Mid-Century Brutalist Brass Bowl by an Unknown Designer, Sweden, 1960s
By GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget, Tinos, Nordisk Malm, Evan Jensen
Located in Malmö, SE
A stylish and heavy vintage brutalist brass bowl with amazing patina. Made by an unknown designer in Sweden, 1960s.
Bronze, Brass
Brutalist Small Metal Bowl A018 Solid Cast Aluminium & Brass
By David Marshall
Located in Benahavis, AN
The small Basket bowl was created by David Marshall, from sand cast aluminium and brass. All our pieces are handmade, mounted and finished in out foundry and workshop in Spain. It ...
Aluminum, Brass
Brutalist Ethnic Sweet Bowl Handmade in Spain Aluminium Brass
By David Marshall
Located in Benahavis, AN
The decorative Sweet Bowl was created by David Marshall, it is made of sand cast aluminum and sand cast brass. Handmade, mounted and finished in our foundry and workshop in Spain fro...
Aluminum, Brass
$895
H 3 in W 10.38 in D 19.5 in
Large Brutalist Aluminum + Brass Serving Tray or Bowl by Leopold of Spain
Located in Troy, MI
Found in Spain, this brutalist style aluminum and brass tray is marked by Leopold of Seville, Spain and dates from the 1970s. Tray is 19.5” long and is 10.38” at widest point and fea...
Aluminum, Brass
$1,108
H 6.7 in Dm 19.49 in
Huge Brutalist Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cast Brass Pedestal Fruit Bowl or Dish
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Large, monumental Midcentury Modern Brutalist round bowl, dish or stand made in Europe, circa 1970s - we believe it was made in Germany but it could have been made in Italy or Spain.
Brass
$758 / item
H 2.37 in W 14.57 in D 14.57 in
Brutalist Maze Bowl Cast Aluminum & Brass Reference A080 by David Marshall
By David Marshall
Located in Benahavis, AN
The abstract bowl was created by David Marshall, from sand cast aluminium. We use recycled materials all our pieces are handmade, mounted and finished in our foundry and workshop i...
Aluminum, Brass
$1,050
H 11 in Dm 23 in
Brutalist Style Vintage Bowl in Brass Aluminium by David Marshall, Circa 1970s
By David Marshall
Located in Stockholm, SE
Brutalist Style Vintage Bowl in Brass Aluminium by David Marshall, Circa 1970s.
Aluminum, Brass
$846 / item
H 7.49 in Dm 11.82 in
Brutalist Celtic Bowl Solid Cast Aluminium and Brass A070 by David Marshall
By David Marshall
Located in Benahavis, AN
The decorative Celtic Bowl was created by David Marshall, it is made of sand cast aluminum and sand cast brass. Handmade, mounted and finished in our foundry and workshop in Spain f...
Aluminum, Brass
$361 / item
H 1.58 in W 7.49 in D 14.57 in
Brutalist Shallow Bowl Cast Alumium and Brass Reference A024 by David Marshall
By David Marshall
Located in Benahavis, AN
The shallow small bowl was created by David Marshall, from sand cast aluminium. We use recycled materials all our pieces are handmade, mounted and finished in our foundry and works...
Aluminum, Brass
$606 / item
H 3.94 in W 9.85 in D 18.9 in
Brutalist Zen Bowl A071 in Cast Brass and Aluminium Designed by David Marshall
By David Marshall
Located in Benahavis, AN
The Bowl was created by David Marshall, from sand cast aluminium and brass. We use recycled materials all our pieces are handmade, mounted and finished in our foundry and workshop ...
Aluminum, Brass
$2,303Sale Price|20% Off
H 4.14 in W 13.98 in D 8.35 in
Large brutalist Teak Bowl with Brass Handles by Carl Auböck, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Teak bowl, shell element Design: Carl Auböck, 1950s Producer: Auböck Workshop Vienna, Austria Origin: Austria Age: 1950s Description: Original 1950s bowl...
Brass
Vintage Brass and Pewter Walnut Bowl
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sophisticated example of the 1970s Brutalist movement, the piece features a striking contrast between its cool-toned pewter base and a warm, substantial brass rim.
