Joaquim Tenreiro for Laubisch & Hirth Credenza in Cerejeira, Brazilian Modern
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in New York, NY
Designed during a formative chapter in Brazilian modern furniture, this cerejeira credenza brings together the cabinetmaking tradition of Laubisch & Hirth and the emerging modern...
Brass
Brazilian Modern Credenza, Attributed to Joaquim Tenreiro for Laubisch & Hirth
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in New York, NY
Available now, this Brazilian Modern credenza, attributed to Joaquim Tenreiro in 1942 during his last year at Laubisch & Hirth, a high-end furniture firm in Rio de Janeiro, befor...
Brass
$10,400 / item
Mid-Century Modern Stools by Joaquim Tenreiro, 1940s
Located in Saudade, MG
Joaquim Tenreiro stools for Laubisch-Hirth, dating from the 1940s, featuring laminated imbuia plywood frames, solid wood legs, and original green velvet upholstery.
Velvet, Imbuia
Joaquim Tenreiro, Side Table, Brazil, 1950
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in Barcelona, ES
Born in Portugal to a family with a great tradition in furniture making, he moved to Brazil at the age of 22 and embraced a career as a designer by working at various furniture manuf...
Formica, Wood
Joaquim Tenreiro Pair of Armchairs Model “Leve”, Brasil, 1942
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in Barcelona, ES
Born in Portugal to a family with a great tradition in furniture making, he moved to Brazil at the age of 22 and embraced a career as a designer by working at various furniture manuf...
Fabric, Jacaranda
Joaquim Tenreiro, Set of Eight Dining Room Chairs, Brasil, 1950
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in Barcelona, ES
Born in Portugal to a family with a great tradition in furniture making, he moved to Brazil at the age of 22 and embraced a career as a designer by working at various furniture manuf...
Cane, Jacaranda
Joaquim Tenreiro Two Seats Bench, Brasil, 1958
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in Barcelona, ES
Born in Portugal to a family with a great tradition in furniture making, he moved to Brazil at the age of 22 and embraced a career as a designer by working at various furniture manuf...
Cane, Jacaranda
Joaquim Tenreiro Side Table, Brazil, 1950
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in Barcelona, ES
Born in Portugal to a family with a great tradition in furniture making, he moved to Brazil at the age of 22 and embraced a career as a designer by working at various furniture manuf...
Glass, Jacaranda
Joaquim Tenreiro Pair of Armchairs Model “Leve”, Brasil, 1942
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in Barcelona, ES
Born in Portugal to a family with a great tradition in furniture making, he moved to Brazil at the age of 22 and embraced a career as a designer by working at various furniture manuf...
Fabric, Jacaranda
Joaquim Tenreiro Pair of Armchairs Model “Concha” Brasil, 1950
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in Barcelona, ES
Born in Portugal to a family with a great tradition in furniture making, he moved to Brazil at the age of 22 and embraced a career as a designer by working at various furniture manuf...
Fabric, Wood
Joaquim Tenreiro Three-Seat Sofa, Brazil, 1954
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in Barcelona, ES
Born in Portugal to a family with a great tradition in furniture making, he moved to Brazil at the age of 22 and embraced a career as a designer by working at various furniture manuf...
Fabric, Jacaranda
Joaquim Tenreiro Three-Seat Sofa, Brasil, 1954
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in Barcelona, ES
Born in Portugal to a family with a great tradition in furniture making, he moved to Brazil at the age of 22 and embraced a career as a designer by working at various furniture manuf...
Fabric, Jacaranda
Joaquim Tenreiro Single Armchair Model “Redonda”, Brasil, 1950
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in Barcelona, ES
Born in Portugal to a family with a great tradition in furniture making, he moved to Brazil at the age of 22 and embraced a career as a designer by working at various furniture manuf...
Fabric, Jacaranda
Joaquim Tenreiro Coffee Table, Brasil, 1950
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in Barcelona, ES
Born in Portugal to a family with a great tradition in furniture making, he moved to Brazil at the age of 22 and embraced a career as a designer by working at various furniture manuf...
Marble
Joaquim Tenreiro, Set of 8 Chairs Variant of the “Cadeira baixa para quarto”
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in Barcelona, ES
Born in Portugal to a family with a great tradition in furniture making, he moved to Brazil at the age of 22 and embraced a career as a designer by working at various furniture manuf...
