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Brutalist Mirrors

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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Style: Brutalist
Large Sunburst Mirror in Gilt Iron, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Handcrafted large sunburst mirror, gold leaf, gilt iron. France, 1950s. This gilt metal sunburst miror has alternating rays in two sizes surrounding the central sphere. This Brutal...
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20th Century French Brutalist Mirrors

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Metal, Iron, Gold Leaf

Julian Schnabel Brutalist Style Silver Studded Console or Wall Mirror , a Pair
By Julian Schnabel
Located in Plainview, NY
A very stylish pair of brutalist style studded silver mirrors designed by Julian Schnabel ( American, 1951). The mirrors are a limited edition designed by the artist for the historical Gramercy...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Brutalist Mirrors

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Metal

Mid-Century Riveted Gold Brass Brutalist Mirror
Located in Hastings, GB
A French Brutalist riveted brass mirror, dating to the 1950's, overlapping layers of textured brass and original foxed mirror plate. Height 70cm, Width 38cm, Depth 4.5cm Mirror Pla...
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1950s French Vintage Brutalist Mirrors

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Brass

Creaciones Gobesso Multi Color Murano Glass Rock Crystal Mirror
Located in Barcelona, ES
Rare Mid-Century Modern handcrafted circular mirror made of stucco accented with green, yellow, orange and purple rock crystals . Italy, 1960s. Man...
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20th Century Italian Brutalist Mirrors

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Rock Crystal

Mid Century Modern Vintage Brutalist Style Large Mirror
Located in Saddle River, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brutalist Style Large Mirror. Elevate your interior with this stunning Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brutalist Style Large Mirror. This unique piece showcase...
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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Mirrors

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Mirror, Wood

Brutalist Sunburst Mirror with Nails Detail, Gilt Iron, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mini sized sunburst mirror, gilt iron, gold leaf. Brutalist spanish gilt iron sunburst mirrors with nails ornamentation. Spain, 1950s This small sunburst mirror will be eye-catching placed alone or as a part of a sunburst mirror wall composition. Choose other sunburst mirrors in different sizes from our shop to create a beautiful wall decoration. Terrific aged patina. Original gold leaf gilding. Antique glass showing marks of the pass of time. Measures: Overall diameter: 19 cm // 7,48 in diameter Glass diameter: 11 cm // 4,33 in We are specialists in wall mirrors and sunburst mirrors. A curated selection of mirrors...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Brutalist Mirrors

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Gold Leaf, Metal, Iron

Paul Evans Style Lane Pueblo Brutalist Oak Framed Double Mirror, 1970s
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional Paul Evans style Mid-Century Modern Brutalist oak framed double mirror By Lane Furniture "Pueblo" Collection USA, 1970s Measures: 55" W x 2" D x 40.5" H. E...
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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Mirrors

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Mirror, Oak

Brutalist Mirror Sculpture, Lorenzo Burchiellaro, 1954, for X Triennale, signed
Located in London, Fitzrovia
A rare metal sculpture / mirror by Lorenzo Burchiellaro, circa 1954 for the X Triennale, signed. The brutalist metal sculptural surround looks great against the soft pink distressed ...
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20th Century Italian Brutalist Mirrors

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Metal

Brutalist Sunburst Wall Sculpture Mirror by William Friedle, 1970s
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A Brutalist sculpture/wall mirror, three layers of bronze spoked incorporating a brass, radiating sun dial, ca' 1970's.
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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Mirrors

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Brass, Bronze

Brutalist Mirror
Located in Vezzano Sul Crostolo, IT
1960s mirror iron cast in Murano glass. Wooden back. Very good conditions.
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1960s Italian Vintage Brutalist Mirrors

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Iron

Sunburst Flower Mirror in Wrought Iron
Located in Barcelona, ES
Spanish sunburst flower wall mirror with hearts design, wrought iron, Spain, 1950s. Black wrought iron frame featuring hearts with scrolled details and gilt accents. Beautiful to b...
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20th Century Spanish Brutalist Mirrors

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Wrought Iron, Iron

Italian Brutalist Sculptural Brass Mirror by Luciano Frigerio
Located in Houston, TX
Italian Brutalist sculptural brass mirror by Luciano Frigerio. Handsome Italian midcentury Brutalist mirror designed by Luciano Frigerio ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Brutalist Mirrors

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Brass

Walnut Brutalist-Style Sunburst Mirror
Located in Norwalk, CT
Wonderful size on this piece. Brutalist-style layers of solid walnut surround a center bulls-eye mirror. Quality construction. Warm natural oiled finish. Solid back. Measure: 48" dia...
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20th Century Brutalist Mirrors

