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 Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood, Fabric, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Metal
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Cane, Hardwood
19th Century Baroque Antique Brazilian Furniture
Wood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Rosewood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Fabric
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Textile, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Cane, Rosewood
2010s Art Deco Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Metal, Other
15th Century and Earlier Organic Modern Antique Brazilian Furniture
Quartz, Tourmaline
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Iron
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Hardwood
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Plastic
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Rock Crystal
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Rosewood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Walnut, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Velvet, Synthetic, Polyester, Oak, Walnut
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Brass
2010s Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Hollywood Regency Brazilian Furniture
Rock Crystal
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Iron
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Plywood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Metal
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
15th Century and Earlier Organic Modern Antique Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal, Bronze
Early 20th Century Rustic Brazilian Furniture
Cane, Wood, Walnut
2010s Art Deco Brazilian Furniture
Metal
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Glass, Wood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Metal
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
2010s Other Brazilian Furniture
Wood
2010s International Style Brazilian Furniture
Wood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
Late 20th Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Granite, Copper
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Velvet, Rosewood
2010s International Style Brazilian Furniture
Marble
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Steel
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Hardwood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Upholstery, Fabric, Teak, Walnut
2010s Other Brazilian Furniture
Nylon
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Steel
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Upholstery, Walnut, Wood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Straw, Rosewood
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Glass, Wood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Upholstery, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Other Brazilian Furniture
Wood
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood, Oak, Walnut, Straw
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Stone, Crystal, Metal
15th Century and Earlier Organic Modern Antique Brazilian Furniture
Quartz, Tourmaline





