Brazilian Lounge 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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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Leather, Cedar
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Rosewood, Silk, Cane
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Steel
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Iron
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Hardwood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Wood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Canvas, Wood
2010s Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Cane, Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Hardwood
2010s Organic Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Wicker
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Wood, Mohair
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Chrome
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Rosewood, Silk
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Velvet, Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Steel
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Wood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Leather, Wood
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Metal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Wood
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Hardwood, Plywood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Steel
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Hardwood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Wood, Fabric
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Metal
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Silk, Organic Material, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Fur, Faux Fur, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Steel
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Metal, Brass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Leather, Fabric, Mahogany
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Metal
1970s Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Bouclé, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Velvet, Synthetic, Polyester, Oak, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Rosewood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Faux Leather, Jacaranda
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Metal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Wood
2010s Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Leather, Cane, Upholstery, Wood
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Rosewood, Leather
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Wood, Foam
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Chenille
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Bentwood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Fiberglass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Cedar
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Leather, Plywood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Faux Leather, Wood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Velvet, Rosewood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Velvet, Wood
2010s Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Teak, Upholstery, Fabric
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Rosewood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Rosewood
2010s Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Teak, Leather
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Leather, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Hardwood
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Leather, Fabric
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Leather, Fabric, Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Rosewood
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