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
Ultrasuede, Hardwood
Late 17th Century Baroque Antique Brazilian Furniture
Cedar
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Wood
Late 19th Century Neoclassical Revival Antique Brazilian Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Steel
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Glass, Wood, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Brazilian Furniture
Steel
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Marble
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
1740s Other Antique Brazilian Furniture
Wrought Iron
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Velvet, Imbuia
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Onyx, Marble
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Steel
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Fiberglass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Wood
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Sheepskin, Wool
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Resin, Wood
1780s Other Antique Brazilian Furniture
Wood
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Lucite
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Cement
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Fabric, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Iron
Early 2000s Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood, Cane
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood, Jute
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Steel
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Textile, Jacaranda
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Chenille
2010s Art Deco Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Metal, Other
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
1960s Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Kinetic Brazilian Furniture
Acrylic, Paint, Resin
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Brazilian Furniture
Steel
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Wood, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood, Cotton, Ultrasuede
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Fiberglass, Velvet
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood, Ultrasuede
1960s Brutalist Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Teak
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Brass
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Jacaranda
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Aluminum
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Wood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Faux Leather, Rosewood
Late 20th Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Glass, Wood, Paint
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Acrylic, Wood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Smoked Glass, Rosewood





