Rustic Tribal Art
For some, the phrase “rustic style” suggests a house like “La Pitchoune,” the late chef Julia Child’s cottage in Provence, with its exposed wooden beams and well-worn antique furniture. For others, rustic furnishings and decor prompt images of a place like the Lake Placid Lodge in Upstate New York, with its stone fireplaces and knotty pine paneling. Indeed, rustic furniture design takes many forms: twig furniture, a plank trestle table, a hand-stitched quilt, a chandelier made of deer antlers.
The rustic style originated in the late 1800s in England, where it was heavily influenced by Romanticism. By the 20th century, it had spread to the United States, adopted by wealthy New Yorkers and the National Park Service alike. Although there are many categories of rustic furniture, one of the most popular and familiar manifestations of the style is Adirondack furniture and the low-slung 1903 Thomas Lee Adirondack chair.
Rustic design is perhaps mostly about texture and humble materials: hand-hewn reclaimed wood, woven rush seating, wrought iron, coarse stone and weathered metal. As a decor, it exudes warmth and honesty, while a single piece of countrified design adds an intriguing visual counterpoint in a sleek, modern environment.
Easily identifiable by its rough textures, earthy colors and natural materials, rustic wares help bring the beauty of the outdoors inside.
As you can see on 1stDibs, vintage rustic chairs, dining tables and other pieces of rustic furniture offer endless inspiration.
20th Century Ghanaian Rustic Tribal Art
Zebra Hide, Wood
19th Century Indian Antique Rustic Tribal Art
Wood
Early 20th Century Congolese Rustic Tribal Art
Iron
Early 20th Century Australian Rustic Tribal Art
Wood
Late 19th Century Irish Antique Rustic Tribal Art
Oak, Pine
20th Century Ethiopian Rustic Tribal Art
Wood
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Rustic Tribal Art
Wood
1940s New Zealand Vintage Rustic Tribal Art
Wood
Mid-20th Century Congolese Rustic Tribal Art
Wood
20th Century African Rustic Tribal Art
Hide, Wood
Early 20th Century Angolan Rustic Tribal Art
Wood
Mid-20th Century Burkinabe Rustic Tribal Art
Wood
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Rustic Tribal Art
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Burkinabe Rustic Tribal Art
Wood
20th Century Nigerian Rustic Tribal Art
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Rustic Tribal Art
Wood
1960s Thai Vintage Rustic Tribal Art
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Nepalese Rustic Tribal Art
Wood
Mid-20th Century Nepalese Rustic Tribal Art
Hardwood
1990s Liberian Rustic Tribal Art
Hardwood
1960s Thai Vintage Rustic Tribal Art
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Rustic Tribal Art
Wood
Mid-20th Century Nepalese Rustic Tribal Art
Wood
Mid-20th Century Nepalese Rustic Tribal Art
Wood
Mid-20th Century Nepalese Rustic Tribal Art
Wood
Early 20th Century Nepalese Rustic Tribal Art
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Burmese Rustic Tribal Art
Bamboo, Cane