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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

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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Tall Bronze Masai Sculptures 1960s Vintage Kenya Mother Baby Giacometti Style
Tall Bronze Masai Sculptures 1960s Vintage Kenya Mother Baby Giacometti Style

Tall Bronze Masai Sculptures 1960s Vintage Kenya Mother Baby Giacometti Style

Located in London, GB

Two 1960s bronze sculptures from the Maasai tribe in Kenya and Tanzania in everyday motherhood figures. The elongated and brutalist-like effect figures evoke a Giacometti-like aest...

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1960s Kenyan Vintage Brutalist Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Wooden Zodiac Taurus Bull Wall Plaque Relief Brutalist Midcentury, German, 1970s
Wooden Zodiac Taurus Bull Wall Plaque Relief Brutalist Midcentury, German, 1970s

Wooden Zodiac Taurus Bull Wall Plaque Relief Brutalist Midcentury, German, 1970s

Located in Nuernberg, DE

Beautiful wooden wall plaque relief sign, made in the Brutalist style in Germany in the 1970s. This is a wonderful Zodiac sign. This can be used as a Wall decoration or as a decorati...

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1970s German Vintage Brutalist Decorative Objects

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Plywood

Fat Lava Brutalist Style Hungarian Colored Ceramic Glazed Vase
Fat Lava Brutalist Style Hungarian Colored Ceramic Glazed Vase

Fat Lava Brutalist Style Hungarian Colored Ceramic Glazed Vase

Located in Prato, Tuscany

We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Pecul...

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Mid-20th Century Hungarian Brutalist Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

Fold by Kalou Dubus, Black Stoneware Ceramic, Pair of Sculptural, One-of-a-kind
Fold by Kalou Dubus, Black Stoneware Ceramic, Pair of Sculptural, One-of-a-kind

Fold by Kalou Dubus, Black Stoneware Ceramic, Pair of Sculptural, One-of-a-kind

By Kalou Dubus

Located in PANTIN, FR

Fold is a pair of sculptural works by French artist Kalou Dubus, handcrafted in raw black grogged stoneware. Conceived as two independent yet closely related forms, the pieces evoke ...

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2010s French Brutalist Decorative Objects

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Ceramic, Stoneware

Arnold Wiigs Fabriker 'AWF' Finnish Brutalist Textured Stoneware Pedestal Bowl
Arnold Wiigs Fabriker 'AWF' Finnish Brutalist Textured Stoneware Pedestal Bowl

Arnold Wiigs Fabriker 'AWF' Finnish Brutalist Textured Stoneware Pedestal Bowl

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

A very stylish large mid-century Finnish Brutalist art pottery bowl with a key pattern design and with a textured brown finish by Arnold Wiigs Fabriker (1943-1977). The bowl stands o...

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Mid-20th Century Finnish Brutalist Decorative Objects

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Stoneware

Brutalist mixed media sculptural artwork - Timmermans 1970s
Brutalist mixed media sculptural artwork - Timmermans 1970s

Brutalist mixed media sculptural artwork - Timmermans 1970s

Located in Haaltert, BE

Large work in resin, pigments and enamels. Geometrical abstraction. Work signed Timmermans. Circa 1960-1970. Original metal frame.

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1970s Belgian Vintage Brutalist Decorative Objects

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Metal, Enamel

Burned Oak's Sleek Dark Design in Abstract Totem Form, Still Stand No87
Burned Oak's Sleek Dark Design in Abstract Totem Form, Still Stand No87

Burned Oak's Sleek Dark Design in Abstract Totem Form, Still Stand No87

By Joel Escalona

Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX

Burned Oak's Sleek Dark Design in Abstract Totem Form, Still Stand No87 —— Joel Escalona's wooden standing sculptures are objects of raw beauty and serene grace. Each one is a tes...

