Brazilian Seating
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.
Find a collection of vintage Brazilian furniture on 1stDibs that includes chairs, sofas, tables and more.
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Place of Origin: Brazilian
Arraia Brazilian Contemporary Wood and Fabric Chair by Lattoog
By Lattoog
Located in Sao Paolo, BR
The Arraia armchair design once again links the shapes of nature to the traits of Lattoog designers.
Here, marine life, with its vast “library” of ever-flowing and sinuous forms, lent its curves to encourage formal speculations about the possibilities of folding wood.
A certain idea of ??melting or organicity was brought precisely to break the rigidity of the wood of the arms and backrest, which are gently supported on the base structure.
The final result of this piece reminds us of a stingray in motion – light...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Set of 2 Counter Stool Uçá. All solid wood.
By Valter Costa Lima
Located in BR
Uçá Stool - The singularities of the Uçá animal are represented in the elongated lines and forms of the Uçá stool, which bears the same name as the crustacean, paying homage to the prevalent marine fauna along our Brazilian coast. There may be variations in wood tone and slight alterations in measurements due to the handmade nature of the piece.
Please use a dry and soft cloth or a duster to clean your stool. Avoid using abrasive products, solvents, ammonia, chlorine, steel wool, or similar materials.
There may be small variations in measurements as this is a handmade piece.
Use a soft dry cloth or duster to clear.
Do not use abrasive products, solvents, ammonia, chlorine, steel wool or similar materials.
We only use solid wood. In some cases, there may be variations in tone due to the natural characteristics of the material.
We are pleased to offer assistance...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Brazilian Seating
Materials
Fabric, Hardwood
$2,974 Sale Price / set
20% Off
"Wood" Ottoman or Side Table in Natural Wood and Carbon Steel
By Studio Marta Manente
Located in Centro, RS
The Wood is a multifunctional piece, it can be used as a side table or an ottoman to sit on.
The structure is made in carbon steel painted in automotive paint with different colors o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Seating
Materials
Steel
$754 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Pair of Curved Ply Armchairs by "Moveis Cimo", in Brazilian Imbuia
By Moveis Cimo
Located in Whitstable, GB
A rare and special pair of armchairs, made by Móveis Cimo.
Made at the end of 1940s, there are not many around nowadays as this design was produced in small quantities.
The seat and back rest are made with a single sheet of curved Imbúia plywood (Brazilian Wallnut)
The structure of the chair is made of Açoita Cavalo wood ('horse whip...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Seating
Materials
Imbuia
$12,302 Sale Price / set
34% Off
Set of Six Rosewood Estrutural Chairs by Joaquim Tenreiro. Mid Century, Brazil
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in New York, NY
To compose light seats, Tenreiro used thin wooden sticks in some of his chairs. One of these pieces, which became well known, was the Structural Chair...
Category
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Seating
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
1950
s Brazilian Pau Marfim Armchair
Located in Washington, DC
In original vintage condition, this handsome Brazilian chair from the 1950s is made of pau marfim wood with a style very reminiscent of the Lina Bo Bardi and Giancarlo Palanti...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Carlos Hauner
Martin Eisler Pair of Armchairs, Orange Velvet, Brazil, 1950
By Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler
Located in Barcelona, ES
Carlos Hauner & Martin Eisler
Pair of armchairs
Manufactured by Forma Moveis
Brazil, 1950
Iron, velvet upholstery
Orange Velvet Upholstery
Measurements
63 cm x 53 cm x 76h cm
24,8 in x 20,86 in x 29,92h in
Bio
Beside Carlos Hauner, Martin Eisler (1913-1977) was the founder for the iconic Brazilian furniture company Forma. He was born in Vienna, Austria, and studied architecture in his country. In 1938 he moved to Buenos Aires. After meeting Carlos Hauner in Brazil, he started traveling there frequently to collaborate on designs and, they founded Forma to sell their own designs as well as pieces licensed from Knoll International. Eisler also opened Forma in Buenos Aires, along with partners Arnold Hakel and Susi Aczel...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Seating
Materials
Iron
Jorge Zalszupin Lobby Chair
By Jorge Zalszupin
Located in Washington, DC
Stylish metal frame and rivets makes for a unique lounge chair by Brazilian master Jorge Zalszupin.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Seating
Materials
Metal
$6,000 Sale Price
20% Off
"Flag" Couch and Chaise Longue in Gray Linen and Wood Feet
By Studio Marta Manente
Located in Centro, RS
The Flag Couch is a smart and multifunctional piece.
