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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Style: Brutalist
French Brutalist Oak Coffee Table, in the style of Pierre Chapo, 1950s, Handmade
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Forest, BE
Very unique oak handmade massive slays of tree. The top is patinated and shows various shades of brown/brownish colors and honey tones. Elegant and brutalist describe that table properly. The height is 31.5 cm and is 86 cm x 66 cm. Very strong table. Lovely coffee table.
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Pierre Chapo est né dans le 19e arrondissement de Paris, mais en 1937 la famille s'installe à Vierzon, dans le Cher, le jeune homme s'essaie à la peinture. Puis rencontre en 1947 un charpentier de marine; dans son atelier il découvre le travail du bois, et décide de s'inscrire à l'École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts, section architecture avec Henri Larrieu et Louis Aublet. Les études sont entrecoupées de voyages vers les pays scandinaves, du service militaire en Allemagne, ainsi que d'un périple d'un an en Amérique centrale et un stage dans un cabinet d'architectes en Arizona.
De retour en France, Pierre Chapo poursuit le travail du bois essentiellement le chêne, le frêne et l'orme massif qu'il articule avec le double intérêt qu'il porte au design contemporain et au savoir-faire de l'artisanat traditionnel. Après quelques années, il ouvre une galerie boulevard de l'Hôpital, où il expose ses réalisations ainsi que celles d'autres créateurs comme Isamu Noguchi avec lequel il partage une approche sculpturale et organique, il reçoit ses premières commandes parmi lesquelles un lit simple demandé par Samuel Beckett. En 1960, lors de l'exposition Arts et techniques de l'artisanat, son travail est reconnu par la ville de Paris dont il reçoit la Médaille d'or.
Puis c'est le développement de l'atelier de fabrication de meubles, à Clamart et la participation à plusieurs projets avec des fabricants et des aménagements avec différents architectes-maitres d’œuvre dont le travail de certains comme Charlotte Perriand pour la station des Arcs l’influencera6 et dont il éditera plus tard une table basse. En 1967, il expose au Salon des artistes décorateurs et remporte la Médaille de bronze de la Société d'encouragement à l'art et à l'industrie9. Cette même année, il s'installe à Gordes et y crée sa société et son usine qui vend et fabrique les meubles audacieux et robustes, en bois massif qu'il dessine, tout en conservant l'atelier de Clamart et la boutique de Paris, étendant son réseau avec des dépositaires à Bruxelles et dans plusieurs villes de France...
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Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
$816 Sale Price
65% Off
Brutalist Longboard Hanging Lantern Hammered Glass by Poliarte, Italy 1960s
By Albano Poli, Poliarte
Located in Hannover, DE
This brutalist pendant lamp made of hammered glass is something truly special. The glass was lovingly crafted by hand, and its beauty is reminiscent of a raw gemstone — it's a true w...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Metal, Copper
Solid Oak Rustic Double bed in style of Charles Dudouyt, France 1970's
Located in Den Haag, NL
Solid Oak Rustic Double bed in style of Charles Dudouyt, France 1970's
Mattress size: 160cmx210cm
Category
1970s French Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Oak
Swedish Bedside tables in solid pine, Scandinavian Brutalism 1970s
Located in Stockholm, SE
A pair of solid pine bedside tables, Swedish brutalism / Midcentury 1970s.
Nice patina, naturally darkened wood. Normal signs of age and use.
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Pine
Solace No10 Console Table – Soft-Edged Wood Sculpture, Design by Joel Escalona
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Solace No10 Console Table – Soft-Edged Wood Sculpture, Design by Joel Escalona
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Solace Console Table Series
Design by Joel Escalona
The Solace console table se...
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2010s Mexican Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
$12,555 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Rainer Daumiller, Extendable Round Dining Table in Pine, Danish Modern, 1970s
Located in Odense, DK
A large round dining table in solid pine with beautiful structure and wood grains. Designed by Rainer Daumiller for Hirtshals Sawmill in 1970s, Denmark. This table has been refinishe...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Pine
Cocktail Table Serie 97 – Sereno by NONO for Contemporary Interiors
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Cocktail Table Serie 97 – Sereno by NONO for Contemporary Interiors
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Sereno Coffee Table Series – A Note from Joel Escalona
What happens when structure becomes art?