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2010s Mexican Brutalist Decorative Objects

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Hardwood

Design of Sleek Darkness, Modern Black Solid Wood Totem by NONO, Still Stand 101
Design of Sleek Darkness, Modern Black Solid Wood Totem by NONO, Still Stand 101

Design of Sleek Darkness, Modern Black Solid Wood Totem by NONO, Still Stand 101

By Joel Escalona

Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX

Design of Sleek Darkness, Modern Black Solid Wood Totem by NONO, Still Stand No101 —— Joel Escalona's wooden standing sculptures are objects of raw beauty and serene grace. Each o...

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2010s Mexican Brutalist Decorative Objects

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Hardwood

Joel Escalona's Creation, Dark Black Solid Wood Totem, Still Stand No84
Joel Escalona's Creation, Dark Black Solid Wood Totem, Still Stand No84

Joel Escalona's Creation, Dark Black Solid Wood Totem, Still Stand No84

By Joel Escalona

Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX

Joel Escalona's Creation, Dark Black Solid Wood Totem, Still Stand No84 —— Joel Escalona's wooden standing sculptures are objects of raw beauty and serene grace. Each one is a testa...

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2010s Mexican Brutalist Decorative Objects

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Hardwood

20th Century Italian Brutalist Metal Sculpture - Vintage Abstract Décor Piece
20th Century Italian Brutalist Metal Sculpture - Vintage Abstract Décor Piece

20th Century Italian Brutalist Metal Sculpture - Vintage Abstract Décor Piece

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

An abstract, vintage Mid-Century modern sculpture made of hand crafted cut steel, in good condition. The detailed Brutalist décor piece is enhanced by many different metal pieces, su...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Brutalist Decorative Objects

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Metal, Cut Steel

Mid Century Modern Brutalist Mixed Metals Figurative Sculpture of a Woman C1970
Mid Century Modern Brutalist Mixed Metals Figurative Sculpture of a Woman C1970

Mid Century Modern Brutalist Mixed Metals Figurative Sculpture of a Woman C1970

Located in Port Jervis, NY

Fantastic steel & iron figurative sculpture of a lifesize nude woman created by artist Hy Suchman. Sculpture is approximately 5ft 2 inches tall with a width and depth of 24 X 20. Am...

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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Decorative Objects

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Metal, Steel, Stainless Steel, Iron

Wooden Zodiac Capricorn Wall Plaque Relief Brutalist Midcentury, German, 1970s
Wooden Zodiac Capricorn Wall Plaque Relief Brutalist Midcentury, German, 1970s

Wooden Zodiac Capricorn Wall Plaque Relief Brutalist Midcentury, German, 1970s

Located in Nuernberg, DE

Beautiful wooden wall plaque relief sign, made in the Brutalist style in Germany in the 1970s. This is a wonderful Zodiac sign. This can be used as a Wall decoration or as a decorati...

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1970s German Vintage Brutalist Decorative Objects

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Plywood

Table Lamp, wood, Brown color France 20th Century
Table Lamp, wood, Brown color France 20th Century

Table Lamp, wood, Brown color France 20th Century

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

Table Lamp, wood, Brown color France 20th Century US PLUG ADAPTATOR WILL BE FURNISHED FOR FREE TO THE US BUYERS Shade is not Furnished

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20th Century French Brutalist Decorative Objects

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Wood

M. Cohen Cherry Wood "Live Edge"Turned Bowls
M. Cohen Cherry Wood "Live Edge"Turned Bowls

M. Cohen Cherry Wood "Live Edge"Turned Bowls

Located in Sharon, CT

Two brutalist hand turned bowls. Each signed on bottom by hand 'MCohen Cherry Burl' 10"diameter x 3 1/4" ht. and 9"diameter x 3 3/4"height.

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Late 20th Century American Brutalist Decorative Objects

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Cherry

Vintage Abstract Geometric Rings Sculpture Z
Vintage Abstract Geometric Rings Sculpture Z

Vintage Abstract Geometric Rings Sculpture Z

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

This striking vintage iron sculpture is a masterful example of Brutalist-inspired abstract art. Composed of interlocking, hand-welded rings that ascend in a graceful, rhythmic curve,...