Cane, Jacaranda
Joaquim Tenreiro Wood Dining Chair Manufactured by Tenreiro Movèis, Brazil, 1960
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in Barcelona, ES
Born in Portugal to a family with a great tradition in furniture making, he moved to Brazil at the age of 22 and embraced a career as a designer by working at various furniture manuf...
Jacaranda
Joaquim Tenreiro Coffee Table with Five Woods, Brasil, 1950
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in Barcelona, ES
Born in Portugal to a family with a great tradition in furniture making, he moved to Brazil at the age of 22 and embraced a career as a designer by working at various furniture manuf...
Wood
Unavailable
H 37.8 in W 27.96 in D 24.41 in
Joaquim Tenreiro Rocking Chair, Jacaranda Wood & Cane, Brazilian
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in Veyrier du Lac, FR
Born in Portugal to a family with a great tradition in furniture making, he moved to Brazil at 22 and began working at various furniture manufacturers including Leandro Martins, Fran...
Cane, Jacaranda
Joaquim Tenreiro Curva Sofa
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in New York, NY
In the late 1920s, he emigrated to Rio de Janeiro and began working for the firm of Laubisch Hirth. In the early 1940s, Tenreiro was among the first designers in the Brazilian furni...
Fabric, Jacaranda
Joaquim Tenreiro Curva Armchairs
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in New York, NY
In the late 1920s, he emigrated to Rio de Janeiro and began working for the firm of Laubisch Hirth. In the early 1940s, Tenreiro was among the first designers in the Brazilian furni...
Fabric, Jacaranda
1950's Joaquim Tenreiro Rare Coffee Table
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in New York, NY
Upon immigrating to Rio de Janeiro in the late 1920s, he began honing his skills at the firm of Laubisch Hirth, laying the foundation for his illustrious career in furniture design.
Glass, Wood
Unavailable
H 17.72 in W 39.38 in D 39.38 in
Modernist Pair of Coffee Tables by Joaquim Tenreiro, 1967
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in Paris, FR
He embarked on a career as a designer by working at various furniture manufacturers such as Leandro Martins, Francisco Gomes and Laubisch & Hirth, which catered to wealthy Brazilian ...
Copper
Sold
H 28 in W 79 in D 50 in
Credenza in Rosewood, Attributed to Joaquim Tenreiro for Laubisch & Hirth 1940s
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in New York, NY
Attributed to Joaquim Tenreiro and produced in the 1940s during his formative years at Laubisch & Hirth, this exceptional credenza represents one of the earliest expressions of B...
Marble
Sold
H 5.19 in W 78.75 in D 17.72 in
Joaquim Tenreiro Buffet/Side Board, Jacaranda (rosewood) wood, Brazil, 1950
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in Barcelona, ES
Born in Portugal to a family with a great tradition in furniture making, he moved to Brazil at the age of 22 and embraced a career as a designer by working at various furniture manuf...
Jacaranda
Joaquim Tenreiro round dining table Brazil 1960
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
In the late 1920s, he moved to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and started working for the company Laubisch Hirth. During the early 1940s, Tenreiro became one of the pioneering designers in ...
Glass, Rosewood
Joaquim Tenreiro, Poltrona Leve, Pau Marfim Ebonized, 1942
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in Zürich, CH
Born in Portugal to a family with a great tradition in furniture making, he moved to Brazil at the age of 22 and embraced a career as a designer by working at various furniture manuf...
Upholstery, Wood
Sold
H 34.6 in W 15.7 in D 18.1 in
Brazilian Modern 4 Chair Set in Hardwood, Cane, Leather, Joaquim Tenreiro 1950s
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in New York, NY
In the late 1920s, he emigrated to Rio de Janeiro and began working for the firm of Laubisch & Hirth. In the early 1940s, Tenreiro was among the first designers in the Brazilian ...
Leather, Cane, Hardwood
Sold
H 31.5 in W 70.87 in D 29.14 in
Two Seater Sofa, wooden frame and upholsterd cushions, by Joaquim Tenreiro
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in Whitstable, GB
In the late 1920s, he emigrated to Rio de Janeiro and began working for the firm of Laubisch Hirth. A decade later he founded Langenbach & Tenreiro, which would become renowned for i...
Fabric, Hardwood
Joaquim Tenreiro Pair of Rosewood and Cane U Chair, circa 1960
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in London, England
In the late 1920s, he emigrated to Rio de Janeiro and began working for the firm of Laubisch Hirth. In the early 1940s, Tenreiro was among the first designers in the Brazilian fur...
