Joaquim Tenreiro, Brazil, 1960s

Joaquim Tenreiro, Brazil, 1950s

Joaquim Tenreiro, Brazil, 1960s

Set of nine (9) dining chairs in rosewood with curved back and caned seats. Designed by Joaquim Tenreiro, Brazil, 1960s.

Joaquim Tenreiro, Brazil, circa 1958

Six-sided table with new yellow underpainted glass top, ebonized rosewood frame and black iron legs. Original glass is white, new glass is yellow.

This unusual table was created by Joaquim Tenreiro for a Rio apartment in 1958. The designer made few of these, and each had a unique geometry. Tenreiro furnished houses designed by Oscar Niemeyer, Lucio Costa, Sérgio Bernardes, Francisco Bolonha, and others, which put him in direct dialogue with these modern architects and complemented what MoMA called "some of the finest modern architecture not only in this Hemisphere but in the world."

Joaquim Tenreiro, Brazil, 1954

Chair in solid Brazilian hardwood with upholstered seat and back

Joaquim Tenreiro, Brazil, 1948

Dining table in jacaranda with red laminate and inset glass top.

Tenreiro furnished houses designed by Oscar Niemeyer, Lucio Costa, Sérgio Bernardes, Francisco Bolonha, and others. That put him in direct dialogue with these modern architects and complemented what MoMA had called "some of the finest modern architecture not only in this Hemisphere but in the world."

Joaquim Tenreiro, Brazil, 1950

Mirror in jacaranda. Designed by for a private commission.

Joaquim Tenreiro, Brazil, 1950

Designed for a private commission in Copacabana, Brazil.

Joaquim Tenreiro, Brazil, 1950s

Set of four chairs with slatted seat in pau marfim (ivory wood).
Designed by Joaquim Tenreiro for a private commission in the Flamengo neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro.