Brazilian Chairs
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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Place of Origin: Brazilian
Abrigo Armchair by Mameluca
Located in Geneve, CH
Abrigo armchair by Mameluca
Material: stainless steel
Dimensions: D110x W70 x H90 cm
Also available in different color.
A steel plate was cut into circular movements and then t...
Category
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
$40,588 / item
Set of 2 Hedonê Chairs by Mameluca
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of Hedonê chairs by Mameluca
Material: corian, stainless steel
Dimensions: D 65 x W 85 x H 95 cm
The anatomical and physiological studies allowed the discovery that the clit...
Category
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
$28,649 / set
Cadeira curva
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in Collonge-Bellerive, GE
Bring timeless sophistication to any interior with these rare Cadeira Curva chairs by the renowned Joaquim Tenreiro, a key figure in Brazilian mid-century design. Known for his metic...
Category
20th Century Modern Brazilian Chairs
Materials
Wood, Imbuia
$19,614 / set
Mid-Century Modern Glass House Stools by Lina Bo Bardi, 1951
By Lina Bo Bardi
Located in New York, NY
Designed for the Glass House, Bo Bardi’s first built project, this three-legged stool features an iron-tubing frame with a circular wooden seat in black. Versatile as a stool or side...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Chairs
Materials
Iron
"Logan" Contemporary Lounge Chair by Brazilian Designer Flavio Franco
By Flavio Franco
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
This lounge chair was made by Flavio Franco, one the best known Brazilian contemporary designers, works with straight lines and angles to create dynamic compositions, full of movemen...
Category
2010s Brazilian Chairs
Materials
Iron
Ava Textured Brass Bench by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Ava textured brass bench by Fakasaka Design.
Dimensions: W 45 cm, D 45 cm, H 59.5 cm.
Materials: textured brass.
FAKASAKA is a design company focused on production of high-end furn...
Category
2010s Modern Brazilian Chairs
Materials
Brass
$6,003 / item
Set of Four Dining Chairs by Joaquim Tenreiro, Rosewood and Cane, circa 1960
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in New York, NY
These exquisitely crafted dining chairs designed in the 1950s by Joaquim Tenreiro (1906-1992), known as the “father” of Brazilian modernism, are co...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Chairs
Materials
Rosewood, Cane
Minimalist Brazilian Chair "Joao" by Samuel Lamas in Leather Ch88
By Samuel Lamas
Located in Brasilia, DF
João Armchair by Samuel Lamas, 2022
Embrace the essence of modern Brazilian design with the João Armchair, a contemporary piece that skillfully combines strength and elegance. Inspi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Brazilian Chairs
Materials
Steel
Minimalist Chair "Joao" by Samuel Lamas in Paprika wool fabric
By Samuel Lamas
Located in Brasilia, DF
João Armchair by Samuel Lamas, 2022
Discover the João Armchair, a contemporary masterpiece inspired by modern Brazilian design. Characterized by its square DNA, this armchair aims t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Brazilian Chairs
Materials
Steel
Joaquim Tenreiro Dining Chairs, Solid Wood and Fabric, MidCentury, Brazil, 1950s
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in New York, NY
Available in eight units, this set of dining chairs was designed by Joaquim Tenreiro (1906-1992) in the 1950s. Much like Tenreiro's other creations, this sense of lightness transcend...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Alexandre Rapoport Rosewood and Palinha Chair
By Rapoport
Located in Washington, DC
Beautiful and very rare vintage 1960s rosewood and straw chair from Brazilian artist and designer Alexandre Rapoport.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Chairs
Materials
Straw, Wood
Set of Brazilian Rosewood and Straw Dining Chairs. Brazilian Midcentury Design
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in New York, NY
The set of six Brazilian Mid-Century Modern dining chairs are made of rosewood (Jacaranda) and cane seat.
The structure has a square section design with four feet, made in solid ros...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Chairs
Materials
Straw, Rosewood
Iadê Rosewood Dining Chairs, Italo Bianchi, 1950s
Located in New York, NY
These chairs are made of Rosewood with leather seats and were produced c. 1960 by iadê. The pieces present rectangular profiles of solid Rosewood with large and comfortable seats and slightly leaning backrests in beautiful Rosewood veneers.
iadê – Instituto de Arte e Decoração, was a school founded in 1959 by the Italian, scenographer and professor of art history Italo Bianchi...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
$40,000 / set
Natural Brazilian Wood Pipa Chair in Naked Style from Tiago Curioni
By Tiago Curioni
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Developed under the premise of Brazilian traditional joinery concepts, Pipa chair is made with Tauari rods, all of the same thickness and with simple insert...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Brazilian Chairs
Materials
Beech
Pair of Chairs by Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler, Brazilian Design
By Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler
Located in New York, NY
A rare piece designed by Carlo Hauner for "Moveis Artesanal," circa 1948. This chair it’s an icon and illustrates the logotype of the company. The structure is made of iron remains i...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Chairs
Materials
Leather, Straw, Rosewood
Pair of Michel Arnoult Ouro Preto Chairs, Brazilian Midcentury, 1964
By Michel Arnoult
Located in Whitstable, GB
A pair of "Ouro Preto" Chairs
Manufactured by Mobília Contemporãnea
The Ouro Preto chair is an important example of Michel Arnoult genius as a designer: Si...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Chairs
Materials
Nylon, Imbuia
$14,800 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Carlo Hauner brazilian blue and white chair in wood polychromed and iron 1960
By Carlo Hauner
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible Carlo Hauner blue and white chair in wood and iron circa 1950.
