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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 NiemeyerSergio Rodrigues and José Zanine Caldas as well as such European immigrants as Joaquim TenreiroJean 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 rosewoodjacaranda 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 chairssofastables and more.

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Place of Origin: Brazilian
Brazilian Minimalist PK2 Sofa in Black Canvas Upholstery by Paulo Kobylka
By Paulo Kobylka
Located in Londrina, Paraná
Project awarded by German Design Award: Special Mention - Excellent Product Design. The inspiration comes from concrete structural elements found in architecture. Designed with simple lines, the minimalist structure is exactly what shapes it. The sofa is basically assembled by three main volumes: base, seat and back. The “mismatches” between these volumes generate small spaces to house furnishings. PK2...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Brazilian Sofas

Materials

Canvas

Rare Percival Lafer Sofa in Dark Brown Leather
By Percival Lafer
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gorgeous, rare Percival Lafer sofa made by Lafer S.A. in Sao Paolo, Brazil in dark chocolate brown leather. The front feet are rounded leather and the back legs are wheels, which are...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Sofas

Materials

Leather

Minimalist Sofa for Outdoor, Contemporary Brazilian Design
By SIMONINI
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
This minimalist outdoor sofa is made in hardwood, metal and fabrics, two places sofa with arms, the multi-finish structure is combined with outdoor fabrics such as the Batyline to create an interesting outdoor solution. Bellow the full Skyfolding collection concept: Skyfolding In-outdoor collection, the collection concept is inspired by the Asian building scaffoldings, where a structure is composed by bamboo sticks crossed to create this inspiring and fascinating structures. We combined elements of this structures and also references from the ballet stretching bars that often combine metal and wood, this combo is the concept very soul. All the figurative elements are abstracted in the design process to extract the precise best of each world, and by then resulting in a collection of delicate objects, cult and curated to the minimum details, in design and engineering. The collection is composed by outdoor net, batyline or plastic, in a portion leaving room to a more soft design approach that is harmonious, this elements are combined to a structure made of wood and metal that transcends to tech and soft, a paradigm of past, present and future that invite all the viewers to contemplate and reflect in this philosophical matters in a tactile and visual way. Resulting is a essential and timeless set of objects designed for the modern lifestyle that permit infinite compositions indoors or outdoors that will participate in lives for a lifetime like a breeze full of “zen” elements and energy. Award winner of the biggest South American design...
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2010s Modern Brazilian Sofas

Materials

Metal

Knot Brazilian Contemporary Foam Sofa by Lattoog
By Lattoog
Located in Sao Paolo, BR
This sofa/pouf is characterized by a flexible linear structure tied in a knot shape. The 'Knot' was the first piece created by the duo Leonardo Lattavo and Pedro Moog, when designing furniture was still seen as a hobby by both of them. A few years later, when they came across the cover of an Italian magazine that showed a piece of furniture by the Campana brothers (the Boa sofa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Sofas

Materials

Fabric, Upholstery

Black PK9 Sofa, Seat & Lamp Hybrid, Handmade Metal Structure by Paulo Kobylka
By Paulo Kobylka
Located in Londrina, Paraná
The idea of PK9 sofa came during a renovation project of a clinic. The project had as premise to transform the environment with just a few interventions, with ...
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2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Sofas

Materials

Steel

Cantilevered Sofas PK1+PK2 in Black Canvas Upholstery by Paulo Kobylka
By Paulo Kobylka
Located in Londrina, Paraná
Project awarded by German Design Award: Special Mention - Excellent Product Design. The inspiration comes from concrete structural elements found in architecture. Designed with simple lines, the Minimalist structure is exactly what shapes it. As well as a suspended slab of a building, PK1 sofa has part of its seat cantilevered. The sofa is basically assembled by three main volumes: base, seat and back. The “mismatches” between these volumes generate small spaces to house furnishings. PK1 and PK2...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Brazilian Sofas