Brass, Pewter
A105 Leaf Bowl in solid cast brass
By David Marshall
Located in Benahavis, AN
The decorative tray was created by David Marshall, it is made of sand cast brass. Handmade, mounted and finished in our foundry and workshop in Spain from recycled materials. Certi...
Brass
Mesh Fruit Bowl A050 Solid Brass Sand Cast
By David Marshall
Located in Benahavis, AN
The decorative Brass Fruit Bowl was created by David Marshall, it is made of sand cast brass. Handmade, mounted and finished in our foundry and workshop in Spain from recycled mater...
Brass
Large Basket Bowl A016 Solid Cast Brass Aluminum Handmade Spain
By David Marshall
Located in Benahavis, AN
The decorative Basket Bowl was created by David Marshall, it is made of sand cast aluminum and sand cast brass. Handmade, mounted and finished in our foundry and workshop in Spain f...
Aluminum, Brass
$764 / item
H 3.94 in W 19.69 in D 13 in
Egg Fruit Bowl A054 Abstract Brass Aluminium Silver and Gold Coloured
By David Marshall
Located in Benahavis, AN
The decorative Fruit Bowl was created by David Marshall, it is made of sand cast aluminum and sand cast brass. Handmade, mounted and finished in our foundry and workshop in Spain fro...
Brass
Stylish Wing Bowl A076 in cast brass designed by David Marshall
By David Marshall
Located in Benahavis, AN
The decorative tray was created by David Marshall, it is made of sand cast brass. Handmade, mounted and finished in our foundry and workshop in Spain from recycled materials. Certi...
Brass
$490 / set
H 1.58 in W 7.09 in D 14.18 in
Shallow Bowl A024 and round ring place mat C052 in brass & Aluminium
By David Marshall
Located in Benahavis, AN
The shallow small bowl was created by David Marshall, from sand cast aluminium. We use recycled materials all our pieces are handmade, mounted and finished in our foundry and worksh...
Aluminum, Brass
$443
H 2.37 in Dm 11.03 in
Mesh Fruit Bowl Stylish Funcional Countertop Piece Gold Coloured Sand Cast Brass
By David Marshall
Located in Benahavis, AN
The decorative Mesh Bowl was created by David Marshall, it is made of sand cast brass. Handmade, mounted and finished in our foundry and workshop in Spain from recycled materials. C...
Brass
$268
H 2.76 in W 7.09 in D 4.73 in
Fruit Bowl A019 Solid cast brass (gold coloured) and aluminium (silver coloured)
By David Marshall
Located in Benahavis, AN
The decorative Coaster was created by David Marshall, it is made of sand cast aluminum and sand cast brass. We can engrave this piece with your Initials or Logo, makes a beautiful We...
Aluminum, Brass
$922
H 4.73 in Dm 11.82 in
Bowl round A070 cast solid Brass and Aluminium Silver and Gold coloured handmade
By David Marshall
Located in Benahavis, AN
The decorative Bowl was created by David Marshall, it is made of sand cast aluminum and sand cast brass. We can engrave this piece with your Initials or Logo, makes a beautiful Wed...
Aluminum, Brass
Medium Oval Bowl A027
By David Marshall
Located in Benahavis, AN
The Medium Oval Bowl was created by David Marshall, from sand cast aluminium. We use recycled materials all our pieces are handmade, mounted and finished in our foundry and workshop...
Aluminum, Brass
$758
H 1.58 in W 7.88 in D 15.75 in
Sculptural Aluminium Leaf Centerpiece bowl by David Marshall with Gilded Stem
By David Marshall
Located in Benahavis, AN
Designed by David Marshall, this sculptural aluminum centerpiece takes inspiration from the organic form of a leaf, a recurring theme in the artist’s work. The piece stands out for i...
Aluminum, Brass
Canoa A059 Dish Handmade Silver and Gold coloured Bowl
By David Marshall
Located in Benahavis, AN
The decorative Canoa Dish was created by David Marshall, it is made of sand cast aluminum and sand cast brass. Handmade, mounted and finished in our foundry and workshop in Spain fro...
Aluminum, Brass
$268 / item
H 2.37 in W 10.63 in D 4.73 in
Oval Bowl Decorative Center Countertop Piece Silver and Gold Coloured Cast Metal
By David Marshall
Located in Benahavis, AN
The decorative Oval Bowl was created by David Marshall, it is made of sand cast aluminum and sand cast brass. Handmade, mounted and finished in our foundry and workshop in Spain from...
