Brutalist Decorative Objects
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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Mid-Century Pottery WGP Brutalist Carafe Vase from Dümler & Breiden, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century West German Pottery WGP Brutalist Carafe Vase from Dümler & Breiden, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
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Located in Hamburg, DE
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Vintage Brutalist German Studio Pottery Carafe Vase by Gerhard Liebenthron, 1974
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage Brutalist German Studio Pottery Carafe Vase by Gerhard Liebenthron, 1974, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1970 to 1979 This piece has an attribution mark.
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Vintage German Studio Pottery Brutalist Carafe Vase by Gerhard Liebenthron, 1980
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage German Studio Pottery Brutalist Carafe Vase by Gerhard Liebenthron, 1980, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
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Brutalist German Carafe Vase from Krösselbach Keramik, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Brutalist German Carafe Vase from Krösselbach Keramik, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution markIt is completely authentic
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Vintage German Brutalist Bronze Ornamental Carafe from Gilde, 1970s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Heavy bronze carafe with ornamental forms and reliefs. This piece has an attribution markIt is completely authentic
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Materials: Bronze
Styles: Brutalist
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20th Century German Brutalist Decorative Objects
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Mid-Century Brutalist German Floor Vase from Krösselbach Keramik, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Brutalist German Floor Vase from Krösselbach Keramik, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark, I am sure that it is compl...
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Mid-Century German Brutalist Studio Pottery Vase from Fritz Van Daalen, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
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Set of 4 Mid-Century Brutalist Wrought Iron Cascade Candleholder Pendant, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Brutalist Wrought Iron Cascade Candleholder Pendant, 1960s, Set of 4, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969.
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Material: Metal
Color: Blac...
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Set of 2 Brutalist Wrought Iron Candleholders, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Brutalist Wrought Iron Candleholders, 1960s, Set of 2, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969.
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Material: Metal
Color: Black
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Set of 4 Vintage Brutalist Wrought Iron Candleholder from Hysteria, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage Brutalist Wrought Iron Candleholder from Hysteria, Set of 4, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989 This piece has an attribution mark, I am sure that it is completel...
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Mid-Century Swedish Brutalist Bowl by Mari Simmulson for Upsala Ekeby, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Swedish Brutalist Bowl by Mari Simmulson for Upsala Ekeby, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
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Brutalist Studio Pottery Vase, Germany, 1980s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Brutalist Studio Pottery Vase, Germany, 1980s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989.
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Materials: Ceramic
Color: Green
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Vintage Metal Brutalist Candleholder
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage Metal Brutalist Candleholder, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1970 to 1979.
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Materials: Metal
Style: Brutalist
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Mid-Century Brutalist Scandinavian Wooden Candleholder, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Brutalist Scandinavian Wooden Candleholder, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969
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Materials: Wood
Color: Brown
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Vintage Brutalist Bronze Candleholder from Gallo, 1970s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage Brutalist Bronze Candleholder from Gallo, 1970s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1970 to 1979 This piece has an attribution mark.
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20th Century Brutalist Decorative Objects
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Located in Hamburg, DE
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Vintage British Brutalist Bowl in Ceramic from Tremar UK
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage British Brutalist Bowl in Ceramic from Tremar UK, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1970 to 1979 This piece has an attribution mark.
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Vintage German Brutalist Metal Candleholder from Dalbeck, 1970s
Located in Hamburg, DE
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Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Vase by Melitta Teubner, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Vase by Melitta Teubner, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
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Mid-Century Brutalist Cast Iron Candleholder by Jens H. Quistgaard, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Brutalist Cast Iron Candleholder by Jens H. Quistgaard for Paro, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
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Mid-Century Danish Ceramic Minimalist Candle Holder From Lehmann Pottery, 1960s
By Lehmann
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Danish Ceramic Minimalist Candle Holder From Lehmann Pottery, Langeland, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece...
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Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage Postmodern Brutalist Candle Holders in Stone, 1980s, Set of 3, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989.
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Color: Beige
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Mid-Century Brutalist Wrought Iron Candleholder
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Brutalist Wrought Iron Candleholder, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969.
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Materials: Metal
Color: Black
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Vintage Brutalist Danish Wooden Candleholder
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage Brutalist Danish Wooden Candleholder, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1970 to 1979.
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Materials: Wood
Color: Brown
Styles: Brutalist
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Mid-Century Brutalist Bronze Vase
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Brutalist Bronze Vase, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969.
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Materials: Bronze
Color: Brown
Styles: Brutalist, Mid-Century Modern
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Mid-Century Brutalist Danish Candleholder in Wrought Iron and Glass, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Brutalist Danish Candleholder in Wrought Iron and Glass, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969.
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Color: Bl...
