Brazilian Stools
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.
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Place of Origin: Brazilian
"Cloud" Contemporary Small Stool with Handwoven Red Upholstery
Located in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
This contemporary stool is part of the Cloud collection, which was created around the concept of trees. These contemporary stools and benches are made with cotton fabric and foam str...
Category
2010s Brazilian Stools
Materials
Fabric
Stool Curva
By Cultivado em Casa
Located in Floresta, MG
A common item in steel houses, the 180º curve is the starting point for the development of the collection. Using this element of industrial origin and organic format, we seek to crea...
Category
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Stools
Materials
Steel
Carioca Large Sidetable and Stool in Freijo Wood
By Gisela Simas
Located in Rio de Janeiro, BR
Side tables or stools. Multi-functionality and interactivity are an important part of the concept of Gisela Simas' work. Besides the two main uses, Cariocas are fit for small spaces ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Stools
Materials
Wood
Contemporary Bench Handwoven - the "Cloud" in Blue
Located in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
This contemporary bench is part of the Cloud collection, which was created around the concept of trees. The pieces are made with cotton fabric and foam stripes, woven and stitched by...
Category
2010s Brazilian Stools
Materials
Fabric
Contemporary Handwoven - Cloud Stool, Medium, Green
Located in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
The Cloud collection was created around the concept of tress. The pieces are made with cotton fabric and foam stripes, woven and stitched by hand. Eac...
Category
2010s Brazilian Stools
Materials
Fabric
"Cloud" Contemporary Stool with Handwoven Blue Upholstery
Located in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
This contemporary stool is part of the Cloud collection, which was created around the concept of trees. These contemporary stools and benches are made with cotton fabric and foam str...
Category
2010s Brazilian Stools
Materials
Fabric
Modern Brazilian Armchair in Solid Wood, Textiles or Leathers
By SIMONINI
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
The "Trip" armchairs are expressive premium objects, with generous dimensions. The design focus in the balance and combination between organic designed shapes from the solid wood com...
Category
2010s Modern Brazilian Stools
Materials
Textile, Upholstery, Hardwood
Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler Pair of Stools
By Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler
Located in Washington, DC
Beautiful and interesting pair of iron and cane stools by Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler. Can also be used as side tables.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Stools
Materials
Metal
Contemporary Stool in Brazilian Hardwood Design by Ricardo Graham Ferreira
By Ricardo Graham Ferreira
Located in Nova Friburgo, RJ
Contemporary stool in Brazilian Hardwood hand carved by woodworking artist Ricardo Graham Ferreira. These uniques pieces of furniture is made in some exquisite tropical wood species.
This unique saddle stool has a perfect ergonomic design which offering great comfort.
Each stool is crafted, sanded and carefully polished.
All stools...
Category
2010s Brazilian Stools
Materials
Wood, Hardwood
Modern Brazilian Armchair in Solid Wood, Textiles or Leathers
By SIMONINI
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
The "Trip" armchairs are expressive premium objects, with generous dimensions. The design focus in the balance and combination between organic designed shapes from the solid wood com...
Category
2010s Modern Brazilian Stools
Materials
Textile, Upholstery, Hardwood
Contemporary Bar Stool in Brazilian Hardwood and Cord by Ricardo Graham Ferreira
By Ricardo Graham Ferreira
Located in Nova Friburgo, RJ
Contemporary bar stool in Brazilian hardwood and cord.
We named this chair "Natural". A friendly approach to a piece of furniture that evades constructive standards. "Natural" com...
Category
2010s Brazilian Stools
Materials
Cord, Hardwood
Pair of Brazilian Wooden Stools
By Jorge Zalszupin
Located in Washington, DC
Rare set of vintage Brazilian stools in rich Brazilian wood, attributed to Brazilian master Jorge Zalszupin.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Stools
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Mangue High Stool
By Sergio Matos
Located in Campina Grande, Paraiba
Inspirational diving, at the same time, is bathing in the river and the sea. Proof of the meeting of fresh and salty waters, sipping the nutritive alchemy of all the biodiversity tha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Stools
Materials
Aluminum
Aubergine High Stool
By Sergio Matos
Located in Campina Grande, Paraiba
What does the Aubergine Stool express? Lightness in the organic trace harvested from the forest and added to ancestral knowledge. The inspirational base results in the harmony of the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Stools
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of Magrini Stools by Sergio Rodrigues, Brazilian Midcentury Design
By Sergio Rodrigues
Located in New York, NY
The Magrini Stool was designed in 1963 by Sergio Rodrigues and produced by his company, Oca.
These pieces are composed of a solid Rosewood structure w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Stools
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
Contemporary Bench Handwoven, v 2022 in Rose
Located in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
The Cloud collection was created around the concept of tress. Started in 2012 today it has a variety of pieces with different typologies .