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Walnut

Exceptional American Brutalist Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Exceptional American Brutalist mirror. Signed and dated 1978.
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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Mirrors

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Midcentury Brutalist Torch Cut Mixed Metal Convex Mirror
By Tony Melendy, Curtis Jeré
Located in Houston, TX
Midcentury Brutalist torch cut mixed metal convex mirror. This stunning Brutalist convex mirror or sunburst mirror was executed in mixed metals in a very interesting design. Our mid ...
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1970s Unknown Vintage Brutalist Mirrors

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Metal

"Rino" Contemporary Silver Face Mirror with Cast Brass Hanger
Located in Sao Paulo, BR
This contemporary mirror was meticulously handmade by master artisans one piece at a time. It is therefore quite difficult, if not impossible to make identical items. The projects ar...
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2010s Brazilian Brutalist Mirrors

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Starburst Mirror Sculpture
Located in West Hartford, CT
Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, this Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Starburst sculpture features an array of metal rays radiat...
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Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Mirrors

Materials

Brass

Italian Brutalist Perforated Rose Pink Lacquer & Gold Brass Modern Round Mirror
Located in New York, NY
This custom round mirror is an Italian contemporary work, entirely handmade. The design in perforated lace brass is unique. The stepped round frame is edged with a high-quality brass...
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2010s Italian Brutalist Mirrors

Materials

Metal, Brass

Sensational Large Brutalist Starburst Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
American, mid-20th century. A Brutalist style polychromed steel wall-hanging starburst mirror, with a central, round mirrored panel, bordered with shaped wire scrolls, surrounded by ...
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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Mirrors

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Metal

Oceanic Mad Men Style Wall Mirror by Pulaski
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Beautifully refinished 1970s Pulaski Oceanic style wall mirror, often attributed to Witco. Matching mirror to the famed Don Draper office credenza from the ...
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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Mirrors

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Gold

Cork and Wood Mirror, French Work, Circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This mirror is made of cork and wood. This is a French work. Circa 1970.
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1970s French Vintage Brutalist Mirrors

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Wood, Cork

20th Century Brutalist Sunburst Mirror
Located in Hastings, GB
A 20th century hand crafted French metal sunburst mirror, in the brutalist fashion, of incredible large proportions with welded decorative flourishes, finished in an off white / gilt...
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1970s French Vintage Brutalist Mirrors

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Steel, Iron

Brutalist Ceramic Sandstone & Pyrite Mirror, France, 1960
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Great size and materials
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1960s French Vintage Brutalist Mirrors

Materials

Ceramic

Lane Brutalist Style Oak Frame Mirror
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Lane Altavista Brutalist series mirror in oak. Please confirm item location (NY or NJ) with dealer.
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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Mirrors

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Oak

Rare Console and Mirror by Mario Giani, 1970s
By Mario Giani
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Very rare Brutalist style console table with mirror by Mario Giani. The console features square decorated terracotta stones and a black steel frames. The table top is very unique ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Brutalist Mirrors

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Terracotta, Glass

Brutalist Style Silver with Brass & Stones Inlay Console or Wall Mirror, a Pair
Located in Plainview, NY
A stunning pair of Brutalist style silver wall or console mirrors. The pair of handmade brutalist mirrors features a refined filigree design ornate with blue and red natural stones. ...
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1990s Unknown Brutalist Mirrors

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Silver, Brass

Brutalist Artisan Mirror with Welded Rods, 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Brutalist style artisan mirror in chrome and brass with welded rods on front, American 1970s (artists initials on lower right).
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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Mirrors

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Metal, Brass, Chrome

Feathered Copper Sunburst Mirror 1970's Italian
Located in Hastings, GB
A beautiful large sunburst mirror, the hand worked feathered copper rays alternating in size around the oval mirror plate, which is original to the mirror. Dating to the early 1970'...
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1970s Italian Vintage Brutalist Mirrors

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Copper

Exquisite Brutal Hammered Bronze Wall Mirror
Located in North Miami, FL
This brutal heavy bronze frame from France shows a wonderful patina, as well as an aged mirror. THIS ITEM IS LOCATED AND WILL SHIP FROM OUR EAST HAMPTON, NY SHOWROOM.
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1970s French Vintage Brutalist Mirrors

