Brutalist Doors and Gates
BRUTALIST STYLE
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
- Brutalism emerged during the mid-20th century
- Term coined by architecture critic Reyner Banham
- Originated in the United Kingdom
- Brutalist architecture gained popularity in the United States beginning in the early 1960s
- Inaugural brutalist projects include Unité d'habitation and the city of Chandigarh, India, both of which owe to influential architect Charles-Édouard “Le Corbusier” Jeanneret
- Le Corbusier’s cousin, Pierre Jeanneret, designed hundreds of chairs, tables, cabinets and lamps for Chandigarh
- Informed by the Bauhaus, constructivism, modernism and the International Style; part of mid-century modernism
- Contrasted starkly with Beaux Arts style
CHARACTERISTICS OF BRUTALIST FURNITURE DESIGN
- Use of industrial materials — tubular steel, concrete, glass, granite
- Prioritizes functionalism, minimalism and utilization of negative space
- Spare silhouettes, pronounced geometric shapes
- Stripped-down, natural look; rugged textures, modular construction
- Interiors featuring airy visual flow and reliance on neutral palettes
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.
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Style: Brutalist
Brutalist Aluminum Door Panel in Anodized Bronze / Copper Finish
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Brutalist cast aluminum door panel with handle in anodized bronze / copper finish made in Belgium in 1970’s. In the style of Billy Joe McCarroll and David Gillespi "Heroic Doors...
Category
1970s Belgian Vintage Brutalist Doors and Gates
Materials
Aluminum
Cast Aluminum Brutalist Door Panel with Handle
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Heavy solid cast aluminum brutalist door panel with handle made in Belgium in 1970’s. In the style of Billy Joe McCarroll and David Gillespi "Heroic Doors"...
Category
1970s Belgian Vintage Brutalist Doors and Gates
Materials
Aluminum
Solid bronze brutalist Door Knob Pull Germany 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
A very nice Meko solid bronze door knob in a brutalist style with matching keyhole. excellent condition.
Category
1960s German Vintage Brutalist Doors and Gates
Materials
Bronze
Hammered Copper Repousse Brutalist Door Panel
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hammered repousse copper brutalist door panel with handle made in Belgium 1970’s. in the style of Billy Joe McCarroll and David Gillespi " Heroic Doors". ...
Category
1970s Belgian Vintage Brutalist Doors and Gates
Materials
Copper
Solid Brass Door Knob Mineral Inspiration Ø 6 cm vert de gris
Located in Marrakech, MA
A tribute to nature, infinite source of patterns with mineral elements. Solid brass pull handle made in our works.
vert de gris patina.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Brutalist Doors and Gates
Materials
Brass
Solid Brass Door Knobs Mineral Inspiration Ø 4 cm vert de gris
Located in Marrakech, MA
A tribute to nature, infinite source of patterns with mineral elements. Solid brass pull handle made in our workshops.
Vert de gris patina
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Brutalist Doors and Gates
Materials
Brass
Solid Brass Door Knobs Mineral Inspiration 2.5 x 2.5 cm
Located in Marrakech, MA
A tribute to nature, infinite source of patterns with mineral elements.
Brass foundry door knob made in our workshops.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Brutalist Doors and Gates
Materials
Brass
Solid Brass Pull Handle brutalist Inspiration 8 cm
Located in Marrakech, MA
A tribute to nature, infinite source of patterns with mineral elements. Solid brass pull handle made in our workshops.
Also available in 12 cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Brutalist Doors and Gates
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Bronze “Heroic Sunburst” Pair of Doors
Located in west palm beach, FL
Incredible pair of vintage Bronze cast resin front doors with cast bronze handles. Design appears on both sides of doors. Designed by Billy Joe McCarrol and David Gillespie in 1971. ...
