Brazilian Stools
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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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Stools
Leather, Rosewood
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Stools
Wood
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Stools
Wood
1950s Vintage Brazilian Stools
Brass, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Bohemian Brazilian Stools
Wool, Wood
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Stools
Upholstery, Wood
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Stools
Upholstery, Wood
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Stools
Clay
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Stools
Wool, Wood
2010s Modern Brazilian Stools
Iron
2010s Modern Brazilian Stools
Bronze
2010s Modern Brazilian Stools
Bronze
2010s Modern Brazilian Stools
Steel
2010s Modern Brazilian Stools
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Stools
2010s Modern Brazilian Stools
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Stools
Leather, Jacaranda
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Stools
Wood
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Stools
Steel
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Stools
Fabric, Faux Leather
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Stools
Iron
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Stools
Fabric
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Stools
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Stools
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Stools
Hardwood, Glass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Stools
Hardwood, Fabric
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Stools
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Stools
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Stools
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Stools
Hardwood
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