Brutalist Furniture
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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Item Ships From: USA
Style: Brutalist
Brutalist Tom Green for Feldman Torch Cut Metal Brass Chandelier 19 Light
By Tom Greene
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage Tom Greene for Feldman Brutalist torch cut metal brass 19 light chandelier. Has bottom light that shines down (included in the 19 count). Comes with original matching ceiling...
Category
1960s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
French Brutalist Dining Table by Georges Robert
Located in Houston, TX
French Brutalist Dining Table By Georges Robert.
Our handsome French Brutalist table, dining table, library table, trestle table or console table is constructed of solid pine and fe...
Category
1960s French Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Pine
Josef Twirbutt Wall Sculpture
By Josef Twirbutt
Located in New York, NY
Highly textured, abstract wall relief of sawn, stained, and collaged wood and found wood objects by Lithuanian-born American artist Josef Twirbutt. T...
Category
1960s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Wood
Marc Weinstein Brutalist Coffee Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Marc Weinstein Brutalist Nail Sculpture Metal and Glass Coffee Table. Great small scale size 22' x 40". Nicely done with applied gold welds and small round feet to top where glass ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Metal
Harry Bertoia Gilt Bronze, Brass and Steel Dandelion Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Bertoia's Dandelion form is widely regarded to be the apex of his career. An overwhelming physical presence is balanced by its truly delicate nature. A gilt bronze central sphere is ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Granite, Brass, Bronze
Monumental Abstract Brutalist Steel Floor Sculpture or Room Divider Screen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A massive brutalist sculpture from the Paul Evans & Harry Bertoia Era circa 1970's. It consists of welded steel construction with some brass and bronze overlays. Originally this had ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Steel
Maches Mexican Brutalist Bronze Dresser Box with Gemstones & Nude Dancing Figure
By Pal Kepenyes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Brutalist dresser box.
With stylized nude figures around its circumference, linked hand-in-hand as if in a Bacchanalian dance, the male figures with erect penises...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Brass
AVRA Wall Sconce - Piccolo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Buds of warm natural alabaster – glowing harbingers of Spring after a long Winter - nestle in textured, Brutalist – inspired cast bronze frames. Custom Sizes Available.
Models in t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
Pair of Brutalist Sconces
Located in Atlanta, GA
Beautiful pair of burnished brass torch cut brutalist sconces. Good condition, vintage from the mid sixties.
Has original patina and these are hardwired.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Brass
32-Inch Tall Bronze Brutalist Candle Holder, Mid-20th Century
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A sculptural and commanding Brutalist candle holder, standing at an impressive 32 inches in height. Crafted in solid bronze with a raw, hand-forged texture, this piece embodies the b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Brutalist 14K Gold Chai Pendant- Handcrafted, Israel 1970s
Located in New York, NY
This exceptional 14K gold Chai pendant, handcrafted in Israel during the 1970s, is a striking representation of Brutalist jewelry design. The pendant is large and solid, weighing an ...
Category
1970s Israeli Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Gold
Brutalist Faceted Geometric Wood Cabinet with Travertine Top, Italy 20th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
A vintage Italian wooden cabinet featuring two doors with faceted geometric fronts, which open to reveal one center shelf. This brutalist piece has a rectangular pedestal base and an unfilled travertine...
