hauner...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Armchairs
Materials
Iron
Mid-Century Modern Armchair with Ottoman by Jorge Zalszupin, 1960s
By Jorge Zalszupin
Located in Deerfield Beach, FL
Mid-Century Modern Armchair with ottoman manufactured int he 1960s by Jorge Zalszupin, in Brazil.
This armchair with an ottoman was des...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Martin Eisler & Carlo Hauner for Forma Modern Sofa & Armchairs Lounge Set, 1950s
By Forma
Located in Whitstable, GB
Carlo Hauner & Martin Eisler midcentury sofa and armchairs; 1950s
Sofa designed for their manufacturing company, Forma around 1955.
This model is an icon of Brazilian midcentury design and was used to illustrate some advertisements for Forma in the 1950s.
We offer the set of sofa and matching armchairs. They are stunning together.
The set has been newly reupholstered in beautiful blue velvet, feet in imbuia wood, lacquered finish.
Sofa Dimensions: H28.35, W76.78, D30.32 in
H72, W195, D77 cm
Armchairs Dimenions: H 28.35, W30.32, D30.32 in
H72, W77, D77 cm
The creative duo were the leading designers behind the Brazilian furniture company Forma, and produced many celebrated pieces of Brazilian midcentury design.
Martin Eisler (1913-1977) was born in Vienna, and studied architecture in his country.
Eisler left Europe in 1938 due to the rise of fascist regimes. He first lived in Buenos Aires, where he settled and worked as an architect and designer. There here...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Hardwood
Estudio Campana for Edra, Favela Wodden Chair, Brazillian Design
By Campana Brothers
Located in Argelato, BO
Built with pieces of natural Brazilian Pinus wood, fixed by hand in a deliberately random, the Favela armchair was designed by the now legendary Campan...
Category
Early 2000s Post-Modern Brazilian Armchairs
Materials
Pine
José Zanine Caldas armchair. "Móveis Artísticos Z", 1950s.
By José Zanine Caldas
Located in Barcelona, ES
Armchair designed by José Zanine Caldas, produced by “Móveis Artísticos Z” in São Paulo (Brazil), 1950’s. Original condition, strong plywood struct...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Plywood
Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Easy Chairs and Ottoman by Jean Gillon for Italma W
By Jean Gillon
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Brazilian easy chairs and ottoman by Jean Gillon for Italma Wood Art, Brazil, 1960s
Romanian-born, naturalized Brazilian Jean Gillon was an architect-designer best known for his design company Italma WoodArt, for which he designed a range of furniture collections crafted from Brazilian rosewood, or jacaranda, in the 1960s and 1970s.
Born 1919 in Ia?i, Gillon fluttered between a variety of European residences amid early adulthood. After graduating from Iasi’s George Enescu National University of Arts, Gillon moved to Paris, where he studied tapestry concurrent to practical work both as a Le Monde cartoonist and a set designer for the Paris Opera Ballet. In 1949, he relocated to Vienna to study architecture at the Kunstgewerbschule (formerly, the School of Industrial Arts; today, the University of Applied Arts), before heading on to London the following year to become a visiting lecturer at Central Arts & Crafts.
While in London, he met his wife Edith, with whom he had two daughters, Gabriela and Laura. Ever the jet-setters, the couple moved to São Paulo in 1956, attracted by the burgeoning Brazilian architecture scene and the work of José Caldas and Lina Bo Bardi, among others. Though his early work in Brazil focused on architecture, Gillon shifted to furniture design in 1961, when he founded Fábrica de Móveis Cidam, the original name for what would later become Italma WoodArt.
By the mid-1960s, Gillon’s WoodArt designs—mostly lounge chairs and sofas, often framed in rosewood and upholstered in Brazilian leather—could be found all around Brazil; in 1964, however, Gillon’s focus turned global, and he began expanding into the international market, exporting his products to twenty-two different countries.
As his company matured, so did Gillon’s designs’ appeal; particularly decorated was his Jangada Chair (1968), a lounge chair and ottoman upholstered in leather and supported by nylon nets. So named for the shape of a traditional Brazilian fishing boat...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Wood
Oscar Niemeyer Armchair and Ottoman Model "Alta", circa 1975
By Oscar Niemeyer
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Oscar Niemeyer armchair and ottoman model "Alta", circa 1975
Rare fireside chairs and its ottoman model "Alta" with adjustable seats and backrests in thick cushions upholstered in...
Category
1970s Vintage Brazilian Armchairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Rare Brazilian Rosewood Armchairs by Geraldo De Barros, c. 1955, Brazil, Signed
By Geraldo de Barros, Unilabor
Located in Los Angeles, CA
For the most refined collector, I can't think of anything better than this (very) rare pair of armchairs by famed Brazilian artist, designer and photographer Geraldo de Barros, circa...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Armchairs
Materials
Iron
Pair of Armchairs by Joaquim Tenrei
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in London, GB
Iconic armchairs designed by Joaquim Tenreiro in 1958.
These armchairs have been sourced directly from a private collection in Rio de Janeiro.
Photos of them in their original ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Hardwood
Pair of Outstanding Mid-Century Brazilian Armchairs, 1950
Located in Rome, IT
Very comfortable pair of Brazilian armchairs, upholstery in perfect condition. Attributed to Zanine Caldas.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Celina Armchair by Celina Zilberberg Rosewood and Leather Jacaranda
By Celina Moveis
Located in Houston, TX
This Celina armchair shows a charming wooden structure that exposes unique wood veins, and all in solid Brazilian Jacaranda(Rosewood). Recently reupholstered in leather, it is such a...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Jacaranda, Rosewood
Commander Office Chair, Jorge Zalszupin, Brazilian Midcentury, 1960
By Jorge Zalszupin
Located in New York, NY
Created by Zalszupin and his design team, Commander chair was conceived to attend the growing market of office furniture. The first model (with casters) was developed in 1973 and la...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Armchairs
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of Scapinelli Brazilian Jacaranda Armchairs
By Giuseppe Scapinelli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Brazilian armchairs by Scapinelli in jarcaranda and grey linen.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Armchairs
Materials
Linen, Jacaranda
Pair of 1960s Sergio Rodrigues Brazilian Jacaranda Vronka Chairs
By Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 1960s Brazilian jacaranda Vronka armchairs by Sergio Rodrigues with yellow upholstery. The chair is featured in the Icatu book "Sergio Rodrigue...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Armchairs
Materials
Jacaranda
Pair of 1960s Sergio Rodrigues Brazilian Jacaranda Lia Chairs
By Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Sergio Rodrigues Lia chairs from the 1960s made of Brazilian jacaranda and upholstered in beige cowhide.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Armchairs
Materials
Cowhide, Jacaranda
Pair of 1960s Sergio Rodrigues Brazilian Jacaranda Beto Chairs
By Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Sergio Rodrigues Beto chairs, in Brazilian jacaranda wood, upholstered in yellow ultrasuede on a chrome frame
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Armchairs
Materials
Chrome
Pair of 1960s Scapinelli Brazilian Armchairs
By Giuseppe Scapinelli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of 1960s armchairs by Giuseppe Scapinelli, upholstered in beige leather.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Armchairs
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