Brazilian Mirrors
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.
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Mirrors
Fabric, Mirror
2010s Modern Brazilian Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
2010s Modern Brazilian Mirrors
Mirror, Teak
2010s Modern Brazilian Mirrors
Mirror, Walnut
2010s Modern Brazilian Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
2010s Modern Brazilian Mirrors
Zinc
2010s Modern Brazilian Mirrors
Brass
2010s Modern Brazilian Mirrors
Mirror, Teak
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Mirrors
Jacaranda
2010s Brazilian Mirrors
Paper
2010s Modern Brazilian Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Mirrors
Steel
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Mirrors
Steel, Zinc
2010s Modern Brazilian Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Walnut
2010s Modern Brazilian Mirrors
Wood, Mirror
2010s Modern Brazilian Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Walnut
2010s Modern Brazilian Mirrors
Ceramic, Paper, Plywood, Acrylic, Resin, Mirror, Glass
2010s Modern Brazilian Mirrors
Steel
2010s Modern Brazilian Mirrors
Mirror, Teak
2010s Modern Brazilian Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Walnut
2010s Modern Brazilian Mirrors
Mirror, Hardwood, Walnut
2010s Modern Brazilian Mirrors
Wood, Teak, Mirror
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
2010s Modern Brazilian Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
2010s Modern Brazilian Mirrors
Ceramic, Glass, Mirror, Resin, Acrylic, Plywood, Paper
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Mirrors
Rosewood
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Mirrors
Metal
2010s Modern Brazilian Mirrors
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Mirrors
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Mirrors
Mirror, Plywood
2010s Modern Brazilian Mirrors
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Mirrors
Mirror, Plywood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Mirrors
Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Mirrors
Mirror, Plywood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Mirrors
Rosewood
2010s Modern Brazilian Mirrors
Wood
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Mirrors
Leather
2010s Post-Modern Brazilian Mirrors
Wood
2010s Modern Brazilian Mirrors
Wood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Mirrors
Brass
2010s Modern Brazilian Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
2010s Modern Brazilian Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
2010s Modern Brazilian Mirrors
Teak, Mirror
2010s Modern Brazilian Mirrors
Wood, Walnut, Mirror
2010s Modern Brazilian Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
2010s Modern Brazilian Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
2010s Modern Brazilian Mirrors
Mirror, Teak
2010s Modern Brazilian Mirrors
Mirror, Teak
2010s Modern Brazilian Mirrors
Mirror, Teak
2010s Brutalist Brazilian Mirrors
Brass
2010s Modern Brazilian Mirrors
Mirror, Teak
2010s Modern Brazilian Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Mirrors
Mirror, Plywood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Mirrors
Steel
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Mirrors
Glass, Jacaranda
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Mirrors
Fabric, Plywood
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