The couch has a cushion built into the seat that makes the piece with dual functionality: when is close...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Seating
Materials
Fabric, Hardwood
$2,770 Sale Price / item
10% Off
Surf Brazilian Contemporary Wood and Leather Chair with Arms by Lattoog
By Lattoog
Located in Sao Paolo, BR
Developed for both outdoor and indoor areas, this armchair refers directly to a sport with great cultural identification with Brazil: surf.
The first piece produced in order to present the concept had the backrest and chair seat shaped manually in expanded polyurethane, the same used in the manufacture of surfboards.
Now, in the official release for the market as serial pieces, we offer both chair and armchair in two versions: upholstered or wooden chair seat.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Seating
Materials
Leather, Upholstery, Wood
Astral Brazilian Contemporary Wood and Leather Easychair and Pouf by Lattoog
By Lattoog
Located in Sao Paolo, BR
Armchair with structure in solid wood and upholstered fiberglass.
Armchair + Stool.
The “Astral” armchair is Lattoog's latest release for Emporio das Cadeiras and is the youngest of a family of furniture affectionately baptized by the designers of Serie Viralatas. Two pieces of furniture, in general modernist classics, are fused (or syncretized) to result in a third design of an original piece of furniture, completely different from the others, but with a strong “genetic load” of its generative matrices. A concept invented by Lattoog in 2005 that has been a great influence for designers from Brazil and abroad as well. Here, strong but subtle references to Brazilian roots and culture are presented: Miscegenation, syncretism and “viralism”.
Astral is born from the fusion of the shapes of the Tank armchair...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Seating
Materials
Leather, Upholstery, Wood
"Corcovado" Ottoman in Gold Metal Wood Multilaminate and Leather Cord Handmade
By Studio Marta Manente
Located in Centro, RS
The Ottoman Corcovado is inspired by the curves of the iconic landscape of the city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.
Its structure is made from carbon steel bars. It has high resistance ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Seating
Materials
Metal
$1,340 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Armchair by “Móveis Cimo”, Brazil, 1940s
By Moveis Cimo
Located in Barcelona, ES
Model “201” armchair designed and produced by “Móveis Cimo” in 1940s, made of plywood and solid “imbuia” wood. Very strong and comfortable chair.
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Seating
Materials
Hardwood
Ângulo Brazilian Contemporary Wood and Leather Stool by Lattoog
By Lattoog
Located in Sao Paolo, BR
This series, composed of a chair and stools in two heights, has its generating line defined by a central arch that simultaneously divides and defines the seat and the backrest.
In a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Seating
Materials
Wood, Leather
1950s Sofa, Rino Levi, Brazilian Midcentury
By Rino Levi
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Rino Levi is one of the major architects of the Brazilian modernism, the creator of several iconic buildings in the city of São Paulo.
This sofa is made in jacarandá rosewood and w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Seating
Materials
Rosewood
Martin Eisler
Carlo Hauner Modern Sofa
Armchairs Lounge Set, 1950s
By Forma, Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler
Located in Whitstable, GB
Carlo Hauner
Martin Eisler midcentury sofa and armchairs; 1950s
Sofa designed for their manufacturing company, Forma around 1955.
This model is an icon of Brazilian midcentury design and was used to illustrate some advertisements for Forma in the 1950s.
We offer the set of sofa and matching armchairs. They are stunning together.
The set has been newly reupholstered in beautiful blue velvet, feet in imbuia wood, lacquered finish.
Sofa Dimensions: H28.35, W76.78, D30.32 in
H72, W195, D77 cm
Armchairs Dimenions: H 28.35, W30.32, D30.32 in
H72, W77, D77 cm
The creative duo were the leading designers behind the Brazilian furniture company Forma, and produced many celebrated pieces of Brazilian midcentury design.
Martin Eisler (1913-1977) was born in Vienna, and studied architecture in his country.
