Initially known as Spanish Metal Arts — a supplier of fencing for stately homes on Long Island — the principals at New York furniture manufacturer Brueton were artistically minded from the start, ensuring that their furniture company would become a major player in the world of stylish, modern stainless steel-based design. The company’s sculptural glass-topped dining tables and vintage mid-century modern chrome-framed armchairs are welcome additions to any contemporary interior.
Brueton got its start with the Manufacturers Hanover Trust building in Manhattan. When award-winning architect Gordon Bunshaft of engineering firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) was designing what would become a modernist marvel in the 1950s — a structure that traded sleek glass facades for the stone columns typically associated with banks — SOM worked with Spanish Metal Arts’s Bruno Saudino and Tony Vitale to furnish the property.
For Bruno and Tony, it marked the start of the aptly named Brueton — the pair produced understated side tables and seating made of glass and aluminum for SOM’s project. Revolutionary for its time, instead of traditional narrow windows, the Manufacturers Hanover Trust building was practically transparent — allowing passers-by to see the vault from the outside. (Celebrated photographer Ezra Stoller, who chronicled iconic New York buildings like Mies van der Rohe’s Seagram Building and the soaring silhouette of Eero Saarinen’s TWA Terminal, shot the building in 1954.)
Much like the material associated with so many of its offerings, Brueton built a reputation of being a strong, dependable and polished manufacturer. The brand worked with designers such as J. Wade Beam, who created cylindrical tables of polished chrome and exquisite marble mirrors during the 1970s, as well as Massimo and Lella Vignelli, a pair of innovative polymaths who left a profound mark on design and wider visual culture.
On 1stDibs, find vintage Brueton case pieces and storage cabinets, tables and seating on 1stDibs.
$4,320Sale Price|20% Off
Set of 6 Brueton Brno Chairs
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Brueton
Located in Pasadena, TX
Set of 6 Brueton Industries Brno Tubular Chairs Designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Stainless steel tubular frames. MFG label underneath. Seat...
Stainless Steel
$1,600Sale Price / set|20% Off
Sleek Midcentury Leather Chrome Chairs
By Brueton
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of polished chrome chairs with cantilever base. Made by Brueton, featuring handsome lines and comfortable cushioned seat and back. (Please confirm item location - NY or NJ - ...
Leather
Stanley J Friedman Moon Chair on Casters for Brueton
By Brueton, Stanley Jay Friedman
Located in Miami, FL
Original Moon chair on casters designed by Stanley J Friedman for Brueton circa 1980s. The chair maintains the original teal fabric and the frame is polish...
Chrome
Pair of White Bent Rattan Side or Club Chairs on Casters
By Distinctive Furniture By Stanley
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Elegant and traditional pair of Stanley Furniture Hampton Preserve white bent rattan dining, side or club chairs. Each chair is super comfortable and sturdy with mortise and tenon c...
Upholstery, Rattan
Mies van der Rohe Set of 8 Brno Chairs for Knoll
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Set of 8 Tubular Brno Chairs with black upholstery. These are from a Knoll employee's home, purchased in 1992. Chrome is very nice, but fabric shows typical signs of use but overal...
Chrome
$9,995 / set
H 32.5 in W 23 in D 24 in
1970s Flat-Bar Brass Plated Set of Six Dining Chairs by Brueton
By Brueton
Located in Dallas, TX
Inspired by the iconic Brno chairs, these hefty flat bar cantilevered chairs by Brueton. Distinguished by its flowing lines, featuring stainless steel frames in a rare brass plated f...
Brass
Safari Chair by Elias Svedberg for NK
By Elias Svedberg, NK (Nordiska Kompaniet)
Located in Kramfors, SE
Safari chair by Elias Svedberg for NK – Nordiska Kompaniet in Sweden. The chair is a part of the Trivia series and was designed and manufactured during the second part of the 20th century. It is an authentic Mid-Century Modern Swedish design chair...
Hardwood
$25,200Sale Price / set|21% Off
H 37.5 in W 25 in D 24 in
Robert Venturi Post-Modern 'Chippendale' Chairs for Knoll International, c. 1985
By Robert Venturi, Knoll, Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This rare and sought after set of collectors chairs is called the 'Chippendale' chair by Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown for Knoll International, circa 1985 featuring a black c...
Leather, Laminate, Plywood
$1,275
H 37 in W 20 in D 23 in
Hand Carved Brocade Covered Chair with Casters in the Style of East lake
By Charles Locke Eastlake
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Hand-carved wooden chair in the style of Eastlake. The chair features a cream and yellow brocade fabric, upholstered tufted back and matching seat. The upholstery is in wonderful con...
Metal
Mid century vintage Mies Van Der Rohe Brno chairs by Knoll
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Allentown, PA
Designed by Mies Van Der Rohe in the 1930s for his renowned Tugendhat house in Brno Czechoslovakia, the Brno chair reflects the simplicity of its original environment. He is consider...
