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
Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Metal, Copper
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Rock Crystal, Metal
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Pine
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Iron
2010s Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
2010s Art Deco Brazilian Furniture
Stone, Metal
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Terrazzo
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Steel
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Fiberglass
2010s Art Deco Brazilian Furniture
Metal
1650s Mid-Century Modern Antique Brazilian Furniture
Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Canvas
20th Century Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
2010s Other Brazilian Furniture
Quartz
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Brazilian Furniture
Steel
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Plywood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Jacaranda
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Aluminum
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Wood
2010s Art Deco Brazilian Furniture
Quartz, Aluminum
15th Century and Earlier Prehistoric Antique Brazilian Furniture
Stone
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Upholstery, Wood
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Aluminum
1970s Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Plywood
2010s Art Deco Brazilian Furniture
Quartz, Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Metal, Iron
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Metal
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Hardwood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Upholstery, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Agate, Crystal, Other
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Steel
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Rosewood
2010s Art Deco Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Metal, Other
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Linen, Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Paper
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Metal
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Bentwood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood
1660s Mid-Century Modern Antique Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Hardwood
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Cane
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Iron
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Brass
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood, Jute
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Faux Leather, Rosewood
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Steel
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Suede, Rosewood
1950s Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Wood