Eisler left Europe in 1938 due to the rise of fascist regimes. He first lived in Buenos Aires, where he settled and worked as an architect and designer. There here...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Seating
Materials
Velvet, Hardwood
$22,793 Sale Price / set
40% Off
"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 Seating
Materials
Wool, Wood
Carlo Hauner brasilian tricolor stool in wood and iron circa 1960
By Carlo Hauner
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible Carlo Hauner stool tricolor circa 1960 in wood and iron polychromed. Perfect conditions.
Category
1960s International Style Vintage Brazilian Seating
Materials
Wood
Patinated 19th Century Bench in Solid Wood and Leather, Brazilian Design
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
The bench showcased here is a splendid example of Brazilian vernacular design from the 19th century. It is a testament to the timeless beauty of simple, functional design that transc...
Category
19th Century Mid-Century Modern Antique Brazilian Seating
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Pair of High Armchair by Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler, Brazilian Design
By Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler
Located in New York, NY
Designed by Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler for Forma S.A Móveis e Objetos de Arte in circa 1960.
A modern Brazilian armchair made in the curved iron structure and recently upholster...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Seating
Materials
Iron
Massage
Lounge Stool 3D Printed in Ocher
White Gradient Recycled Plastic
By É Pedra
Located in São Paulo, BR
Sculptural Stool 3D-Printed with High-Strength Recycled Plastic and shaped by hand. Two-tone gradient finish. Winner of the Elle Decor Design Award Brazil 2024 in the "Small Seating"...
Category
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Seating
Materials
Plastic
$1,264 Sale Price
20% Off
Armchair by “Móveis Cimo”, Brazil 1940s
By Moveis Cimo
Located in Barcelona, ES
Classic armchair designed and produced by “Móveis Cimo” in 1940s, made of solid “imbuia” wood, curved “imbuia” plywood and brass details. Very strong and c...
Category
1940s American Craftsman Vintage Brazilian Seating
Materials
Brass
Surf Brazilian Contemporary Wood and Leather Easychair by Lattoog
By Lattoog
Located in Sao Paolo, BR
Developed for both outdoor and indoor areas, this armchair refers directly to a sport with great cultural identification with Brazil: surf.
The first piece produced in order to present the concept had the backrest and chair seat shaped manually in expanded polyurethane, the same used in the manufacture of surfboards.
Now, in the official release for the market as serial pieces, we offer both chair and armchair in two versions: upholstered or wooden chair seat.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Seating
Materials
Leather, Upholstery, Wood
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 Seating
Materials
Iron
Stool Curva
By Cultivado em Casa
Located in Floresta, MG
A common item in steel houses, the 180º curve is the starting point for the development of the collection. Using this element of industrial origin and organic format, we seek to crea...
Category
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Seating
Materials
Steel
$740 / item
Fronteira Brazilian Contemporary Wood and Fabric Chair by Lattoog
By Lattoog
Located in Sao Paolo, BR
One of the project assumptions for this chair was the intense formal dialogue between different materials like wood and fabric. The designers came to a trace that fluidly and continu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Seating
Materials
Textile, Upholstery, Wood, Fabric
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 Seating
Materials
Aluminum
Fronteira Brazilian Contemporary Wood and Leather Chair by Lattoog
By Lattoog
Located in Sao Paolo, BR
One of the project assumptions for this chair was the intense formal dialogue between different materials like wood and fabric. The designers came to a trace that fluidly and continu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Seating
Materials
Leather, Upholstery, Wood
Ângulo Brazilian Contemporary Wood and Fabric Stool by Lattoog
By Lattoog
Located in Sao Paolo, BR
This series, composed of a chair and stools in two heights, has its generating line defined by a central arch that simultaneously divides and defines the seat and the backrest.
In a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair of Michel Arnoult Ouro Preto Armchairs, Brazilian Midcentury, 1964
By Michel Arnoult
Located in Whitstable, GB
Armchair "Ouro Preto"
Manufactured by Mobília Contemporãnea
The Ouro Preto armchair is an important example of Michel Arnoult genius as a designer:
Si...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Seating
Materials
Nylon, Imbuia
$14,865 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Verdaço Contemporary Bench Sculpture
By Cultivado em Casa
Located in Floresta, MG
A chaotic and at the same time systematic, meticulous tangle. Verdaço is green, it's natural. A nest that hugs, welcomes, protects. The encounter between subtlety and rigor, softness...