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Late 20th Century American Brutalist Decorative Objects

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Wrought Iron

Agate Ashtray or Vide Poche, Grey and Brown Color, Italy 1970
Agate Ashtray or Vide Poche, Grey and Brown Color, Italy 1970

Agate Ashtray or Vide Poche, Grey and Brown Color, Italy 1970

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

This Vide-poche, or ashtray, was carved from a block of stone,Agathe stone, then polished. We can see as a decoration scheme this extraordinary sinuous Veinage, in brown and beige gr...

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1970s Italian Vintage Brutalist Decorative Objects

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Agate

1970s Set of 3 large Original Travertine Sculptures by Fratelli Mannelli
1970s Set of 3 large Original Travertine Sculptures by Fratelli Mannelli

1970s Set of 3 large Original Travertine Sculptures by Fratelli Mannelli

By Fratelli Mannelli

Located in Nuernberg, DE

1970s Set of 3 original travertine sculptures designed by Fratelli Mannelli. These items are in original as found conditions. Not easy to find this set. The set consists of a paperwe...

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1970s Italian Vintage Brutalist Decorative Objects

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Travertine

Brutalist Signed Raw Metal Torch Cut Flower Sculpture
Brutalist Signed Raw Metal Torch Cut Flower Sculpture

Brutalist Signed Raw Metal Torch Cut Flower Sculpture

Located in San Diego, CA

Brutalist raw metal torch cut flower sculpture, circa 1983. The sculpture is in very good vintage condition and measures 10"W x 5"D x 14.5"H; it is signed and mumbered on the side. G...

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Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Decorative Objects

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Metal

Scandinavian Brutalist Glazed 3-neck Stoneware Vase, 1970s
Scandinavian Brutalist Glazed 3-neck Stoneware Vase, 1970s

Scandinavian Brutalist Glazed 3-neck Stoneware Vase, 1970s

Located in Esbjerg, DK

Unusual stoneware vase executed in white, brown and maroon drip glazes . It features 3 necks and can be viewed as The Scandinavian Equivalent of Japanese Ikebana. It was made anonymo...

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1970s Scandinavian Vintage Brutalist Decorative Objects

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Stoneware

Eastern European Ceramic Vase, Textured Glaze with Acid Green Motif, 1970s
Eastern European Ceramic Vase, Textured Glaze with Acid Green Motif, 1970s

Eastern European Ceramic Vase, Textured Glaze with Acid Green Motif, 1970s

Located in Alap, HU

Vintage Short Ceramic Vase with Abstract Motif A vintage ceramic vase featuring a classic rounded silhouette and a textured beige-brown glaze accented with an acid green abstract mo...

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Mid-20th Century Hungarian Brutalist Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

Abstract Elegance, Dark, Sleek Black Solid Wood by Escalona, Still Stand No98
Abstract Elegance, Dark, Sleek Black Solid Wood by Escalona, Still Stand No98

Abstract Elegance, Dark, Sleek Black Solid Wood by Escalona, Still Stand No98

By Joel Escalona

Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX

Abstract Elegance, Dark, Sleek Black Solid Wood by Escalona, Still Stand No98 —— Joel Escalona's wooden standing sculptures are objects of raw beauty and serene grace. Each one is a...

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2010s Mexican Brutalist Decorative Objects

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Hardwood

Eastern European Ceramic Cylinder Vase, Textured Glaze with Green Motif, 1970s
Eastern European Ceramic Cylinder Vase, Textured Glaze with Green Motif, 1970s

Eastern European Ceramic Cylinder Vase, Textured Glaze with Green Motif, 1970s

Located in Alap, HU

Vintage Narrow-Mouth Ceramic Vase with Green Abstract Motif A vintage ceramic cylinder vase featuring a narrow-mouth form and a textured brown-grey glaze accented with a hand-applie...

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Mid-20th Century Hungarian Brutalist Decorative Objects

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Ceramic

Beautiful cast iron Candlestick Holder Brutalist Era, Germany, 1960s
Beautiful cast iron Candlestick Holder Brutalist Era, Germany, 1960s

Beautiful cast iron Candlestick Holder Brutalist Era, Germany, 1960s

Located in Nuernberg, DE

A large candlestick holder for four candles. Made of cast iron with a nice patina. Typically made in Germany in the 1960s, as a statement piece on a cupboard or credenza. Found at an...

