Brazilian Club Chairs
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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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Club Chairs
Leather, Rosewood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Club Chairs
Jacaranda, Rosewood, Faux Leather
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Club Chairs
Leather
2010s Modern Brazilian Club Chairs
Lacquer, Leather, Wood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Club Chairs
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Club Chairs
Leather, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Club Chairs
Leather, Wood, Foam
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Club Chairs
Brass
2010s Modern Brazilian Club Chairs
Leather, Lacquer, Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Club Chairs
Leather, Fabric, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Club Chairs
Leather, Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Club Chairs
Iron
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Club Chairs
Wood, Bouclé
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Club Chairs
Fabric, Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Club Chairs
Hardwood, Ultrasuede
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Club Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Club Chairs
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Minimalist Brazilian Club Chairs
Rattan, Glass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Club Chairs
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Club Chairs
Upholstery, Jacaranda
2010s Modern Brazilian Club Chairs
Lacquer, Wood, Fabric, Upholstery
2010s Modern Brazilian Club Chairs
Lacquer, Upholstery, Wood, Fabric
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Club Chairs
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Club Chairs
Reclaimed Wood
2010s Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Club Chairs
Brass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Club Chairs
Fabric, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Club Chairs
Iron
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Club Chairs
Wood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Club Chairs
Bamboo, Mahogany
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Club Chairs
Bamboo, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Club Chairs
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Club Chairs
Sheepskin, Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Club Chairs
Steel
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Club Chairs
Alpaca, Wood, Oak
1960s Vintage Brazilian Club Chairs
Upholstery
1990s Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Club Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Club Chairs
Brass
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Club Chairs
Velvet, Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Club Chairs
Wood, Hardwood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Club Chairs
Fabric, Mahogany
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Club Chairs
Leather, Rosewood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Club Chairs
Hardwood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Club Chairs
Hardwood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Club Chairs
Fabric, Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Club Chairs
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Club Chairs
Leather, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Club Chairs
Linen, Hardwood
2010s Brazilian Club Chairs
Upholstery, Teak
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Club Chairs
Metal, Chrome
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Club Chairs
Leather, Jacaranda
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Club Chairs
Upholstery, Plywood