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Bronze

Vintage Brutalist Mirror by Lane Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Brutalist mirror by Lane Furniture that is sure to add character to any room with its eye-catching assortment of sculpted details. Please confirm item location...
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Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Very Heavy METAL Brutalist Wall Mirror with Glaze on Metal, 1960s
Located in Oirlo, LI
Brutalist Wall Mirror with Glaze on Metal, 1960s Additional information: Dimensions: 61 W x 4 D x 61 H cm Period of Time: 1960 Condition: In v...
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20th Century Unknown Brutalist Mirrors

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Metal

Huge Paul Evans Style Chunky Brutalist Mirror by Lane
Located in Chattanooga, TN
1970s large Mid-Century Modern Brutalist mirror by Lane. Intricately laid, highly textured pattern adorns the centre panel, left, right and bottom. Rough hewn forms exemplify the Bru...
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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Mirrors

Materials

Oak, Mirror

Large Brutalist Mirror
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Striking brutalist mirror with unique mid-century modern design and sculptural wood design. Can be used as a dressing mirror or adapted to hang on a w...
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1960s Vintage Brutalist Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Vintage Maple Burl Walnut Rosewood and Oak Brutalist Mirror by Tabago Ltd.
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Made by Tabago Furniture Ltd. of Quebec, Canada, this stunning brutalist mirror use several species of wood to create a truly unique look. The magpie assortment of veneers include maple, oak, burl wood, rosewood and walnut. The main body of the piece is a honey colored maple, fitting for this Canadian made...
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1970s Canadian Vintage Brutalist Mirrors

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Oak, Rosewood, Walnut, Burl

Hillebrand Mid-Century Brutalist Wall Mirror, Germany 1960's
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
A Mid-Century wall mirror with a frame constructed of cast metal sculptural elements in the “Brutalist” aesthetic. The frame surrounds a polished and lacquered brass inner frame. Thi...
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1970s German Vintage Brutalist Mirrors

Materials

Brass, Iron

Paul Evans Brutalist Mirror and Shelf
Located in New York, NY
Wall-mount shelf with slate top, and matching Brutalist metal clad mirror. Iconic design from the master of Brutalism, Paul Evans. Great original condition, ready to install. The mir...
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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Mirrors

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Slate, Metal

Monolith floor mirror by VAVA Objects, fiberglass mirror handcrafted in Sweden
Located in Saltsjöbaden, SE
The artisanal process of creating our Monolith Floor Mirror gives each piece an individual soul and patina, as the temperature, humidity and hands at work all contribute to its disti...
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2010s Swedish Brutalist Mirrors

Materials

Fiberglass

Mid-Century French Brutalist Wood Mirror
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century French Brutalist Wood Mirror. H / 24.8 inches.
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1950s French Vintage Brutalist Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Brutalist illuminated wrought iron mirror, Germany 1970s
Located in ECHT, NL
Round brutalist mirror. Made from wrought iron. It is illuminated from the back by 4 lamps operated by a pull switch. The mirror itself measures...
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Late 20th Century German Brutalist Mirrors

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Wrought Iron

Brutalist Patinated Metal Wall Mirror in the Style of Seandel or Jeré
Located in Dorchester, MA
Reminiscent of the Brutalist work of Silas Seandel and C. Jeré, this circular wall mirror comprises a wreath of jigsaw-shaped patinated metal pieces in an array of tones. The appro...
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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Mirrors

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Brass, Copper, Steel

HUGE Mid Century Modern Walnut BRUTALIST MIRROR Paul Evans styled, c. 1960's
Located in Weehawken, NJ
Huge Mid Century Modern Walnut Brutalist styled Mirror in the style of Paul Evans, circa 1960's. The façade consists of a highly textured pattern of rough hewn shapes and each piece ...
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1960s Vintage Brutalist Mirrors

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Mirror, Walnut

Silvered Brutalist Oval Mirror in Wrought Iron with Scroll Decorations
Located in Barcelona, ES
Silvered Oval Mirror in Wrought Iron Wrought Iron Oval Wall Mirror with Scroll Details on the Frame, Spain, 1950-1960 Eye-catching hand forged iron mirror heavily adornen by scrollwo...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Brutalist Mirrors

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Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron

Spanish Silvered Flower Sunburst Oval Mirror in Wrought Iron, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Large Silvered Oval Mirror, Wrought Iron Wrought Iron Oval Sunburst Mirror with Scroll Details and Brutalist Design, Spain, 1950-1960. Eye-catching hand forged iron mirror with scrol...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Brutalist Mirrors

Materials

Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron

Contemporary Brutalist Style Wall Mirror in Solid Oak v2
Located in Paris, IDF
Wall mirror in solid oak (+ linseed oil) Measures: 74 x 53 x 10 cm SÓHA design studio conceives and produces furniture design and decorative objects in solid oak in an authentic sty...
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21st Century and Contemporary Russian Brutalist Mirrors

