Slate Stone Brutalist Nesting Tables, 1970s, France
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice Brutalist set of Three nesting tables. Wrought iron comes with a Slate stone top. Very good condition. 1970s.
1970s European Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Slate
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
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.
Slate Stone Brutalist Nesting Tables, 1970s, France
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice Brutalist set of Three nesting tables. Wrought iron comes with a Slate stone top. Very good condition. 1970s.
Slate
Brutalist Carved Limestone table lamp - Circa 1980s
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Brutalist Carved Limestone table lamp - Circa 1980s Arsène Galisson Style - France Measures : 17x9 cm H: 30,5cm Weight : ~ 7 kg Material : Stone
Stone
Mid-Century Brutalist German Studio Pottery Vase by Gerhard Liebenthron, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Brutalist German Studio Pottery Vase by Gerhard Liebenthron, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1970 to 1979 This piece has an attribution mark. Additional informa...
Ceramic
Pair Spanish Mid-Century Sling Lounge Chairs, Saddle Leather & Wood, 1960s
Located in Rødding, DK
A rare and exceptionally characterful pair of Spanish mid-century lounge chairs in original saddle leather and solid wood — stamped "Made in Spain" beneath the frame — representing o...
Leather, Wood
Midcentury Travertine Marble Italian Box Catchall by Fratelli Mannelli, 1970s
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...
Travertine
A MID-CENTURY-MODERN BRUTALIST MODERNIST Ceramic COFFEE SIDE TABLE, France 1950
Located in PARIS, FR
A rigorous coffee table or low tripod pedestal table, bedside or end table, Modernist, rigorous black wrought iron structure, circular top in enameled lava stone with superb glowing decoration on a black background of volcanic inspiration, made in 4 quarter circle assembled into a tray, in the spirit of Jean and Robert Cloutier...
Lava, Wrought Iron
Brutalist Vide Poche in Cast Bronze 1960s
Located in Meer, VAN
Brutalist Vide Poche in Cast Bronze, mid 20th century. Beautiful and very distinct vide poche in heavy cast bronze. Quintessentially brutalist with rough and hand made shapes and he...
Bronze
A BRUTALIST NEOCLASSICAL Wrought Iron PAIR of ANDIRONS, France 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
A simple and strong, pair of andirons, Neoclassical, Brutalist, to be attributed, massive wrought iron structures with interesting "twirl" effect, strongly caracterised by their "Fle...
Wrought Iron
Maison Regain Brutalist Elm Coffee Table - France - 1970s
Located in BOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT, FR
Maison Regain Brutalist Elm Coffee Table, France, 1970s Remarkable asymmetrical coffee table in solid elm, produced by Maison Regain in France during the 1970s. Known for its sculp...
Elm
Dudouyt - Spirit - Architectural - Oak - Desk - France - 1940s
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
Architectural Oak Desk with Parquet Top, France, 1940s Form distilled to mass and rhythm — a collector’s piece of sculptural restraint. This commanding French oak dining table, craf...
Oak
Reclaimed Oak Wood, Brutalist Coffee Table, Natural, Handmade, Logniture
By Logniture
Located in Stara Gradiška, HR
Elevate your living space with our reclaimed oak coffee table, a stunning example of rustic craftsmanship. This table is not just a functional piece; it is a statement of style and s...
Wood, Oak
Paire de chenets de cheminée en fer forgé- Edouard SCHENCK 1950s
Located in PARIS, FR
Paire de chenets zoomorphes représentant un couple de Teckel attribué à Edouard Schenck. En bon état avec des traces d’oxydation Production des années 50 Période Art déco.
Wrought Iron
Brutalist Ceramic Baluster Urn Table Lamp, Red & Black 1940s-1950s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Striking vintage ceramic table lamp features the urn or baluster shaped base, decorated with bands of textured abstract graphic elements, accentuated with gray and black color on ma...
Ceramic, Pottery
Coffee Table - Brutalist - Customizable - Solid Oak - Taes by Mokko
Located in Amsterdam, NL
The Taes coffee table draws inspiration from the majestic sloping-sided architectural platforms, historically used for religious, ceremonial and defensive purposes. In stacked form, ...
