Brazilian Dressers

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 mid-century 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, 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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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Dressers
Hardwood, Leather
2010s Brazilian Dressers
Leather, Glass, Wood
2010s Brazilian Dressers
Leather, Wood
2010s Baroque Revival Brazilian Dressers
Wood, Cedar
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Dressers
Rosewood
1960s Vintage Brazilian Dressers
Wood
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Dressers
Plywood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Dressers
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Victorian Brazilian Dressers
Burl
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Dressers
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Dressers
Wood
1980s Post-Modern Vintage Brazilian Dressers
Laminate, Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Dressers
Aluminum
2010s Brazilian Dressers
Ash, Oak, Walnut
1960s Scandinavian Modern Vintage Brazilian Dressers
Mirror, Teak
1960s Vintage Brazilian Dressers
Brass
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Dressers
Brass
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Dressers
Mahogany, Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Dressers
Lucite, Oak
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Dressers
Rosewood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Dressers
Jacaranda
2010s Baroque Revival Brazilian Dressers
Wood, Cedar
20th Century Brazilian Dressers
Metal
1920s Vintage Brazilian Dressers
Mahogany
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Dressers
Faux Leather, Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Dressers
Brass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Dressers
Wood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Dressers
Brass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Dressers
Wood