Brazilian Chairs

Commencing in the 1940s and '50s, a group of architects and designers transformed the local cultural landscape, merging the modernist vernacular popular in Europe and the United States with traditional Brazilian techniques and indigenous materials.
Key influencers during the mid-20th century include natives Oscar Niemeyer, Sérgio 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.
Hallmarks of Brazilian design from that period 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.
2010s Brazilian Chairs
Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Chairs
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Chairs
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Chairs
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Chairs
Steel
2010s Modern Brazilian Chairs
Hardwood
2010s Modern Brazilian Chairs
Hardwood
2010s Modern Brazilian Chairs
Leather, Textile, Hardwood
2010s Modern Brazilian Chairs
Textile, Cane, Wood, Hardwood
2010s Modern Brazilian Chairs
Leather, Textile, Hardwood
2010s Modern Brazilian Chairs
Hardwood, Upholstery, Laminate
2010s Modern Brazilian Chairs
Leather, Textile, Cane, Wood, Hardwood
2010s Modern Brazilian Chairs
Textile, Upholstery, Hardwood
2010s Modern Brazilian Chairs
Hardwood
2010s Modern Brazilian Chairs
Leather, Wood, Hardwood, Cane
2010s Modern Brazilian Chairs
Laminate, Hardwood, Leather, Textile, Upholstery
2010s Modern Brazilian Chairs
Textile, Upholstery, Hardwood
2010s Modern Brazilian Chairs
Hardwood
2010s Modern Brazilian Chairs
Leather, Hardwood
2010s Modern Brazilian Chairs
Hardwood
2010s Modern Brazilian Chairs
Hardwood
2010s Modern Brazilian Chairs
Leather, Textile, Hardwood
2010s Modern Brazilian Chairs
Hardwood, Textile, Cane, Wood
2010s Modern Brazilian Chairs
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Fiberglass, Hardwood
1930s Art Deco Vintage Brazilian Chairs
Gold Leaf
2010s Modern Brazilian Chairs
Cane, Upholstery, Textile, Wood, Hardwood
2010s Modern Brazilian Chairs
Hardwood, Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Laminate
2010s Modern Brazilian Chairs
Leather, Textile, Hardwood
2010s Modern Brazilian Chairs
Leather, Textile, Hardwood
2010s Modern Brazilian Chairs
Hardwood, Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Fiberglass
2010s Modern Brazilian Chairs
Wood, Hardwood, Cane, Textile, Upholstery
2010s Modern Brazilian Chairs
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Laminate, Hardwood
2010s Modern Brazilian Chairs
Textile, Upholstery, Hardwood
2010s Modern Brazilian Chairs
Upholstery, Hardwood, Textile
2010s Modern Brazilian Chairs
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Fiberglass, Hardwood
2010s Modern Brazilian Chairs
Upholstery, Leather, Textile, Hardwood
2010s Modern Brazilian Chairs
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Laminate, Hardwood
2010s Modern Brazilian Chairs
Textile, Upholstery, Hardwood
2010s Modern Brazilian Chairs
Hardwood
2010s Modern Brazilian Chairs
Leather, Hardwood
2010s Modern Brazilian Chairs
Textile, Cane, Wood, Hardwood
2010s Modern Brazilian Chairs
Metal
2010s Modern Brazilian Chairs
Leather, Hardwood
2010s Modern Brazilian Chairs
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Fiberglass, Hardwood
2010s Modern Brazilian Chairs
Textile, Cane, Wood, Hardwood
2010s Modern Brazilian Chairs
Leather, Hardwood
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Chairs
Metal
2010s Modern Brazilian Chairs
Hardwood
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Chairs
Metal
2010s Modern Brazilian Chairs
Hardwood
2010s Modern Brazilian Chairs
Leather, Textile, Cane, Hardwood
2010s Modern Brazilian Chairs
Metal
2010s Modern Brazilian Chairs
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Fiberglass, Hardwood
2010s Modern Brazilian Chairs
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Fiberglass, Hardwood
2010s Modern Brazilian Chairs
Leather, Textile, Cane, Wood, Hardwood
2010s Modern Brazilian Chairs
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Fiberglass, Hardwood
2010s Modern Brazilian Chairs
Textile, Hardwood
2010s Brazilian Chairs
Fabric, Straw, Wood