Cane
Joaquim Tenreiro Bloch writing desk Brazil 1965
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
After graduating, he began working for the firm of Laubisch Hirth. In the early 1940s, Tenreiro was among the first designers in the Brazilian furniture industry to adopt a European...
Rosewood
Sold
H 31.89 in W 20.48 in D 19.69 in
Four Brazilian Midcentury Dining Chairs by Joaquim Tenreiro, 1960s
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in Utrecht, NL
In the beginning he worked for various furniture companies like Francisco Gomes, Leandro Martins and Laubisch & Hirth, where he had to copy traditional European designs for their wea...
Cane, Wood
Sold
H 17.72 in W 17.72 in D 31.5 in
Three Mid-Century Modern Hardwood & Cane Chairs by Joaquim Tenreiro, 1950 Brazil
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in New York, NY
In the late 1920s, he emigrated to Rio de Janeiro and began working for the firm of Laubisch & Hirth. In the early 1940s, Tenreiro was among the first designers in the Brazilian ...
Straw, Hardwood
Sold
H 28 in W 23.5 in D 23.6 in
Mid-Century Modern Armchairs in Hardwood & White Leather Joaquim Tenreiro Brazil
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in New York, NY
In the late 1920s, he emigrated to Rio de Janeiro and began working for the firm of Laubisch & Hirth. In the early 1940s, Tenreiro was among the first designers in the Brazilian ...
Leather, Hardwood, Rosewood
Sold
H 30 in W 57 in D 28 in
Brazilian Modern Desk in Hardwood by Joaquim Tenreiro for Bloch, 1966, Brazil
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in New York, NY
In the late 1920s, he emigrated to Rio de Janeiro and began working for the firm of Laubisch & Hirth. In the early 1940s, Tenreiro was among the first designers in the Brazilia...
Hardwood
8-chair set in solid wood. Laubisch & Hirth. 1940s / 50s
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in São Paulo, SP
Elegant set of 8 dining chairs design attributed to Joaquim Tenreiro and produced by Laubisch Hirth & Cia. in Brazil in the 1950s. The pieces reflect refined approach to modern Brazi...
Faux Leather, Hardwood
Sold
H 32 in W 17 in D 18 in
Set of 6 Dining Chairs in Rosewood & Caning, Att. to Joaquim Tenreiro, 1960s
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in New York, NY
In the late 1920s, he emigrated to Rio de Janeiro and began working for the firm of Laubisch & Hirth. In the early 1940s, Tenreiro was among the first designers in the Brazilian fu...
Cane, Hardwood
Sold
H 33.9 in W 17.3 in D 17.3 in
Set of 8 Brazilian Modern Chairs in Hardwood & Cane by Joaquim Tenreiro, 1960s
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in New York, NY
In the late 1920s, he immigrated to Rio de Janeiro and began working for the firm of Laubisch & Hirth. In the early 1940s, Tenreiro was among the first designers in the Brazilian fur...
Cane, Wood, Hardwood
Joaquim Tenreiro Pair of Armchairs, Brasil, 1954
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in Barcelona, ES
Born in Portugal to a family with a great tradition in furniture making, he moved to Brazil at the age of 22 and embraced a career as a designer by working at various furniture manuf...
Fabric, Wood
Joaquim Tenreiro Rosewood and Cane U Chair, circa 1960
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in London, England
In the late 1920s, he emigrated to Rio de Janeiro and began working for the firm of Laubisch Hirth. In the early 1940s, Tenreiro was among the first designers in the Brazilian fur...
Cane, Rosewood
Sold
H 29 in W 64.5 in D 29.5 in
Brazilian Designer Joaquim Tenreiro Vintage Rosewood Desk with White Glass Top
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In the late 1920s, he emigrated to Rio de Janeiro and began working for the firm of Laubisch Hirth. In the early 1940s, Tenreiro was among the first designers in the Brazilian fur...
Rosewood
Sideboard by Joaquim Tenreiro, Brazil, Circa 1942
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in PARIS, FR
Sideboard by Joaquim Tenreiro, a early piece in his production; 1942, indicated by the label of the factory : Laubisch-Hirth. After 1943, Tenreiro will run his own production factory.
Brass
Chaise Longue by Joaquim Tenreiro, Brazil, circa 1942
By Joaquim Tenreiro
Located in PARIS, FR
Probably a unique piece, as it has never been seen another one on the market, made on the ealiest period of Tenreiro production. Laubisch and Hirth. The label under the seat indicate...
