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
Cowhide, Hardwood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Upholstery, Faux Leather, Rosewood
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Marble
15th Century and Earlier Antique Brazilian Furniture
Other
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Glass, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Brutalist Brazilian Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Brazilian Furniture
Steel
2010s Art Deco Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Metal, Other
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary Industrial Brazilian Furniture
Aluminum
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Chrome
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Marble, Metal
Late 20th Century Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Marble
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Iron
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Mohair, Wood
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Metal
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Wood, Fabric
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Furniture
Brass
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Smoked Glass, Rosewood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Wood, Rosewood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Textile, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Brazilian Furniture
Steel
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Upholstery, Cord, Wood, Hardwood, Reclaimed Wood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Brass, Iron
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Faux Leather, Hardwood
1990s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Paper
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Hardwood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Iron
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Cane, Hardwood
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Furniture
Marble
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Metal
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Fiberglass
1970s Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Wood, Upholstery
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Metal, Brass
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Hardwood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1950s Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Glass, Rosewood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Marble
2010s Art Deco Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Metal, Other
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood
2010s Art Deco Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Metal, Other
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Jacaranda
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Wood, Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood, Cane
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Aluminum
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Metal
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Stone, Steel
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Rosewood
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Other Brazilian Furniture
Copper
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood





