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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
1950's Brazilian Modern Three Legged Desk in Hardwood by Moveis Fratte
Located in New York, NY
Available today, this mid-century Brazilian modern desk, designed by Moveis Fratte in the fifties, is absolutely magnificent! This desk is made with naval plywood and features three ...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Dressers

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Hardwood

The Square Dresser. Brazilian Solid Wood and Natural Straw
Located in São Paulo, SP
The dresser from the Square Series - Your sophisticated choice. Combining practicality, contemporary style, and elegance, this dresser is meticulously crafted in solid wood and avail...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Dressers

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Wood

Brazilian Modern Dresser with Six drawers in Hardwood, Jorge Zalszupin, c. 1970s
By Jorge Zalszupin
Located in New York, NY
Available today, with domestic shipping in NYC metro area included, this Brazilian Modern Dresser with Six drawers in Hardwood, Jorge Zalszupin, c. 1970s is nothing less than gorgeou...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Dressers

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Mid-Century Modern Dresser and Stool in Hardwood, by Carlo Hauner, Brazil
By Carlo Hauner
Located in New York, NY
Available today, this Mid-Century Modern Dresser and Stool in Hardwood, by Carlo Hauner is nothing less than gorgeous! This set comes with a stool and a dresser that has a mirror, f...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Dressers

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Fabric, Hardwood

Brazilian Modern Desk in Cerejera Hardwood, Geraldo de Barros, 1970s Brazil
By Geraldo de Barros
Located in New York, NY
Available now, this Mid-Century Modern Desk designed by Geraldo de Barros for Hobjeto is is gorgeous! The desk is entirely made in Cerejera wood and features two floating drawers...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Dressers

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Lina Bo Bardi, Dressing Desk, 1949
By Lina Bo Bardi
Located in Barra Funda, SP
The Dressing Desk by Lina Bo Bardi is a minimalist and functional piece of furniture that is both iconic and versatile. Designed in 1949, it is considered to be a very important pie...
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