Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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.
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Mahogany
1970s Modern Vintage Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Chrome
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Glass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Rosewood
1980s Modern Vintage Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Metal, Silver Plate
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Wood
2010s Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Rock Crystal
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Steel
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Leather
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Wood
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Ceramic, Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Hardwood
2010s Primitive Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Ceramic, Pottery
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Aluminum
2010s Modern Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Quartz, Steel
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Hardwood
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Hardwood
2010s Other Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Mirror, Wood, Cedar
2010s Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Ceramic
2010s Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Ceramic
2010s Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Ceramic
2010s Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Ceramic
2010s Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Metal, Silver Plate
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Metal
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Hardwood
1890s Art Nouveau Antique Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Enamel
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Enamel
2010s Organic Modern Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Agate, Crystal, Multi-gemstone, Gold Plate
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Wood, Hardwood
Early 2000s Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Ceramic, Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Rosewood
2010s Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
2010s Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Wood, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Enamel
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