Category
2010s Arts and Crafts Brazilian Seating
Materials
Stainless Steel
$6,310 / item
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 Seating
Materials
Steel
$3,500 / item
"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 Seating
Materials
Wool, Wood
Afinco Collection, Tall Military Green Wooden Stool
By Luiz Costa e Rodrigo Irffi
Located in Santa Edwiges, MG
AFINCO COLLECTION
"Carve time and mark memories."
The chisel is sharpened on the emery. In each notch in the wood, brute strength dissipates to the sound of poetry, when paying at...
Category
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Seating
Materials
Wood
$2,350 / item
Afinco Collection, Tall Off-White Wooden Stool
By Luiz Costa e Rodrigo Irffi
Located in Santa Edwiges, MG
AFINCO COLLECTION
"Carve time and mark memories."
The chisel is sharpened on the emery. In each notch in the wood, brute strength dissipates to the sound of poetry, when paying at...
Category
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Seating
Materials
Wood
$2,350 / item
Solid Wood rare Armchair by Moveis Ambiente, Brazil, 1960s
Located in Whitstable, GB
Móveis Ambiente, solid wood and leather armchair,
Brasil, 1960s
A rare and exquisite armchair made in solid hardwood with brass fixing parts.
Presentin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Seating
Materials
Hardwood, Leather
$10,460 Sale Price
20% Off
Contemporary Outdoor Sofa, 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 Seating
Materials
Aluminum, Metal
Brazilian Brutalist Rosewood and Leather Lounge Chair by Jean Gillon
By Jean Gillon
Located in BUSSUM, NH
Large Brutalist Lounge chair by Brazilian designer Jean Gillon from the 1960s
In a very beautifull vintage condition.
New Premium quality leather cushions, in typical Brazilian Dee...
Category
1960s Brutalist Vintage Brazilian Seating
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
"Ovni" Bench
By Cultivado em Casa
Located in Floresta, MG
After a long intergalactic voyage, OVNI (UFO) lands in the form of a bench. A visual stimulus that celebrates geometrism and vibrant colors with a striking design.
Category
2010s Brazilian Seating
Materials
Steel
$770 / item
Ângulo Brazilian Contemporary Wood and Fabric Stool by Lattoog
By Lattoog
Located in Sao Paolo, BR
This series, composed of a chair and stools in two heights, has its generating line defined by a central arch that simultaneously divides and defines the seat and the backrest.
In a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Seating
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Easychair Coral Wood Back Brazilian Contemporary Wood and Fabric by Lattoog
By Lattoog
Located in Sao Paolo, BR
Armchair with wooden structure and upholstered seat. The first sketches of the Coral Line, consisting of an armchair and a chair, start from the observation of marine life, shells an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Seating
Materials
Fabric, Textile, Wood
Mid-century Lounge Chair with ottoman by Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler
By Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
In the landscape of mid-century modern furniture, the collaborative genius of Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler shines through in the lounge chair and ottoman set that exemplifies the B...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Seating
Materials
Fabric, Velvet, Hardwood
Easychair Coral Brazilian Contemporary Wood and Leather by Lattoog
By Lattoog
Located in Sao Paolo, BR
Armchair with wooden structure and upholstered seat. The first sketches of the Coral Line, consisting of an armchair and a chair, start from the observation of marine life, shells an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Seating
Materials
Wood, Leather
Astral Brazilian Contemporary Wood and Leather Easychair by Lattoog
By Lattoog
Located in Sao Paolo, BR
The “Astral” armchair is Lattoog's latest release for Empório das Cadeiras and is the youngest of a family of furniture affectionately baptized by the designers of Série Viralatas. two pieces of furniture, in general modernist classics, are fused (or syncretized) to result in a third design of an original piece of furniture, completely different from the others, but with a strong “genetic load” of its generative matrices. A concept invented by Lattoog in 2005 that has been a great influence for designers from Brazil and abroad as well. Here, strong but subtle references to Brazilian roots and culture are presented: Miscegenation, syncretism and “viralism”.