V Benches are made ...
Category
2010s Brazilian Stools
Materials
Fabric
"Cloud" Contemporary Chair with Handwoven B&W Upholstery
Located in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
This contemporary chair is part of the Cloud collection, which was created around the concept of trees. These contemporary stools and benches are made with cotton fabric and foam str...
Category
2010s Brazilian Stools
Materials
Fabric
"Célia" Minimalist Bar Stool, Brazilian Contemporary Style, by Danilo Vale
By danilo vale Design
Located in Brasilia, Distrito Federal
The Celia bar stool is a contemporary workpiece conceived through straight and strong lines. Its structure is built by bent cold-drawn steel and the upholstery type may be leatheror ...
Category
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Stools
Materials
Steel
Collection Dominó, Brazilian Contemporary Stool in Wood
By Luiz Costa e Rodrigo Irffi
Located in Santa Edwiges, MG
DOMINÓ COLLECTION
The Dominó Collection expands its meanings and transforms the structure of a mosaic into a witty piece with a unique personality. As a bench or side table.
The r...
Category
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Stools
Materials
Wood
Linha Upholstered Stool in Brown Velvet by Filipe Ramos
By Filipe Ramos
Located in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
The "Linha" upholstered stool in "old gold" finish and dark brown velvet.
Upholstered seat with medium-firm foam.
Item located in NYC and ready to be shipped.
Showroom floor model ...
Category
2010s Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Stools
Materials
Stainless Steel
Minimalist Style, Stool in Natural Solid Wood
By SIMONINI
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
Our Evo collection is based in the harmonic fusion between geometrical forms in a modern interpretation of wood archetypes, combining a rational defined outcome with the warmth of or...
Category
2010s Modern Brazilian Stools
Materials
Hardwood
Tropos Collection, Brazilian Contemporary Stool in Steel
By Luiz Costa e Rodrigo Irffi
Located in Santa Edwiges, MG
TROPOS COLLECTION
"All things are metaphors."
Johann Goethe
Tropos, in itself, is the change. It is where the object takes a new shape with a simple word replacement. Metaphors, hy...
Category
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Stools
Materials
Steel
Brazilian Mid-century Stool in Rosewood
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Brazilian upholstered stool with structure in solid rosewood by unknown author.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Stools
Materials
Upholstery, Rosewood
Carioca Medium Sidetable and Stool in Freijo Wood
By Gisela Simas
Located in Rio de Janeiro, BR
Side tables or stools. Multi-functionality and interactivity are an important part of the concept of Gisela Simas' work. Besides the two main uses, Cariocas are fit for small spaces ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Stools
Materials
Wood
"Nacional" Bench, by Ronald Sasson, 2022, Brazilian Contemporary Design
By Ronald Sasson
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Designed in 2022 by Ronald Sasson, the outstanding "Nacional" bench was conceived as a 01/05 limited series.
The creation and conception of the lines ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Stools
Materials
Wood
Palafitas side table S: handcrafted in Brazil with tucumã straw and solid wood
By Maria Fernanda Paes de Barros
Located in Jundiaí, SP
Palafitas side table is made of Imbuia or cabreuva wood and bring the Tucumã straw, a typical palm of the Amazon rainforest, stained with roots, leaves and fruits, and braided by the...
Category
2010s Other Brazilian Stools
Materials
Natural Fiber, Wood, Straw
Carioca Small Sidetable and Stool in Freijo Wood
By Gisela Simas
Located in Rio de Janeiro, BR
Side tables or stools. Multi-functionality and interactivity are an important part of the concept of Gisela Simas' work. Besides the two main uses, Cariocas are fit for small spaces ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Stools
Materials
Wood
"Serpa" Bench, by Ronald Sasson, Brazilian Contemporary Design
By Ronald Sasson
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
The outstanding "Serpa" bench was designed by Ronald Sasson in 2019.
Homage to one of the most important visual arts collectives that existed in Brazil...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Stools
Materials
Steel
"Baita" Stool, by Inês Schertel, Brazilian Contemporary Design
By Inês Schertel
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Full of personality, in order to create unique pieces, mixing ancient techniques for treating sheep wool with contemporary design and innovation, Inês Schertel...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Bohemian Brazilian Stools
Materials
Wood, Wool
Geometric Cubi Bar Stool with Teak Wood Finish Base and Oatmeal Fabric Seat
By Uultis Design
Located in Miami, FL
The geometric counter stool as the name says has geometric shapes and pure lines with its teak wooden legs with the seat all wrapped in a beautiful and soft oatmeal fabric. All of th...
