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.
Minimalist Brazilian Coffee Table 'Frame' by Samuel Lamas
By Samuel Lamas
Located in Brasilia, DF
Frame Coffee Table by Samuel Lamas, 2022 Introducing the award-winning Frame Coffee Table, a masterpiece of minimalist design that seamlessly blends steel and glass. Conceptualized ...
Steel
Brazilian Modern Coffee Table in Hardwood & Rosé Marble Top, Giuseppe Scapinelli
By Giuseppe Scapinelli
Located in New York, NY
Sculptural restraint meets material richness in this exceptional 1950s coffee table designed by Giuseppe Scapinelli, one of the most distinctive voices of Brazilian mid-century desig...
Marble
Minimalist Brazilian Bench in Solid Wood "Ruy" by Samuel Lamas
By Samuel Lamas
Located in Brasilia, DF
Ruy Bench by Samuel Lamas, 2022 Introducing the Ruy Bench, a contemporary piece that exemplifies the elegance of modern Brazilian design. Crafted from solid wood and steel, this ben...
Steel
Sculptural 1960s Brazilian Coffee Table by Percival Lafer
By Percival Lafer
Located in Long Island City, NY
A mid-century Brutalist style coffee table with a staggered wooden block relief design, protected with a glass top.
Glass, Wood
Minimalist Brazilian Coffee Table in solid Wood "Ruy" by Samuel Lamas
By Samuel Lamas
Located in Brasilia, DF
Ruy Coffee Table by Samuel Lamas, 2022 Introducing the Ruy Coffee Table, a contemporary piece that embodies the elegance of modern Brazilian design. Crafted from solid wood and stee...
Steel
"Mesa Água Carbono" Coffee Table by Domingos Tótora, Brazil 21st Century
By Domingos Tótora
Located in Utrecht, NL
This Água table by contemporary artist Domingos Tótora, is an exceptional piece. The name, meaning water in Portuguese speaks for itself as the sight of this table’s design is akin t...
Glass, Paper
$2,847 / item
Seed Coffee Table by Gustavo Dias
By Gustavo Dias
Located in Geneve, CH
Seed coffee table by Gustavo Dias Seed coffee table Measures: 1.60 m x W 0.90 m x H 0.25m Leg diameter 5 cm Top thickness 3.2 cm Gustavo Dias One of the most important contem...
Wood
$20,673 / item
Caixas De Fósforos Coffe Table by Mameluca
Located in Geneve, CH
Caixas de Fósforos coffe table by Mameluca Material: marine plywood Dimensions: D 76 x W 76 x H 76 cm Coffee table inspired by Brazilian neo-concretists two-dimensional geometri...
Plywood
$12,398 / item
Sertão Side Table by Gabriela Campos
Located in Geneve, CH
Sertão Side Table by Gabriela Campos Dimensions: D30 x W45 x H50 cm. Materials: orange onyx + Travertino + guatemala green This piece is a tribute to the work “Abaporu” (1928) by Ta...
Marble, Onyx
Joaquim Tenreiro coffee table
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Très jolie table basse de Joaquim Tenreiro à piétement d’aile d’avion et traverse fuselée. Le bois utilisé est de l’imbuia et le plateau est en marbre. C’est une table de 1950. ...
Carrara Marble
Brazilian Mid-Century Center Table, by Giuseppe Scapinelli
By Giuseppe Scapinelli
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
Sculptural coffee table designed by renowned Italian-born Brazilian designer Giuseppe Scapinelli in the 1960s. Crafted in solid caviúna wood, the piece showcases Scapinelli’s signatu...
Marble
Trio of Side Tables by Leandro Garcia Contemporary Brazil Design
By Leandro Garcia
Located in Geneve, CH
Trio of side tables by Leandro Garcia Contemporary Brazil Design Materials: Cylindrical wood legs (dark color), wooden seat (light color), and polished brass hoops Overall dimens...
