Brazilian Serving Pieces
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 Serving Pieces
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Serving Pieces
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Serving Pieces
Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Serving Pieces
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Serving Pieces
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Serving Pieces
Mahogany
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Serving Pieces
Rosewood
2010s Other Brazilian Serving Pieces
Mirror, Wood, Cedar
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Serving Pieces
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Serving Pieces
Wood, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Serving Pieces
Rosewood
2010s Other Brazilian Serving Pieces
Metal
2010s Other Brazilian Serving Pieces
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Serving Pieces
Ceramic, Wood
2010s Modern Brazilian Serving Pieces
Bronze
2010s Modern Brazilian Serving Pieces
Bronze
2010s Modern Brazilian Serving Pieces
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Serving Pieces
Wood
2010s Modern Brazilian Serving Pieces
Bronze
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Serving Pieces
Quartz
1970s Modern Vintage Brazilian Serving Pieces
Sterling Silver
2010s Brazilian Serving Pieces
Copper
2010s Brazilian Serving Pieces
Copper
2010s Brazilian Serving Pieces
Copper
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Serving Pieces
Porcelain
2010s Brazilian Serving Pieces
Wood
2010s Modern Brazilian Serving Pieces
Aluminum
2010s Modern Brazilian Serving Pieces
Aluminum
1950s Vintage Brazilian Serving Pieces
Jacaranda
2010s Modern Brazilian Serving Pieces
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Grand Tour Brazilian Serving Pieces
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Serving Pieces
Hardwood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Serving Pieces
Wood, Jacaranda
1920s Art Deco Vintage Brazilian Serving Pieces
Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver
20th Century Hollywood Regency Brazilian Serving Pieces
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Serving Pieces
Bone, Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Serving Pieces
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Serving Pieces
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Serving Pieces
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Serving Pieces
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Serving Pieces
Rosewood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Serving Pieces
Mirror, Macassar
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Serving Pieces
Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Serving Pieces
Formica, Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Serving Pieces
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Serving Pieces
Wood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Serving Pieces
Metal, Bronze
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Serving Pieces
Jacaranda
1930s Vintage Brazilian Serving Pieces
Wood