Category
1960s International Style Vintage Brazilian Chairs
Materials
Iron
Tropos Collection, Military Green Steel Chair
By Luiz Costa e Rodrigo Irffi
Located in Santa Edwiges, MG
TROPOS COLLECTION
"All things are metaphors."
Johann Goethe
Tropos, in itself, is the change. It is where the object takes a new shape with a simple word replacement. Metaphors, hy...
Category
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Chairs
Materials
Steel
$3,500 / item
"Baita" Stool, by Inês Schertel, Brazilian Contemporary Design
By Inês Schertel
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Full of personality, in order to create unique pieces, mixing ancient techniques for treating sheep wool with contemporary design and innovation, Inês Schertel...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Bohemian Brazilian Chairs
Materials
Wool, Wood
Contemporary Outdoor Armchair, Aluminum with Nautical Rope Pattern, Bask
By Lattoog
Located in Sao Paolo, BR
The bask series is composed of sofa, armchair, chaise, center table, bookcase and corner table. Developed especially for outdoor areas and balconies, the series had as its starting point the design of the metal weave...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
"Açude" Chair, by Inês Schertel, Brazilian Contemporary Design
By Inês Schertel
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Full of personality, in order to create unique pieces, mixing ancient techniques for treating sheep wool with contemporary design and innovation, Inês Schertel is considered one of t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Bohemian Brazilian Chairs
Materials
Wool, Wood
Chair/Ladder by Andrew de Freitas
Located in São Paulo, BR
The objects on view in this collection extend through different forms of consciousness, intertwining layers of meaning and perception. Different modes of experiencing an object bleed...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Chairs
Materials
Brass
$8,350 / item
Chair by Rafael Triboli
Located in São Paulo, BR
Rafael Triboli’s new collection synthesizes the foundational aspects of his practice, bringing together techniques and resources that have long inhabited his repertoire, but now achi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Chairs
Materials
Wood
$4,500 / item
Pair of Wrought Iron chairs by José Zanine Caldas, Brazil, 1950s
By José Zanine Caldas
Located in Whitstable, GB
Awesome unique chairs by Zanine!
In true 1950s style, these rare and unique pieces are testimony of the genius of Zanine, a self taught artist who kept innovating and pushing bar...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Chairs
Materials
Wrought Iron
"Zina" Contemporary Armchair and Ottoman by Zanini de Zanine Caldas
By Zanini de Zanine Caldas
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
This simple and elegant set of armchair and ottoman is made out of painted steel and may be upholstered in different options of fabric.
Zanini de Zanine was born in Rio de Janeiro, ...
Category
2010s Brazilian Chairs
Materials
Steel
Brazilian Handcrafted Chair "Perê" by Dimitrih Correa
By Dimitrih Correa
Located in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
The Perê Chair is part of the Folclore Collection, a series of special designs inspired by the Brazilian Folklore.
Each piece of the Collection come from a different legend. The Per...
Category
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Chairs
Materials
Brass, Steel
"Zina" Contemporary Side Chair, Brazilian Design by Zanini de Zanine Caldas,
By Zanini de Zanine Caldas
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
This simple and elegant contemporary styled chair is made out of painted steel and may be upholstered in different options of leather or fabric.
Zanini de Zanine was born in Rio de ...
Category
2010s Brazilian Chairs
Materials
Steel
Contemporary Leather Flex Chair
By Pedro Useche
Located in Boston, MA
Charcoal and sand. Structure with strips of solid wood and natural finishing.
Natural or faux leather.
Category
2010s International Style Brazilian Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Toy with Arms Chair by Doimo Brasil
Located in Geneve, CH
Toy with Arms Chair by Doimo Brasil
Dimensions: W 54 x D 54 x H 81 cm
Materials: Veneer, Leather.
With the intention of providing good taste and personality, Doimo deciphers trend...
Category
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Chairs
Materials
Leather, Paint
$1,248 / item
Reich Swivel Foot x Chair by Doimo Brasil
Located in Geneve, CH
Reich Swivel Foot x Chair by Doimo Brasil
Dimensions: W 60 x D 62 x H 77 cm
Materials: Metallic paint, Leather.
With the intention of providing good taste and personality, Doimo d...