Wood
Percival Lafer Cocktail Tables, Brazilian-Modern Parquet Wood, 1970s
By Percival Lafer, Paul Evans, Giuseppe Scapinelli
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Sold as a pair. Please consider and compare the quality of this set to similar offerings. You won't find a more beautifully restored example anywhere. These 1970's Mid-Century, Br...
Rosewood, Glass, Walnut
$33,539 / item
Maracá Base Coffee Table in Barauna Wood by Hugo França
Located in Geneve, CH
Maracá Base Coffee Table in Barauna Wood by Hugo França Dimensions: D 141,2 x W 150 x H 25,9 cm. Materials: Barauna wood. Dimensions may vary. Please contact us. Atelier Hugo Fran...
Wood
Caviuna Coffee Table from Hotel Nacional Brasilia circa 1960 Midcentury Brazil
Located in New York, NY
This coffee table produced in the 1960s is made of solid Caviuna with a Formica top, a decorative solution largely used in Brazilian mid-century furniture production. The most charming detail is the elliptical legs, using massive pieces of golden Caviuna - very rare nowadays. This coffee table belonged to Hotel Nacional...
Formica, Hardwood
$14,000
Lagoinha Coffee Table
By Lucas Simões
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Named after the Portuguese word for ‘small lagoon,’ Lagoinha features a thick glass top resting on an oxidized steel base. The organic asymmetry of the top contrasts with the jagged ...
Steel
Moveis Luxor Vintage Brazilian 2-1 Folding Table
By Luxor
Located in Washington, DC
Special table from Brazil manufactured by Moveis Luxor. The legs are foldable so that the table can be used as either an aparador, or lowered to be used as a coffee table. Constructe...
Wood
Rosewood and marble Coffee Table by Unknown designer, Brazilian Midentury, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
The iconic Brazilian designs inspired many other craftsmen and small manufacturers with their vanguard production concerning Brazilian materiality and the "modern values" of the form...
Marble
$7,119 / item
Aero Coffee Table by Giacomo Tomazzi Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Aero Coffee Table by Giacomo Tomazzi Studio Dimensions: W 120 x D 120 x H 23 cm Materials: MDF with natural wood laminate, painted carbon steel ...
Steel
$4,978 / item
Sid Drink Table with Agate Top by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Sid drink table with Agate top by Fakasaka Design Dimensions: W 25 cm, D 25 cm, H 61 cm. Materials: polished bronze base, Agate top. Also avai...
Agate, Bronze
$12,945 / item
Super White Marble Side Table π 02 by Atelier Dutré
Located in Geneve, CH
Super White Marble Side Table π 02 by Atelier Dutré Dimensions: 40.13 L × 40.13 W × 55.88 H cm Materials: Super White Marble Atelier Dutré operates at the intersection of design an...
Marble
$18,080 / item
Super White Marble Coffee Table π 01 by Atelier Dutré
Located in Geneve, CH
Super White Marble Coffee Table π 01 by Atelier Dutré Dimensions: 139.7 L x 69.85 W x 45.72 H cm Materials: Super White Marble Atelier Dutré operates at the intersection of design...
Marble
Dining Table in Hardwood by Jorge Jabour, c. 1960s
By Jorge Jabour
Located in New York, NY
This table is made with Brazilian rosewood (also known as jacaranda) The base of the table is made with two “T” shaped legs and the tabletop has a jacaranda veneer. The wood has been...
Glass, Hardwood
Coffee table by Oscar Niemeyer, Brazil, 1991
By Oscar Niemeyer
Located in Barcelona, ES
Coffee table Manufactured by Tepperman Brazil, 1991 Ebonized wood legs, glass top. Measurements 130 Ø cm x 20,3h cm 47,2 Ø in x 8h in Literature Aric Chen, Brazil Modern. The monac...
Glass, Wood
Martin Eisler & Carlo Hauner Round Brazilian Wood and Glass Coffee Table
By Forma Brazil, Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler
Located in Barcelona, ES
Martin Eisler (1913-1977) & Carlo Hauner (1927-1997) Coffee table Manufactured by Forma Moveis Brazil, 1950s Ebonized wood, glass top Midcentury design Brazilian coffee table. Mea...
