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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2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Mirror, Oak
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Velvet, Wood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Brass
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Wood
2010s International Style Brazilian Furniture
Wood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Upholstery, Teak, Fabric
2010s International Style Brazilian Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century Brutalist Brazilian Furniture
Leather
2010s International Style Brazilian Furniture
Stainless Steel
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Mirror, Teak
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Teak, Upholstery
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Stainless Steel
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Velvet, Wood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Wood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Cane, Teak
2010s International Style Brazilian Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Metal
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Marble
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Upholstery, Teak, Fabric
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Upholstery, Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1970s Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Wool
2010s International Style Brazilian Furniture
Brass
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Upholstery, Teak, Wood, Fabric
1980s Post-Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Metal
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Rosewood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood, Fabric
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Brazilian Furniture
Jacaranda
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Glass, Oak
Early 2000s Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Kingwood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Wood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Glass, Cane, Teak
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Upholstery, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Steel
2010s Art Deco Brazilian Furniture
Wood, Oak
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Rosewood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Rope, Plywood
1990s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Amethyst, Silver Plate
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Lucite
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Faux Leather, Hardwood
Late 20th Century Tribal Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Glass, Wood, Feathers
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Wood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Glass, Mahogany
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Velvet, Wood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Suede, Wood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Fabric, Wood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Wood, Plywood
2010s Other Brazilian Furniture
Nylon
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Carrara Marble
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Iron
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Wicker, Imbuia





