{"id":423766,"date":"2025-01-23T10:45:05","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T15:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/?p=423766"},"modified":"2025-01-23T16:07:08","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T21:07:08","slug":"the-brutalist-movie-what-is-brutalism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/the-brutalist-movie-what-is-brutalism\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Brutalist\u2019 Is Oscar Nominated, but What Is Brutalism?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/TheBrutalist-image-950x574.jpg\" alt=\"Adrien Brody starring as L\u00e1szl\u00f3 T\u00f3th, a Hungarian Jewish architect, in a still from the film 'The Brutalist'\" class=\"wp-image-423783\" title=\"Adrien Brody starring as L\u00e1szl\u00f3 T\u00f3th, a Hungarian Jewish architect, in a still from the film 'The Brutalist'\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/TheBrutalist-image-950x574.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/TheBrutalist-image-579x350.jpg 579w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/TheBrutalist-image-120x73.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/TheBrutalist-image-768x464.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/TheBrutalist-image-1536x928.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/TheBrutalist-image-2048x1238.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/TheBrutalist-image-1544x933.jpg 1544w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Adrien Brody stars as L\u00e1szl\u00f3 T\u00f3th, a Hungarian Jewish architect, in the feature film <em>The Brutalist<\/em>. Photo by Lol Crawley, courtesy of A24<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Director Brady Corbet\u2019s <em>The Brutalist<\/em> has been causing <a href=\"https:\/\/archinect.com\/features\/article\/150458277\/the-brutalist-is-a-cinematic-reflection-of-brutalism\">an awful lot of chatter<\/a> in the architecture and design spaces <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elledecor.com\/life-culture\/a63375053\/brutalist-production-design\/\">since its release<\/a>, last month. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oscars.org\/oscars\/ceremonies\/2025\">Oscar nominee<\/a> is generating buzz for its ambition, its performances and, yes, at three and a half hours long, its notable duration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But what is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/style\/brutalist\/\">Brutalism<\/a>? Emerging in the mid-20th century and popularized by the architecture critic Reyner Banham, the style is characterized by the use of rough raw materials, like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/material\/metal\/\">metal<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/material\/concrete\/\">concrete<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/marcel-breuer\/furniture\/\">Marcel Breuer<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/paul-evans\/\">Paul Evans<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/adrian-pearsall\/\">Adrian Pearsall<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/silas-seandel\/furniture\/\">Silas Seandel<\/a> are among the best-known exponents of Brutalism, which encompassed furniture and art as well as architecture.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/storage-case-pieces\/sideboards\/paul-evans-deep-relief-freestanding-sideboard\/id-f_42291002\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/TheBrutalist_Morentz-Paul-Evans-Deep-Relief-Freestanding-Sideboard-950x713.jpg\" alt=\"A Brutalist-style sideboard designed by Paul Evans against a dark backdrop\" class=\"wp-image-423894\" title=\"A Brutalist-style sideboard designed by Paul Evans\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/TheBrutalist_Morentz-Paul-Evans-Deep-Relief-Freestanding-Sideboard-950x713.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/TheBrutalist_Morentz-Paul-Evans-Deep-Relief-Freestanding-Sideboard-467x350.jpg 467w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/TheBrutalist_Morentz-Paul-Evans-Deep-Relief-Freestanding-Sideboard-120x90.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/TheBrutalist_Morentz-Paul-Evans-Deep-Relief-Freestanding-Sideboard-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/TheBrutalist_Morentz-Paul-Evans-Deep-Relief-Freestanding-Sideboard-1244x933.jpg 1244w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/TheBrutalist_Morentz-Paul-Evans-Deep-Relief-Freestanding-Sideboard.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Designed in 1968, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/storage-case-pieces\/sideboards\/paul-evans-deep-relief-freestanding-sideboard\/id-f_42291002\/\">Paul Evans&#8217;s Deep Relief sideboard<\/a> is an example of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/style\/brutalist\/\">Brutalist<\/a> furniture design. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/paul-evans\/furniture\/\">Evans\u2019s<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/paul-evans\/furniture\/storage-case-pieces\/\"> distinctive cabinets<\/a> have been a first stop for many collectors looking to bring the spirit of brutalism into their homes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Corbet\u2019s lengthy film follows the fictional Hungarian Jewish architect L\u00e1szl\u00f3 T\u00f3th, played by Adrien Brody, who moves to the United States after surviving the Holocaust. The character isn\u2019t based on any architect in particular, but Brody mentioned in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/01\/07\/g-s1-41343\/adrien-brody-drew-on-his-familys-immigration-story-for-his-role-in-the-brutalist\">an interview with NPR<\/a> that Breuer was a reference point for the film\u2019s writers. Like Breuer, T\u00f3th is Hungarian, studied at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/style\/bauhaus\/\">Bauhaus<\/a> and crafts Brutalist buildings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The movie seems to be instilling viewers with an appreciation for brutalism. As fans ourselves, we&#8217;re thrilled that a new audience will be discovering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/introspective-magazine\/marcel-breuer\/\">the powerful work of Breuer<\/a>, Evans, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/le-corbusier\/\">Le Corbusier<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/introspective-magazine\/paul-rudolph\/\">Paul Rudolph<\/a>, among other practitioners of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/brutalist-design\/\">distinctive 20th-century style<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"interstitial-banner interstitial-banner-collection interstitial-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"interstitial-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"interstitial-background-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/Modern-Forum-Adrian-Pearsall-Sculptura-Brutalist-Wall-Bar-for-Craft-1000x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-interstitial size-interstitial\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container interstitial-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"interstitial-link-around-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/style\/brutalist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"interstitial-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tExplore Brutalist Design on 1stDibs\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"interstitial-subheading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"gold-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/style\/brutalist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Shop All<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Director Brady Corbet\u2019s The Brutalist has been causing an awful lot of chatter in the architecture and design spaces since its release, last month. 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