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Brutalist German Ceramic Bowl and Candle Holder from Jasba
By Jasba
Located in Hamburg, DE
Brutalist German Ceramic Bowl and Candle Holder from Jasba, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
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Mid-Century Brutalist West German Pottery WGP Fat Lava Vase from Jopeko, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Brutalist West German Pottery WGP Fat Lava Vase from Jopeko, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 official proof of authenticity such as vintage catalogs...
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Mid-Century Brutalist Bronze Candleholder, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Brutalist Bronze Candleholder, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969.
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Materials: Metal
Color: Gold
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Mid-Century Brutalist Metal Candleholder, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Brutalist Metal Candleholder, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969.
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Materials: Metal
Style: Brutalist
Color: Gold
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Mid-Century Brutalist German Studio Pottery Vase by Gerhard Liebenthron, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Brutalist German Studio Pottery Vase by Gerhard Liebenthron, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1970 to 1979 This piece has an attribution mark.
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Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Brutalist Vase by Gerhard Liebenthron, 1974
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Brutalist Vase by Gerhard Liebenthron, 1974, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark.
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Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Brutalist WGP Pottery Model 25 Vase from Pan Keramik (P-Keramik), West Germany, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 official proof of authenticity such ...
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Mid-Century Brutalist WGP West German Pottery Vase, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Brutalist WGP West German Pottery Vase, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969.
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Color: Brown
Styles: Brutalist,...
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Mid-Century Pottery Ikebana Vase from BKW Böttger Keramik Wandsbek, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
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Vintage German Brutalist Metal Candle Holder from Harjes, 1970s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Brutalist Candle Holder from German Manufacturer Harjes. Three thin arms in organic forms.
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Materials: Metal
Style: Brutalist
Country of Origin: Germany
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Located in Hamburg, DE
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The arms finely executed are executed black and mounted on a spiral walk.
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Color: Black
Styles: Brutalis...
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Mid-Century Brutalist Metal Candleholder 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
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Materials: Metal
Color: Silver
Styles: Brutalist, Mid-Century Modern
Period: 1960s
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Vintage German Brutalist Metal Candleholder from Harjes, 1970s
Located in Hamburg, DE
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Vintage German Brutalist Metal Candleholder from Dalbeck 1970s
Located in Hamburg, DE
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Set of 3 Vintage German Brutalist Metal Candleholders from Strassacker
Located in Hamburg, DE
Set of 3 brutalist candle holders from german manufacturer strassacker kunstguss.
maße: h: 11,5/15,5/18,5 cm, b: 9,5/10/12 cm, ø 9 cm
this piece has an attribution mark.
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Located in Stara Gradiška, HR
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Located in PARIS, FR
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Located in Islamabad, PK
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Located in Lille, FR
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A Metal CACTUS Contemporary SCULPTURE BRUTALIST Unique PIECE by ESOJ France 2020
Located in PARIS, FR
A strong complex and spectacular metal cactus, contemporary brutalist sculpture, unique piece by artist ESOJ, France 2020.
This piece is made to be presented indoor. For any outdoor project, we offer the buyer to create a solid and stable base or fixation system to fix the sculpture and allow it to resist to wind and natural elements.
We represent ESOJ and organized his exhibition "Metal Spirit", November 2022, in our gallery in Paris, and this unique piece was presented during this event.
Esoj's work is rooted in a direct link to daily life, to the visual value of consumer objects. Whether they are elements of nature or products of pop culture, he fixes them in the metal to give them a definitive appearance, a form of immortality: a box of opened chocolates will be there forever, nothing will not erase Mickey's sluggish smile, nor his middle finger; a succulent plant frozen in iron will no longer need water... A parallel world under construction, a world of avatars springing from a metallic quintessence which confronts man with himself, with matter, with progress, to the flow of time. Beyond their symbolic force, Esoj's sculptures express as much the visceral gesture of the artist in a world losing meaning, as they catalog his universe in a subjective archive.
For his first collaboration with us, Esoj looks away from his Barbie dolls, Playmobils and bags of M&Ms, to sketch a sort of return to Nature and vibrate an ancestral wisdom evident in his new series of cacti, succulents, vases and masks murals with shamanic connotations. A wisdom that he draws from his Portuguese origins, this saudade: “tension between opposites, on the one hand the feeling of a lack, on the other hand the hope and the desire to find what we lack”, embodied here by a particularly inhabited desert; where cacti are next to agaves, aloes, prickly pears, plants which are certainly ornamental but also hallucinogenic and healing, sometimes fatal; where the series of containers suggests an almost medicinal link between these inert objects, even more obvious in the wall piece inspired by Korean shaman...
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Antique Tinned Copper
Antique Japanese Arita
Antique Porcelain Bells
Concave Glass Art
Brass Clock Set
Cobalt Blue Crystal
Antique Marble Clocks Black
Clock 8 Bells
Antique Scepter