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Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Doors and Gates
Materials
Bronze
Solid Brass Pull Handle organic Inspiration Ø 25 cm
Located in Marrakech, MA
A tribute to nature, infinite source of patterns with organic elements. Solid brass pull handle made in our workshops.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Brutalist Doors and Gates
Materials
Brass
Solid Brass Pull Handle mineral inspirations 12 cm
Located in Marrakech, MA
A tribute to nature, infinite source of patterns. Solid brass pull handle made in our workshops.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Brutalist Doors and Gates
Materials
Brass
Rare Pair of Bronze Covered Sunburst Doors, 1971
Located in Donhead St Mary, Wiltshire
A sublime pair of impressed and bronzed resin over wood doors with cast bronze handles by Forms and Surfaces Inc. The doors are titled Heroic Sunburst designed by Billy Joe McCarroll...
Category
1970s American Vintage Brutalist Doors and Gates
Materials
Bronze
Solid Brass Door Knobs Mineral Inspiration 7 x 5 cm
Located in Marrakech, MA
A tribute to nature, infinite source of patterns with mineral elements.
Brass foundry pull handle made in our workshops.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Brutalist Doors and Gates
Materials
Brass
Solid Brass Pull Handle brutalist Inspiration 12 cm
Located in Marrakech, MA
A tribute to nature, infinite source of patterns with mineral elements. Solid brass pull handle made in our workshops.
Also available in 8 cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Brutalist Doors and Gates
Materials
Brass
Solid Brass Pull Handle organic Inspiration 50 cm
Located in Marrakech, MA
A tribute to nature, infinite source of patterns with organic elements. Solid brass pull handle made in our workshops.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Brutalist Doors and Gates
Materials
Brass
Architectural Pair of Round Bronze Push Pull Relief Door Handles and Keyholes
Located in London, GB
A set round push and pull door handles with spiral relief & pair of matching keyhole covers 5 cm diameter. They produced in the 1970's.
The identical han...
Category
1970s European Vintage Brutalist Doors and Gates
Materials
Bronze
Solid Brass Door Knobs Mineral Inspiration 4 x 4 cm
Located in Marrakech, MA
A tribute to nature, infinite source of patterns with mineral elements.
Brass foundry pull handle made in our workshops.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Brutalist Doors and Gates
Materials
Brass
Solid Brass Pull Handle organic Inspiration 50 cm
Located in Marrakech, MA
A tribute to nature, infinite source of patterns with organic elements. Solid brass pull handle made in our workshops.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Brutalist Doors and Gates
Materials
Brass
Solid Brass Door Knobs Mineral Inspiration 7 x 5 cm
Located in Marrakech, MA
A tribute to nature, infinite source of patterns with mineral elements.
Brass foundry pull handle made in our workshops.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Brutalist Doors and Gates
Materials
Brass
Brass Foundry door Handle Earth Print Inspiration
Located in Marrakech, MA
Pair of earth prints door handles in brass foundry. Tribute to nature, infinite source of patterns.
Solib brass hand made in our workshops.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Brutalist Doors and Gates
Materials
Brass
Solid Brass Door Knobs Mineral Inspiration 5 x 5 cm
Located in Marrakech, MA
A tribute to nature, infinite source of patterns with mineral elements.
Brass foundry pull handle made in our workshops.
Also available vert de gris patina.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Brutalist Doors and Gates
Materials
Brass
Bronze Door Handle with Semi Precious Stones and Abstract Relief
Located in London, GB
Abstract bronze door handle with three semi-precious stones (tigers eye, amethyst, rose quartz) that stand out against Brutalist relief with original patina. This 1970s rich in detail door handle for a push and pull door gives real personality to a house. The handle can be applied on a single door inside or outside or can make a cupboard door or kitchen units look out of this world.
The handle bracket is attached to the main plate by two fixings, they can be positioned in two ways, horizontal or vertical. The handle is fitted to the door with two long standard bolts (not supplied) suiting the thickness of the doors.
We have a large collection of door handles available. We can also provide matching letter boxes, bells and key hole covers...