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2010s Mexican Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
$9,548 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Veles Wooden Lounge Chair Carved From Single Piece of Wood, Logniture
By Logniture
Located in Stara Gradiška, HR
Unique functional sculpture carved from a single piece of wood in the shape of an lounge chair. Each piece in our production is carved by artists with basic wood carving power tools....
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21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Wood
$7,754 Sale Price
25% Off
Spanish Revival Sunburst Iron and Glass Light Fixture, 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Handsome wrought iron sunburst flush mount / wall sconce with scrolled details and pressed glass shade, Spain, 1950s.
This hand forged light fixture...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
Brutalist British Studio Pottery Vase, Tenmoku Glaze, circa 1970s
Located in Glasgow, GB
A Brutalist studio pottery vase, hand-built in terracotta, dating to circa 1970s, United Kingdom.
Rectangular in form, the vase is decorated with applied circular rings layered alon...
Category
1970s British Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Midcentury Italian Brutalist Spider Yellow Glass Body Sconce
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing one light. Will be newly rewired with certified US UL socket for the Usa and appropriate socket for all other countries and ready to hang. Wrought iron body with yellow Mura...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Brutalist European Warm Brown Oak Console - Fenestra by Mokko
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A rhythmic interplay of volumes and voids. The Fenestra collection is inspired by Brick Expressionism, the architectural movement visible in Amsterdam’s ‘South Plan’ area - the city...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Wrought iron coffee table in the style of Lothar Klute Coffee table in the style
By Lothar Klute
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
Coffee table in artfully forged iron with a bronze patina.
Glass top specially cast and machined for this table.
Category
1980s German Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Alice Flushmount or Sconce in Brass with Hand Blown Sandblasted Glass Cube
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Alice collection is inspired by brutalist modular architecture. The textured hand blown glass cubes are sandblasted to create a soft glow. Available in satin brass or matte black...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Brass
Paul Kingma End Table, Signed, Slate with Brass Inlay, 1980s Dutch
By Paul Kingma
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Offered is this beautiful end or cocktail table. Bold and strong this table signed by the sculptor Paul Kingma is an early and solid example of his passion for creating unique pieces...
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1980s Dutch Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Slate, Brass
$1,484 Sale Price
30% Off
Adrian Pearsall Mid-Century Brutalist High Back Dining Chairs, Set of Four
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and outstanding set of four Mid-Century Modern Brutalist high back lounge chairs, club chairs, or dining chairs.
By Adrian Pearsall
USA, 1960s
Textured bronze-gilded resin ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Resin
Wrought iron coffee table in the style of Lothar KluteCoffee table in the style
By Lothar Klute
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
Coffee table in artfully forged iron with a brown patina.
Glass top specially cast and machined for this table.
Category
1980s German Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
firewood holder by David Marshall, 1980s
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Beautiful firewood holder by sculptor David Marshall. Ideal complement for rooms with a fireplace. Piece stamped by the artist.
Category
1980s Spanish Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Bronze
$751 Sale Price
20% Off
Brutalist Aluminium Door Panel with Antique Bronze Finish
Located in London, GB
A Brutalist aluminium door panel with integrated handle and bronzed patina. Second half 20th century, found in Belgium.
A sculptural piece, unsigned, reminiscent of the style of Bil...
Category
Late 20th Century Belgian Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Brutalist Faux Verdigris Finish Glass Top Coffee Table c. 1970/1980's
Located in New York, NY
Voguish Brutalist coffee table in rich faux Verdigris paint finish, made in the USA c 1970-1980's. The table features a metal base in original dark green and black finish, with a gl...
Category
Late 20th Century American Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Metal
Pair of Large Sculptural Iron and Glass Wall Flush Mounts Sconces, 1960s
By Poliarte
Located in Berlin, DE
Beautiful and large pair of sculptural iron and textured Murano glass wall lights/sconces, 1960s
Lamp sockets: 1x E27 (US E26).