Oak, Walnut
Design Drink Mat, Posavaso Diseño, Cast Aluminium and Brass Handmade in Spain
Located in Benahavis, AN
The decorative Coaster was created by David Marshall, it is made of sand cast aluminum and sand cast brass. We can engrave this piece with your Initials or Logo, makes a beautiful ...
Aluminum, Brass
$5,026Sale Price|23% Off
Robust Armchair Made of Recycled Wood in the Style of Andrianna Shamaris US
Located in Oirlo, LI
This is a beautiful wooden chair made by hand from presumably teak wood. It is recycled wood in the style of Andrianna Shamaris US. Beautifully handmade chair with organic shap...
Teak
Light Blue Cereus Lamp (Medium) by Nani Goods Contemporary Ceramic Cactus Lamp
By Steven Lancaster, Nani Goods
Located in South Pasadena, CA
Inspired by the undulating forms of night‑blooming desert cacti, the Cereus Lamp balances minimalism with playful organic movement. Hand‑built from speckled stoneware using slab‑cons...
Brass
Brutalist Stone & Brass Coffee Table by Marcus Kingma, Netherlands 1986
By Marcus Kingma
Located in Berlin, DE
This sculptural coffee table by Marcus Kingma treats furniture as a composed surface rather than a neutral object. The square top is built from irregular fragments of natural stone s...
Stone
French Brutalist Pierre Chapo Style Coffee Table With Slate Top
By Jacques Adnet, Atelier Marolles, Pierre Jeanneret, Jean Prouvé, Pierre Chapo
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 ...
Slate
Silas Seandel Woodland Brutalist Cocktail Table
Located in Houston, TX
A rare brutalist coffee table by Silas Seandel, signed, circa early 1970s. From his "Woodland Series" of tables and furniture that portrayed natural forms. Featuring intricate torch-...
Metal, Bronze
1 of the 2 Kurt Jesch Amadeo Solid Bronze Three Arm Candlelabra Brass, 1960
Located in Rijssen, NL
A true showstopper for collectors of high-end European mid-century modernism. The three-arm candelabra is a fascinating piece of 20th-century design history. It features an organi...
Brass
Large Kurt Jesch Amadeo Fratelli Tonini Seven Arm Candlelabra Brass, 1960
Located in Rijssen, NL
A true showstopper for collectors of high-end European mid-century modernism, this magnificent, substantial seven-arm candelabra is a fascinating piece of 20th-century design histor...
Bronze
Brutalist Bronze Door Handle Set with Abstract Pattern
Located in London, GB
A square Brutalist bronze door handle with abstract pattern, together with matching keyhole plate and letterbox cover. European, second half 20th century. The pieces are patinated t...
Bronze
Pair of Constructivist Distressed Wrought Iron Andirons - France 1970's
Located in New York, NY
Graphic constructivist wrought iron andirons with tappered end. In fair vintage condition. Can be partially polished or fully sanded (at extra charge). These andirons will ship from ...
Wrought Iron
Nopal Ocre Sculpture by Diego Hernández Beauroyre
Located in Barcelona, ES
Conceived by Mexican artist and designer Diego Hernández Beauroyre, Nopal Ocre is part of a sculptural investigation focused on the forms of adaptation, resistance, and growth presen...
Ceramic
Brutalist Deep Blue Glazed Ceramic Bowl Signed Studio Piece, 1960s
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
Created in the heart of the 1960s, this sculptural bowl is a perfect testament to the brutalist movement applied to the fire arts. It captivates with the magnetic intensity of its co...
Ceramic
James de Wulf Block Coffee Table, Square - Standard Finish
Located in Paia, HI
Cast concrete block coffee table. A solid statement piece to center a living space. Pairs well with the James de Wulf Block Chair for a stylized common...
Concrete
Hand Beaten Copper Cooking Cauldron on Stand, Log Basket
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Hand beaten copper cooking cauldron on stand, log basket This is a lovely early Cooking Pot, it is made in hand beaten copper, slightly flaring out at...
Copper
$750Sale Price|20% Off
Brutalist Design in Style Slate Tile Inlay Coffee Table, Belgium 1970's
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Brutalist Design Style Slate Tile inlay Coffee Table, made in Belgium 1970's. Dark stained oak wooden frame, and dark stained beech base. Mix of sla...
