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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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Bouclé
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Wood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather
2010s Art Deco Brazilian Furniture
Quartz, Metal
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Formica, Hardwood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Brass, Metal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Fiberglass
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Metal
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Brass
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Hardwood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Formica, Rosewood
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Aluminum
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Wood, Jacaranda
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Metal, Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Chrome
2010s Art Deco Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Metal, Other
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Stainless Steel
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Brass
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Jacaranda, Hardwood
1990s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Paper
1960s Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Upholstery, Hardwood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Metal
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Marble
15th Century and Earlier Prehistoric Antique Brazilian Furniture
Stone
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Brass
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Brass
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Wood
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Nylon, Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Steel
2010s Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Upholstery, Rattan, Hardwood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Chrome
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Iron
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Iron
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Steel
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Plywood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Hardwood
2010s Scandinavian Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood, Hardwood, Cedar
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Leather
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Reclaimed Wood, Wood, Hardwood
Late 17th Century Baroque Antique Brazilian Furniture
Cedar
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Pine
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Wood, Glass
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Metal
20th Century Spanish Colonial Brazilian Furniture
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Aluminum
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Wood, Glass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Rosewood
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Bouclé
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Hardwood
Late 18th Century Other Antique Brazilian Furniture
Wood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Rock Crystal