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1960s German Vintage Brutalist Decorative Objects

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Metal, Iron

Hungarian Ceramic Cylinder Vase, Textured Glaze with Green Motif, 1970s
Hungarian Ceramic Cylinder Vase, Textured Glaze with Green Motif, 1970s

Hungarian Ceramic Cylinder Vase, Textured Glaze with Green Motif, 1970s

Located in Alap, HU

Vintage Hungarian Ceramic Vase with Green Abstract Decoration, circa 1960s–1970s A vintage Hungarian ceramic cylinder vase featuring a narrow-mouth form and a richly textured brown-...

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Late 20th Century Hungarian Brutalist Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Sculpture by Richard Walsh
Sculpture by Richard Walsh

Sculpture by Richard Walsh

$1,440Sale Price|58% Off

Sculpture by Richard Walsh

Located in Chicago, IL

Richard Walsh freeform sculpture. Tubular metal bent and welded to torch-cut circular base, Brutalist in form and patina. Sturdy stabile sculpture, circa 1975.

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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Decorative Objects

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Metal

Clay Sculpture Abstract Swan, Black Graphite 1970s
Clay Sculpture Abstract Swan, Black Graphite 1970s

Clay Sculpture Abstract Swan, Black Graphite 1970s

By Allan Houser, Tim Orr

Located in ROUEN, Normandie

Clay Sculpture Abstract Swan, Black Graphite 1970s. Anonymous work from a French artist, unsigned. This black graphite-patinated clay sculpture, dating from the 1970s, is a stylize...

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Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Decorative Objects

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Clay, Pottery

Ars Munda Flowers Wall Decoration Brutalism 1960s
Ars Munda Flowers Wall Decoration Brutalism 1960s

Ars Munda Flowers Wall Decoration Brutalism 1960s

Located in Poperinge, BE

Vintage Brutalist-style wall art, sculpture mounted on a narrow white shelf, made entirely of resin, by Ars Munda, Germany, 1960s-70s. Ars Munda was an artist collective that primar...

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1960s German Vintage Brutalist Decorative Objects

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Resin

1960s Bronze / Brass Art Statue  Made and Signed by Thure Thörn, Sweden
1960s Bronze / Brass Art Statue  Made and Signed by Thure Thörn, Sweden

1960s Bronze / Brass Art Statue Made and Signed by Thure Thörn, Sweden

By Thure Thorn

Located in Silvolde, Gelderland

Extremely beautiful and decorative master piece of brass art made by the famous Swedish artist Thure Thörn of a sitting woman with great patina true the years. Only seven are made an...

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1960s Swedish Vintage Brutalist Decorative Objects

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Brass, Bronze

Danish Glazed Brutalist Stoneware Vase by Søren Visby, 1970s
Danish Glazed Brutalist Stoneware Vase by Søren Visby, 1970s

Danish Glazed Brutalist Stoneware Vase by Søren Visby, 1970s

Located in Esbjerg, DK

Unusual stoneware vase executed in earthy over-flow glazes. A vase with 7 (8) holes for flower arrangement. The Danish equivalent of Japanese Ikebana. It was made in studio by Søren ...

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1970s Danish Vintage Brutalist Decorative Objects

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Stoneware

A Metal CACTUS Contemporary SCULPTURE BRUTALIST Unique PIECE by ESOJ France 2020
A Metal CACTUS Contemporary SCULPTURE BRUTALIST Unique PIECE by ESOJ France 2020

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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2010s French Brutalist Decorative Objects

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Metal

Sculptural Table Lamp Carved on in Olive Wood France 1950
Sculptural Table Lamp Carved on in Olive Wood France 1950

Sculptural Table Lamp Carved on in Olive Wood France 1950

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

This table lamp, is carved in the wood. The wood has this light brown color of this wood, with the old patina. This lamp was made in France, circa 1950, The wood is olive wood. U...