Slate
$2,182Sale Price / set|20% Off
Rainer Daumiller pine carver dining chairs for Hirtshals Sawmill, set of 4
By Hirtshals Savvaerk, Rainer Daumiller
Located in Zevenaar, NL
Rainer Daumiller is a furniture designer who was born in Germany and migrated to Denmark in 1959. The sculptural wooden furniture represents Daumiller's love for natural materials an...
Pine
Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Steel Sculpture, USA, 20th Century
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century Modern Brutalist sculpture of tortured and burnt welded steel.
Steel
Marz Designs "Polaris Wall Light", Small, Tumbled Brass
By Marz Designs
Located in BYRON BAY, NSW
Drawing from Brutalist architecture and the symbolism of the North Star, Polaris is a collection that embodies both origins, by fusing geometric form and celestial illumination to cr...
Aluminum, Brass
1960s Flora-Inspired Brass Table Lamp by Laurel Lamp Co
Located in Bainbridge, NY
American Mid Century Laurel Lamp Company Flora Inspired Stacked Torch Cut Brass Table Lamp. Featuring a tubular Brass column supporting, handcrafted, two tier, stacked, botanical ins...
Metal, Brass
Five-Arm Bronze Handcrafted Table Candlesticks Tharjes, 1950
Located in Rijssen, NL
A true showstopper for collectors of high-end European mid-century modernism. The five-arm candelabra is a fascinating piece of 20th-century design history. It features an organic...
Bronze
$2,724Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Vintage Brutalist Belgian Metal & Ceramik Entry Door Pull Handle
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This pair of original door handles was designed and made by the Belgian artist Juliette Belarti during the 1960s. The geometric frame is made of aluminum and the center is filled wit...
Aluminum
1 of the 2 Arm Bronze Handcrafted Table Candlesticks Tharjes, 1950
Located in Rijssen, NL
A true showstopper for collectors of high-end European mid-century modernism. The 2 arm candelabra is a fascinating piece of 20th-century design history. It features an organic si...
Bronze
Mid-Century Brutalist Metal Candleholder with Gold Finish, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century Brutalist Metal Candleholder, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969. Additional information: Materials: Metal Style: Brutalist Color: Gold Item Type: Vin...
Metal
Vintage round dining table made of larch wood, dating from the 1970s
Located in SAN PIETRO MOSEZZO, NO
A vintage round dining table made of larch wood dating from the 1970s. This table is an iconic piece of Scandinavian craftsmanship and design, characterized by a distinctly brutalis...
Wood
1980s Cast Plaster Table Lamp on a Lucite Base by Casual Lamps of California
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1980s Cast Plaster Table Lamp on a Lucite Base by Casual Lamps of California Brutalist architectural relief deign Needs Rewiring
Lucite, Plaster
1970's Henning Kjærnulf Brutalist Sidetable in Oak with Søholm Tiles
By Søholm Stentøj, Henning Kjærnulf
Located in Knebel, DK
1970's Henning Kjærnulf brutalist sidetable in oak with Søholm tiles Square sofa / side tables in solid oak. Designed by Henning Kjærnulf for E.G Møbler, Denmark, with Søholm Kerami...
Ceramic, Oak
$3,250 / item
Curtis Jere Sea Urchin or Dandelions Wall Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Chicago, IL
A lovely sea urchin wall sculpture by C. Jeré (Curtis Jere Artisan House) . Signed and dated 1979. Although this piece is most often referred to as the sea urchin sculpture, it was ...
Metal
NONO Elefante Console Table 23, Flowing Lines, Solid Craft
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
NONO Elefante Console Table 23, Flowing Lines, Solid Craft ————————————————————— Elefante Collection: A Harmony of Design and Heritage by NONO Crafting Elegance with a Modernist Tou...
Hardwood
$4,070 / item
OMERO Oval Wall Sconce
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An architecturally-inspired duet of dramatic veined alabaster with a textured cast bronze – a trio of simply striking silhouettes. Models in the collection are individually hand-cra...
Alabaster, Bronze
Scalloped Burl Wood Console Table – Fluted Triple-Column Monolithic Base
By JLC
Located in New York, NY
This piece is a study in Monolithic Minimalism, reimagining the classic console through the lens of Soft Brutalism. The design is defined by its dramatic, scalloped perimeter—a rhyth...
Wood
Vintage Iron Fruit Basket with Grape Leaves Decor, Italy 1950s-1960s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage wrought iron fruit basket features grapes and grape leaves decorations; the basket is formed by spreading grape wide branches with le...