Upholstery, Jacaranda, Palisander
$5,800 / set
H 17.5 in W 23.5 in D 14.5 in
Italian Mid-Century Modern Briar Wood Stools with Cream Linen, 1950
Located in New York, NY
A pair of fine Italian 1950's briar wood stools, the legs elegantly tapered. The seat newly upholstered in a cream colored linen. Italy, circa 1950 Size: 17 1/2" high x 23 1/2" wi...
Fabric, Wood
$3,495
H 31 in W 77 in D 19 in
Vintage Mid-Century Danish Modern Teak Credenza Attributed to Fredrik Kayser
By Fredrik A. Kayser
Located in Wilmington, DE
Beautiful vintage Mid-Century Danish Modern teak credenza attributed to renowned Scandinavian designer Fredrik Kayser. Featuring clean architectural lines, rich teak grain, and excep...
Teak
$4,400Sale Price|20% Off
H 32 in W 78 in D 18 in
Mid Century Modern Danish Teak Credenza by Axel Christensen
By Axel Christensen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid Century Modern Danish Teak Credenza by Axel Christensen. Very clean and elegant credenza in teak with 4 sliding doors and adjustable shelves with 3 felt lined flatware drawers. U...
Birch, Teak
$3,840Sale Price|20% Off
H 65 in W 82.75 in D 20.25 in
Danish Mid Century Showcase Sideboard Credenza by Bernard Pedersen Model 142
By Bernhard Pedersen & Son
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Danish Mid Century Modern showcase sideboard, credenza, made in Denmark by Bernard Pedersen & Son, circa 1960's. The lowercase features two sliding tambour door, which op...
Glass, Teak
Jorge Zalszupin, Side Table, Cavuina, Formica, Brazil, 1960s
By Jorge Zalszupin
Located in High Point, NC
A caviuna wood, metal and white formica side table designed by Jorge Zalszupin and produced for Hotel Nacional, 1960s. With a metal plate indicating the commission. Dimensions: 29...
Formica, Wood
Bertil Söderberg, Side Table, Wood, Sweden, Sweden, 1930s
By Bertil Söderberg 1
Located in High Point, NC
A burl wood side table or coffee table designed by Bertil Söderberg and produced by Svensk Hemslöjd, Sweden, 1930s. Wear consistent with age and use. Overall Dimensions (inches): 2...
Wood
$2,284Sale Price|20% Off
H 42.13 in W 51.19 in D 17.72 in
Vintage 1960s teak wood sideboard of Italian design
Located in Torino, Piemonte
Tall teak wood sideboard with gilt brass inserts, the two central sliding doors are black painted wood, Italian design, 1960s. CONDITION: In good condition, shows signs of wear due ...
Brass
$4,000
H 22.45 in Dm 23.63 in
Mid-Century Modern "Janete" Side Table by Sergio Rodrigues, Brazil, 1950s
By Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Deerfield Beach, FL
Mid-Century Modern Janete side table by Sergio Rodrigues, Brazil, 1950s. The Janete side tables, designed by Sergio Rodrigues, have a simple yet elegant design. Made of solid wood, ...
Metal
$5,800 / set
H 33.876 in W 14 in D 14.5 in
Brazilian Designer, Counter Stools, Wood, Velvet, Brazil, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of wood and green velvet stools designed and produced in Brazil, c. 1950s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 33.876"H x 14.0"W x 14.5"D Seat Height (inches): 30.25" All items sh...
Velvet, Wood
$37,700 / set
H 15.36 in Dm 15.75 in
Mid-Century Modern Pair of Mocho Stools by Sergio Rodrigues, 1954
By Sergio Rodrigues
Located in New York, NY
The Mocho stool is one of the most important pieces designed by Sergio Rodrigues in 1954, before founding the Oca store. This pair is made of solid Rosewood in very good vintage cond...
Leather, Rosewood
Mid-Century Credenza by Arne Vodder for Sibast of Denmark
By Sibast, Arne Vodder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An iconic Mid-Century Danish Modern credenza designed by renowned Danish designer Arne Vodder for Sibast Møbler. Celebrated for his masterful balance of organic form and functional d...
Wood, Teak
Italian Designer, Stools, Wood, Italy, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of wood stools designed and produced in Italy, c. 1960s. Wood refinished. Overall Dimensions (inches): 15.85"H x 19.2"W x 11.8"D All items ship from High Point, North Carol...
