Brazilian Table Lamps
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.
2010s International Style Brazilian Table Lamps
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Table Lamps
Hardwood
2010s Brazilian Table Lamps
Brass
2010s Brazilian Table Lamps
Ceramic
2010s Brazilian Table Lamps
Ceramic
2010s Brazilian Table Lamps
Brass
2010s Brazilian Table Lamps
Brass
2010s Brazilian Table Lamps
Rock Crystal
2010s Brazilian Table Lamps
Rock Crystal
2010s Organic Modern Brazilian Table Lamps
Amethyst
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Table Lamps
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Table Lamps
Stainless Steel, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Table Lamps
Onyx, Brass, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Table Lamps
Wood, Cotton
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Table Lamps
Aluminum, Brass, Stainless Steel
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Table Lamps
Aluminum, Stainless Steel, Brass
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Table Lamps
Aluminum
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Table Lamps
Aluminum
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Table Lamps
Aluminum, Brass, Stainless Steel
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Table Lamps
Aluminum
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Table Lamps
Aluminum
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Table Lamps
Aluminum, Brass, Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Table Lamps
Wood
2010s Brazilian Table Lamps
Agate, Rock Crystal, Crystal, Amethyst
2010s Brazilian Table Lamps
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
2010s Organic Modern Brazilian Table Lamps
Quartz, Brass
2010s Brazilian Table Lamps
Ceramic
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Table Lamps
Lucite
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Table Lamps
Metal
2010s Brazilian Table Lamps
Acrylic
2010s Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Table Lamps
Marble, Granite, Brass
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Table Lamps
Hardwood
2010s Modern Brazilian Table Lamps
Acrylic, Wood
1950s International Style Vintage Brazilian Table Lamps
Metal
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Table Lamps
Metal
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Table Lamps
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Table Lamps
Rock Crystal
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Table Lamps
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Brazilian Table Lamps
Sheet Metal
2010s Modern Brazilian Table Lamps
Acrylic, Wood
2010s Modern Brazilian Table Lamps
Brass
2010s Modern Brazilian Table Lamps
Steel
2010s Modern Brazilian Table Lamps
Steel
2010s Modern Brazilian Table Lamps
Brass
2010s Modern Brazilian Table Lamps
Bronze
2010s Modern Brazilian Table Lamps
Aluminum
2010s Organic Modern Brazilian Table Lamps
Rock Crystal, Quartz
2010s Modern Brazilian Table Lamps
Bronze
2010s Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Table Lamps
Granite, Marble, Brass
2010s Modern Brazilian Table Lamps
Aluminum
2010s Modern Brazilian Table Lamps
Aluminum
2010s Modern Brazilian Table Lamps
Bronze
1960s International Style Vintage Brazilian Table Lamps
Wood
2010s Modern Brazilian Table Lamps
Bronze
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Table Lamps
Aluminum
2010s Modern Brazilian Table Lamps
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Table Lamps
Hardwood, Reclaimed Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Table Lamps
Glass, Wood
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