Glass, Wood
$15,004 / set
Jorge Zalszupin Mesa Chanceler Pair L'atelier, 1959
By Jorge Zalszupin
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
A beautiful pair of Mesa de Centro Chanceler tables designed by Jorge Zalszupin and manufactured by his own company L’Atelier, Brazil 1959. The Mesa de...
Metal
“Cena” Contemporary Coffee Table, Sky-Blue Wood & Glass, by DONÓ Design
By DONÓ Design
Located in São Caetano Do Sul, BR
The "Cena" coffee table is part of a collection that celebrates authenticity and proposes a new perspective on interaction with the environment and people. Each piece is sculpted from a harmonious fusion of materials with different dimensions, volumes and colours, which arouse curiosity and the desire to observe, touch and use. Produced with high-quality materials and designed to last for generations, each piece is created using artisanal and experimental processes that combine traditional and contemporary techniques. The work is carried out in the studio's atelier, in collaboration with local artisans, resulting in unique pieces where every variation is valued. The legs are made from solid Brazilian Jequitiba Rosa wood, and are produced using marquetry and jointing techniques, hand-pigmented with experimental techniques in a sky-blue colour and a satin finish. The wooden spikes are turned by hand. The spike jewellery...
Stainless Steel
Me 508 Side Tables by Jorge Zalszupin, Rosewood and Glass, Brazil, circa 1959
By Jorge Zalszupin, L'Atelier San Paulo
Located in New York, NY
The "me 508" side table was designed by Jorge Zalszupin (1922-2020) and produced by his company L'Atelier in 1959 – the year of its inauguration. The works of the first phase of L'At...
Rosewood, Glass
$18,770 / item
Super White Marble Console Table π 03 by Atelier Dutré
Located in Geneve, CH
Super White Marble Console Table π 03 by Atelier Dutré Dimensions: 119.38 L x 39.37 W x 78.74 H cm Materials: Super White Marble Atelier Dutré operates at the intersection of desig...
Marble
Ziggy Coffee Table . Handmade Contemporary Marquetry . Design Art Furniture
By Leonardo Di Caprio
Located in Roma, IT
The Ziggy coffee table created by the designer Leo Di Caprio was conceived after a study of the jewels of Brazilian indigenous people, that has been...
Lacquer
$1,835 / item
White Coffee Table by Doimo Brasil
Located in Geneve, CH
White Coffee Table by Doimo Brasil Dimensions: W 140 x D 95 x H 34 cm Materials: Base: Aged steel, Seat: Fabric, Top: Veneer. With the intention of providing good taste and perso...
Steel
Presley Drink Table with Nero Marquina Marble Top by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Presley drink table with Nero marquina marble top by Fakasaka Design. Dimensions: W 58 cm D 28 cm H 60 cm. Materials: dark bronze base, Nero Marquina marble top. Also available in...
Marble, Bronze
Thom Drink Table with Nero Marquina Marble Top by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Thom drink table with Nero Marquina Marble top by Fakasaka Design Dimensions: W 40 cm, D 40 cm, H 62 cm. Materials: dark bronze base, Nero Marquina marble. Also available in di...
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Rosewood Side Tables, Design by Unknown Artist, Brazil, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Original Condition
Wood, Rosewood
Apple Drink Table with Nero Marquina Marble Top by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Apple drink table with Nero Marquina Marble top by Fakasaka Design Dimensions: W 30 cm, D 30 cm, H 61 cm. Materials: polished bronze base, Nero Marquina marble top. Also availa...
Marble, Bronze
"Toras" Center Table in Solid Wood, Arthur Casas, Brazilian Contemporary Design
By Arthur Casas
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
This center table is made out of steel and solid Cumaru wood, a typical hardwood from the northern part of Brazil. Arthur Casas is surely one of the most prominent contemporary B...