Category
20th Century Italian Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Travertine
Tall Danish Modern Henning Kjærnulf Oak Sideboard
Located in San Antonio, TX
Beautifully detailed Danish modern brutalist solid oak sideboard designed by Henning Kjærnulf features hand-crafted details such as beveling along the bottom drawers and sculpted rid...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Oak
Brutalist Copper Verdigris Lilly Sculpture c 1970's
By Max Howard, Curtis Jeré
Located in New York, NY
Brutalist school handcrafted copper lily, executed in verdigris finish. This example is in good, original, clean, ready to use condition, the stem has a slight crimp at the curve of its neck, please see images. In the style of Jere, Max Howard...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Copper
Minotaurs Carved Solid Stone Coffee Table, France 1940's
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional solid carved stone coffee table, the top is a single stone 35’’ in diameter by 5’’ thick with a deep recess carved motif of 5 min...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Stone
Geometric Brutalist Sideboard
Located in Westwood, NJ
A fusion of modern craftsmanship and Brutalist design. Its sculptural facade features geometric square-and-circle paneling, creating a striking three-dimensional effect. The light gr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Wood
Zinc agave plant sculpture on pedestal stand by Domani modern Sutherland
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Produced by Domani Design/ Belgium
ZInc agave plant in urn atop rectangular pedestal
approx 23 x 23 inches diameter x 76 inches high
Category
2010s Belgian Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Zinc
Pair of Argente Side Cube Tables by Paul Evans
By Paul Evans
Located in Miami, FL
Paul Evans argente cube side table
Model (PE-37).
Welded aluminum construction with etched patterns on oxidized and painted panels. Inset slat...
Category
1960s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Slate, Aluminum
Pair of Gilt Iron Architectural Tables with Black Iron Tops high Quality
By Paul Evans
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic pair of simple and elegant high quality iron with steel tables. Sturdy as they come, yet so simple and elegant that they would work in the most posh of interiors available....
Category
Early 2000s Italian Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Steel, Iron
William Bowie Brutalist Bronze Sculpture 1960s
Located in New York, NY
William Bowie was a prominent sculptor of the American Mid-Century Modern period. A contemporary of Harry Bertoia, Curtis Jere and Bruce Freidle, Bowie is considered a founding figur...
Category
1960s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Stone, Bronze
Ghost Mirror
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Authentic Hand poured Silver, from the Studio that Invented the Ghost Mirror process. For over 20 years the Artist has been making custom Ghost mirrors to...
Category
2010s American Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Metal, Brass, Bronze, Steel, Chrome, Sheet Metal
Large Slate Top Patchwork Coffee Table by Paul Evans
By Paul Evans
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Brutalist patchwork coffee table with slate top by Paul Evans. The base is a variety of metals patchworked together to create an amazing mosaic of color and texture. Table measures ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Slate, Copper
Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Style Fireplace Bar Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent Mid-Century Modern Brutalist style sculptural faux fireplace bar cabinet.
Sure to become the focal point of any room, most impressive size standing nearly eight feet t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Resin, Wood
Felipe Delfinger for Feders Brutalist Metal & Stained Glass Pendant 1970s Mexico
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Midcentury Brutalist or forged metal and stained glass pendant light fixture by Felipe Delfinger for Feders, 1970s Latin American Modern.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Central American Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Iron
Brutalist Metal Hand Sculpted Owl Attributed to Sergio Bustamonte
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage hand sculpted Brutalist Mexican metal Folk Art owl attributed to Sergio Bustamonte, circa 1960s.
Category
20th Century Mexican Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Metal
Paul Evans Style Lane Staccato Brutalist Nightstand/ endtable
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Mid-Century Modern Paul Evans Style Lane Staccato Brutalist Nightstand / EndTable.
28ʺW × 16.5ʺD × 22ʺH
Professionally refinished.
We have some other pieces from the line in Phot...
Category
1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Walnut
ALMA Ceiling Surface Flush Mount
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A slab of hand cut Natural Alabaster glows in the grasp of a Brutalist-inspired cast Bronze frame. Custom Sizes Available.
Models in the collection are individually hand-crafted by...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Alabaster, Brass, Bronze
Brutalist Brass Necklace
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Signed Brutalist brass necklace.
Category
1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Brass
French Brutalist Pierre Chapo Style Coffee Table With Slate Top
Located in Houston, TX
French Brutalist Pierre Chapo Style Coffee Table With Slate Top.
