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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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
15th Century and Earlier Antique Brazilian Furniture
Rock Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Straw, Wood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Mirror, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
Late 20th Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Granite, Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Glass, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Stainless Steel
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Marble
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Wood, Rosewood, Cane
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Stainless Steel
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Cane, Glass, Wood, Teak
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Cut Glass, Hardwood, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Straw, Wood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Soapstone
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Furniture
Upholstery, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Fabric, Cane, Wood
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Bronze
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Straw, Foam, Wood, Purpleheart
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood, Reclaimed Wood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Terrazzo
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Steel, Iron
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Terrazzo
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Leather, Foam, Wood
1980s Space Age Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Tapestry
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Mirror, Wood, Teak
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Mirror, Wood
2010s Brazilian Furniture
Wood, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Straw, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Steel
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Iron
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Furniture
Hardwood
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Steel
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Furniture
Stainless Steel
2010s Modern Brazilian Furniture
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Furniture
Wood, Pine, Reclaimed Wood