Category
Mid-20th Century German Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Iron
Brutalist Sconce by Marc Weinstein, USA 1960’s
Located in Lisboa, PT
This brutalist sconce was designed and produced by Marc Weinstein in the USA during the 1960s. Crafted from iron, this striking sconce features hourglass-shaped metal pieces that hav...
Category
1960s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Iron
$2,584 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Mid-Century Modern French Brutalist Candle Holders in Bronze
Located in COLMAR, FR
An unusual pair of mid-century modern bronze candle holders. These candle holders have a wonderful brutalist style and most likely date from around the 1960s. Great metalwork and def...
Category
1960s European Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Brutalist Murano glass ice tube chandelier by Doria Leuchten Germany 1960s
Located in Hannover, DE
Arguably one of the most exciting and beautiful ice glass tube chandeliers from the Dutch manufacturer Doria Leuchten. 69 Murano glass tubes with a matte finish make this chandelier ...
Category
1960s German Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Brass
French Pair of Nightstands Side Cabinets Bedside Tables Brutalist Style, 2022
Located in Labrit, Landes
Pair of oak nightstands "Pyrénées" signed by Sébastien Lamarre.
This french side cabinets were made by Sébastien Lamarre for Maison Marie Anne....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Oak
Mid Century Brutalist Sofa by Percival Lafer made in Brazil c 1970's
Located in New York, NY
Rare Brutalist Mid Century sofa, designed by Percival Lafer, made in Brazil, circa 1970's. The sofa features a frame constructed of rare hardwood, with original and extremely comfort...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Leather
$10,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Brutalist, Handmade Ceramic Table Lamp, T-Top Lamp by Streicher Goods
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The T-Top lamp is a small, brutalist-inspired table lamp, perfect for bedside or accent lighting in larger living spaces, created by Streicher Goods in Brooklyn, NY.
The T-top lamp...
Category
2010s American Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Brass
Brutalist Handmade Ceramic Wall Sconce, Envelope Sconce by Streicher Goods
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Envelope Sconce is a brutalist-inspired wall sconce, perfect for down-lighting a bedside, accent lighting in larger living spaces, or lighting a ha...
Category
2010s American Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Acrylic
Minimalist Living Room Table Serie 85 – Sereno by NONO in Solid Wood
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Minimalist Living Room Table Serie 85 – Sereno by NONO in Solid Wood
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Sereno Coffee Table Series – A Note from Joel Escalona
What happens when structure becomes art?
These ar...
Category
2010s Mexican Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
$9,548 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Brutalist Style Coffee Table Ft Portoro Brecciato Marble Top
Located in NEW YORK, NY
A contemporary addition to your living space, this piece radiates the beauty of nature and serves a practical purpose. The coffee table features a captivating organic shape that draw...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Marble
Rustic Spanish Brutalist Sideboard, 1960s
Located in Aartselaar, BE
This solid oak Spanish sideboard from the 1960s showcases the timeless charm of rustic craftsmanship. Made from richly grained dark stained pine, the piece features a sturdy construc...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Wood, Pine
Artist Made Ceramic Tile Side Table, 1960's Belgium
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Handmade Artist made Ceramic Tile Side table. Made in Belgium, 1960's period. Brutalist in design and style. Studio Pottery made ceramic tiles with pale blue lightning bolt design on...
Category
1960s Belgian Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Steel
20th century German made Brutalist Chair
Located in Rümmingen, BW
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Category
20th Century German Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Wood, Hardwood
$263 Sale Price
20% Off
1980s Brutalist Clear Glass Cylinder Vase by Jan Gabrhel
Located in Aci Castello, IT
The item is a clear glass cylinder vase, characterized by a heavily textured "brutalist" surface. This textured effect resembles ice or rough-hewn stone, giving the vase a robust and...
Category
Late 20th Century Czech Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Glass
$329 Sale Price
20% Off
Rustic Side Table Root Wood Tree Trunk Brutalist 54cm
Located in Poperinge, BE
Decorative vintage table in brutalist and natural style, nice side table or plant table made of solid root wood with 4 wooden legs, probably teak, inspired by the Scandinavian style,...