Category
1970s German Vintage Brutalist Doors and Gates
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Bronze
Solid Brass Door Knobs Mineral Inspiration Ø 4 cm
Located in Marrakech, MA
A tribute to nature, infinite source of patterns with mineral elements. Solid brass pull handle made in our workshops.
Also available vert de gris patina.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Brutalist Doors and Gates
Materials
Brass
Solid Brass Door Handle Organic Type 80 cm
Located in Marrakech, MA
A tribute to nature, infinite source of patterns. Solid brass door handle made in our workshops.
Hand made organic patterns
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Brutalist Doors and Gates
Materials
Brass
Solid Brass Door Handle Organic Type 36 cm
Located in Marrakech, MA
A tribute to nature, infinite source of patterns.
Solid brass foundry door handle made in our workshops.
Hand made organic patterns
36 cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Brutalist Doors and Gates
Materials
Brass
Solid Brass Pull Handle organic Inspiration 12 cm
Located in Marrakech, MA
A tribute to nature, infinite source of patterns with mineral elements. Solid brass pull handle made in our workshops.
Also available vert de gris patina.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Brutalist Doors and Gates
Materials
Brass
Solid Brass Door Knob Mineral Inspiration Ø 6 cm
Located in Marrakech, MA
A tribute to nature, infinite source of patterns with mineral elements. Solid brass pull handle made in our workshops.
Also available vert de gris patina.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Brutalist Doors and Gates
Materials
Brass
Solid Brass Door Knobs Mineral Inspiration 5 x 3 cm
Located in Marrakech, MA
A tribute to nature, infinite source of patterns with mineral elements. Solid brass pull handle made in our workshops.
Also available vert de gris patina.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Brutalist Doors and Gates
Materials
Brass
Brutalist Bronze Door Furniture Set with Tree Bark Pattern
Located in London, GB
A large and impressive Brutalist bronze door handle with tree bark design, together with matching keyhole plate and letterbox cover. European, se...
Category
20th Century European Brutalist Doors and Gates
Materials
Bronze
Architectural Relief Push Pull Door Handles, Double Pair for Double Doors
Located in London, GB
Set of two large rectangular double door handles with subtitle abstract relief in cast iron, European 1970s. Their reliefs have the original patina of age.
These identical handles can be applied inside or outside on a pair of double doors next to each other, on a single door on opposite sides. They can also be used as single handles to make cupboard doors and kitchen units look out of this world.
The handle brackets are attached to the main plate by two fixings, they can be positioned in two ways, inwards outwards on glass or wooden doors. The handles will be fitted to the door with two long standard bolts (not supplied) suiting the thickness of the doors.
We have a large collection of door handles available, see all listings by The Moderns. We can also provide letter boxes, bells and key hole covers...
Category
1970s German Vintage Brutalist Doors and Gates
Materials
Steel
Architectural Double Bronze Push Pull Door Handles with Eye Wear
Located in London, GB
Eye wear door handles are European 1970s. The glasses reliefs full of fine detail have the original patina of age.
The identical handles can be applied insid...
Category
1970s European Vintage Brutalist Doors and Gates
Materials
Bronze
Solid Brass Door Handle Organic Type 30 cm
Located in Marrakech, MA
A tribute to nature, infinite source of patterns. Solid brass door handle made in our workshops.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Brutalist Doors and Gates
Materials
Brass
Large Brutalist Bronze Door Handle with Tree Bark Pattern
Located in London, GB
A large and impressive Brutalist bronze door handle with tree bark design. European, second half 20th century.
The handle is heavily te...
Category
20th Century European Brutalist Doors and Gates
Materials
Bronze
Architectural Pair of Bronze Push Pull Door Handles with Abstract Relief
Located in London, GB
Set of two rectangular bronze door handles with abstract Brutalist relief and irregular textures, European 1970s. Their relief with original patina is...
Category
1970s European Vintage Brutalist Doors and Gates
Materials
Bronze
Architectural Bronze Push Pull Pair Door Handles with Bulls for Double Doors
Located in London, GB
Set of two large square double bronze door handles expressing bulls, European 1970's. Their reliefs have the original patina of age.