Metal
Aldo Rossi 'Teatro' Chairs for Molteni, Italy c 1983
By Aldo Rossi, Molteni & C
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Post-Modern 'Teatro' side chairs in solid beech wood designed by architect Aldo Rossi and Luca Meda and manufactured by Italian furniture company Molteni circa 1980s. These beautiful...
Leather, Wood, Beech
$3,933 / set
H 27.56 in W 31.5 in D 31.5 in
Set of 2 Midcentury Modern Lounge Chairs, Ecru Velvet, Chrome Legs
Located in Antwerp, BE
Highly refined vintage lounge chairs, a midcentury modern set of 2 chairs, reupholstered in ecru velvet, standing on chromed legs terminating on small circular pads, 1950`s.
Metal
Midcentury Mint Brno Chair in Leather by Mies van der Rohe for Knoll
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Knoll
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
One midcentury Brno chair in gray leather on a polished chromed steel frame. Produced by Knoll. Has never been used and in excellent condition. This is the Thin-seat version, modeled...
Chrome
Brueton Brno Mid Century Chrome Dining Chairs - Set of 8
By Brueton
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Brueton Brno Mid Century Chrome Dining Chairs - Set of 8 Each chair measures: 22 wide x 24.25 deep x 31.5 inches high, with a seat height of 18 and arm height/chair clearance of 25...
Chrome
HABANA Sectional Sofa by Stanley Jay Friedman for Brueton, 1980
By Brueton
Located in Chicago, IL
HABANA Sectional Sofa by Stanley Jay Friedman for Brueton, 1980 Reupholstered Each section measures 35" deep, 26" wide 27" tall 17" seat height. That is the 4 sections and 2 ottomans
Upholstery, Velvet
$8,950
H 33 in W 23 in D 22 in
Robert Venturi Post-Modern 'Sheraton' Chair for Knoll International, c. 1985
By Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown, Robert Venturi, Knoll
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare and collectible 'Sheraton' chair designed by Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown for Knoll International, circa 1984–1985. One of the most recognizable designs from the groundbreaking Venturi Collection, the chair transforms the vocabulary of traditional furniture into a witty and distinctly Postmodern object. The Sheraton chair takes the familiar silhouette and ornament of early 19th-century furniture and reduces it to a remarkably flat, graphic composition. Its colorful back decoration was inspired by a circa 1805 Boston painted “fancy” chair...
Laminate, Plywood
$8,000 / set
H 31 in W 19.25 in D 27.25 in
1990s Set of Six Mies van der Rohe for Knoll MR10 Dining Side Chairs in Leather
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a set of six MR10 Dining Chairs, originally designed by Mies van der Rohe for Knoll in 1927. These particular examples were produced in the 1990s. Their design includes a tub...
Steel
Set of 4 Fine 1950s Dining Chairs
By Ateliers Saint Sabin
Located in Long Island City, NY
A set of four fine French mid-century "compass / gondola" solid beech side chairs.
Faux Leather, Beech
Mark Mascheroni for Brueton Cantilevered Chairs - A Pair
By Brueton, Mark Mascheroni
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair occasional chairs by Mark Mascheroni for Brueton, first designed in 1985. The two chairs have fully cantilevered seats, solid bar frames and compound bends as the metal twist...
Metal
Set of Four White Suede Cantilever Chrome Chairs by Brueton
By Brueton
Located in Redding, CT
Set of four white Suede Cantilever chrome chairs by Brueton circa 1970. Heavy and extremely well made chairs. Sleek, sexy and very clean. Seat depth is 17.50".
Chrome
Brueton Postmodern Tripod Chairs, 1980s
By Brueton
Located in Chicago, IL
Brueton Post Modern Tripod Chairs, 1980’s. Stainless steel 3 leg frames with original black checkered postmodern upholstery.
Stainless Steel
Pair of Rams Head Dining Side Chairs by Brueton
By Brueton
Located in Pasadena, TX
Pair of ram’s head dining side chairs by Brueton, 1990s Rare pair of Brueton side/dining chairs in grey ultrasuede. Dramatic back with detailing in black piping.
Ultrasuede
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H 31.5 in W 25.75 in D 22.5 in
Pair of Modern Mies Van Der Rohe for Brueton Chrome Brno Chairs in Blue Velvet
By Brueton, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of sleek modern chrome flat bar "Brno" chair by Mies Van Der Rohe for Brueton. Freshly upholstered in a lush deep blue velvet with partially upholstered arms.
Chrome
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H 32.5 in W 24 in D 16 in
Pair of Mid-Century Modernist Klismos Form Occasional Chairs by Brueton
By Brueton
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Mid-Century Modernist Klismos form occasional chairs by Brueton. This exquisite pair of occasional chairs by Brueton have an ebonized walnut frame with saber legs that splay...