Brutalist metal candle holder , 1970s
Located in Delft, NL
Brutalist metal candle holder , 1970s
1970s German Vintage Brutalist Decorative Objects
Metal
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
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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.
Brutalist metal candle holder , 1970s
Located in Delft, NL
Brutalist metal candle holder , 1970s
Metal
Large Sculptural Vase #4 by Dena Zemsky
By Dena Zemsky
Located in New York, NY
Large sculptural vase #4 by Dena Zemsky. Hand-built, glazed stoneware vase form. Signed and dated on underside.
Ceramic, Stoneware
Brutalist Bronze "Dove" Sculpture, Religious / Church
Located in Buffalo, NY
Super Stylized Cast Bronze Sculpture depicting a Dove. Salvaged from Downtown Buffalo New York Church, most likely part of a railing, alter. Amazing detail.Definitely created by a sk...
Bronze
"Caravan I" Ernest Shaw, Large Brutalist Mixed-Media Wood and Iron
By Ernest Shaw
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Brutalist/Tribal sculpture with elemental form and Industrial style. Made of wood, iron, rubber and string. Signed and dated 1987 on Verso.
Iron
1970s Brass Sculpture Max Finkelstein Machine Texture Artwork California
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Brutalist Sculpture by Max Finkelstein, renowned Southern California artist creating modern machine texture artwork. Brass with welded metal Iron. Signed underneath. 5 W x 4 D ...
Brass, Iron
Adam P. Gale "Bone Trio" Bronze Sculpture #1
By Adam P. Gale
Located in San Francisco, CA
Adam P. Gale solid bronze "Bone Trio" sculpture, U.S.A. A renowned California abstract sculpture born in England and permantly relocated to San Francisco, CA. Titled "Bone Trio" bas...
Bronze
Stoneware Sculptural Object by Ole Bjørn Krüger Own Studio, Denmark, 1970s
Located in Odense, DK
Unique abstract sculptural object by Danish artist Ole Bjørn Krüger (1922-2007) made at his own studio in the 1970s. The object is made of chamotte stonew...
Stoneware
Pair of brutalist organic black ceramic vases, 1950's, France
Located in BELFORT, FR
One of a kind pair of organic and brutalist ceramic vases, black, perfect condition. They are both signed, but wasn't able to identify the artist.
Ceramic
A brutalist relief, ”Chalice and Fruits" stoneware by Gunvor Olin, Arabia
By Arabia, Gunvor Olin-Grönqvist
Located in Stockholm, SE
A brutalist still life relief, ”Chalice and Fruits," signed by Gunvor Olin-Grönqvist, was crafted during the 1960s in stoneware. The wall panel boasts an impressive size of 19 x 53.5...
Enamel
Family of four rhino by Fratelli Mannelli 1970s Italian
Located in Oxford, GB
Very lovely set of four rhino family in travertine by Fratelli Mannelli
Travertine
Candle Holder, Handcrafted in Amsterdam from Solid Walnut - Acer R:2 by Mokko
Located in Amsterdam, NL
The Acer candle holder R:2 features architectural cubic volumes and semi arched voids. Made out of solid wood and steel, showing signs of handcraft. Designed by Aad Bos and crafted...
Steel
Vintage Brutalist Standing Clock, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Vintage sculpted brutalist design grandfather clock made from resin and wood. The clock is illuminated on the inside and has a fully working mechanism. The piece was made in be...
Resin, Wood
Vintage Original Monumental Studio Pottery Lidded Moonchild Vase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This monumental studio pottery vessel by artist Becky Van is a captivating blend of Brutalist form and Surrealist detail. The exterior features a robust, barrel-shaped silhouette wit...
Pottery
Large Scale Brutalist Gilt Metal Pelican Sculpture Ashtray Stand
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large scale, brutalist gilt metal pelican bird sculpture. American Mid century handcrafted metal Pelican Ashtray Stand. This stylish sculpture of a pel...
Metal
$525Sale Price|30% Off
Huge Vintage Mid Century Modern Don Drumm Cast Aluminum Brutalist Menorah XL
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
CYBER WEEK SALE. Huge Vintage Mid Century Modern Don Drumm Cast Aluminum Brutalist Monumentally Long Tree of Life Hanukkah Menorah. Signed ...