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1950s French Vintage Brutalist Decorative Objects

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Wood

Brutalist Scandinavian Stoneware Vase with Brown Fat Lava Glaze, 1970s
Brutalist Scandinavian Stoneware Vase with Brown Fat Lava Glaze, 1970s

Brutalist Scandinavian Stoneware Vase with Brown Fat Lava Glaze, 1970s

Located in Esbjerg, DK

Interesting square - block shaped vase with Sgrafitto inspired incised ribbings with fat brown lava glaze. Its an unique piece by an unidentified Scandinavian Ceramist. It is hand si...

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1970s Scandinavian Vintage Brutalist Decorative Objects

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Stoneware

Welded Chrome Automobile Bumper Abstract Sculpture by Jason Seley, '1919-1983'
Welded Chrome Automobile Bumper Abstract Sculpture by Jason Seley, '1919-1983'

Welded Chrome Automobile Bumper Abstract Sculpture by Jason Seley, '1919-1983'

By Jason Seley

Located in West Chester, PA

Large scale welded chromium-plated steel salvaged car parts sculpture by artist Jason Seley (1919-1983). Signed by the artist. Rectangular base measures roughly 18" x 10".

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1960s American Vintage Brutalist Decorative Objects

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Steel, Chrome

Black Brutalist Stoneware Bowl with Shark Teeth Pattern
Black Brutalist Stoneware Bowl with Shark Teeth Pattern

Black Brutalist Stoneware Bowl with Shark Teeth Pattern

Located in Esbjerg, DK

A brutalist stylized stoneware bowl decorated with black glaze and shark teeth/fin decor around its perimeter. It's a unique piece by an unidentified Scandinavian ceramist. Its dated...

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Early 2000s Scandinavian Brutalist Decorative Objects

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Stoneware

Brutalist Onion Trinket Jar in Glazed Stoneware by Søren Visby, 1970s
Brutalist Onion Trinket Jar in Glazed Stoneware by Søren Visby, 1970s

Brutalist Onion Trinket Jar in Glazed Stoneware by Søren Visby, 1970s

Located in Esbjerg, DK

Onion shaped stoneware jar executed in earthy over-flow glazes. Made by Søren and Pirella Visby in Denmark during the 1970s. Signed Visby - Denmark to its base. Measurements: H: 10...

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1970s Danish Vintage Brutalist Decorative Objects

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Stoneware

Decorative Box in olive wood, brown color, brutalist style, France  circa 1950
Decorative Box in olive wood, brown color, brutalist style, France  circa 1950

Decorative Box in olive wood, brown color, brutalist style, France circa 1950

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

Box in olive wood, free-form. With a lid that turns and can be removed from the base of the box. The shape of this box is free and sinuous, which makes it very original and rare. The...

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1950s French Vintage Brutalist Decorative Objects

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Wood, Olive

Swiss Brutalist Candle Holder, 1960's
Swiss Brutalist Candle Holder, 1960's

Swiss Brutalist Candle Holder, 1960's

Located in Bern, CH

Brutalist floor standing welded metal candle holder dating from the 1960's. Believed to be of Swiss origin. In the style of Jean Tinguely With single candle holder on a tripod base. ...

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1960s Swiss Vintage Brutalist Decorative Objects

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Metal

Decorative Box or Vase in Terracotta Africa 20th Century Brown Color
Decorative Box or Vase in Terracotta Africa 20th Century Brown Color

Decorative Box or Vase in Terracotta Africa 20th Century Brown Color

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

Decorative Box or Vase in Terracotta Africa 20th Century Brown Color.

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20th Century Kenyan Brutalist Decorative Objects

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Terracotta, Rattan

Brutalist Sculpture of a Knight with Sword
Brutalist Sculpture of a Knight with Sword

Brutalist Sculpture of a Knight with Sword

By Curtis Jeré, Paul Evans

Located in New York, NY

Impressive freestanding sculpture of a Knight with his sword drawn. The figure is constructed of various bits of metal, screws, washers, gears etc which at fist glance appear to be r...

