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.
$2,007 / item
Dureza, Coffee Table by Cultivado Em Casa
Located in Geneve, CH
Dureza - coffee table by Cultivado Em Casa. Dimensions: 120 x 60 x 35 cm. Materials: Carbon steel and electrostatic painting. Carbon steel reigns as raw material, guiding both t...
Steel
$4,848 / item
Alexia Drink Table with Onyx Top by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Alexia drink table with Onyx top by Fakasaka Design Dimensions: W 30 cm, D 30 cm, H 62 cm. Materials: dark bronze base, Onyx top. Also available in different table top material...
Onyx, Bronze
Aretha Drink Table with Marrom Imperial Marble Top by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Aretha drink table with Marrom Imperial marble top by Fakasaka Design. Dimensions: W 30 cm D 30 cm H 58 cm. Materials: polished bronze base, Marrom Imperial marble top. Also av...
Marble, Bronze
Pancho Drink Table with Nero Marquina Marble Top by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Pancho 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
Etta Drink Table with Nero Marquina Marble Top by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Etta drink table with nero marquina marble top by Fakasaka Design. Dimensions: W 27 cm, D 27 cm, H 62 cm. Materials: polished bronze base, Nero Marquina marble top. Also availa...
Marble, Bronze
$4,283 / item
Sid Drink Table with Onyx Top by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Sid drink table with Onyx top by Fakasaka Design. Dimensions: W 25 cm, D 25 cm, H 61 cm. Materials: polished bronze base, translucent Onyx top. Also available in different tabl...
Onyx, 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: polished bronze base, Nero Marquina ...
Marble, Bronze
Showcase Coffee Table, Brazilian Rosewood, Carlo Hauner & Martin Eisler, C. 1955
By Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler, Carlo Hauner, Martin Eisler
Located in New York, NY
This coffee table in rosewood was designed by Martin Eisler (1913-1977) for Forma S.A. Móveis e Objetos de Arte. This piece refers to a furniture typology common at midcentury and ve...
Glass, Rosewood
$2,365 / item
Coffee Table Curva
By Cultivado em Casa
Located in Floresta, MG
The 180º bend is a common industrial feature found in steel factories. From this element, we developed a collection that incorporates softness into the rawness of the material.
Steel
'Showcase' Coffee Table by Eisler and Hauner for Forma, Brazil, 1955
By Forma, Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler
Located in Antwerp, BE
This mid-century coffee table, designed by Martin Eisler for Forma S.A. Móveis e Objetos de Arte, features a dual-layer design with a wooden base and an opaque glass top. Its geometr...
Glass, Wood
Pair of Rosewood and Marble Side Tables, Design by Unknown Artist, Brazil, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Original Condition
Marble
Contemporary Handcrafted Center Table in Brazilian Hardwood by Leo Strauss
By Leo Strauss
Located in Atibaia, BR
Solid wood, processed in large width and thickness dimensions, and it adds life to this piece of straight and modernist shapes. In its artisan production, traditional woodworking te...
Hardwood
Showcase Coffee Table, Brazilian Rosewood, Carlo Hauner & Martin Eisler, C. 1955
By Forma
Located in Knokke-Heist, BE
Martin Eisler (1913-1977) designed this rosewood coffee table for Forma S.A. Móveis e Objetos de Arte. It belongs to a furniture category commonly found during the midcentury period ...
Glass, Rosewood
$7,800 / item
Veras Coffee Table by Pedro Ávila
Located in São Paulo, BR
The pi collection results from several sculptural essays with spherical volumes as their starting point, exploring possible variations from this initial form. These exercises were in...
Fiberglass, Paint
Round Coffee Table Manufactured by Tepperman Brasil, 1968 Lacquered Black Wood
By Tepperman
Located in Barcelona, ES
Round coffee table Manufactured by Tepperman Brasil, 1968 Lacquered black wood Measurements 99 cm diameter x 28 height cm. 39 in diameter x 11.4 height in.
Wood
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Contemporary Handcrafted Center Table in Brazilian Hardwood by Leo Strauss
Located in Atibaia, BR
Solid wood, processed in large width and thickness dimensions, and it adds life to this piece of straight and modernist shapes. In its artisan production, traditional woodworking ...