Aluminum
$4,875Sale Price|25% Off
Pia Manu Wall Sculpture
By Pia Manu
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Brutalist wall sculpture designed by Pia Manu (Jules Dewaele). This unique piece is made of concrete and a cast iron frame.
Concrete, Iron
Mid Century Candelabra by Don Drumm
Located in Redding, CT
Mid Century Candelabra by Don Drumm. Classic Sculptural Brutalist style.. Holds four candles. Perfect for that collector. Don Drumm was bo...
Aluminum
$526Sale Price|20% Off
RARE Brutalist Design Art Pottery Studio Painted Vase, Belgium 1960's
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage RARE Brutalist Design Art Pottery Studio Painted Vase. Made in Belgium, 1960's period. No markings of the artist on this vase. Multicolored painted brutalist...
Clay
X-Large, Vintage Rami Zamir Torch Cut Hand Forged Brutalist Copper Menorah Israe
By Yaacov Agam
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
X-Large Vintage Rami Zamir Torch Cut Hand Forged Brutalist Copper Menorah Israel The menorah is raised upon curled tubular copper posts, affixed to an ...
Copper
A Zoomorphic BRUTALIST Ritual SCULPTURE Unique PIECE from LA BORNE France 1980
Located in PARIS, FR
An exceptional, spectacular and "mystical" phantasmagorical sculpture, inspired by nature and the wild, mineral or organic and animal or even... shamanic! in 3 nested parts, Zoomorph...
Ceramic
Heinrich Meister Mid Century Orig Large Tower Brutalist Vase, Switzerland
By August Heinrich Zinsmeister
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A rare beauty brutalist dark gold ceramic lathe tower base by Jeinrich Meister. Based in Switzerland, he is collected by museums and private collectors worldwide. This beauty looks...
Ceramic
Don Reitz Important Abstract Expressionist Ceramic Sculpture
By Don Reitz
Located in Sharon, CT
Important Don Reitz (1929-2014) thrown vase. Brutalized, incised, glazed and sculpted into a suggestion of a figure. About as 'attacked' and expressive as a thrown ceramic gets. Sign...
Pottery
Brutalist Earthenware Vase in Yellow, and Orange by Hans Hedberg, Biot France
By Hans Hedberg
Located in Stockholm, SE
Brutalist Vase in Yellow, and Orange by Hans Hedberg, Biot France. Asymmetric form in high-fired earthenware with mottled glaze in red, orange, and brown-black tones. Monogram signe...
Earthenware
Mid 20th Century Large Figure Sculpture by Robert Cremean, 1960
By Robert Cremean 1
Located in Pasadena, CA
Very fine large sculpture by Robert Cremean Item is unsigned, but was purchased directly from Esther Robles gallery. The famous gallery that represented this artist on the 1960s. Th...
Metal
$281Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage 1970's Handmade Art Studio Pottery Eclectic Design Candle Holder
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Eclectic Design Handmade Art Studio Pottery Candle Holder. Made in the 1970's, probably Italy. Brutalist in style, hand made large candle holder with leafs and petals in diff...
Ceramic
Pair of Sculptural Brutalist Wooden Wall Sconces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of sculptural wooden wall sconces defined by their bold, faceted forms and substantial, block-like construction. The angular backplates and projecting candle platforms create ...
Wood
Four Brutalist Ceramic Vases by Nereo Boaretto, Italy 1950s
Located in Greding, DE
Four unique ceramic vases with rough surfaces in dark dramatic colours by Nereo Boaretto (1914-1977). Signed Nereo Boaretto on the bottom and partially dated.
Ceramic
Set of 3 Metal PLANTS Contemporary BRUTALIST SCULPTURES by ESOJ France 2020
Located in PARIS, FR
A set of 3 strong and spectacular plants in pots, contemporary brutalist sculptures, unique pieces by artist ESOJ, France 2020. These pieces allow to be presented independently, as well as together (recommended) allowing various esthetic compositions. They are made to be set up indoor as radical sculptures, as well as outdoor on a terrasse or in any garden or even wild nature to create a trouble illusion between wildness and modernity. 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...
Metal
Vintage Boho Original Studio Pottery Vase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Discover the raw artistry of this vintage Boho Original Studio Pottery Vase, a truly unique piece that embodies organic texture and abstract form. Hand-crafted by an unknown artisan,...
