These pieces are essential to tell the evolution of Brazilian furniture, among modernist classics, national materials and iconic creations
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Poltrona Jangada no espaço Cloud Nine assinado por Gabriel Bordin (Fábio Jr. Severo/CASACOR)
Brazilian furniture has a history marked by the blend of modernism, craftsmanship, natural materials, and innovative construction solutions. Throughout the 20th century, designers and architects began creating pieces that not only followed the transformations of the home but also helped define an identity for national design.
Among armchairs, chairs, benches, and tables, some creations have become true icons of Brazilian design. Discover 9 of them and understand why they remain relevant decades after their creation.
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Created in 1957, the Mole Armchair is one of the most recognized pieces of Brazilian design. Signed by Sergio Rodrigues, it combines a wooden structure with leather straps and voluminous cushions, highlighting comfort without giving up on visual expression. The piece received first prize at the International Furniture Competition of Cantù, in Italy, in 1961.
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Another emblematic creation by Sergio Rodrigues, the Chifruda Armchair received this name due to its characteristic wooden side supports that resemble horns. The piece combines a robust structure with a leather seat and backrest, exploring materials and techniques associated with the Brazilian tradition. Its design reveals the designer's pursuit of informal, comfortable furniture with strong personality.
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Created in 1951, the Bowl Chair translates Lina Bo Bardi's experimentation with simple forms and accessible materials. The rounded shell supported on a metallic structure allows different positions of use, anticipating a more informal approach to domestic furniture.
Projeto de PKB Arquitetura. (Foto: Denilson Machado / Produção: Andrea Brito Velho/CASACOR)
Created by French-Romanian designer Jean Gillon, the Jangada Armchair is one of the pieces that help represent the identity of Brazilian design from the 1960s. Its wooden structure features braided sisal ropes, evoking the construction of traditional Brazilian jangadas (rafts). The result combines natural materials, cultural references, and comfort in a piece with strong sculptural presence.
Cadeira Girafa - Lina Bo Bardi. (dpot/CASACOR)
Developed in 1987, the Giraffe Chair was born for a restaurant in Salvador and uses a simple wooden structure. The piece reveals how seemingly elementary construction solutions can result in a striking and functional design.
Namoradeira, por Zanine Caldas. (Divulgação/CASACOR)
The Namoradeira, by Zanine Caldas, translates the designer's relationship with solid wood and forms of strong sculptural presence. Zanine became known for exploring trunks and wood scraps, valuing the natural characteristics of the raw material rather than hiding them. In the piece, this approach appears in a design that combines robustness, organicity, and simplicity, hallmark features of his production.
Anderson Silveira - Escritório das Inspirações. Projeto da CASACOR Ribeirão Preto 2023. (Carolina Mossin/CASACOR)
The Mocho Stool, created in 1954, is among the first great successes of Sergio Rodrigues. With a wooden structure and leather seat, the piece starts from an apparently simple construction to create an object of strong Brazilian identity.
Banco Marquesa de Oscar Niemeyer e Ana Maria Niemeyer para a CASACOR Minas Gerais 2016. Quem assina o projeto é Pedro Lázaro (Jomar Bragança/CASACOR)
Designed by Oscar Niemeyer in partnership with his daughter Anna Maria Niemeyer, the Marquesa Bench highlights the relationship between architecture and furniture. Created in the 1970s, it presents a sinuous wooden structure and upholstery that follows its curves. The piece brings into the home the organic and sculptural language so characteristic of Niemeyer's architecture.
Cadeira Paulistano (São Paulo, SP, 1957). (Helio Nobre/CASACOR)
Designed in 1957 for the Clube Atlético Paulistano Gymnasium, the Paulistano Chair uses a single continuous piece of stainless steel as its structure, covered with a leather cover. The result is one of the best-known examples of the convergence between architecture and design in Brazil.
More than functional objects, these pieces help tell the story of a country that found in design a way to explore Brazilian materials, techniques, and ways of living. Some were born from artisanal experimentation; others, from industrial production. Together, they show why national furniture has gained space on the international scene and continues to inspire new generations.
This text was developed with the assistance of CASACOR Publisher, an exclusive content agent developed by CASACOR's Technology team based on the knowledge base of casacor.com.br. The generated content was later edited by Yeska Coelho.