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Oak

Ceramic mirror in "cubist" style by Nathalie Soufflet
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
Trapezoidal ceramic mirror by the French artist Nathalie Soufflet, workshop "Curiosa". Decoration composed of a set of geometric shapes in black slip...
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2010s French Brutalist Mirrors

Materials

Ceramic, Mirror

Brutalist Style Round bronze Studded Mirror, Compatible pair
Located in Plainview, NY
Brutalist Style Round bronze Mirror, Compatible pair : This elegant pair of round mirrors exudes a refined Brutalist sensibility, masterfully handcrafted in bronze. Each mirror is...
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20th Century Brutalist Mirrors

Materials

Bronze

One Pair of Gilt Metal Brutalist Mirrors, Great Usable Scale, Priced Per Mirror
Located in Buchanan, MI
One pair of gilt metal Brutalist mirrors. Great usable scale. Priced per mirror. Great condition.
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20th Century Brutalist Mirrors

Materials

Metal

Brutalist Wall Hanging Mirror with Rings Frame in Wrought Copper, Italy 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
One of a Kind Hanging Mirror in Copper with Rings Frame. Brutalist Period, Italy, 1950s Eye-catching hand forged copper mirror framed by rings and hanging from a copper round links c...
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20th Century Spanish Brutalist Mirrors

Materials

Metal, Copper

Sunburst Mirror in Gilt Wrought Iron, 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Sunburst mirror in hand forged iron and gilt patina. Spain, 1940s-1950s. This sunburst mirror features a frame made of hand forged spikes and...
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20th Century Spanish Brutalist Mirrors

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron

Starburst Sunburst Wall Mirror / Light Fixture in Gilt Metal
Located in Barcelona, ES
Rare handcrafted parcel-gilt iron sunburst / starburst shaped wall mirror, Spain, 1940s-1950s. This Brutalist mirror has two layers of rays in different sizes with jagged pointed edg...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Brutalist Mirrors

Materials

Metal, Iron, Gold Leaf

Studio Slab Ceramic Mirror, USA 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Interesting single piece ceramic mirror in a poured technique. Signed
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Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Mirrors

Materials

Ceramic

Large Brutalist Iron Mirror 'Eyelash' Avant Garde 1980s, USA
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Large Brutalist Iron Mirror 'Eyelash' Avant Garde 1980s, USA Fantastic, heavy modern 1980's Miami studio mirror crafted of rusted/aged fused with protuberances or "eyelashes" of the...
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Late 20th Century American Brutalist Mirrors

Materials

Iron

Brutalist Scandinavian Teak Wall Mirror, 1960-1970
Located in Herentals, BE
Remarkable designed solid teak wall mirror.
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Mid-20th Century Danish Brutalist Mirrors

Materials

Teak

One of a Kind Cast Iron Brutalist Psyché Table Mirror, France, 1970's
Located in New York, NY
Heavy, graphic table mirror slight angle to the base unique piece this mirror will ship from France and can be returned to either France or upstate NY location price does not include...
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1970s French Vintage Brutalist Mirrors

Materials

Iron

Mid Century Brutalist Square Mirror with Brass Frame
Located in Troy, MI
Found in Italy, this brutalist style mirror dates from the 1970s. Square brass frame has a heavily textured, dark bronze colored surface with contrasting brushed brass corners. Unkn...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Brutalist Mirrors

Materials

Brass

Exceptional American Brutalist Mirror
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Exceptional American brutalist mirror. Signed and dated 1978.
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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Mirrors

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Brutalist Spanish mirror with dark wood frame, 1960s
Located in Herentals, BE
The mirror has a harness-shaped dark wooden hand-carved frame and finished with natural cord that is attached with decorative black cast iron nails. The mirror is also equipped with ...
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1960s Spanish Vintage Brutalist Mirrors

Materials

Metal, Iron

Round Carved & Gilt Wood Mirror
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a nice example of a 20th century carved and gilt wall mirror. The mirror organically carved 38" round beveled mirror. The carved frame is in overall good condition with rubbi...
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20th Century Mexican Brutalist Mirrors

Materials

Gold Leaf

Brutalist mirrors for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Brutalist mirrors 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 mirrors created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include mirrors, wall decorations, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Brutalist mirrors 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 mirrors, popular names associated with this style include Lane Furniture, Paul Evans, Sóha, and Joel Escalona. 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 mirrors differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $277 and tops out at $34,502 while the average work can sell for $2,544.

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