Pottery
$469Sale Price|20% Off
Italian crucifix Brutalist Sculpture from the 1960s
Located in bari, IT
Italian brass brutalist sculpture from the 1960s depicting a stylized crucifix.
Brass
$520Sale Price|20% Off
Brutalist Copper Vase with Enamel Overlay by Rita Brierton
Located in San Diego, CA
Brutalist copper vase with enamel overlay by Rita Brierton, circa 1993. The vase is very heavy and finely crafted in brown, tan and gold overlays; the piece measures: 4.5" W x 3.625"...
Enamel, Copper
"Abstract head": Signed sculpture in bronze and patinated metal - 20th C.
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
"Abstract Head": Bronze and patinated metal sculpture representing a head treated in an abstract style Bearing a signature under the bronze base Dimensions Height = 12 cm Widt...
Brass, Bronze
Brutalist Desktop Glass Sculpture
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Brutalist desktop / tabletop glass sculpture. It is made of crashed glass and mirror melted into clear acrylic and mounted on natural piece o...
Glass
$460Sale Price|20% Off
Brutalist Copper Vase with Dark Blue Enamel Overlays by Rita Brierton
Located in San Diego, CA
Brutalist copper vase with dark blue enamel overlays by Rita Brierton, circa 1993. The vase is very heavy and finely crafted; the piece measures: 3.75" W x 2.5" D x 12.5" H. #1090.
Enamel, Copper
Bod ceramic VASE with mint green textured glaze "Classic shaped Bod ceramic vase
Located in Alap, HU
Hungarian Studio Ceramic Vase by Éva Bod A classic-shaped ceramic vase by Hungarian ceramic artist Éva Bod, finished with a distinctive mint green textured glaze. The compact propor...
Ceramic
Eastern European Ceramic Cylinder Vase, Textured Glaze with Green Motif, 1970s
Located in Alap, HU
Vintage Ceramic Vase with Geometric Decoration A vintage ceramic cylinder vase featuring a heavily textured glaze and a green geometric motif set against a neutral marble-like patte...
Ceramic
$2,624Sale Price|20% Off
Monumental Brutalist Copper, Brass & Burl-wood Sculpture of a Sunflower
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning Brutalist sculpture of a sunflower is crafted from copper, brass, and burl wood, displaying a dynamic interplay of textures and materials. The copper and brass petals r...
Brass, Copper
$200Sale Price|20% Off
Tall Torch Cut Brutalist Copper Candleholder by E.Schran
By E. Schran
Located in San Diego, CA
Tall torch cut brutalist copper candleholder by E.Schran, circa 1989. The piece is in very good vintage condition and measures 5.25"D x 7.5"H. #2451.
Copper
Stonhenge 2 By Kalou Dubus, Black Stoneware Ceramic, Unique Light Sculptural
By Kalou Dubus
Located in PANTIN, FR
This one-of-a-kind sculptural lamp by French artist Kalou Dubus is titled Stonehenge. Handcrafted in raw black grogged stoneware, the piece evokes a miniature interpretation of the f...
Quartz
Stonhenge 1 By Kalou Dubus, Black Stoneware Ceramic, Unique Light Sculptural
By Kalou Dubus
Located in PANTIN, FR
This one-of-a-kind sculptural lamp by French artist Kalou Dubus is titled Stonehenge. Handcrafted in raw black grogged stoneware, the piece is composed of two parts and evokes a mini...
Malachite
Vintage Original Studio Pottery Matte Glaze Vase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This vintage studio art pottery vessel by Kaplan is a masterclass in organic abstraction and subtle Brutalist design. Hand-thrown from heavy stoneware, the piece features a low, bulb...
Pottery, Stoneware
$5,530 / item
Brutalist Textured Column Planter, ATLAS IV by SIRAK
By SIRAK
Located in Los Angeles, CA
ATLAS IV by Sirak Brutalist Column Planter The ATLAS planter, with its monolithic form, channels the spirit of ancient building techniques, evoking the solidity of interlocking foun...
Concrete
Large Sculptural Vase #5 by Dena Zemsky
By Dena Zemsky
Located in New York, NY
Large sculptural vase #5 by Dena Zemsky. Hand-built, glazed stoneware vase form. Signed and dated on underside.
Ceramic, Stoneware
Solid Carved Walnut Box In The Style of Marolles, France 1940's
Located in New York, NY
An original solid carved walnut box with a handle and built-in hinge.
