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 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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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Furniture
Leather
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Metal
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Mirror, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Textile, Wood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Steel
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood, Hardwood, Fabric
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Brazilian Furniture
Steel
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Teak, Cane, Glass
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Metal
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Stainless Steel
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Metal
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Marble
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Teak, Fabric, Upholstery, Cane
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Wood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Upholstery, Wood
15th Century and Earlier Organic Modern Antique Brazilian Furniture
Quartz
1960s Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Upholstery, Hardwood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Hardwood, Fiberglass
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Nylon
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Nylon
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Marble
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Agate, Quartz
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Wood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Textile, Cane, Wood, Hardwood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Brass
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Cane, Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood, Faux Leather
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Metal
2010s International Style Brazilian Furniture
Aluminum
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood, Ultrasuede
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Bouclé, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Fabric
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Metal
1950s Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Cane, Jacaranda
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Aluminum
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Suede, Rosewood
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Bentwood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood, Walnut
Mid-19th Century Folk Art Antique Brazilian Furniture
Silver
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Fur, Hide, Leather
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Furniture
Steel
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood, Fabric
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Steel