Materials

Canvas

Black PK15 Single Seat Sofa, Steel Structure and Ebonized Legs by Paulo Kobylka
By Paulo Kobylka
Located in Londrina, Paraná
PK15 sofa is inspired by wooden trusses used in the construction of roofs. The sofa sockets refer to the “Gusset Plate” normally applied to reinforce the knots of wooden trusses. H...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Sofas

Materials

Steel

Cantilevered Sofa PK1 in Black Canvas Upholstery by Paulo Kobylka
By Paulo Kobylka
Located in Londrina, Paraná
Project awarded by German Design Award: Special Mention - Excellent Product Design. The inspiration comes from concrete structural elements found in architecture. Designed with simp...
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Brazilian Sofas

Materials

Canvas

Handmade Black & Red PK7 Sofa, Carbon Steel & Metal Mesh by Paulo Kobylka
By Paulo Kobylka
Located in Londrina, Paraná
The main inspiration for PK7 sofa comes from standard metal structures used for secondary architectural projects. This project transforms industrial profiles and wired mesh, usually...
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21st Century and Contemporary Industrial Brazilian Sofas

Materials

Steel

Black PK15 Three-Seat Sofa, Carbon Steel Structure & Wood Legs by Paulo Kobylka
By Paulo Kobylka
Located in Londrina, Paraná
PK15 sofa is inspired by wooden trusses used in the construction of roofs. The sofa sockets refer to the “Gusset Plate” normally applied to reinforce the knots of wooden trusses. H...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Sofas

Materials

Steel

Black PK15 Three-Seat Sofa, Steel Structure and Ebonized Legs by Paulo Kobylka
By Paulo Kobylka
Located in Londrina, Paraná
PK15 sofa is inspired by wooden trusses used in the construction of roofs. The sofa sockets refer to the “Gusset Plate” normally applied to reinforce the knots of wooden trusses. H...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Sofas

Materials

Steel

Black PK15 Two-Seat Sofa, Steel Structure & Ebonized Wood Legs by Paulo Kobylka
By Paulo Kobylka
Located in Londrina, Paraná
PK15 sofa is inspired by wooden trusses used in the construction of roofs. The sofa sockets refer to the “Gusset Plate” normally applied to reinforce the knots of wooden trusses. H...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Sofas

Materials

Steel

Handmade Black PK7 Sofa, Carbon Steel structure & Metal Mesh by Paulo Kobylka
By Paulo Kobylka
Located in Londrina, Paraná
The main inspiration for PK7 sofa comes from standard metal structures used for secondary architectural projects. This project transforms industrial profiles and wired mesh, usually...
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21st Century and Contemporary Industrial Brazilian Sofas

Materials

Steel

Jamaxi Couch Two Seats
By Sergio Matos
Located in Campina Grande, Paraiba
Materials: Aluminum, nautical rope, upholstery and fabric. Dimensions: 210 cm wide x 88 cm deep x 82 cm high. Reference: FABRIC TC/FIVE/TTA/TTI/TTM
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Sofas

Materials

Aluminum

Jamaxi Couch Three Seats
Located in Campina Grande, Paraiba
Materials: Aluminum, nautical rope, upholstery and fabric. Dimensions: 250 cm wide x 89 cm deep x 82 cm high. Reference: FABRIC TC/FIVE/TTA/TTI/TTM
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Sofas

Materials

Aluminum

Jamaxi Couch Four Seats
By Sergio Matos
Located in Campina Grande, Paraiba
Materials: Aluminum, nautical rope, upholstery and fabric. Dimensions: 290 cm wide x 90 cm deep x 82 cm high. Reference: FABRIC TC/FIVE/TTA/TTI/TTM
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Sofas

Materials

Aluminum

Midcentury Highback Sofa with Chrome Base
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Midcentury highback sofa with chrome base Still of unknown authorship, this beautiful sofa has as main feature its high back. Its structure i...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Sofas

Materials

Chrome

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