These identical handles can be applied inside o...
Category
1970s European Vintage Brutalist Doors and Gates
Materials
Bronze
Large Architectural Pair of Bronze Push Pull Door Handles with Abstract Relief
Located in London, GB
Set of two large free form bronze door handles with abstract relief, European 1970's. Their relief with original patina will give real personality to a house.
These identical handl...
Category
1970s European Vintage Brutalist Doors and Gates
Materials
Bronze
Architectural Bronze Push Pull Door Handles, Letterbox and Bell with Relief
Located in London, GB
A set of two artistic push and pull bronze door handles, matching letterbox and bell with textured organic design based on nature. The handles are heavily textured with lots of movem...
Category
1970s European Vintage Brutalist Doors and Gates
Materials
Bronze
Architectural Bronze and Glass Square Push Pull Door Handle
Located in London, GB
Solid cast bronze and glass relief are in perfect condition. The bronze has a strong patina due to the textured surface and its age. The circle of clear glass has insertions of small pieces of metal.
The handle can be applied inside or outside on a single door. It can also be used cupboard...
Category
1960s European Vintage Brutalist Doors and Gates
Materials
Bronze
Architectural Pair of Bronze Push Pull Door Handles with a Abstract Relief
Located in London, GB
Set of two rectangular bronze door handles with subtle relief, placed horizontal is European 1970's. Their relief with original patina will give real personality to a house.
These i...
Category
1970s European Vintage Brutalist Doors and Gates
Materials
Bronze
Architectural Pair of Bronze Square Push Pull Door Handles, Geometric Relief
Located in London, GB
The pair of bronze relief was born out of the minimalist’s art movement of the 1960's. What was typical of the art form was the repetition of simple geometric forms, in this case circles and the monochromatic palette of the hard material.
These heavy pieces made of cast bronze are in perfect condition; unused. The bronze is bright with a very hint of rose-gold with a very light patina to the textured surface due to its age .
The identical handles can be applied inside or outside on double or single doors next to each other or on opposite sides. They can also be used cupboard...
Category
1970s European Vintage Brutalist Doors and Gates
Materials
Bronze
Architectural Pair of Bronze Push Pull Door Handles with Brutalist Relief
Located in London, GB
Set of two rectangular Brutalist bronze door handles with abstract relief and irregular textures, European 1970's. Their relief with original patina is expressive and will give real ...
Category
1970s European Vintage Brutalist Doors and Gates
Materials
Bronze
Architectural Pair of Round Push Pull Door Knobs in Acrylic and Brass
Located in London, GB
Double pair of clear perspex and brass round door knobs, European 1970's.
These identical door handles can be applied inside or outside on a pair of ...
Category
1970s European Vintage Brutalist Doors and Gates
Materials
Brass
Paul Evans Style Brutalist Bronze Door Pull
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Paul Evans-style solid bronze door pull with a distinct Brutalist pattern across the front.
One doorknob per listing, please order 2 pulls if you wou...
Category
1970s American Vintage Brutalist Doors and Gates
Materials
Bronze
Architectural Pair of Bronze Round Push Pull Door Handles with Geometric Relief
Located in London, GB
A set round push and pull door handles with strong vertical geometric relief are like door sculptures with original patinas, produced in the 1970's.
The identical handles to be appli...
Category
1970s European Vintage Brutalist Doors and Gates
Materials
Bronze
Brutalist Bronze Rectangle Push and Pull Door Handles Double Doors
Located in London, GB
A set of three double push and pull square door handles with abstract relief. They are unused bronze door handles with an abstract textured motif, produced in the 1970's, the bright ...
Category
1970s European Vintage Brutalist Doors and Gates
Materials
Bronze
Architectural Bronze Square Push and Pull Door Handle and Letterbox
Located in London, GB
Square push and pull door handle and matching letter box with rhythmic relief resembling the waves of sound; Their original patina brings ou...
