Brazilian Armchairs
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 Modern Brazilian Armchairs
Wood
2010s Brutalist Brazilian Armchairs
Wood, Straw
2010s Modern Brazilian Armchairs
Metal
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Armchairs
Cane, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Armchairs
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Armchairs
Fabric, Hardwood, Ebony
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Armchairs
Fabric, Rosewood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Armchairs
Hardwood
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Armchairs
Steel
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Armchairs
Fabric, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Armchairs
Upholstery, Hardwood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Armchairs
Velvet, Wood
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Armchairs
Fabric, Nylon, Wood
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Armchairs
Canvas, Walnut
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Armchairs
Wood
1660s Mid-Century Modern Antique Brazilian Armchairs
Rosewood, Silk
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Armchairs
Hardwood, Ultrasuede
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Armchairs
Bentwood
2010s Modern Brazilian Armchairs
Wood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Armchairs
Fabric, Plastic, Plywood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Armchairs
Fabric, Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Armchairs
Leather, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Armchairs
Upholstery
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Armchairs
Upholstery, Fabric, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
2010s Brazilian Armchairs
Quartz
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Armchairs
Leather, Hardwood
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Armchairs
Fur, Synthetic, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Brazilian Armchairs
Steel
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Armchairs
Velvet, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Armchairs
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Armchairs
Bouclé
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Armchairs
Iron
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Armchairs
Linen, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Armchairs
Metal, Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Armchairs
Straw, Hardwood
2010s Modern Brazilian Armchairs
Teak, Cane
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Armchairs
Straw, Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Armchairs
Metal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Armchairs
Metal
1940s Vintage Brazilian Armchairs
Fabric, Jacaranda
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Brazilian Armchairs
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Armchairs
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood, Fabric
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Armchairs
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Brazilian Armchairs
Steel
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Armchairs
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Brazilian Armchairs
Steel
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Armchairs
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Armchairs
Suede, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Armchairs
Faux Leather, Hardwood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Armchairs
Iron
1970s Scandinavian Modern Vintage Brazilian Armchairs
Leather, Beech
1950s Vintage Brazilian Armchairs
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Armchairs
Aluminum
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Armchairs
Iron
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Armchairs
Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Armchairs
Linen, Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Armchairs
Faux Leather, Hardwood
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Armchairs
Leather, Hardwood, Rosewood