Brazilian Living Room Sets
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.
Find a collection of vintage Brazilian furniture on 1stDibs that includes chairs, sofas, tables and more.
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Place of Origin: Brazilian
Stunning Percival Lafer sofa set in original black leather - Lafer S.A. - Brazil
By Percival Lafer
Located in Buggenhout, Oost-Vlaanderen
Extremely rare, complete & matching set from its first owner. 6 pieces.
Designed by Percival Lafer & produced by LAFER S.A. - São Paulo Brazil.
The complete set was labeled. Only c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Living Room Sets
Materials
Leather
Mid-Century Modern Pair of "Cubo" Armchairs by Jorge Zalszupin, Brazil, 1960s
By Jorge Zalszupin
Located in Deerfield Beach, FL
Mid-Century Modern Pair of "Cubo" Armchairs by Jorge Zalszupin, Brazil, 1960s
Created by renowned Brazilian designer Jorge Zalszupin circa 1960, the "Cubo" - or Cube - armchair is s...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Living Room Sets
Materials
Fabric, Plywood
Brazilian Rosewood Sofa by Celina Decorações, Midcentury Brazilian Design, 1960s
By Celina Decoracoes
Located in New York, NY
Brazilian company Celina Decorações manufactured this sofa in the 1960s. The piece is composed of a solid Rosewood structure, with cushions upholstered with leather.
This three-s...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Living Room Sets
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
Brazilian Oak and Olive Green Leather 3-Seat Sofa, Jean Gillon
By Jean Gillon
Located in Voorburg, NL
A wonderful original matching 1970s Brazilian sofa attributed to Jean Gillon. This amazing comfortable 3-seater has a unique washed dark-grey oak frame and soft Brazilian leather cus...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Living Room Sets
Materials
Leather, Oak
Brazilian Imbuia Sofa by Celina Decorações, Midcentury Brazilian Design, 1960s
By Celina Decoracoes
Located in New York, NY
This sofa was produced by the Brazilian company Celina Decorações in the 1960s. The piece is made of Imbuia wood, with seats and backs upholstered with a gorgeous 100% organic silk f...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Living Room Sets
Materials
Silk, Hardwood
Sofa Mp-61 in Rosewood by Brazilian Designer Percival Lafer, 1973
By Percival Lafer
Located in New York, NY
In his designs, Percival Lafer sought ergonomy and comfort. The MP-61 sofa and armchair, from 1973, was the first two pieces designed by Percival Lafer that used a visible fiberglass...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Living Room Sets
Materials
Rosewood, Leather, Fiberglass
J.D. Moveis E Decoraçoes Sofa Set: Sofa and Armchairs, Brazil, 1960s
By J.D. Moveis e Decoracoes
Located in Whitstable, GB
JD Móveis e Decorações
Set of two armchairs and sofa, Brazil, 1960s.
One of the most striking armchair & sofa designs produced in mid 20th cen...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Living Room Sets
Materials
Fabric, Hardwood
Rosewood Three-Seat Millor Sofa, Sergio Rodrigues Modern Design, Brazil, 1960s
By Sergio Rodrigues, OCA Brazil
Located in New York, NY
Original condition.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Living Room Sets
Materials
Metal
Iconic Brasiliana Sofa Design by Jorge Zalszupin, Rosewood and Brass, 1960s
By Jorge Zalszupin, L'Atelier San Paulo
Located in New York, NY
Original condition.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Living Room Sets
Materials
Brass, Iron
Imbuia wood Cimo Sofa Brazilian Design by Móveis Cimo, Mid-Century Modern, 1960s
By Moveis Cimo
Located in New York, NY
This Imbuia Sofa was manufactured in the 1960s by the Brazilian company Móveis Cimo, a pioneer in Brazilian furniture industrialization.
Cimo Sofa is very charming, presenting the s...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Living Room Sets
Materials
Brass
Rosewood Two-Seat Millor Sofa, Sergio Rodrigues Modern Design, Brazil, 1960s
By OCA Brazil, Sergio Rodrigues
Located in New York, NY
Original condition.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Living Room Sets
Materials
Metal
Canapé Sofa by Joaquim Tenreiro, Amoreira Wood, Cane, Mid-Century Modern, C.1960
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in New York, NY
Joaquim Tenreiro (1906-1992) is known as the “father” of Brazilian modernism, being one of the pioneers, with a work that reflects a refined coexistence of traditional values and mod...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Living Room Sets
Materials
Cane, Wood
Mp-97 Sofa Midcentury Brazilian Design by Percival Lafer, Cedar Wood, 1970s
By Percival Lafer
Located in New York, NY
Original condition.