Wood
$3,941
H 25.6 in W 37.41 in D 37.41 in
'Annika' Table Designed by Bruno Mathsson for Karl Mathsson, Sweden, 1936
By Karl Mathsson, Bruno Mathsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Table Annika designed by Bruno Mathsson for Karl Mathsson, Sweden. 1936. Elm top and birch legs. Measurements: H: 65 cm / 2' 2" D: 95 cm / 3' 1 7/8" This round “Annika” occasional...
Birch, Elm
Italian Designer, Stools, Wood, Fabric, Italy, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of solid wood and pink bouclé fabric stools, designed and produced in Italy, 1940s.
Fabric, Wood
$26,000
H 31 in W 99 in D 19 in
Credenza in Solid Caviúna Hardwood by Forma, Brazilian Modern, Brazil, 1960s
By Forma Brazil
Located in New York, NY
Produced by Forma during the golden era of Brazilian Modernism in the 1960s, this exceptional credenza embodies the movement's commitment to sculptural simplicity, uncompromising cra...
Brass
$1,542 / set
H 21.66 in W 17.72 in D 17.72 in
Art Deco Stools by Francis Jourdain, Beechwood & Velvet, France, 1920s
By Francis Jourdain
Located in Nădlac, RO
Pair of French Art Deco Beechwood and Velvet Stools, 1920s in the manner of Francis Jourdain Description An elegant pair of French Art Deco stools dating from the 1920s, showcasing...
Velvet, Beech
$341,623
H 5.91 in Dm 8.47 in
A Rare Minai Pottery Bowl Depicting Bahram Gur And Azada, Late 12TH Century
Located in London, GB
A rare Minai pottery bowl depicting Bahram Gur and Azada, late 12th/ early 13th Century of deep rounded form with slightly everted rim on a splayed foot, decorated overglaze in poly...
Ceramic
Classic Empire Center Table, Oatmeal
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Classic Empire style grey cerused oak oatmeal stained center table with a carved ogee edge, raised on an octagonal pedestal base. Dimensions: 42" W x 42" D x 30" H. Clearance: 27"
Wood
$7,500
H 28.5 in W 143 in D 87 in
Large Mid-Century Modern Harvey Probber Two-Piece Sectional Sofa, Labeled
By Harvey Probber
Located in St. Louis, MO
Large Mid-Century Modern 1950s Harvey Probber two-piece sectional sofa with mahogany tapered legs. Sofa has original fabric, it needs to be reupholstered and foam replaced. There is ...
Upholstery, Mahogany
Custom Made Round Sheepskin Ottoman with Oak Ball Feet
Located in London, England
Dagmar - Large Luupo Round Ottoman Custom-made ottoman developed & produced at our workshops in Sweden using the highest quality materials. This example is upholstered in 'Moonl...
Sheepskin, Oak
Tiled Mirror
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
TILED MIRROR, designed in 2025. This mirror is crafted with hand-built tiles that are available in customer's own choice of glaze. Crafted by skilled artisans in Northern Portugal....
Ceramic, Mirror, Walnut
Chic 'Méandre' Bronze Side Chair by Design Frères
By Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The 'Méandre'™ dark bronze side chair by Design Frères®. Chic and understated.
Steel
Italian Bronze Door Knocker
Located in Essex, MA
With arabesques and satyr mask.
$5,254
H 39.38 in W 96.46 in D 78.75 in
Northern European modern Double Bed with integrated floating Nightstands, 1950's
Located in Uithoorn, NL
Rare Northern European modern double bed with integrated floating nightstands, 1950s. A very well balanced design with clean lines and a calm architectural presence. The integrated ...
Metal, Brass
1970s Wittmann Hochbaret leather Modular Sofa, Austria
By Wittmann
Located in Praha, CZ
- good original condition with minor signs of wear due to age - Patinated leather - heigh of seat 41 cm
Leather
$11,137
H 21.66 in W 121.66 in D 89.38 in
Afra & Tobia Scarpa Leather Bed Model Morna for Molteni, Italy, 1972
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Brussels, BE
Afra & Tobia Scarpa Leather Bed Model Morna for Molteni, Italy, 1972 Tobia Scarpa was born in Venice in 1935, where he graduated in architecture. With his wife Afra Bianchin (1937-2...