Wrought Iron, Metal
Belgian Brutalist Bar Cabinet in Black-Stained Oak, 1970s
Located in Wommelgem, BE
A Belgian brutalist bar cabinet produced in the 1970s, executed in black-stained oak with the open, expressive grain left visible beneath...
Oak
Abstract Brutalist Sculpture in Bronze & Black Horn, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Unusual paper weight or desk sculpture fashioned from a heavy bronze disc from which a decorative piece of old black/dark brown horn from a Yak is towering (removable). Anonymously m...
Bronze
$2,560Sale Price|20% Off
Daniel Gluck Brutalist Bronze 'Lotus' Sculptural Coffee Table Base, 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An extraordinary Daniel Gluck sculptural bronze "Lotus" coffee table base, handcrafted in California during the 1970s and representative of the artist's distinctive fusion of functio...
Metal
Column Square Coffee Table in Raw Green, handcrafted by VAVA Objects
By VAVA Objects
Located in SE
The artisanal process of creating our Column Square Coffee Table gives each piece an individual soul and patina, as the temperature, humidity and hands at work all contribute to its ...
Fiberglass
Architectural Square Design Oak Lounge Chair, Belgium 1950's
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Architectural Square Brutalist Design Oak Lounge Chair. Made in Belgium, 1950's / 60's period. Solid Oak constructed armchair with open slat back. Refitted with high quality ...
Fabric, Oak
Pair of Aleksander Kuczma ‘Björn’ Lounge Chairs -Poland - 1975
Located in BOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT, FR
Striking pair of lounge chairs designed by Aleksander Kuczma in 1975. Crafted from solid pine with a rich dark stain, these bold examples of late modernist design combine sculptural...
Leather, Pine
$1,264Sale Price / set|20% Off
Brutalist style. Sculptural candle holders by Ferro Art, Spain, 1950s
By Ferro Art
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Sculptural candle holders by Ferro Art (also Ferroart), Spain, 1950s, set of 2. Made of wrought iron worked, welded and hammered entirely by hand, with a subtle gold patinated finish...
Iron
1 of the 8 Willy Daro Style Brass Flowers Wall Lights
Located in Rijssen, NL
1 of the 8 brass flowers wall lights in the style of designer Willy Daro manufactured by 'Massive Lighting', circa 1970s, Belgian. This decorative and beautiful large sculptural ligh...
Brass
Brutalist Murano Glass Chandelier by Longobard Italy, 1970
By Longobard
Located in Palermo, PA
This striking Murano glass chandelier features a bold and expressive composition of multicolored glass elements, set against a contrasting brutalist iron structure. The interplay bet...
Iron
Sculpted Authentic Brutalist Side Table by Sergio Vulpe
Located in Burlăceni, Cahul District
This remarkable vintage pedestal is crafted from stacked end-grain wood blocks, creating a bold architectural silhouette with sculptural depth. Each segment reveals natural cracks, t...
Oak
Italian Sculptural Brutalist Wrought Iron and Glass Coffee Table or Side Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautifully hand crafted wrought iron side table with strong and thick glass top, placed on a decorative frame. The legs, greatly shaped and forged with the typical finish of hand fo...
Wrought Iron
Brutalist Curule Armchair in Wrought Iron and Leather, Antique, 1950
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Curule armchair in wrought iron and leather Curule - armchair - wrought iron - leather Wear Consistent with age and use Curule armchair Measures : 55.5cmx52cm H:111cm HS:44c...
Metal
“Vestiges Side Table” Marble Stone Brutalist Minimalist Coffee Table
Located in Terrassa, Catalonia
The Vestiges Side Table is a sculptural piece carved entirely from exclusive marble sourced in southern Spain. Defined by its monolithic form and hand-f...
Marble
Brutalist Speaker Pink XL sets, Modern Contemporary Sound System
Located in Paris, IDF
The Brutalist Speakers XL (Pink) dissolving the boundaries between contemporary furniture, sculpture, and high-performance audio. Drawing inspiration from the bold geometry of Brutal...
Epoxy Resin, Fiberglass, Foam
Rare Pair of Italian Brutalist Wall Lamps, Italy 60s
Located in Lucija, SI
Large pair of Brutalist wall lamps Made in Italy in the 60s very heavy
Metal