Category
1970s European Vintage Brutalist Doors and Gates
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Italian Bronze Decorative Door Pull in Bronze
By Paul Evans
Located in London, GB
A pair of highly decorative Italian door pulls / handle’s in bronze, 1970.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Brutalist Doors and Gates
Materials
Bronze
Architectural Pair of Bronze Square Push Pull Door Handles with Relief
Located in London, GB
Set of two square Brutalist bronze door handles with relief a subtle relief and texture with original patina, European 1970's.
These identical handles can be applied inside or outsi...
Category
1970s European Vintage Brutalist Doors and Gates
Materials
Bronze
Architectural Pair of Bronze Push and Pull Door Handles with Art Relief
Located in London, GB
Sculptural pair of Brutalist square push and pull bronze door handles with intense abstract relief and original patina are for double doors or on a single door on both sides.
These d...
Category
1970s European Vintage Brutalist Doors and Gates
Materials
Bronze
Rare Decorative Door with Sunburst Pattern, 1970s
Located in Antwerpen, Antwerp
Impressive door with sunburst pattern, made in the 1970s. The door is made of aluminium and metal. It has a decorative pattern that looks like the ray...
Category
1970s European Vintage Brutalist Doors and Gates
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Architectural Pair of Square Bronze Push Pull Door Handles with Nature Relief
Located in London, GB
Set of two square Brutalist bronze door handles with forest vegetation textures European 1970's. Their relief with original dark patina will give real personality to a house.
These i...
Category
1970s European Vintage Brutalist Doors and Gates
Materials
Bronze
Architectural Bronze Square Push Pull Decorative Door Handles for Double Doors
Located in London, GB
A set of two double (or four single) push and pull square door handles with abstract relief. They are unused bronze door handles with an abstract textured motif, produced in the 1970...
Category
1970s European Vintage Brutalist Doors and Gates
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Brutalist Door Handle, Geco Metall
Located in Schagen, NL
Stunning Brutalist metal door handle with geometric features. Remains in wonderful condition with normal signs of age and use. Signed by the Manufact...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Brutalist Doors and Gates
Materials
Metal
Architectural Bronze Push Pull Door Handles Abstract Brutalist for Double Doors
Located in London, GB
A set of two artistic Brutalist bronze door handles with abstract textured design. They have a bright patina protected with a coating against wear. European 1970's with the original ...
Category
1970s European Vintage Brutalist Doors and Gates
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Brutalist Bronze Push and Pull Door Handles for Double Doors
Located in London, GB
Set of two artistic Brutalist bronze door handles with abstract textured design European 1970's. Their relief with original dark patina will give real personality to a house.
These i...
Category
1970s European Vintage Brutalist Doors and Gates
Materials
Bronze
Architectural Square Abstract Bronze Push Pull Door Handle Pair
Located in London, GB
Set of two artistic Brutalist bronze door handles with abstract textured design European 1970's. Their relief with original dark patina will give real personality to a house.
These i...
Category
1970s European Vintage Brutalist Doors and Gates
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Square Bronze Push and Pull Door Handles for Double Doors
Located in London, GB
The art relief on the cast bronze door handles are like the surface crust of the moon. It is as if asteroids and meteorites collide with the ce...
Category
1970s European Vintage Brutalist Doors and Gates
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Brutalist Bright Bronze Push and Pull Door Handles for Double Doors
Located in London, GB
A set of two artistic Brutalist bronze door handles with abstract textured design. They have a bright patina protected with a coating against wear. European 1970s with the original A...
Category
1970s European Vintage Brutalist Doors and Gates
Materials
Bronze
Brutalist doors and gates for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Brutalist doors and gates for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage doors and gates created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include building and garden elements, case pieces and storage cabinets, wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, bronze and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Brutalist doors and gates made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and United States pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original doors and gates, popular names associated with this style include Billy Joe Mccarroll and David Gillespe, and Forms and Surfaces. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for doors and gates differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $169 and tops out at $77,218 while the average work can sell for $2,251.
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