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Living Room Sets
Materials
Metal
Midcentury Brazilian Sofa Design by Joaquim Tenreiro, Rosewood and Marble, 1960s
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in New York, NY
Wood and Upholstery Restored. Marble in original condition
Solid Rosewood structure, Rosewood veneers, Marble and Bossa Fabrics Upholstery.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Living Room Sets
Materials
Marble
Afrodite Bench by Mameluca
Located in Geneve, CH
Afrodite bench by Mameluca
Material: steel, foam, velvet
Dimensions: D 240 x W 100 x H 90 cm
With reference to Paul Nacke’s theories about Narcissism, an attitude of a person wh...
Category
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Living Room Sets
Materials
Steel
Brazilian Rosewood Sofa by Celina Decorações, Midcentury Brazilian Design, 1960s
By Celina Decoracoes
Located in New York, NY
This sofa was produced by the Brazilian company Celina Decorações in the 1960s. The sofa is made of solid Rosewood, with seats and backs upholstered with a gorgeous fabric 100% Organic Silk, from our collection Bossa Fabrics.
The armrests have a rectangular design that favors the visualization of the beautiful veins of the wood, with upholstered sides. The base consists of four rectangular legs, providing lightness to this three-seat sofa.
Celina Decorações signed one of the most modern lines of Brazilian furniture in the 1960s. Based in Rio de Janeiro, the Celina Decorações factory imposed high-quality standards, maintaining handcrafted characteristics.
With a color pallet rooted in natural shades, our Fabric collection tells a bit about Brazilian biodiversity, through raw and natural materials and artisanal processes. For dyeing this textured fabric was used yerba mate...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Living Room Sets
Materials
Silk, Rosewood
Leather Safari Armchairs and Coffee Table by Karl Heinz Bergmiller for Escriba
By Escriba
Located in Torquay, GB
Rare pair of Safari leather armchairs and a matching coffee table.
Designed in 1959 by Karl Heinz Bergmiller for Escriba Furniture Brazil.
A co...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Living Room Sets
Materials
Leather, Wood, Beech
Mid-Century Modern Cube Sofa by Brazilian Designer Jorge Zalszupin, 1970s
By Jorge Zalszupin, L'Atelier San Paulo
Located in New York, NY
The cube sofa was designed by Jorge Zalszupin (1922-2020) in the 1970s.
The elegance, a feature of Zalszupin designs, on this piece does not come from sculpted wood details or the...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Living Room Sets
Materials
Fabric, Faux Leather, Wood
Vintage Manhattan Sofa by Brazilian Designer Jorge Zalszupin, c. 1960
By Jorge Zalszupin
Located in New York, NY
The iconic Manhattan is a series composed of a sofa and armchair designed by Jorge Zalszupin (1922-2020) in 1960 and produced by his company, L'atelier. The piece is made of a wood structure entirely upholstered, with an organic shape achieved by the curvy lines of the single volume.
The work of Jorge Zalszupin (1922-2020) presented itself as one of the most versatile in the late 1950s and early 1960s. His designs are an example of a transition process from the artisanal production mode to serial industrial production.
L'atelier Móveis...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Living Room Sets
Materials
Upholstery, Faux Leather
Pair of Lounge Chairs by Móveis Cimo, 1960's, Brazilian Mid-Century Design
By Moveis Cimo
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
This exquisite pair of lounge chairs by Móveis Cimo has been meticulously renovated by our skilled craftsmen, who have taken great care to ensure that both the outer aesthetics and t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Living Room Sets
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Brazilian Rosewood Sofa by Celina Decorações, Midcentury Brazilian Design, 1960s
By Celina Decoracoes
Located in New York, NY
This sofa was produced by the Brazilian company Celina Decorações in the 1960s. The sofa is made of solid Rosewood, with seats and backs upholstered with a gorgeous fabric 100% Organ...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Living Room Sets
Materials
Silk, Rosewood
Mid-Century Modern 801 Sofa by Brazilian Designer Jorge Zalszupin, 1959
By Jorge Zalszupin
Located in New York, NY
The 1950s proved to be politically and economically favorable to initiatives related to industrial production. The Polish naturalized Brazilian architect, Jorge Zalszupin (1922-2020)...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Living Room Sets
Materials
Fabric, Rosewood
19th Century Chippendale Suite
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Absolutely stunning walnut Chippendale style decorative settee with two impressive side chairs.