Category
1970s European Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Wood
Customizable Sculpted Massive Dining Table in Solid Oak Wood, V8
By Sóha, Denis Milovanov
Located in Paris, IDF
Massive Dining Table in Solid Oakwood by Denis Milovanov
Dimensions:
H. 76 x W. 300 x D. 100 cm
Customizable
Materials:
Solid oak (+ linseed oil)
Hand sculpted by the artist
Wa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Oak
1980's Mid Century Modern Diego Giacometti Paul Brutalist Patinaed Coffee Table
By Alberto and Diego Giacometti
Located in Wayne, NJ
Mid Century Modern Diego Giacometti Paul Evans style Brutalist Patina Coffee Table. Has Patina throughout. Great for Machine Age decors also
Category
1980s Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Metal
$2,400 Sale Price
20% Off
AVRA Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Glowing buds of natural alabaster nestle in a Brutalist-inspired solid cast bronze frame.
Models in the collection are individually hand-crafted by the skilled artisans in our studi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
$33,570 / item
French wabi sabi low tripod stool in solid wood, 1850s
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1850 / low stool / wood / Rustic / Antique / brutalist / primitive
Brutalist low wooden stool or tabouret with 3 legs and a half oval-shaped seat. Hand crafted in the mid 1...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Wood
Round Brutalist Tripod Oak Coffee Table 1960s
By Pierre Chapo
Located in ECHT, NL
This Mid-Century French Brutalist Round Coffee Table is a stunning example of bold design meeting refined craftsmanship. Made from solid oak, the table features a distinctive ribbed ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Oak
Wooden Zodiac Capricorn Wall Plaque Relief Brutalist Midcentury, German, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful wooden wall plaque relief sign, made in the Brutalist style in Germany in the 1970s. This is a wonderful Zodiac sign. This can be used as a Wall decoration or as a decorati...
Category
1970s German Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Plywood
3-Legged Brutalist Rustic Modern Sculptured Chair, 1960s France
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Brutalist rustic modern sculptured chair.
As you can see in the last two photos, we have many different interesting wooden chairs and other home furniture.
Category
1960s French Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Cowhide, Wood
Brutalist Tribal Folk Wrought Iron Horse Figure 1950s Head Bowed
Located in Melbourne, AU
A delightful tribal brutalist sculpture of a horse, showing exceptional character and decorative appeal. This is the second of two separate listings of this figure type.
The origin ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
$480 Sale Price
31% Off
20th century German made Brutalist stool
Located in Rümmingen, BW
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Category
20th Century German Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Wood, Hardwood
$206 Sale Price
20% Off
Brutalist Candelabra, Sculpture in Wrought Iron, 1970s, France
Located in Antwerp, BE
Handcrafted brutalist candelabra, sculpture with five bronze holders made in France, one piece unique five-arm candelabra a work of craftsmanship by an unknown artist. It's an except...
Category
1970s French Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Wrought Iron
Brutalist Vase in Patinated Brass, 20th Century
Located in Meer, VAN
Brutalist Vase in Patinated Brass, 1960s.
This is a wonderful vintage vase in patinated brass with a slender and elegant shape and rough brutalist details. It shows different textur...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Brass
Small Size Danish Oak Farmhouse Table in Kjærnulf Style, 1960s.
Located in Asaa, DK
Small Size Danish Oak Farmhouse Table in Kjærnulf Style, 1960s.
Danish dining table in solid Nordic white oiled oak. Brutalist Henning Kjærnulf style, made in Denmark in the 1960s.
Rustic and charming. This Danish kitchen...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Oak
Swiss Mid Century Brutalist Crucifix cast in stone, 1965
Located in Bern, CH
Swiss Mid Century Brutalist crucifix cast from plaster. Presented as a confirmation gift to Verena Häller in Luzer, Switzerland, 1965.
Label on rear: Verena Häller hat das hl. Opferm...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Plaster
Brutalist Side Chair in Solid Oak 1950s
Located in Meer, VAN
Brutalist Side Chair in Solid Oak, Europe, 1950s.
