Brazilian Caviuna
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Suede, Hardwood
20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Hardwood
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Glass, Wood
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Wood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Textile, Wood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Upholstery, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Hardwood, Fabric
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Suede, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Bouclé, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Linen, Hardwood
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Wood
20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Fabric, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Iron
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Fabric, Hardwood
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Side Tables
Formica, Wood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Mirror, Wood
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Mohair, Velvet, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Brass
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Jacaranda
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Wood
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Sofas
Cotton, Velvet, Wood
20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Hardwood
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables
Formica, Wood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Buffets
Ceramic, Wood
Vintage 1950s Dining Room Sets
Upholstery, Wood
Vintage 1950s Chaise Longues
Upholstery, Wood
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Dining Room Tables
Granite
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Ottomans and Poufs
Leather, Wood
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Steel
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Brass
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Metal
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Granite
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Wood, Ivory
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Steel
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Dining Room Sets
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Chaise Longues
Wood
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Desks and Writing Tables
Glass
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Musical Instruments
Steel
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Desks
Glass, Walnut
Antique Mid-19th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Wood
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars
Wood
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Wood
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Glass, Wood
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Metal
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Linen, Rosewood
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Cane, Linen, Wood
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Metal
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Brass
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On the Origins of Brazilian
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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