Walnut
Carlo Nason Cenedese Fanciful Vetri Figure
By Carlo Nason
Located in Sharon, CT
A black Scavo over clear glass Murano figure. Incised signature/date to underside.
Glass
Theo Niermeijer abstract modern plant sculpture 1970
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
This striking iron sculpture, designed by Theo Niermeijer (1940–2005) in Amsterdam in 1970, is a powerful example of his distinctive artistic vision. Large and heavy, the piece is cr...
Iron
Brutalist Candle Holder R:2 - Solid Dark Brown Oak - Mokko
Located in Amsterdam, NL
The Acer candle holder R:2 features architectural cubic volumes and semi arched voids. Made out of solid wood and steel, showing signs of handcraft. Designed by Aad Bos and crafted...
Steel
Brutalist Candle Holder by Horst Dalbeck, 1970s, Germany
Located in Delft, NL
Dimensions: 26cm W, 16,5cm H, 8,5cm D Material: Bronze Designer: Horst Dalbeck Period: 1970’s Origin: Germany.
Bronze
Vintage Boho Abstract Figurative Cast Metal Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This powerful vintage sculpture captures a fluid, dynamic human form in motion, executed with the rough texture and expressive technique characteristic of Brutalist or Abstract Expre...
Iron
Large Onyx Dish, France 1960's
Located in New York, NY
A large and elegantly carved onyx dish.
Onyx
BIJAN Metal Sculpture Dog with Birds Pursuit Copper and Brass on Stone Base
By Bijan
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage BIJAN Metal Sculpture Dog with Birds Pursuit Copper and Brass on Stone Base. Mid Century Modern Bijan metal sculpture circa 1960 1970s. T...
Stone, Metal, Brass, Bronze, Copper
$400Sale Price|20% Off
Brutalist Copper Vase with Blue & Brown Enamel Overlays by Rita Brierton
Located in San Diego, CA
Brutalist copper vase with blue and brown enamel overlays by Rita Brierton, circa 1991. The vase is very heavy and finely crafted; the piece measures: 3.5" W x 2.5" D x 9" H. #1091.
Enamel, Copper
Vintage Sculptural Wine / Magazine Rack in Cast Iron, French Art Deco, 1930s
Located in Odense, DK
Such a fine decorative wine / magazine holder in cast iron. Made in France, ca 1930s. Beautiful lines perfectly suited for any interior style. A Modern, Scandinavian, Classic or an Art deco home decor. "There is no style...
Iron
Brutalist Hammered Wrought Iron Candlestick, Tripod Design, 1970s
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Striking Brutalist candlestick from France, dating to the 1970s, handcrafted in hammered wrought iron. The piece features a dramatic sculptural design composed of curved, organically...
Wrought Iron
Wrought iron candle holder in the "Atelier De Marolles" style - France 20th
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Wrought iron candle holder in the "Atelier De Marolles" style - France 20th Jean Touret Style - Henri Vion Style - Decorative objects Measures : 59x53cm H:90cm
Wrought Iron
Eastern European Juried Ceramic Vase, Textured Glaze with Green Motif, 1970s
Located in Alap, HU
Vintage Short Ceramic Vase with Acid Green Abstract Motif A vintage ceramic vase featuring a classic rounded form and a textured beige-brown glaze accented with an acid green abstra...
Ceramic
Eastern European Ceramic Vase, Textured Glaze with Green Motif, 1970s
Located in Alap, HU
Vintage Ceramic Vase with Grass Green Abstract Motif A vintage ceramic vase featuring a textured brown-grey glaze accented with a grass-green abstract motif. The balanced form and t...
Ceramic
Eastern European Ceramic Oval Vase, Textured Glaze with Green Motif, 1970s
Located in Alap, HU
Vintage Narrow-Mouth Ceramic Vase with Grass Green Abstract Motifs A vintage ceramic oval vase featuring a narrow-mouth form and a textured brown glaze accented with a grass-green a...
Ceramic
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 textured brown-grey glaze accented with a hand...
Ceramic
Two Heavy Southwest Kokopelli Metal Sculptures Bookends
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Two heavy signed Southwest Kokopelli metal sculptures. The sculpture features Kokopelli, a fertility deity in the shape of a humpbacked figure playing the flute. The sculpture an...
Metal