Astral is born from the fusion of the shapes of the Tank armchair...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
Lounge chair "Chama" in solid wood, contemporary Brazilian design
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Immerse yourself in the enigmatic world of furniture artistry with this mesmerizing chair, crafted by the skilled hands of Nen Artesão. Blurring the boundaries between design art and...
Category
2010s Brazilian Seating
Materials
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 Seating
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 Seating
Materials
Bronze
$4,500 / 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 Seating
Materials
Wood
$4,500 / item
Astral Brazilian Contemporary Wood and Leather Easychair and Pouf by Lattoog
By Lattoog
Located in Sao Paolo, BR
Armchair with structure in solid wood and upholstered fiberglass.
Armchair + stool.
The “Astral” armchair is Lattoog's latest release for Empório das Cadeiras and is the youngest of a family of furniture affectionately baptized by the designers of Série Viralatas. two pieces of furniture, in general modernist classics, are fused (or syncretized) to result in a third design of an original piece of furniture, completely different from the others, but with a strong “genetic load” of its generative matrices. A concept invented by Lattoog in 2005 that has been a great influence for designers from Brazil and abroad as well. Here, strong but subtle references to Brazilian roots and culture are presented: Miscegenation, syncretism and “viralism”.
Astral is born from the fusion of the shapes of the tank armchair...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Seating
Materials
Leather, Upholstery, Wood
Peach Bis Bench with light blue removable upholstery seat
Located in República, SP
Bis bench is drawn with a single trace gesture. It has one seat and one support surface, that are differentiated by the curve and the straight line, making the functionality of the ...
Category
2010s Brazilian Seating
Materials
Metal
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 Seating
Materials
Wrought Iron
Easychair Coral Brazilian Contemporary Wood and Fabric by Lattoog
By Lattoog
Located in Sao Paolo, BR
Armchair with wooden structure and upholstered seat. The first sketches of the Coral Line, consisting of an armchair and a chair, start from the observation of marine life, shells an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Seating
Materials
Wood, Textile
Branco
Preto Pair of Brazilian Modern Armchairs, "R3"
By Branco
Preto
Located in Whitstable, GB
The Lounge armchairs model “R3", were designed in 1952 by Jacob Ruchti for the Brazilian collective Branco & Preto, and manufactured by Mahlmeister & Cia in Brazil.
Frame in Peroba...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Seating
Materials
Fabric, Hardwood
$10,460 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Surf Brazilian Contemporary Wood and Leather Chair by Lattoog
By Lattoog
Located in Sao Paolo, BR
Developed for both outdoor and indoor areas, this armchair refers directly to a sport with great cultural identification with Brazil: surf.
The first piece produced in order to present the concept had the backrest and chair seat shaped manually in expanded polyurethane, the same used in the manufacture of surfboards.
Now, in the official release for the market as serial pieces, we offer both chair and armchair in two versions: upholstered or wooden chair seat.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Seating
Materials
Leather, Wood
Martin Eisler
Carlo Hauner Armchair, Brazilian Mid-Century Modern
By Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
This beautiful armchair was designed by Martin Eisler and Carlo Hauner for "Forma".
It is definitely a very elegant piece with clean lines and a sculptural feeling. Because of Its organic shape, it is super comfortable. The legs of the armchair are made of solid hardwood and it has a beautiful patina. This piece was carefully reupholstered and restored by one of the best craftsmen in São Paulo.
Martin Eisler (1913-1977) and Carlo Hauner (1927-1997) were the main designers creating for the iconic Brazilian furniture...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Seating
Materials
Wood
Branco e Preto Pair of Modern Brazilian Armchairs solid jacaranda wood, fabric
By Branco
Preto
Located in Barcelona, ES
Branco e Preto (Miguel Forte, Jacob Ruchti, Plinio Groce, Roberta Aflalo, Carlos Millan & Che Y Hwa)
Pair of armchairs model “R3”
Sold as individual it...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Seating
Materials
Upholstery, Jacaranda
1950s Pair of Red Velvet Iron Armchairs by Carlo Hauner, Brazil
By Carlo Hauner
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
This early 1950's pair of armchairs by Hauner for Móveis Artesanal is amazing and super rare set of chair. The design for these armchairs resembles the Executive Armchair by Saarinen...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Seating
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Black Maple Leaf Chair, Contemporary Armchair
By Luiz Costa e Rodrigo Irffi
Located in Santa Edwiges, MG
Black maple leaf chair to boconcept
Ottawa chair (karim rashid by Estúdio Iludi)
Unique piece
Invited by BoConcept, Estúdio Iludi receives the mission of reimagining the Ottawa chair, from the homonymous collection by the prestigious designer Karim Rashid. In order to accomplish this task, Estúdio Iludi faces the double challenge of highlighting the Egyptian designer’s visionary esthesia and stamping its own mark on an international hit.
