Hand-Crafted Armchairs

This minimalist Velo armchair with a shaped seat and back, features a simple and streamlined design, with geometric shapes and curved seating with a sof...

Available now, this beautiful pair of Brazilian Modern armchairs are made of ebonized Pau Marfim hardwood & white leather in buttone style. The structure is composed of curved arms & feet, and were designed by Joaquim Tenreiro in the 1940’s. The wood joints are composed of delicate wood pins in Pau Marfim also, which were typically used by the artist at the time. Sold as set of two. For the restoration process, both armchairs where dissembled to understand their condition and to restore them following Tenreiro’s technique. This is shown in the last 3 images. The set comes from a private residence in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro. This mid-century modern pair would look incredible in any modern, mid-century modern, boho chic or contemporary environment. Joaquim Tenreiro (1906–1992) was among the leading furniture designers and visual artists in mid-20th century Brazil. Tenreiro was born in Melo, Gouveia Municipality, Portugal into a family of woodworkers and carpenters. In the late 1920s, he emigrated to Rio de Janeiro and began working for the firm of Laubisch & Hirth. In the early 1940s, Tenreiro was among the first designers in the Brazilian furniture industry to adopt a European modernist vernacular. His initial efforts, including the 1942 "Poltrona Leve," met with considerable success, and in 1943 he established his own firm with factories in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. However, it was not until the 1950s that he began to be recognized as a master furniture designer in Brazil. His design philosophy found a great response with architects who supported modernism. A forerunner in the use of rediscovered raw materials (like cane and jacaranda -Brazilian Roswood) as well as the creator of a new formal language in 20th-century Brazilian furniture design, he drew on the lessons of past furniture-making as a vital source, not only in the mastery of technical and constructive solutions but also in the aesthetic experience, craftsmanship, and the cultural meaning of his production. As a result, his exquisitely crafted pieces evoke a refined coexistence of traditional values and modern aesthetics, firmly bound to the Brazilian cultural milieu. Literature: • Arquitetura e Decoracao, no. 12, Jul-Aug 1955 • Tenreiro book...

Magnificent and elegant pair of two Italian original mid-century armchairs or lounge chairs from the 1960s with brass stiletto feet. Attributed to Design from Gigi Radice. Completely...

Mid-Century Modern Italian pair of faux leather and fabric little armchairs or poufs. The armchairs have been reupholstered using a vintage Rubelli fabric from seventies.  

The leather armchair - A brass structure holding a superbly crafted handstitched leather seat. B.B. - I love the Italian leather contrasting with the Classic 1930s brushed brass frame.

Mid-Century Modern Italian bamboo Peacock armchair. Signs are due to age and use. Cost for restoration on request.

Pair of beautiful 1960s armchairs in black cotton velvet, padding hypoallergenic polyurethane foam, black walnut legs.

Afra & Tobia Scarpa lounge chair upholstered in grey bouclé wool, designed in Italy in the 1960s. A rare find in the Italian Scarpa oeuvre. Comfortable lounge chair, in excellent condition. A sturdy yet elegant piece that would fit well in a minimal interior, but also in a more rustic wabi-sabi-inspired interior. Afra and Tobia Scarpa are award-winning postmodern...

A comfortable stool, designed by Edmund Homa, manufactured by Goscinska Furniture Factory in Poland in the 1960s. The structure is made of solid beechw...

Pair of white boucle restored high back armchairs GFM-64 by Edmund Homa 1960's. Completely restored.

Mid-century Italian armchair reupholstered in Nobilis plum cotton velvet and Dedar Lucilo boucle fabric.

Colony armchair with metal base varnished is offered here in black, however, also available in white, silk grey, dusty grey, intense blue or bronze. Th...