Aluminum, Brass
Sold
H 2.76 in W 13.19 in D 6.7 in
Sculptural brutalist fruit bowl in aluminium & brass by David Marshall, 1980s
By David Marshall
Located in STRASBOURG, FR
Sculptural fruit bowl in aluminum and brass by David Marshall, Art 3 Spain circa 1980. In very good condition, signature is stamped on the inner brass part.
Aluminum, Brass
Sold
H 3.55 in W 20.08 in D 11.82 in
Brutalist Cast Brass and Aluminium Serving Bowl / Platter by David Marshall
By David Marshall
Located in London, GB
Heavy brutalist sculptural bowl / platter by designer and sculptor David A.S.
Aluminum, Brass
Sold
H 7.09 in W 16.93 in D 14.97 in
Aluminium and Brass Brutalist Style Bowl by David Marshall, circa 1970s
By David Marshall
Located in London, GB
This very large aluminium and brass Brutalist style bowl is a stunning piece. Its solidity and heft are reassuring and its tactility, sensuous.
Aluminum, Brass
Aluminium and Brass Brutalist Style Bowl by David Marshall, Circa 1970s
By David Marshall
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Brutalist style, mid century, solid aluminum bowl with double brass handles by Scottish artist David Marshall.
Aluminum, Brass
Sold
H 3.5 in W 18 in D 18 in
Vintage Martha Sturdy Brutalist Square Hammered Brass Centerpiece Bowl Sculpture
By Martha Sturdy
Located in Troy, MI
Unique sculptural centerpiece bowl by Martha Sturdy Canada circa 1990's Square form shallow bowl in highly textured brass with undulating edges Visually thin in profile yet solid an...
Brass
Sold
H 2.76 in W 7.29 in D 5.12 in
Vintage Brutalist Aluminium and Brass Bowl by David Marshall (circa 1980s)
By David Marshall
Located in London, GB
A vintage decorative aluminium and brass bowl by David Marshall (circa 1980s). A visually striking piece, Its brutalist solidity and heft are reassuring and its tactility, sensuous.
Aluminum, Brass
Brutalist Brass Trinket Bowl Box
By Line Vautrin
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Brutalist patinated brass trinket bowl / box in the style of Line Vautrine
Brass
Sold
H 2.37 in Dm 10.24 in
Brutalist Fruit Sweet Bowl Decorative Tabletop Object Handmade Brass Aluminium
By David Marshall
Located in Benahavis, AN
The decorative Fruit Bowl was created by David Marshall, it is made of sand cast aluminum and sand cast brass. We can engrave this piece with your Initials or Logo, makes a beautifu...
Aluminum, Brass
Sold
H 3.55 in W 26.38 in D 13.39 in
Brutalist Serving Set Platter and Bowl in Aluminium and Brass by David Marshall
By David Marshall
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Beautiful set of large sculptural bowl and platter in brutalistic style by designer and sculptor David A.S. Marshall. Both items are marked with his brand. The item has a dramatic f...
Aluminum, Brass
Sold
H 13.25 in W 47.5 in D 47.5 in
Brutalist Paul Kingma Style Stone Mosaic Coffee Table w/ Hammered Brass Bowl
By Paul Kingma
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The centerpiece of the design is a deep, hand-hammered brass bowl, which is removable and sits perfectly recessed into a 9.75 inch fitting in the stone surface, adding a compelling, ...
Stone, Metal
Large Mexican Brass and Abalone Scorpion Bowl
Located in Stamford, CT
Large Mexican brass scorpion bowl. Hand-wrought brass with abalone inlay. Hinged tail extends outward. Stamped "Metales Hecho En Mexico", "Hand-wrought 65". Very large substantial de...
Brass
Sold
H 7.88 in W 15.75 in D 11.82 in
DO16 Square Clock brass & Aluminium & A004 Ethnic Bowl Brass & Alum.
By David Marshall
Located in Benahavis, AN
The decorative Square Clock & Bowl was created by David Marshall, it is made of sand cast aluminum and sand cast brass.Makes a beautiful Wedding or Company Gift. Handmade, mounted a...