The Ottawa chair, which in its original conception presents a leaf-shaped seat, structured on four open legs after the fashion of a tree root, is lifted off the ground in the Iludi rereading. Thus, placed on a framework that is suspended from the ceiling by a rope and a hook, the chair is made into a swing. Movement, the watchword of the creations by Estúdio Iludi, becomes a perfect way to potentiate Karin Rashid...
Category
2010s Brutalist Brazilian Seating
Materials
Steel
Martin Eisler
Carlo Hauner Pair of Purple Velvet Armchairs with Ottomans
By Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler
Located in Barcelona, ES
Martin Eisler (1913-1977) & Carlo Hauner (1927-1997)
Set of armchair and footrest
Manufactured by Forma Moveis,
Brazil, 1950
Iron structure, fabric upholstery
Pair of purple velvet Mid-century modern velvet armchairs made in Brazil.
Measurements:
100 cm x 60 cm x 70 H cm (armchair)
39.37 in x 23.62 in x 27.56 H in (armchair)
Literature
Brasilian modern: The rediscovery of 20th century Brazilian furniture. Aric Chen. Brasil, 2016. Pag 217,128 (similar model).
Martin Eisler (Vienna, Austria, 1913 - São Paulo, Brazil, 1977), was an architect and furniture designer. He was part of a group of European architects and designers who left Europe during the chaos of the Second World War and went to live and work in Brazil. Eisler stood out amongst this group of creatives, his work was at the forefront of modern furniture design in Brazil which flourished through the 50s and 60s in the region. The work of Martin Eisler in partnership with Carlo Hauner (1927-1996) was of particular significance.
Eisler left Europe in 1938 due to the rise of fascist regimes. He first lived in Argentina, where he was settled and worked as an architect, set designer and interior designer, he opened up an interior design firm Interieur Forma. In 1940, he married Rosl Wolf, the daughter of German immigrants.
Born in Brescia in 1927, Carlo Hauner studied technical drawing and drawing at the Brera Academy in Milan, Italy. In 1948 he successfully participated in the Venice Biennale after which he moved to Brazil, where he dedicated himself to the design of textile, ceramics, furniture and architecture. In only a very short time he founded a furniture production company and purchased a factory from Lina Bo Bardi and her husband Pietro Bardi, renaming it Móveis Artesanal.
In 1953 Hauner met Martin Eisler, who was looking for help to produce furniture for the home of his brother-in-law, Ernesto Wolf. Eisler reached out to Hauner and the rest is history. The two men connected and with Wolf’s financial backing, they opened Galeria Artesanal (a store for their company Móveis Artesenal) on a busy street in São Paulo.
Being highly ambitious and with an eye on the international market as well as the upcoming office market, Móvies Artesanal later changed into Forma. Along with Oca, Forma became one of the biggest names in Brazilian furniture production. Even managing to attract an exclusive license to sell Knoll furniture, bringing big names in international design such as Mies Van Der Rohe, Charles Eames and Harry Bertoia to the Brazilian furniture market. Hauner and Eisler’s designs are characterized by the use of Brazilian woods, thin tubular frames and a range from furniture, to ceramics and textiles. Some of their most famous designs are the “rib” lounge chair...
Category
1950s Vintage Brazilian Seating
Materials
Iron
Stool "Bebe", Inês Schertel, Brazilian Contemporary Design
By Inês Schertel
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Inês Schertel's stool, in this Brazilian contemporary design, mixes ancient techniques for treating sheep wool with contemporary design and innovation, i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Seating
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