Hardwood
Martin Eisler & Carlo Hauner Round Brazilian Wood and Glass Coffee Table
By Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler, Forma Brazil
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. Measurements 60 cm diameter x 49 height cm. 23.50 in diameter x 19.3 height in. Literature Brazil Modern, the rediscovery of 20th century Brazilian furniture – Aric Chen, 2016. Martin Eisler (Vienna, Austria, 1913 - São Paulo, Brazil, 1977), was an architect and furniture designer. He was part of a group of European architects and designers who left Europe during the chaos of the Second World War and went to live and work in Brazil. Eisler stood out amongst this group of creatives, his work was at the forefront of modern furniture design in Brazil which flourished through the 1950s and 1960s in the region. The work of Martin Eisler in partnership with Carlo Hauner (1927-1996) was of particular significance. Eisler left Europe in 1938 due to the rise of fascist regimes. He first lived in Argentina, where he was settled and worked as an architect, set designer and interior designer, he opened up an interior design firm Interieur Forma. In 1940, he married Rosl Wolf, the daughter of German immigrants. Born in Brescia in 1927, Carlo Hauner studied technical drawing and drawing at the Brera Academy in Milan, Italy. In 1948 he successfully participated in the Venice Biennale after which he moved to Brazil, where he dedicated himself to the design of textile, ceramics, furniture and architecture. In only a very short time he founded a furniture production company and purchased a factory from Lina Bo Bardi and her husband Pietro Bardi, renaming it Móveis Artesanal. In 1953 Hauner met Martin Eisler, who was looking for help to produce furniture for the home of his brother-in-law, Ernesto Wolf. Eisler reached out to Hauner and the rest is history. The two men connected and with Wolf’s financial backing, they opened Galeria Artesanal (a store for their company Móveis Artesenal) on a busy street in São Paulo. Being highly ambitious and with an eye on the international market as well as the upcoming office market, Móvies Artesanal later changed into Forma. Along with Oca, Forma became one of the biggest names in Brazilian furniture production. Even managing to attract an exclusive license to sell Knoll furniture, bringing big names in international design such as Mies Van Der Rohe, Charles Eames and Harry Bertoia to the Brazilian furniture market. Hauner and Eisler’s designs are characterized by the use of Brazilian woods, thin tubular frames and a range from furniture, to ceramics and textiles. Some of their most famous designs are the “rib” lounge chair...
Glass, Wood
Futton Adi Side Table, 2021, 60's-Inspired, Brazilian Design
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
The futton Adi table is a 60's-inspired side table and it was started to be produced in 2021. The simple lines from the minimalistic design combined with the roughness of the materials together bring a very special quality to the piece, that reminds us of the Brazilian Midcentury style. It is an elegant and powerful piece that can certainly make a difference in any decor ambiance. The feet are made of solid demolition wood. The table base frame...
Straw, Glass, Wood
Round Adi Side Table, 2019, 60's-Inspired, Brazilian Design
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
The round Adi table is a 60's-inspired side table and it was started to be produced in 2019. The simple lines from the minimalistic design combined with the roughness of the materials together bring a very special quality to the piece, that reminds us of the Brazilian Midcentury style. It is an elegant and powerful piece that can certainly make a difference in any decor ambiance. The feet are made of solid demolition wood. The table base frame...
Straw, Glass, Wood
Square Adi Side Table, 2019, 60's-Inspired, Brazilian Design
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
The square Adi table is a 60's-inspired side table and it was started to be produced in 2019. The simple lines from the minimalistic design combined with the roughness of the materials together bring a very special quality to the piece, that reminds us of the Brazilian Midcentury style. It is an elegant and powerful piece that can certainly make a difference in any decor ambiance. The feet are made of solid demolition wood. The table base frame...
Straw, Glass, Wood
"Muxarabi" Coffee Table, Brazilian Contemporary Design by Arthur Casas
By Arthur Casas
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
This Coffee Table was made by Arthur Casas, who directs a studio of architecture in São Paulo and in New York, which takes his own name, and due to its work on projects in the majori...
1950s rosewood coffee/side table set by Artenova
By Artenova
Located in Victoria, BC
A set of three 1950s coffee or side tables by Artenova, crafted in Brazilian rosewood and designed for flexible use as coffee, side, or end tables. The tables follow a simple and pr...
Glass, Wood
Contemporary Side Table or Tray Table in Brass and Cafe Baia Granite
By Atelier BAM
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Contemporary delicate piece of art work in massive brass and Brazilian granite stone. The object was exposed in São Paulo and Paris, and was selected to appear in fashion and design ...
Stone, Brass
Contemporary Side Table or Tray Table in Brass and Black Granite
By Atelier BAM
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Contemporary delicate piece of art work in massive brass and Brazilian granite stone. The object was exposed in São Paulo and Paris, and was selected to appear in fashion and design ...
Stone, Brass
$1,900 / item
Rami sculptural Granite and Brass Side Table
By Atelier BAM
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
A contemporary delicate piece of artwork in massive Brass and Brazilian granite Stone. The object was exposed in São Paulo and Paris and was selected to appear in fashion and design ...
Stone, Brass
$15,416 / item
White Maré Coffee Table by Wentz
By Guilherme Wentz
Located in Geneve, CH
White 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
$3,706 / item
Janis Drink Table with Onyx Top by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Janis 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 tab...
Onyx, 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: dark bronze base, Nero Marquina marble top. Also available ...