Leather
$1,700
H 20.48 in Dm 36.23 in
Eero Aarnio for Asko Chair Orange Fiberglass Pastil or 'Pastille', Finland, 1968
By Asko, Eero Aarnio
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
An orange high gloss fiberglass 'Pastille' ('pastil' or 'Gyro') chair designed by Finish designer Eero Aarnio in 1968 for modern furniture maker Asko Oy in Helsinki, Finland. This vi...
Fiberglass
Early Alvar Aalto Dining Set C.1940s
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Really beautiful, early and rare dining set by Alvar Aalto. Smart color combination and natural patina. Table and six chairs.
Birch
$2,056 / item
H 27.17 in W 21.26 in D 0.79 in
Amarante Mirror - oak - gouged - textured - handmade - artisanal - carved
By Project 213A
Located in Macieira de Sarnes, PT
Amarante Mirror Designed in 2024 by Project 213A The Amarante Mirror is trapez shaped and framed in solid wood. Crafted by Skilled artisans in Northern Portugal and finished in a g...
Mirror, Oak
Outdoor LUTE UD Sconce
By Lumfardo Luminaires
Located in Inglewood, CA
The elegant outdoor LUTE UD Sconce is an all brass wall sconce inspired by mid century Italian design. This variation of our LUTE OD sconce is an up-down version with illumination ex...
Brass
$5,500
H 21.3 in W 29.1 in D 14 in
Geraldo de Barros for Unilabor Brazilian Modern Bar Cart in Rosewood, 1960s
By Geraldo de Barros
Located in New York, NY
Designed by Geraldo de Barros for Unilabor in the 1960s, this Brazilian Modern bar cart—also known as a tea trolley—expresses the structural clarity, refined craftsmanship and social...
Metal
$3,450
H 35 in W 79 in D 33 in
1990s Gerard van den Berg 'High Noon' Cognac Leather Sofa, Chrome Frame
By Molteni & C, Gerard Van Den Berg
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1990s Gerard van den Berg 'High Noon' cognac colored leather Sofa with chrome frame. Designed by Gerard van den Berg under his independent 'Gerard van den Berg Design' studio during ...
Metal
The Portugese-born furniture designer Joaquim Tenreiro was a pioneer of modernism in Brazil, where his work paved the way for the successes of such mid-20th-century design greats as Sergio Rodrigues, Jorge Zalszupin, and Lina Bo Bardi, an Italian-Brazilian architect whose futuristic São Paulo buildings are only part of her legacy.
Tenreiro’s vintage tables, chairs and storage cabinets are known for their simplicity of line and an elegance that is enhanced by the use of richly grained South American hardwoods such as jacaranda and imbuia.
Tenreiro’s father and grandfather were both master woodworkers, under whom he trained in the craft. He had artistic leanings and in the late 1920s enrolled as a university student at the School of Arts and Crafts in Rio de Janeiro, where he joined a group of upstart modernists protesting the staid, retrograde curriculum at the college. At the time, Brazil was culturally mired in a 19th-century mindset that was reflected in an upper-class preference for academic painting and reproduction furnishings in antique European styles. But the progressive spirit that Tenreiro and his colleagues fostered slowly gained force.
With the terms “lightness” and “functionality” as his bywords, Tenreiro opened a furniture-design business in 1943, where one of his first clients was the legendary architect Oscar Niemeyer. The arrival of Brazil’s first democratically elected government, in 1945, lent modernism official sanction, which culminated in the construction of the new capital, Brasília. Tenreiro eventually stepped away from design in the late 1960s to devote his time to sculpture and painting.
To appreciate how revolutionary Tenreiro’s work seemed, one must imagine the heavy, ornately carved, deeply varnished furniture that was the standard for top-end Brazilian interior design in the 1930s. Tenreiro’s chairs and sofas employed slender, softly angular frames that were only lightly stained to highlight the grains of the local woods. He preferred chairs and chaises with caned seats and backrests that “breathe” in the tropical climate, and as a carpenter and joiner he wanted to show off the beauty of Brazilian wood.
Two versions of a three-legged side chair introduced in 1947 serve as a veritable manifesto for a new age in Brazilian design: Using the stack-lamination technique, Tenreiro bonded together a gently contoured seat made of alternating layers of different-colored native woods to produce a magnificent stripe effect. These chairs, like all Tenreiro works, demonstrate the enduring power of simple design and superb construction — with a teaspoon of flair.
Find vintage Joaquim Tenreiro furniture on 1stDibs.
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.