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Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Decorative Objects

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Metal

Brutalist Stainless Steel Vase by Olav Joff for Polaris/Figgjo, Norway 1970s
Brutalist Stainless Steel Vase by Olav Joff for Polaris/Figgjo, Norway 1970s

Brutalist Stainless Steel Vase by Olav Joff for Polaris/Figgjo, Norway 1970s

By Olaf Joff

Located in Esbjerg, DK

A square/rectangular stainless steel vase designed by Olav Joff (born 1942) and manufactured by Figgjo/Polaris in Sandness Norway from the early 1970s. From the "Steel Art" series. ...

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1970s Norwegian Vintage Brutalist Decorative Objects

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Stainless Steel

Vintage Original Studio Pottery Bowl
Vintage Original Studio Pottery Bowl

Vintage Original Studio Pottery Bowl

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

This striking vintage studio pottery bowl is a masterclass in Brutalist expression and organic modernism. Expertly hand-built, the vessel features a dynamic, asymmetrical silhouette ...

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Late 20th Century American Brutalist Decorative Objects

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Clay, Pottery

Brutalist Wood Bowl, Large, in a Brown Patina, India, 19th Century
Brutalist Wood Bowl, Large, in a Brown Patina, India, 19th Century

Brutalist Wood Bowl, Large, in a Brown Patina, India, 19th Century

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

This vide poche has been made in India circa 19th century. It is a Brutalist style bowl. In a brown color.

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19th Century Indian Antique Brutalist Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Brutalist Sculpture by Ronald Gonzalez, American, circa 1996 Axe Man
Brutalist Sculpture by Ronald Gonzalez, American, circa 1996 Axe Man

Brutalist Sculpture by Ronald Gonzalez, American, circa 1996 Axe Man

Located in Hudson, NY

Fantastic sculpture by American artist Ronald Gonzalez. Titled Axe Man and created in the 1990s. This item is accompanied with a letter of authenticity from the artist. Ronald Mario Gonzalez is a sculptor and installation artist known for transforming timeworn objects and abject materials into haunting serial forms. Since the mid-1970s, Gonzalez has developed a distinctive visual language through reimagining discarded fragments as vessels of memory, identity, and mortality. His practice privileges process and improvisation through material invention and object investigations giving human presence and psychological weight to evocative heads, figures, and assemblages that explore loss and the reclaiming of history and memory. Gonzalez constructs an unsettling, yet deeply resonant sculptural universe memorializing and animating the passage of time and existential complexities of the human condition. His work has been the subject of numerous solo and group exhibitions including the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D C. De Cordova Museum & Sculpture Park, Lincoln, MA. Savanna College of Art & Design, Savannah, GA. The Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Lawrence, KS. Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis, MI. Everson Museum, Syracuse, NY. Museum of Contemporary Hispanic Art, NY. Fisher Gallery, University of Southern California, LA. Allan Stone Gallery, NY. Salina Art Center, KS. Jonathan Levine Projects, Mana Contemporary, Jersey City, NJ. Intar Gallery, NY. Anthony Brunelli...

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1990s American Brutalist Decorative Objects

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Steel, Iron

Midcentury Travertine Marble Italian Box Catchall by Fratelli Mannelli, 1970s
Midcentury Travertine Marble Italian Box Catchall by Fratelli Mannelli, 1970s

Midcentury Travertine Marble Italian Box Catchall by Fratelli Mannelli, 1970s

By Fratelli Mannelli

Located in Nuernberg, DE

This beautiful square-shaped box in Travertine Marble is a wonderful example of Italian decorative objects production during the 1970s. Made by Fratelli Mannelli, the color and the texture of the marble, together with the pure and geometrical design, make it a wonderful example of midcentury elegance. This item is perfect for a desk in an office room or for being the focal center of a living room or a hallway entry...

