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
Metal, Chrome
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Metal, Brass
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Animal Skin
15th Century and Earlier Antique Brazilian Furniture
Other
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Wood, Plywood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Furniture
Leather
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
15th Century and Earlier Antique Brazilian Furniture
Other
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Faux Leather, Cane, Hardwood, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Brass
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Fabric
Early 2000s Brazilian Furniture
Cowhide
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Fiberglass
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Steel
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Stone
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Aluminum
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Metal
1960s Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Cane, Hardwood
15th Century and Earlier Antique Brazilian Furniture
Rose Quartz
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Fiberglass, Hardwood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Velvet
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Iron
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Brass
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Upholstery, Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Metal
2010s Art Deco Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Metal, Other
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Wood, Polyester, Velvet
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Brass
Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Jacaranda
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Other
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Ceramic
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Faux Leather, Cane, Hardwood, Walnut
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Rosewood, Leather
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Metal
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Textile, Hardwood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Cane, Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Metal, Chrome
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Brazilian Furniture
Steel
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Chrome
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Fur, Hide, Leather
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Brazilian Furniture
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Bronze
2010s Arts and Crafts Brazilian Furniture
Metal, Metallic Thread
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Chrome