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: polished bronze base, Nero Marquina marble. Also available i...
Marble, Bronze
Alexia 3 Drink Table with Nero Marquina Marble Top by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Alexia 3 drink table with Nero Marquina Marble top by Fakasaka Design Dimensions: W 30 cm, D 30 cm, H 60 cm. Materials: off white bronze base, Nero Marquina marble top. Also av...
Marble, Bronze
$4,660 / item
Etta Drink Table with Agate Top by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Etta drink table with Agate top by Fakasaka Design. Dimensions: W 27 cm, D 27 cm, H 62 cm. Materials: polished bronze base, Agate top. Also av...
Agate, Bronze
Sid Drink Table with Nero Marquina Marble Top by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Sid 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 availabl...
Marble, Bronze
Alexia 3 Drink Table with Agate Top by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Alexia 3 drink table with Agate top by Fakasaka Design Dimensions: W 25 cm, D 25 cm, H 60 cm. Materials: off white bronze base, Agate top. Also available in different table top...
Agate, Bronze
Nina Drink Table with Marrom Imperial Marble Top by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Nina drink table with Marrom Imperial marble top by Fakasaka Design Dimensions: W 30 cm, D 30 cm, H 62 cm. Materials: polished bronze base, Marron I...
Marble, Bronze
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: polished bronze base, Nero Marquina marble top. Also availabl...
Marble, Bronze
Etta Drink Table with Marrom Imperial Marble Top by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Etta drink table with Marrom Imperial marble top by Fakasaka Design. Dimensions: W 27 cm, D 27 cm, H 62 cm. Materials: polished bronze base, Marrom Imperial marble top. Also av...
Marble, Bronze
Alexia Drink Table with Marrom Imperial Marble Top by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Alexia drink table with Marrom Imperial Marble top by Fakasaka Design. Dimensions: W 30 cm, D 30 cm, H 62 cm. Materials: dark bronze base, Marrom Imperial marble top. Also avai...
Marble, Bronze
Alexia Drink Table with Nero Marquina Marble Top by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Alexia drink table with Nero Marquina Marble top by Fakasaka Design Dimensions: W 30 cm, D 30 cm, H 62 cm. Materials: dark bronze base, Nero Marquina marble top. Also available...
Marble, Bronze
Alexia 3 Drink Table with Marrom Imperial Marble Top by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Alexia 3 drink table with Marrom Imperial Marble top by Fakasaka Design Dimensions: W 30 cm, D 30 cm, H 60 cm. Materials: off white bronze base, Marrom Imperial marble top. Als...
Marble, Bronze
Alexia Drink Table with Nero Marquina Marble Top by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Alexia drink table with Nero Marquina Marble top by Fakasaka Design Dimensions: W 30 cm, D 30 cm, H 62 cm. Materials: polished bronze base, Nero Marquina marble top. Also avail...
Marble, Bronze
$5,189 / item
Alexia Drink Table with Agate Top by Fakasaka Design
Located in Geneve, CH
Alexia drink table with Agate top by Fakasaka Design Dimensions: W 27 cm, D 29 cm, H 62 cm. Materials: polished bronze base, Onyx top. Also available in different table top mat...
Agate, Bronze
$4,624 / 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 40 cm, D 40 cm, H 62 cm. Materials: dark bronze base, translucent onyx top. Also available in different table to...
Onyx, Bronze
"S.ce Silver" Table by Andrea Macruz, Brazilian Contemporary Design
By Andrea Macruz
Located in New York, NY
Designed by Andrea Macruz, the "S.ce Silver" is a contemporary table made of painted MDF. Created in 2017. S.ce silver is a chromed table, with mirrored effect whose main purpose ...
Wood
Price Upon Request
Pair of side tables by Joaquim Tenreiro
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in London, England
Pair of side tables by Joaquim Tenreiro.
Glass, Hardwood
Price Upon Request
Side table by Liceu de Artes e Oficios
By Liceu de Artes e Ofícios
Located in London, England
Side table by Liceu de Artes e Oficios made in wood and cane.
Hardwood, Cane
Price Upon Request
Pair of side tables by Joaquim Tenreiro
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in London, England
Pair of side tables by Joaquim Tenreiro.
Hardwood, Glass
Price Upon Request
Coffee table by Liceu de Artes e Oficios
By Liceu de Artes e Ofícios
Located in London, England
Beautiful coffee table by Liceu de Artes e Oficios made in wood and cane.
Hardwood
Price Upon Request
Coffee Table by Oscar Niemeyer
By Oscar Niemeyer
Located in New York, NY
Coffee table in ebonized wood. Designed by Oscar Niemeyer, Brazil. Produced in Brazil by Tendo Brasileira. Label on base reads: "Tendo Brasileira Industria e Comercio de Moveis Ltda ...
Wood
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