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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1950s Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Upholstery, Wood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Paper
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Upholstery, Fabric, Hardwood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Textile, Cane, Wood, Hardwood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Bronze
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Hardwood
Early 2000s Organic Modern Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood, Reclaimed Wood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Wood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Fiberglass, Hardwood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Bronze
1970s Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Fiberglass, Hardwood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Rosewood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Fiberglass, Hardwood
1960s Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Upholstery, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Straw, Glass, Wood
20th Century Organic Modern Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Fabric, Wood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Metal
1960s Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Wood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Metal
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Faux Leather, Cane, Hardwood, Walnut
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Wood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Textile, Cane, Wood, Hardwood, Leather, Faux Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Oak, Walnut
2010s Bauhaus Brazilian Furniture
Laminate, Pine
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Carrara Marble, Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Lapis Lazuli, Quartz
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Other
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Cane, Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Marble
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Glass, Wood, Plywood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
Mid-20th Century Other Brazilian Furniture
Lucite
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Fabric
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Brass
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Hardwood
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
1960s Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Upholstery, Imbuia
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Rosewood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Bouclé, Hardwood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Metal
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Teak, Cane, Glass
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Metal
2010s Organic Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wicker
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Metal
1960s Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Oak, Walnut
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Carrara Marble





