Waldir Junior
2010s Brazilian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Quartz, Multi-gemstone, Brass, Silver Leaf, Gold Leaf, Copper
2010s Brazilian Modern Floor Lamps
Multi-gemstone, Quartz, Brass, Copper, Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
2010s Brazilian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Multi-gemstone, Quartz, Brass, Copper, Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
2010s Brazilian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Multi-gemstone, Quartz, Brass, Copper, Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
2010s Brazilian Modern Floor Lamps
Multi-gemstone, Quartz, Brass, Copper, Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
2010s Brazilian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Multi-gemstone, Quartz, Brass, Copper, Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
2010s Brazilian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Multi-gemstone, Quartz, Brass, Copper, Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Aluminum
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Aluminum
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Aluminum
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Aluminum
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Crystal, Aluminum
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Aluminum
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Aluminum
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Crystal, Aluminum
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Aluminum
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Aluminum
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Aluminum
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Aluminum
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Crystal, Aluminum
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Aluminum
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Aluminum
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Crystal, Aluminum
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Travertine, Metal
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Travertine, Metal
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Aluminum
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Aluminum
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Aluminum
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Aluminum
2010s Brazilian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Multi-gemstone, Quartz, Brass, Copper, Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Stone, Crystal, Metal
2010s Brazilian Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces
Quartz, Aluminum
2010s Brazilian Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces
Quartz, Aluminum
2010s Brazilian Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Quartz, Aluminum
2010s Brazilian Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Quartz, Aluminum
2010s Brazilian Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Quartz, Aluminum, Gold Leaf
2010s Brazilian Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Quartz, Aluminum, Gold Leaf
2010s Brazilian Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Quartz, Aluminum
2010s Brazilian Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Quartz, Aluminum
2010s Brazilian Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Quartz, Aluminum
2010s Brazilian Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Quartz, Aluminum
2010s Brazilian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Multi-gemstone, Quartz, Brass, Copper, Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
2010s Brazilian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Multi-gemstone, Quartz, Brass, Copper, Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
2010s Brazilian Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces
Quartz, Aluminum
2010s Brazilian Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces
Quartz, Aluminum
2010s Brazilian Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Quartz, Aluminum
2010s Brazilian Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Quartz, Aluminum, Gold Leaf
Waldir Junior For Sale on 1stDibs
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On the Origins of Brazil
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.
Finding the Right Lighting for You
The right table lamp, outwardly sculptural chandelier or understated wall pendant can work wonders for your home. While we’re indebted to thinkers like Thomas Edison for critically important advancements in lighting and electricity, we’re still finding new ways to customize illumination to fit our personal spaces all these years later. A wide range of antique and vintage lighting can be found on 1stDibs.
Today, lighting designers like the self-taught Bec Brittain have used the flexible structure of LEDs to craft glamorous solutions by working with what is typically considered a harsh lighting source. By integrating glass and mirrors, reflection can be used to soften the glow from LEDs and warmly welcome light into any space.
Although contemporary innovators continue to impress, some of the classics can’t be beat.
Just as gazing at the stars allows you to glimpse the universe’s past, vintage chandeliers like those designed by Gino Sarfatti and J. & L. Lobmeyr, for example, put on a similarly stunning show, each with a rich story to tell.
As dazzling as it is, the Arco lamp, on the other hand, prioritizes functionality — it’s wholly mobile, no drilling required. Designed in 1962 by architect-product designers Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, the piece takes the traditional form of a streetlamp and creates an elegant, arching floor fixture for at-home use.
There is no shortage of modernist lighting similarly prized by collectors and casual enthusiasts alike — there are Art Deco table lamps created in a universally appreciated style, the Tripod floor lamp by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Greta Magnusson Grossman's sleek and minimalist Grasshopper lamps and, of course, the wealth of mid-century experimental lighting that emerged from Italian artisans at Arredoluce, FLOS and many more are hallmarks in illumination innovation.
With decades of design evolution behind it, home lighting is no longer just practical. Crystalline shaping by designers like Gabriel Scott turns every lighting apparatus into a luxury accessory. A new installation doesn’t merely showcase a space; carefully chosen ceiling lights, table lamps and floor lamps can create a mood, spotlight a favorite piece or highlight your unique personality.
The sparkle that your space has been missing is waiting for you amid the growing collection of antique, vintage and contemporary lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
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Paavo Tynell’s Snowflake Chandelier Warms Up Any Room
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NASA Parachutes Inspired Lighting Designer Bec Brittain’s New Collection
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