Brazilian Floor 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.
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2010s International Style Brazilian Floor Lamps
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Floor Lamps
Cement, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Floor Lamps
Steel
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Floor Lamps
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Floor Lamps
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Floor Lamps
Steel, Chrome
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Floor Lamps
Marble, Steel
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Floor Lamps
Marble, Steel
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Floor Lamps
Marble, Steel
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel, Stainless Steel
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel, Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Floor Lamps
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Floor Lamps
Brass, Cut Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Floor Lamps
Zinc
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Floor Lamps
Zinc
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Floor Lamps
Steel
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Floor Lamps
Brass
2010s Brazilian Floor Lamps
Iron
2010s Brazilian Floor Lamps
Leather, Wood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Floor Lamps
Steel
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Floor Lamps
Steel
2010s Brazilian Floor Lamps
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Floor Lamps
Glass, Wood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Floor Lamps
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Brazilian Floor Lamps
Sheet Metal
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Floor Lamps
Crystal, Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Brazilian Floor Lamps
Sheet Metal
2010s Modern Brazilian Floor Lamps
Paper
2010s Brazilian Floor Lamps
Stainless Steel
2010s Brazilian Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Iron
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Floor Lamps
Marble
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Floor Lamps
Wood, Mahogany
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Floor Lamps
Stone, Crystal, Other
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Floor Lamps
Marble, Steel, Chrome
2010s Modern Brazilian Floor Lamps
Steel
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Floor Lamps
Marble, Metal
2010s Modern Brazilian Floor Lamps
Steel
2010s Organic Modern Brazilian Floor Lamps
Wood
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Floor Lamps
Stone, Crystal, Other
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel, Wire
2010s Modern Brazilian Floor Lamps
Paper
2010s Modern Brazilian Floor Lamps
Paper
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Steel, Wire
2010s Modern Brazilian Floor Lamps
Zinc
2010s Modern Brazilian Floor Lamps
Paper
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Floor Lamps
Aluminum, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Floor Lamps
Steel, Zinc
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Floor Lamps
Metal
2010s Modern Brazilian Floor Lamps
Multi-gemstone, Quartz, Brass, Copper, Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
2010s Modern Brazilian Floor Lamps
Multi-gemstone, Quartz, Brass, Copper, Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
2010s Modern Brazilian Floor Lamps
Quartz
2010s Modern Brazilian Floor Lamps
Quartz
2010s Brazilian Floor Lamps
Aluminum
2010s Brazilian Floor Lamps
Paper