Category
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Chairs
Materials
Leather, Paint
$2,888 / item
Toy Chair by Doimo Brasil
Located in Geneve, CH
Toy Chair by Doimo Brasil
Dimensions: W 51 x D 54 x H 81 cm
Materials: Veneer, Paint.
With the intention of providing good taste and personality, Doimo...
Category
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Chairs
Materials
Other
$487 / item
Ola Lounge Chair by Doimo Brasil
Located in Geneve, CH
Ola Lounge Chair by Doimo Brasil
Dimensions: W 81 x D 72 x H 75 cm
Materials: Natural Leather.
With the intention of providing good taste and personality, Doimo deciphers trends...
Category
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Chairs
Materials
Leather
$2,222 / item
Mook Chair by Doimo Brasil
Located in Geneve, CH
Mook Chair by Doimo Brasil
Dimensions: W 55 x D 46 x H 81 cm
Materials: Metal, upholstered seat.
With the intention of providing good taste and person...
Category
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Chairs
Materials
Metal
$808 / item
Haus Chair by Doimo Brasil
Located in Geneve, CH
Haus Chair by Doimo Brasil
Dimensions: W 52 x D 58 x H 80 cm
Materials: Veneer, Upholstered seat.
With the intention of providing good taste and person...
Category
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$1,022 / item
Foratta Chair by Doimo Brasil
Located in Geneve, CH
Foratta Chair by Doimo Brasil
Dimensions: W 59 x D 58 x H 79 cm
Materials: Metal, Natural leather with upholstered seat.
With the intention of providing good taste and personality...
Category
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Chairs
Materials
Metal
$998 / item
Bora Chair by Doimo Brasil
Located in Geneve, CH
Bora Chair by Doimo Brasil
Dimensions: W 56 x D 53 x H 81 cm
Materials: Metal chair with upholstered seat.
With the intention of providing good taste and personality, Doimo deciph...
Category
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Chairs
Materials
Metal
$950 / item
Black Gravatá Lounge Chair by Wentz
By Guilherme Wentz
Located in Geneve, CH
Black Gravatá Lounge Chair by Wentz
Dimensions: D 64 x W 60 x H 67 cm
Materials: Tauari Wood, Cane/Upholstery.
Weight: 6,6kg / 14,5 lbs
The Gravatá series synthesizes our vision reg...
Category
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$4,279 / item
Brown Gravatá Lounge Chair by Wentz
By Guilherme Wentz
Located in Geneve, CH
Brown Gravatá Lounge Chair by Wentz
Dimensions: D 64 x W 60 x H 67 cm
Materials: Tauari Wood, Cane/Upholstery.
Weight: 6,6kg / 14,5 lbs
The Gravatá series synthesizes our vision reg...
Category
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$4,279 / item
Carlo Hauner brazilian blue and white chair in wood and iron 1960
By Carlo Hauner
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible prototype in iron and wood by Carlo Hauner 1960 chair brazilian repainted.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Chairs
Materials
Iron
"Nó" Armchair, Rodrigo Ohtake, Brazilian Contemporary Design
By Rodrigo Ohtake
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
The Nó armchair is one of the last creations by Rodrigo Ohtake. This is a piece that plays with concepts such as lightness and heaviness, geometrical forms and organicity. It makes s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Chairs
Materials
Steel
Set of 7 Iconic Chairs by Martin Eisler
By Martin Eisler
Located in London, England
Set of 7 Iconic Chairs by Martin Eisler upholstered in Loro Piana
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Chairs
Materials
Cane, Hardwood
Price Upon Request
Rare pair of "Curva" chairs by Joaquim Tenreiro
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in London, England
Rare pair of "Curva" chairs by Joaquim Tenreiro.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Chairs
Materials
Glass, Hardwood
Price Upon Request
Rare armchair by Joaquim Tenreiro
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in London, England
Extremely rare and iconic armchair by Joaquim Tenreiro.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Chairs
Materials
Hardwood, Cane
Price Upon Request
"Daav" Chair by Sergio Rodrigues
By Sergio Rodrigues
Located in New York, NY
"Daav" chair in imbuia wood with black upholstered seat and metal base. Designed by Sergio Rodrigues in 1983, this example was custom made for R 20th century, 2004.
Category
Late 20th Century Brazilian Chairs
Materials
Wood
Price Upon Request
Rare Pair of Armchairs by Jose Zanine Caldas
By José Zanine Caldas
Located in London, England
Rare armchairs designed by Jose Zanine Caldas for "Moveis Asrtisticos Z".
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Chairs
Materials
Leather, Plywood
Price Upon Request
Set of 12 Iconic Chairs by Martin Eisler
By Martin Eisler
Located in London, England
Rare set of 12 dining chairs designed by Martin Eisler for Forma Moveis.
Four chairs are made in Pau-Marfim and eight in Perobinha do Campo.
They've all b...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Chairs
Materials
Cane, Hardwood
Price Upon Request
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