Wood
Pair of Vintage Side Tables, Design by Unknown Artist, Brazil, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Hidden among Brazil's modern furniture heritage are pieces whose origins remain a mystery. These designs, beautifully crafted and steeped in the aesthetics of their time, are yet to ...
Glass, Wood, Hardwood
Contemporary Side Table or Tray Table in Granite and Brass
By Atelier BAM
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
This contemporary delicate piece of art work in massive Brass and Brazilian granite Stone. The object was put on exposition in São Paulo and Paris, and was selected to appear in fash...
Stone, Brass
$10,873 / item
Senhorita Small Side Table by Gabriela Campos
Located in Geneve, CH
Senhorita Small Side Table by Gabriela Campos Dimensions: D40 x W40 x H35 cm. Materials: PORTOGALLO + ROSSO SICILY + BROWN ONYX In 1907 Picasso presented to a few friends the work t...
Onyx, Marble
$22,124 / item
Onda Coffee Table by Wentz
By Guilherme Wentz
Located in Geneve, CH
Onda Coffee Table by Wentz Dimensions: D 80 x W 160 x H 28 cm Materials: Granite/Quartzite, Steel/Stainless Steel. The Onda Center Table is associated with the image of the sea. The sculpture in the granite stone creates the perfect curve – marked by the amplitude from the resting balance point to the crest of the wave. A movement of water that presents strength and delicacy in a block of Brazilian stone. The black base gives a sense of depth, that matter is dense, complex and mysterious, like a night...
Granite, Steel, Stainless Steel
$39,288 / set
Set of 2 Caixas De Fósforos Coffe Tables by Mameluca
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Caixas de Fósforos coffe table by Mameluca Material: Marine plywood Dimensions: D76 x W76 x H76 cm Coffee table inspired by Brazilian neo-concretists two-dimensional ge...
Plywood
$15,416 / item
Maré Coffee Table by Wentz
By Guilherme Wentz
Located in Geneve, CH
Maré Coffee Table by Wentz Dimensions: D 80 x W 160 x H 25 cm Materials: Granite, Steel. Also available in Black Brazilian Granite, White Brazilian Quartzite. The Mesa Centro...
Granite, Steel
$4,074 / item
Apple Drink Table with Agate Top by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Apple drink table with Agate top by Fakasaka Design Dimensions: W 25 cm, D 25 cm, H 61 cm. Materials: polished bronze base, Agate top. Also available in different table top mat...
Agate, Bronze
Giuseppe Scapinelli. Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table Made of Solid Caviúna Wood
By Giuseppe Scapinelli
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Coffee table made of solid caviuna wood and glass top. Bronze details.
Glass, Wood
Adaptable Fan Coffee Table in Steel and Wood by Tiago Curioni
By Tiago Curioni
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
With 3 independent tops that pivot on the same axis, the piece is suitable for small environments, but also for larger spaces, being able to acquire up to 1.70m of wingspan when opened. Available in natural or ebonized oak finishing, the fan coffee table...
Steel
$2,188 / item
Hub Coffee Table by Doimo Brasil
Located in Geneve, CH
Hub Coffee Table by Doimo Brasil Dimensions: W 120 x D 110 x H 30 cm Materials: Base: Steel, Top inferior: veneer, Upper top: reconstituted stone....
Steel
Latini Coffee Table Design by Sergio Rodrigues, Oca, Brazil, 1960.
By OCA Brazil, Sergio Rodrigues
Located in New York, NY
Designed by Sergio Rodrigues (1924-2014) in the 1960s and produced by Oca, Latini is a round coffee table of solid Rosewood and a glass top. The base is a four-leg cross piece with ...
Wood, Glass
Jagger Drink Table with Nero Marquina Marble Top by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Jagger drink table with Nero Marquina Marble top by Fakasaka Design. Dimensions: W 18 cm D 38 cm H 62 cm Materials: polished bronze base, Nero Marquina marble top. Also available ...
