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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 NiemeyerSergio Rodrigues and José Zanine Caldas as well as such European immigrants as Joaquim TenreiroJean 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 rosewoodjacaranda 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 chairssofastables and more.

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Place of Origin: Brazilian
Tapestrie by Kennedy Bahia
By Kennedy Bahia
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Jolie tapisserie par Kennedy Bahia
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1970s Modern Vintage Brazilian Tapestries

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Wool

Kennedy Bahia Brazilian Modern Wall Tapestry, 1980s
By Kennedy Bahia
Located in Miami, FL
Woven wall tapestry by Brazilian textile artist Kennedy Bahia circa 1980. Hummingbird, butterflies and flowers. “Known nationally and internatio...
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Tapestries

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Textile

Eila Ampula Brazilian Modern Floral Wall Art Tapestry
Located in Miami, FL
Eila Ampula fiber art floral tapestry handcrafted in Brazil, 1980s. Eila Ampula was a well-known Brazilian artist who specialized in tapestry design. Her work has been exhibited in ...
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Tapestries

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Natural Fiber

Tapestry Genaro Antônio Dantas de Carvalho, Brazilian Artist, 1960
By Genaro de Carvalho
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Tapestry Genaro Antônio Dantas de Carvalho Brazilian artist 1960 Upholsterers, painter, designer. Genaro Antonio Dantas de Carvalho began his painting studies with his father. In 1944, he went to Rio de Janeiro and studied drawing with Henrique Cavalleiro at the Brazilian Society of Fine Arts. He is considered one of the main activists for the renewal of art in Bahia, along with Carlos Bastos, Caribé and Mario Cravo...
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1960s Space Age Vintage Brazilian Tapestries

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Tapestry

Brazilian tapestrie by VAC
By Kennedy Bahia
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Jolie tapisserie par VAC : Valdivino Alves da Conceição.
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1980s Modern Vintage Brazilian Tapestries

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Wool

Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Natural Fiber Wall Art Hanging Tapestry, 1970s
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Brazilian modern hanging wall art tapestry made of natural fiber circa 1970s. Artist unknown. Ships from Brazil.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Tapestries

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Natural Fiber

Mid-Century Abstract Brazil Textile Art Tapestry by Kennedy Bahia, circa 1960 s
By Kennedy Bahia
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Rare textile art tapestry by Brazilian artist Kennedy Bahia. This piece had remained rolled up for over 50 years prior to pictures being taken for this listing. It is flawless with b...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Tapestries

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Wool

Patrick Kennedy Bahia Abstraction Tapestry
By Kennedy Bahia
Located in Atlanta, GA
Kennedy Bahia (1929-2005) Patrick Maderos Kennedy took the professional pseudonym of Kennedy Bahia as his artwork related to the flora and fauna area of the Amazonian jungle of Ba...
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Late 20th Century Modern Brazilian Tapestries

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Wool

Eila Ampula Brazilian Modern Wall Art Tapestry
Located in Miami, FL
Eila Ampula fiber art floral tapestry handcrafted in Brazil, 1980s. Eila Ampula was a well-known Brazilian artist who specialized in tapestry design. Her ...
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Tapestries

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Natural Fiber

Eila Ampula Brazilian Modern Floral Wall Art Talestry
Located in Miami, FL
Eila Ampula fiber art floral tapestry handcrafted in Brazil, 1980s. Eila Ampula was a well-known Brazilian artist who specialized in tapestry design. Her ...
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Late 20th Century Organic Modern Brazilian Tapestries

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Natural Fiber

Tapestry, Brazilian Artist, 1980 Sign Renot
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Tapestry Design Renot Brazilian artist 1980 The tapestry is restored. Sign: Renot 1980 Bahia Brazil original Atelier Studio Renot Salvador- ...
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1980s Space Age Vintage Brazilian Tapestries

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Tapestry

Knotted Wall Tapestry in Wool by Inês Schertel, Brazil, 2021
By Inês Schertel
Located in Deerfield Beach, FL
Knotted Wall Tapestry in Wool by Inês Schertel, Brazil, 2021 Ines Schertel's primary material is sheep's wool. As a practitioner of Slow Desig...
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2010s Rustic Brazilian Tapestries

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Wool

Valdivino Alves da Conceição. Tapestry in Square and Circle, c. 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
Valdivino Alves da Conceição (born in 1955) Tapestry in Square and Circle, c. 1970 Wool and pigments / Wool and pigments Dimensions: 95 x 135 cm (37 2/5 x 53 3/20 in) This remarkabl...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Tapestries

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Wool

Kennedy Bahia. Brazilian Wall Tapestry. "Multi-colored foliage", c. 1960
By Kennedy Bahia
Located in PARIS, FR
Kennedy Bahia (1929–2005) Wall Tapestry "Multicolored Foliage", c. 1960 This vibrant wool tapestry by Kennedy Bahia, signed at the bottom left, is a joyful example of the artist’s si...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Tapestries

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Wool, Cotton

Kennedy Bahia, Wall Tapestry, c. 1960, Wool, Half cross stitch 102 x 133 cm
By Kennedy Bahia
Located in PARIS, FR
Kennedy Bahia (1929–2005) Wall Tapestry, c. 1960 This vibrant wool tapestry by Kennedy Bahia, signed at the bottom left, features the artist’s iconic Jardin Onirique (Dream Garden) t...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Tapestries

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Wool

Brazilian Modern Natural Fiber Wall Art Tapestry, 1980s
Located in Miami, FL
Brazilian modern woven wall tapestry using natural fibers from the 1980s. Signed MARY.
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Late 20th Century Organic Modern Brazilian Tapestries

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Natural Fiber

Mid-Century Brazilian Modern Woven Wall Tapestry, 1960s
Located in Miami, FL
Brazilian mid-century modern woven wall tapestry using twine and felt from the 1960s.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Tapestries

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Natural Fiber

Patrick Kennedy Bahia Tapestry of Bird and Flowers
By Kennedy Bahia
Located in Atlanta, GA
Kennedy Bahia (1929-2005) Patrick Maderos Kennedy took the professional pseudonym of Kennedy Bahia as his artwork related to the flora and fauna area of the Amazonian jungle of Ba...
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1970s Modern Vintage Brazilian Tapestries

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Wool

Eila Ampula Brazilian Modern Parrot Wall Art Tapestry
Located in Miami, FL
Brazilian Modern wall art tapestry of a colorful Parrot by Eila Ampula, Brazil.
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Late 20th Century Organic Modern Brazilian Tapestries

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Natural Fiber

Eila Ampula Brazilian Modern Two Birds Wall Art Tapestry, 2002
Located in Miami, FL
Brazilian Modern wall art tapestry of two colorful birds on branches by Eila Ampula, Brazil 2002.
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21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Brazilian Tapestries

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Natural Fiber

Modern Brazilian tapestry by "Tarô", c. 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
Tarô Tapestry, c. 1970 Signed "Tarô" at the bottom right. Artisanal natural fiber tapestry Measures: 76 x 102 x 2 cm. Beautiful rectangular wall tapestry with central geometri...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Tapestries

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Natural Fiber

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