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1970s Italian Vintage Brutalist Decorative Objects

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Travertine

Seguso bottle and stopper, Corroso over Green Amethyst incamiciato Murano Glass
Seguso bottle and stopper, Corroso over Green Amethyst incamiciato Murano Glass

Seguso bottle and stopper, Corroso over Green Amethyst incamiciato Murano Glass

By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Seguso

Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence

Unique tall bottle from Seguso, using a technique called Corroso, where the glass is textured with fluoridric acid and sawdust. A technique used by Carlo Scarpa and Seguso. The bottl...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Brutalist Decorative Objects

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Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass

Sunburst Centerpiece Bowl in Gilt Wrought Iron
Sunburst Centerpiece Bowl in Gilt Wrought Iron

Sunburst Centerpiece Bowl in Gilt Wrought Iron

Located in Barcelona, ES

One of a kind hand-hammered iron Brutalist sunburst centerpiece bowl with gold leaf finish, Spain, 1960s. Rare find. Its design is sculptural and highly decorative. This centerpiece...

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Mid-20th Century Spanish Brutalist Decorative Objects

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Gold Leaf, Iron, Wrought Iron

Still Stand No102, The Dark Elegance of Abstract Burned Oak by Escalona
Still Stand No102, The Dark Elegance of Abstract Burned Oak by Escalona

Still Stand No102, The Dark Elegance of Abstract Burned Oak by Escalona

By Joel Escalona

Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX

Still Stand No102, The Dark Elegance of Abstract Burned Oak by Escalona _ Joel Escalona's wooden standing sculptures are objects of raw beauty and serene grace. Each one is a testame...

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2010s Mexican Brutalist Decorative Objects

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Hardwood

Svelte Elefante Console 18, NONO Design, Tactile Oak Finish
Svelte Elefante Console 18, NONO Design, Tactile Oak Finish

Svelte Elefante Console 18, NONO Design, Tactile Oak Finish

By NONO

Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX

Svelte Elefante Console 18, NONO Design, Tactile Oak Finish ————————————————————— Elefante Collection: A Harmony of Design and Heritage by NONO Crafting El...

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2010s Mexican Brutalist Decorative Objects

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Hardwood

French Hand-Forged Iron Three-Arm Candelabra, Mid-20th Century
French Hand-Forged Iron Three-Arm Candelabra, Mid-20th Century

French Hand-Forged Iron Three-Arm Candelabra, Mid-20th Century

Located in Rümmingen, BW

"shipping note: If your region or country is not listed under the shipping options please contact us directly" This elegant three-arm iron candelabra was handcrafted in France, like...

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Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Decorative Objects

Materials

Iron

Flowers and Bee Sculpture in Mixed Metal on Quartz by Ken Rains
Flowers and Bee Sculpture in Mixed Metal on Quartz by Ken Rains

Flowers and Bee Sculpture in Mixed Metal on Quartz by Ken Rains

Located in San Diego, CA

Whimsical flowers with bee sculpture in mixed metal on quartz base by Ken Rains, circa 1970s. The sculpture is in very good vintage condition and measur...

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Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Decorative Objects

Materials

Quartz, Metal

Brutalist School - Abstract Bronze With Green Patina
Brutalist School - Abstract Bronze With Green Patina

Brutalist School - Abstract Bronze With Green Patina

Located in BARSAC, FR

Brutalist school, 1950s. Abstract bronze with a green patina on a hard limestone base. Similar to the works of the German sculptor Otto Hitzberger (1878-1964). This sculptu...

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Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Two Massive Brutalist Candlesticks by David Marshall
Two Massive Brutalist Candlesticks by David Marshall

Two Massive Brutalist Candlesticks by David Marshall

By David Marshall

Located in Stockholm, SE

Two massive, brutalist candlesticks designed and manufactured by the Scottish artist David Marshall made with an ancient sand pressing technique. They come with patina. A great gift ...

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1970s Spanish Vintage Brutalist Decorative Objects

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Brass, Steel

Large Brutalist Ceramic Candlestick, Swedish Design, 1970s Era Perignem
Large Brutalist Ceramic Candlestick, Swedish Design, 1970s Era Perignem

Large Brutalist Ceramic Candlestick, Swedish Design, 1970s Era Perignem

By Perignem

Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR

Large Brutalist ceramic candlestick, Scandinavian design, Mid-century, 1960's Large Brutalist candlestick in glazed stoneware in red-brown and black. The work on the glaze, its sc...

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1970s Dutch Vintage Brutalist Decorative Objects

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Enamel

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