Our handsome French mid century Pierre Chapo style Brutalist rectangular cocktail table is stunning from every angle ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Slate
Solid Bronze Abstract Sculpture, USA 1960's
Located in New York, NY
This work was made by bending a very long 3/4 inch solid bronze rod into a rectangular brick, it weighs a surprising 75 lbs for its size
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Boho Wrought Iron and Limestone Console Table
Located in west palm beach, FL
Discover the compelling blend of natural texture and robust form with this vintage console table, featuring a substantial limestone top resting upon a wrought iron base. The earthy, ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Limestone, Metal
James Bearden "Ant Bench"
Located in New York, NY
"Ant Bench," a one-of-a-kind tour-de-force by American artist James Bearden. The blackened steel hand-welded and textured substructure and grille were created around a long and slend...
Category
2010s American Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Steel
Monumental Pair Brutalist Torch Cut Steel Richard Barr Laurel Lamps Mid-Century
By Richard Barr
Located in Pemberton, NJ
These Monumental pair of Brutalist lamps were designed by Richard Barr for the Laurel Lamp Company, Newark, N.J. This pair is much larger than most we have had in the past and were o...
Category
1960s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Granite, Cut Steel
A French Brutalist style solid oak dining table C 1960.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This trestle table is substantial with its H-stretcher joining 4 chamfered corner square legs! Take a look at the thickness of this solid oak piece. Your children can stand on this t...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Oak
Large Mid-Century Verdigris Bronze Bell / Wind Chime Paolo Soleri for Arconsanti
By Paolo Soleri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large wind chime / bell designed by architect, Paolo Soleri for Arconsanti.
Bronze cast elements with verdigris patina throughout from natural age and environmental weathering.
Bell ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Small brutalist metal wall mirror by Don Drumm, signed, late 20th century
By Donald Drumm
Located in View Park, CA
A vintage miniature brutalist aluminum wall mirror by metal artist Donald Drumm, signed on verso, late twentieth century. Hand-crafted with Drumm’s signature illustrative motifs with...
Category
Late 20th Century American Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Set of Five Ray Berger Brutalist Wall Sculptures D. 1979-1981
By Ray Berger
Located in Peabody, MA
An assemblage of five architectural metalwork wall sculptures by the noted Baltimore, MD artist Raymond Herbert Berger (1929-2017). They can be arranged vertically (as shown) or hori...
Category
1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Metal
Brutalist Cast Aluminum Door Panel, Germany, 1970's
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brutalist, German, 1970's cast aluminum decorative door panel with incredible textured surface. Intended to be attached to a door front to lend elegance and architectural bravado, bu...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage Brutalist Brass and Metal Fish Sculpture
Located in San Carlos, CA
🐟 Elevate your home decor with our striking Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Brass and Metal Fish Sculpture, reminiscent of the iconic style from the Emaus Benedictine Monks studio. Cra...
Category
1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-century Brutalist Free-Form Aluminum & Steel Geometric Art Wall Sculpture
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Brutalist free-form aluminum & steel art wall sculpture featuring brushed and polished piece cutting into corners, vents, and round shapes brought together by a centralized "T" cente...
Category
1960s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Lane Vintage Brutalist Mid Century walnut Staccato Double Mirror
Located in Las Vegas, NV
LANE VINTAGE BRUTALIST MID CENTURY WALNUT STACCATO DOUBLE MIRROR
Make a statement with this fantastic double mirror by Lane from the “Staccato” line, c. 1970. This is a wonderful, ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Brutalist Ilana Goor Style Iron & Glass Dining Set, Table & 8 Leather Chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Brutalist Ilana Goor Style Iron & Glass Dining Set. Listing includes a Large Glass & Iron Dining Table and 8 Iron Chairs with Distressed Tooled Leather Seats and Backs. Table...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Iron
Italian Brutalist Style Commode in Wood and Brass
Located in New York, NY
An Italian Brutalist style chest of drawers in ash wood and brass. With fantastic geometric embellishments which serve as the drawer pulls for each of the six drawers; with harmoniou...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Brass
Brutalist Cement and Steel Inlaid Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brutalist coffee table features a steel inlaid mosaic pattern on a cement table top. The frame and legs of the table are a patinated steel. The four legs showcase a unique 'squiggle'...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Cement, Steel
Donald Drumm Coffee Table...Brutalist sculptural aluminum / glass / chrome
By Donald Drumm
Located in Buffalo, NY
Interesting Brutalist coffee table by noted American sculptor and designer Donald Drumm. Coffee table with a tubular metal frame that supports a cast aluminum design and a rectangula...