Category
2010s Brazilian Stools
Materials
Teak
Palafitas Stool: handcrafted in Brazil with tucumã straw and solid wood
By Maria Fernanda Paes de Barros
Located in Jundiaí, SP
Palafitas side table is made of Imbuia or cabreuva wood and bring the Tucumã straw, a typical palm of the Amazon rainforest, stained with roots, leaves and fruits, and braided by the...
Category
2010s Other Brazilian Stools
Materials
Natural Fiber, Wood, Straw
'Lin' Minimalist Stool in Brazilian Hardwood by Knót Artesanal
By Knót Artesanal
Located in Paraty, Rio de Janeiro
Lin is derived from a clean and minimalist take on a traditional three-legged stool, giving it a thoroughly modern appeal and Scandinavian feel through its brass details and slender appearance. The brass line on the seat marks the join in the wood and as such is different on each making them all unique. Light yet robust it’s a perfect combination of structure and aesthetic.
Made from a range of Brazilian solid hard woods with a natural finish of oil and wax.
Knót Artesanal...
Category
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Stools
Materials
Brass
Brazilian Modern Brutalist Pair of Stools, Brazil, 1960s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Brazilian modern, Brutalist, brown leather and Caviuna pair of stools in a Brutalist 1960s Bohemien chic.
Measures: L 73 cm, D 73 cm, SH 36 cm.
Category
1960s Brutalist Vintage Brazilian Stools
Materials
Leather, Teak
Zinc Stool Curva
By Cultivado em Casa
Located in Floresta, MG
A common item in steel houses, the 180º curve is the starting point for the development of the collection. Using this element of industrial origin and organic format, we seek to crea...
Category
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Stools
Materials
Steel, Zinc
Modern Side Table, Stool and Container in solid wood and Rope
By SIMONINI
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
The Duty collection is composed by multi-functional accessories, our objective was to create a container collection that mixes and combines that function to others such as coffee tab...
Category
2010s Modern Brazilian Stools
Materials
Metal
"Encilhaço" Stool, Inês Schertel, Brazilian Contemporary Design
By Inês Schertel
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Full of personality, in order to create unique pieces, mixing ancient techniques for treating sheep wool with contemporary design and innovation, Inês Schertel...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Bohemian Brazilian Stools
Materials
Wool, Wood
"Açude" Chair, by Inês Schertel, Brazilian Contemporary Design
By Inês Schertel
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Full of personality, in order to create unique pieces, mixing ancient techniques for treating sheep wool with contemporary design and innovation, Inês Schertel is considered one of t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Bohemian Brazilian Stools
Materials
Wool, Wood
Upholstered Cushioned Stool / Ottoman in Velvet Linen or Leather by Filipe Ramos
By Filipe Ramos
Located in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
The Linha collection was designed from the top to bottom. The first piece of this collection is the planter pedestal. One of the other pieces in this collection is this upholstered s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Stools
Materials
Steel
"Cloud" Contemporary Small Stool with Handwoven Green Kvadrat Upholstery
Located in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
This contemporary stool is part of the Cloud collection, which was created around the concept of weft. These contemporary stools and benches are made with fabric and foam stripes, wo...
Category
2010s Brazilian Stools
Materials
Fabric
Embira High Stool: made in Brazil with pink jequitba wood and natural dyed yarns
By Maria Fernanda Paes de Barros
Located in Jundiaí, SP
Curves and symmetry, comfort and beauty. The Embira Stool is a multifaceted piece that fits into different environments, from the most sophisticated to the coolest. Made with jequit...
Category
2010s Other Brazilian Stools
Materials
Hardwood, Natural Fiber, Wood, Cotton
Benta Collection, Contemporary Angelim Wooden Stool
Located in Santa Edwiges, MG
BENTA COLLECTION
“How often do we, in search for happiness,
do exactly as the poor grandfather does:
in vain, look restlessly for the glasses
Having ...
Category
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Stools
Materials
Wood
"Cloud" Contemporary Small Stool with Handwoven Orange Upholstery
Located in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
This contemporary stool is part of the Cloud collection, which was created around the concept of trees. These contemporary stools and benches are made with cotton fabric and foam str...
Category
2010s Brazilian Stools
Materials
Fabric
Oca Stool
By Sergio Matos
Located in Campina Grande, Paraiba
Materials: Aluminum, nautical rope.
Dimensions: 50 cm diameter x 38 cm height.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Stools
Materials
Aluminum
"Cloud" Contemporary Small Stool with Handwoven Red Kvadrat Upholstery
Located in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
This contemporary stool is part of the Cloud collection, which was created around the concept of weft. These contemporary stools and benches are made with fabric and foam stripes, wo...
