Brazilian Decorative Bowls
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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Early 20th Century Modern Brazilian Decorative Bowls
Rock Crystal
Early 20th Century Modern Brazilian Decorative Bowls
Rock Crystal
2010s Brazilian Decorative Bowls
Terrazzo
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Decorative Bowls
Jacaranda, Rosewood
2010s Brazilian Decorative Bowls
Aluminum
2010s Modern Brazilian Decorative Bowls
Bronze
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Decorative Bowls
Wood
Late 20th Century Brazilian Decorative Bowls
Rock Crystal
Early 20th Century Brazilian Decorative Bowls
Silver
2010s Brazilian Decorative Bowls
Rock Crystal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Decorative Bowls
Metal
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Decorative Bowls
Wood
2010s Minimalist Brazilian Decorative Bowls
Wood
2010s Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Decorative Bowls
Copper
2010s Modern Brazilian Decorative Bowls
Quartz, Steel
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Decorative Bowls
Hardwood
2010s Brazilian Decorative Bowls
Rock Crystal, Brass
1990s Brazilian Decorative Bowls
Malachite
Late 20th Century Modern Brazilian Decorative Bowls
Resin
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Decorative Bowls
Wood
1970s Brutalist Vintage Brazilian Decorative Bowls
Quartz, Bronze
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Decorative Bowls
Wood
2010s Other Brazilian Decorative Bowls
Aluminum
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Decorative Bowls
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Decorative Bowls
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Decorative Bowls
Wood
2010s Modern Brazilian Decorative Bowls
Bronze
2010s Brazilian Decorative Bowls
Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
2010s Brazilian Decorative Bowls
Quartz, Rock Crystal
2010s Brazilian Decorative Bowls
Quartz, Rock Crystal
2010s Brazilian Decorative Bowls
Quartz, Rock Crystal
2010s Brazilian Decorative Bowls
Quartz, Rock Crystal
2010s Brazilian Decorative Bowls
Quartz, Rock Crystal
2010s Brazilian Decorative Bowls
Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Decorative Bowls
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Decorative Bowls
Wood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Decorative Bowls
Agate
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Decorative Bowls
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Decorative Bowls
Agate
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brazilian Decorative Bowls
Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brazilian Decorative Bowls
Wood, Plywood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brazilian Decorative Bowls
Rosewood
2010s Modern Brazilian Decorative Bowls
Bronze
2010s Modern Brazilian Decorative Bowls
Bronze
2010s Modern Brazilian Decorative Bowls
Onyx, Bronze
2010s Modern Brazilian Decorative Bowls
Bronze
2010s Modern Brazilian Decorative Bowls
Bronze
2010s Modern Brazilian Decorative Bowls
Bronze
2010s Modern Brazilian Decorative Bowls
Bronze
2010s Modern Brazilian Decorative Bowls
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Decorative Bowls
Rose Quartz
2010s Modern Brazilian Decorative Bowls
Quartz, Steel
2010s Modern Brazilian Decorative Bowls
Bronze
2010s Modern Brazilian Decorative Bowls
Bronze
2010s Modern Brazilian Decorative Bowls
Quartz, Steel
2010s Modern Brazilian Decorative Bowls
Bronze
2010s Modern Brazilian Decorative Bowls
Bronze
2010s Modern Brazilian Decorative Bowls
Bronze