Aluminum, Brass
Sold
H 2.17 in W 10.24 in D 4.53 in
Aluminium and Brass Brutalist Style Tray by David Marshall, circa 1970s
By David Marshall
Located in London, GB
Aluminium and brass Brutalist style tray or bowl by David Marshall (circa 1970s).
Aluminum, Brass
Sold
H 4 in W 10 in D 7 in
Brass and Aluminium Brutalist Style Metal Bowl by David Marshall, circa 1970s
By David Marshall
Located in New York, NY
Hand crafted sand cast aluminium and brass bowl by David Marshall. Seville, Spain circa 1970-80.
Aluminum, Brass
Brutalist Brass and Aluminium Vide-Poche by David Marshall
By David Marshall
Located in Paris, FR
Brutalist brass and aluminium cast little bowl or ashtray by David Marshall, circa 1970.
Aluminum, Brass
$1,650 / item
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Textile
The design of brutalist furniture encompasses that which is crafted, hewn and worked by hand — an aesthetic rebuke (or, at least, a counterpoint) to furniture that is created using 21st-century materials and technology. Lately, the word “brutalist” has been adopted by the realms of furniture design and the decorative arts to refer to chairs, cabinets, tables and accessory pieces such as mirror frames and lighting that are made of rougher, deeply textured metals and other materials that are the visual and palpable antithesis of the sleek, smooth and suave.
ORIGINS OF BRUTALIST FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF BRUTALIST FURNITURE DESIGN
BRUTALIST FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
VINTAGE BRUTALIST FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The term brutalism — which derives from the French word brut, meaning “raw” — was coined by architecture critic Reyner Banham to describe an architectural style that emerged in the 1950s featuring monumental buildings, usually made of unornamented concrete, whose design was meant to project an air of strength and solidity.
Le Corbusier essentially created the brutalist style; its best-known iterations in the United States are the Whitney Museum of American Art, which was designed by Marcel Breuer, and Paul Rudolph's Yale Art and Architecture Building. The severe style might have been the most criticized architectural movement of the 20th century, even if it was an honest attempt to celebrate the beauty of raw material. But while the brutalist government buildings in Washington, D.C., seemingly bask in their un-beauty, brutalist interior design and decor is much more lyrical, at times taking on a whimsical, romantic quality that its exterior counterparts lack.
Paul Evans is Exhibit A for brutalist furniture design. His Sculpture Front cabinets laced with high-relief patinated steel mounts have become collector's items nonpareil, while the chairs, coffee table and dining table in his later Cityscape series and Sculpted Bronze series for Directional Furniture are perhaps the most expressive, attention-grabbing pieces in American modern design. Other exemplary brutalist designers are Silas Seandel, the idiosyncratic New York furniture designer and sculptor whose works in metal — in particular his tables — have a kind of brawny lyricism, and Curtis Jere, a nom-de-trade for the California team of Curtis Freiler and Jerry Fels, the bold makers of expressive scorched and sheared copper and brass mirror frames and wall-mounted sculptures.
Brutalist furniture and sculptures remain popular with interior designers and can lend unique, eccentric, human notes to an art and design collection in any home.
Find authentic vintage brutalist chairs, coffee tables, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.
Vintage, new and antique decorative bowls have been an important part of the home for centuries, although their uses have changed over the years. While functional examples of bowls date back thousands of years, ornamental design on bowls as well as baskets likewise has a rich heritage, from the carved bowls of the Maya to the plaited river-cane baskets of Indigenous people in the Southeast United States.
Decorative objects continue to bring character and art into a space. An outdoor gathering can become a sophisticated garden party with the addition of a few natural-fiber baskets to hold blankets or fruit on a table, as demonstrated in the interior design work by firms such as Alexander Design.
Elsewhere, Richard Haining’s reclaimed wood vases and bowls can express eco-consciousness. Sculptural handmade cast concrete bowls like those made by the Oakland, California–based UMÉ Studio introduce compelling textures to your dining room table.
Minimalist ceramic decorative bowls of varying colors can evoke a feeling of human connectedness through their association with handmade craftsmanship, such as in the rooms envisioned by South African interior designer Kelly Hoppen. And you can elevate any space with ceramic bowls that match the color scheme.
Browse the 1stDibs collection of decorative bowls and explore the endless options available.