Category
2010s Brazilian Stools
Materials
Fabric
Esfera Stool by Rodrigo Ohtake, Brazilian Contemporary Design
By Rodrigo Ohtake
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
The Esfera stool was created by the Brazilian contemporary designer Rodrigo Ohtake, in 2019. The mix of materials is the differential in this series. While wood is used as a seat, a metal plate, thick and curved, raises the first material from the ground in a light way and with minimal contact, both with the floor and with the wood. The structure is made of stainless steel and Cumaru Wood. Definitely a one of a kind and unique piece.
Graduated at FAU / USP in 2009, with a period of studies at the Polytechnic of Milan, Rodrigo Ohtake is always in search of his own architectural style. Passionate about colors and free forms, he collaborated with architects Mario Biselli, Alvaro Puntoni, and Frenchman Patrick Jouin, in addition to working with his father, Ruy, from 2008 to 2016.
In addition to working in the offices, he participated as a curatorial assistant in the exhibitions "Viver na Floresta", curated by Abílio Guerra, "O Coração da Cidade: Invention of Spaces" by Júlio Katinsky...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Stools
Materials
Wood
“Tapera” Little Chair in Wool and Wood by Inês Schertel, Brazil, 2019
By Inês Schertel
Located in Deerfield Beach, FL
Contemporary “Tapera” little chair in wool and wood by Inês Schertel, Brazil 2019
Ines Schertel's primary material is sheep's wool. As a practitioner of ...
Category
2010s Rustic Brazilian Stools
Materials
Wool, Wood
Contemporary Handwoven, Neocloud Stool, Medium, Olive
Located in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
The Cloud collection was created around the concept of tress. The pieces are made with neoprene fabric and foam stripes, woven and stitched by hand. E...
Category
2010s Brazilian Stools
Materials
Fabric
Ianomami Stool
By Sergio Matos
Located in Campina Grande, Paraiba
Ianomami stool. Dimensions: 238 cm diameter x 45 cm height
Weight: 6 Kg.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Stools
Materials
Natural Fiber
Modern Brazilian Armchair in Solid Wood, Textiles or Leathers
By SIMONINI
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
The "Trip" armchairs are expressive premium objects, with generous dimensions. The design focus in the balance and combination between organic designed shapes from the solid wood com...
Category
2010s Modern Brazilian Stools
Materials
Textile, Upholstery, Hardwood
Marakatu Stool
Located in Campina Grande, Paraiba
Piece inspired in the flower that prints the clothes of the Maracatu dancer, traditional dance in the Northeast culture.
Handmade woof with polyester rope.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Stools
Materials
Metal
Modern Coffee Table Center Table and Container
By SIMONINI
Located in Vila Cordeiro, São Paulo
Multifunctional centre tables, stool, container all in one, contemporary design language offers flexibility and style as a "joker" object, functional, easy to compose and use, this o...
Category
2010s Brazilian Stools
Materials
Metal
Contemporary Wood Stool
By Pedro Useche
Located in Boston, MA
Flexus plywood stool. One of a kind.
Category
2010s International Style Brazilian Stools
Materials
Plywood
Minimalist Stool in Solid Wood "Thais" by Samuel Lamas
Located in Brasilia, DF
This versatile minimalist stool in solid Brazilian wood "freijó" and steel offres maximum lightness without compromising functionality. Designed in a classic and geometric reasoning,...
Category
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Stools
Materials
Steel
Upholstered Stool in Leather and Stainless steel metal "Linha" by Filipe Ramos
By Filipe Ramos
Located in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
The Linha collection was designed from the top to bottom. The first piece of this collection is the planter pedestal. One of the other pieces in this collection is this upholstered s...
Category
2010s Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Stools
Materials
Steel
Ipê Stool
Located in Campina Grande, Paraiba
To the shadow of ipê - an iconic tree from Brazilian flora - the design celebrates the hand-made, narratives rooted in popular culture. It forms and weaves the bank that carries in i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Stools
Materials
Metal
Stool Handcrafted in Brazilian Hardwood by Ricardo Graham Ferreira
By Ricardo Graham Ferreira
Located in Nova Friburgo, RJ
'Aragonez do Cerrado' handcrafted wooden stool by by Ricardo Graham Ferreira. The stool is assembled with a variety of prestigious Brazilian hardwoods. The stool is inspired by the Brazilian Cerrado region and the medieval Spain...
Category
2010s Brazilian Stools
Materials
Hardwood
Contemporary Handwoven - Cloud Stool, Medium, Red
Located in Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
The Cloud collection was created around the concept of tress. The pieces are made with cotton fabric and foam stripes, woven and stitched by hand. Eac...
Category
2010s Brazilian Stools
Materials
Fabric
Carambola Stool
By Sergio Matos
Located in Campina Grande, Paraiba
The concept for the stool from the shape of a carambola (starfruit). The structure can be produced in either carbon steel or aluminium. The rest is handmade using naval rope.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Stools
Materials
Aluminum
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