Marble, Bronze
$1,435 / item
Case Coffee Table by Doimo Brasil
Located in Geneve, CH
Case Coffee Table by Doimo Brasil Dimensions: W 80 x D 80 x H 25 cm Materials: Base: Stainless Steel, Top: Aged/crocco reconstituted leather. Also available in other dimensions. P...
Leather
$9,838 / item
Pescador Small Side Table by Gabriela Campos
Located in Geneve, CH
Pescador Small Side Table by Gabriela Campos Dimensions: D35 x W35 x H35 cm. Materials: TRAVERTINO + ROSSO SICILY A lyrical world of our tropical country with soft landscapes. “O VE...
Marble
$3,754 / item
Aretha Drink Table with Onyx Top by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Aretha drink table with Onyx top by Fakasaka Design. Dimensions: W 30 cm D 30 cm H 58 cm. Materials: polished bronze base, Onyx top. Also available in different table top mater...
Onyx, Bronze
$22,124 / item
White Onda Coffee Table by Wentz
By Guilherme Wentz
Located in Geneve, CH
White Onda Coffee Table by Wentz Dimensions: D 80 x W 160 x H 28 cm Materials: Granite/Quartzite, Steel/Stainless Steel. The Onda Center Table is associated with the image of the sea. The sculpture in the granite stone creates the perfect curve – marked by the amplitude from the resting balance point to the crest of the wave. A movement of water that presents strength and delicacy in a block of Brazilian stone. The black base gives a sense of depth, that matter is dense, complex and mysterious, like a night ocean...
Granite, Steel, Stainless Steel
$4,377 / item
Thom Drink Table with Onyx Top by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Thom drink table with onyx top by Fakasaka Design Dimensions: W 30 cm, D 30 cm, H 62 cm. Materials: polished bronze base, translucent onyx top. Also available in different tabl...
Onyx, Bronze
Sid Drink Table with Marrom Imperial Marble Top by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Sid drink table with Marrom Imperial Marble top by Fakasaka Design Dimensions: W 30 cm, D 30 cm, H 61 cm. Materials: polished bronze base, Marrom Imperial marble top. Also avai...
Marble, Bronze
Nina Drink Table with Nero Marquina Marble Top by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Nina drink table with Nero Marquina marble by Fakasaka Design Dimensions: W 30 cm, D 30 cm, H 62 cm. Materials: dark bronze base, Nero Marquina marb...
Marble, Bronze
$13,786 / item
Superfícies Coffe Table by Mameluca
Located in Geneve, CH
Superfícies coffe table by Mameluca Material: valchromat Dimensions: D 135 x W 90 x H 30 cm Coffee table inspired by Brazilian neo-concretists two-dimensional geometrical figure...
Wood
Sid Drink Table with Marrom Imperial Marble Top by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Sid drink table with Marrom Imperial Marble top by Fakasaka Design. Dimensions: W 30 cm, D 30 cm, H 61 cm. Materials: polished bronze base, Marrom Imperial marble top. Also ava...
Marble, Bronze
Janis Drink Table with Nero Marquina Marble Top by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Janis drink table with Nero Marquina marble top by Fakasaka Design. Dimensions: W 28 cm, D 50 cm, H 62 cm. Materials: polished bronze base, Nero Marquina Marble top. Also avail...
Marble, Bronze
$11,909 / item
Pescador Medium Side Table by Gabriela Campos
Located in Geneve, CH
Pescador Medium Side Table by Gabriela Campos Dimensions: D35 x W35 x H50 cm. Materials: TRAVERTINO + ROSSO SICILY A lyrical world of our tropical country with soft landscapes. “O V...
Marble
$4,107 / item
Pancho Drink Table with Onyx Top by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Pancho drink table with onyx top by Fakasaka Design Dimensions: W 28 cm, D 50 cm, H 62 cm. Materials: polished bronze base, translucent onyx top. Also available in different ta...
Onyx, Bronze
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