Category
1960s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Vintage 1960s Brutalist Torch-Cut Brass Chandelier by Tom Greene
By Tom Greene
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Amazing vintage chandelier designed by Tom Greene for Feldman Co., circa 1960s. In good working condition. It has original patina. Just a wonderful piece hard to find.
Category
1960s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pierre Chapo Style Dark Oak Brutalist Side Table with Rounded Legs
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brutalist oak side table inspired by Pierre Chapo with beautiful grain and rounded legs. Perfect little side table or foot stool. (Not recommended to hold full adult weight). Lightly...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Oak
Brutalist Carved Walnut Rocking Chair after Jean Touret, France 1950's
By Jean Touret
Located in New York, NY
Low rocking chair attributed to Jean Touret. The solid oak base is carved and hand gouged in a brutalist fashion; butterflies and dowels hold its var...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Oak
James de Wulf Concrete Split Locking Dining Table, 60"
Located in Paia, HI
The James de Wulf classic Split Locking dining table features a split radius in the tabletop. The table consists of two pieces: table top and base, which...
Category
2010s American Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Concrete
James Bearden Capsule Cabinet, Cathedral Series, 2013
Located in New York, NY
The "Capsule Cabinet" by James Bearden is a captivating piece from his Cathedral Series. Crafted with blackened textured steel and fused bronze element...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Set of Linear Brushed Metal Brutalist Objects, Germany, 1970’s
Located in New York, NY
Interesting set of objects.
Category
1970s German Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Metal
Harry Bertoia Bush Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
"Untitled" (Bush) Sculpture by Harry Bertoia, circa 1970's made of welded bronze.
Harry Bertoia, was an Italian-born American artist, sound art sculptor, an...
Category
1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Richard Faralla Constructionist Assembled Wood Wall Sculpture
Located in Fulton, CA
A wood wall sculpture by documented California artist Richard Faralla. Exhibited and works held San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Acquired from a personal friend and student of Far...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Wood
Willy Guhl Style Concrete Tulip Chairs, 1970s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique set of concrete aggregate chairs with a Tulip style base. Very unusual chairs with light patina and nice coloring. Good condition. Extremely heavy and well made. Priced as a pair of 2 chairs...
Category
1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Concrete
Adrian Pearsall Brutalist Style Sofa
Located in Stamford, CT
Spectacular Adrian Pearsall three cushion sofa with Brutalist "bronze" finish sculptural side panels. A highly sought after Pearsall piece. Three seat cushions, three back cushions. ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Acrylic
Brutalist Bronze Sculpture by Ralph Tazian
By Paul Evans
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Brutalist bronze sculpture on a mahogany base by Laguna Beach based artist Ralph Tazian
Category
1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Set of Six Vintage Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Dining Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Outstanding set of six dining chairs, circa late-20th century is a great example of “Brutalist” Mid-Century Modern architecture & design. They represent a moment in design history wh...
Category
Late 20th Century American Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Rectangular Coffee Table with Copper Patchwork Finish by Maitland-Smith
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredibly sculptural rectangular coffee table from North Carolina based furniture company Maitland Smith. This incredible table has a wooden frame with block legs and rectangular s...
Category
1980s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Copper
Brutalist furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Brutalist furniture 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 furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, decorative objects, lighting and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Brutalist furniture 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 furniture, popular names associated with this style include Sóha, Paul Evans, Joel Escalona, and David Marshall. 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 furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $29 and tops out at $450,000 while the average work can sell for $2,520.
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