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Brazilian Wardrobes and Armoires

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
Vintage Caviuna and Imbuia Wardrobe by Móveis Cimo, 1960s, Brazilian Midcentury
By Moveis Cimo
Located in New York, NY
This charming wardrobe belongs to Móveis Cimo's furniture manufactured during the 1960s. The piece is composed of two types of Brazilian wood: the doors and feet are made of golden C...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Wardrobes and Armoires

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Other

Minimalist Brazilian Handcrafted Clothes Rail "Cumuru" by Dimitrih Correa
By Dimitrih Correa
Located in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
Recently launched at Collectible, in Brussels, it’s part of the Bahia, de Todos os Santos’ Collection. Inspired in the beautiful destinations in the Northeast, each piece of the c...
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2010s Modern Brazilian Wardrobes and Armoires

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"Freyr" Coat Rack in Natural Wood and Carbon Steel
By Studio Marta Manente
Located in Centro, RS
The modern Freyr coat rack is a support for our daily routines, used in the environment's entrance for hang personal objects. The piece of extreme functionality and beauty, is produced in natural tauari wood (a Brazilian reforested wood). It has a support table and also handles for hanging hats, clothes, bags, etc. The structure is made in metal carbon steel painted in black color, in matte finish. The color's metal could be customized in golden matte. Because it is a slim and vertical piece, it can be used in the hall of small environments, in bedrooms and also in corporate environments. It is versatile, practical and contemporary. A timeless and elegant coat...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Wardrobes and Armoires

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An 8+ Ft. Tall Antique Storage Cabinet from Brazil, with it's Original Paint
Located in Atlanta, GA
A 19th century Brazilian painted wood cabinet, just over 8 feet tall. This antique wooden wardrobe from Brazilian retains it's original paint, ...
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