This fantastic set was possibly made in South America during the 1800s by an extremel...
Category
19th Century Country Antique Brazilian Living Room Sets
Materials
Walnut
Percival Lafer MP-75 Lounge Chairs w Rosewood Buckles, 1970 Brazil, Set of Four
By Percival Lafer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These very rare and documented set of Percival Lafer 'MP-75' lounge chairs, designed and produced in the 1970s. This rare set of four (4) lounge chairs which feature Brazilian Rosewo...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Living Room Sets
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Rosewood
Suite of 6 Brazilian Chairs from the 60s in Leather and Solid Wood F413
Located in Lyon, FR
Set of six Brazilian chairs from the 60s. Solid wood structure, back and seat in cognac leather covered with a geometric patterned fabric (bought in condition, fabric already present...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Living Room Sets
Materials
Leather, Wood
Two Large Brazilian Armchairs in the Manner of Sergio Rodrigues, 1960s
By Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Armchairs, rosewood, Brazilian design, European execution, 1960s. The sofa set is still in the original upholstery fabric. Altogether a very good condition.
This settee is execute...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Living Room Sets
Materials
Wood, Fabric
Kaupüna Swing: handcrafted in the Xingu Indigenous Territory, Brazil
By Maria Fernanda Paes de Barros
Located in Jundiaí, SP
Completely executed in the Kaupüna Village, located in the Xingu Indigenous Reserve, Kaupüna Swing unites the design of Maria Fernanda Paes de Barros and the indigenous handicraft tradition of the Mehinako people.
Its design rises from the desire to highlight the buriti yarn, made by women, placing it in balance with the painted solid wood traditionally made by men and already with recognized value.
It brings together the artisanal work of Mehinaku women who harvest, clean, and prepare the buriti straw to make the thread with which they weave their traditional nets, and of Mehinaku men who enter the forest to find trees from which to take the wood to create zoomorphic benches adorned with charcoal and annatto-based graphics.
The Kaupüna Swing marks the first time in Kaupüna village that men and women worked together to create a single piece, what gives it an immeasurable value and meaning.
Developed in partnership with Kulikyrda Mehinaku and Kuyawalu Aweti, it was considered by them a "new indigenous product".
It is part of Yankatu's Xingu collection...
Category
2010s Other Brazilian Living Room Sets
Materials
Natural Fiber, Cotton, Wood, Straw
Large Brazilian Sofa in the Manner of Sergio Rodrigues, 1960s
By Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Sofa, rosewood, Brazilian design, European execution, 1960s. The sofa set is still in the original upholstery fabric. Altogether a very good condition.
This settee is executed in ...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Living Room Sets
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Mid-Century Modern Sofa in Hardwood and Leather by Lineart Móveis, Brazil 1960s
Located in Deerfield Beach, FL
Mid-Century Modern Sofa in Hardwood and Leather by Lineart Móveis, Brazil 1960s.
This large four-seat sofa by the Brazilian manufacturer Lineart Móveis...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Living Room Sets
Materials
Leather, Wood, Hardwood
"Cubo" Living Room Suite by Jorge Zalszupin
By Jorge Zalszupin
Located in San Francisco, CA
A complete "Cubo" living room suite by Jorge Zalszupin consisting of a sofa, pair of chairs, side table and coffee table. All upholstered in white le...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Living Room Sets
Materials
Leather, Wood
Rare Mid-Century Four Pieces Living Room Set
Located in Antwerp, BE
Note: Items individually available.
Very well kept Three-piece leather and wood Brazilian lounge set. The leather has a very nice soft feel and a warm patina. Structurally solid and...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Living Room Sets
Materials
Leather, Wood
Caola Sofa, Sergio Rodrigues, Brazilian Mid-Century Modern
By Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
This sofa, produced by Sergio Rodrigues in a Brazilian midcentury modern style has a structure in jacarandá rosewood and was reupholstered in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Living Room Sets
Materials
Linen, Rosewood
Mid-Century Easy Chair by Jean Gillon Rosewood Suede, Brazil, 1960s
By Jean Gillon
Located in Rosendahl, DE
Rare Brazilian rosewood easy chair by Jean Gillon from the 1960s. The chair has been refinished but has original suede cushions. The buyer receives the CITES permit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Living Room Sets
Materials
Suede, Rosewood
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