A very unusual and sculptural smaller scale brutalist side chair in solid oak. Unique piece with a fantastic wabi sabi appearance, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Oak
Elefante Console Table 55, Joel Escalona, Dynamic Wood Design
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Elefante Console Table 55, Joel Escalona, Dynamic Wood Design
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Elefante Collection: A Harmony of Design and Heritage by NONO
Crafting Elegance with a Modernis...
Category
2010s Mexican Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Postmodern Brutalist Wall Sculpture Signed HRH, Circa Early 1980s
Located in Peabody, MA
A large scale early 1980s postmodern brutalist wall sculpture in brazed copper sheets and rods, with brushed verdigris patination, signed HRH.
Category
1980s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Copper
Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Pendant Light by Svend Aage Holm Sørensen, 1960’s
Located in London, GB
Danish designer Svend Aage Holm Sørensen (1913-2004) is known for his self-produced lighting designs dating from the 1950s, ‘60s and ‘70s. Despite the desirability of his designs on the vintage market, there is a lack of biographical information on the designer and his eponymous manufacturing company.
The Danish designer Svend Aage Holm-Sørensen (1913-2004) possessed an artist eye and a very good understanding of the potential of materials, and he understood how to innovate with these. To this day, Holm-Sørensen's style as a designer addresses not only the Nordic market, but also the international interest in the designer's distinctive and experimental expression. Sven Aage was known for being able to draw sketches on almost everything: envelopes, theater programs, even tram tickets he used to sketch his vision.
It is speculated that Holm Sørensen designed lights for well-known Danish lighting manufacturers Fog & Mørup and Lyfa in the 1950s, before establishing his own lighting company, Holm Sørensen A/S to produce and distribute his own designs.
Holm Sørensen’s style varies greatly, with designs from the 1950s truly reflecting the mid-century modern lighting style, with clear influences from the De Stijl and Bauhaus movements. His attenuated floor and table lamps contain the classic tri-pod base that was popular at the time, referencing such designs as H. Th. J. A. Busquet’s Pinocchio Lamp (1954).
From the 1960s onwards, Holm Sørensen’s style changed utterly. His designs diverged from colorful, geometric table lamps and floor lamps, to pendants with raw finished brass and copper surfaces. These pendant lamps showcase Holm Sørensen’s interpretation of the Brutalist style, which was popular from the 1950s to the mid-70s. Originally coined by the Swedish architect Hans Asplund...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Brass
Paul Evans Iconic Sculptured Bronze Dining Table 1970 (Signed and Dated)
By Paul Evans
Located in New York, NY
Sculptured metal dining table model No. PE 102 in bronze composite with thick glass top by Paul Evans for Directional Furniture, American 1970 (signed and dated “PE 70” near bottom o...
Category
1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Designer Coffee Table, Dutch, Slate, Decorative, Brutalist, Paul Kingma
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage designer coffee table. A Dutch, slate and brass inlay Brutalist circular table by Paul Kingma, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1980.
Paul Kingma (1931 - 201...
Category
1980s Dutch Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Slate
Stainless Steel Brass Copper Brutalist Wall Sculpture Stephen Chun, 1970s
By Stephen Chun
Located in Melbourne, AU
An excellent example of decorative wall sculpture dating to the 1970s, by artist and maker Stephen Chun.
Chun studied at art school in Taipei, graduati...
Category
1970s Hong Kong Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Brass, Copper, Stainless Steel
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Sculptural Solid Oak Wooden Acer Round Dining Table
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Bringing lightness and elegance to its heavy materials and shapes. The Acer Table is a balancing act between its heavy solid volumes and light pointing legs featuring semi arched voi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Bill Barrett Untitled Modern Brutalist Welded Steel Sculpture 1970s
By Bill Barrett
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A modern brutalist welded steel sculpture by Bill Barret. Circa 1970s. Barrett began welding while a student at the University of Michigan. His early works consisted of steel rods, a...
Category
1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Steel
Biancardi & Jordan Arte Verona Brutalist Table Lamp in Murano Glass, 1960s
Located in Tilburg, NL
Biancardi & Jordan Arte Verona Brutalist table lamp in Murano glass. Verona, Italy, 1960s or 1970s.
Very unusual and rare brutalist table lamp made by Biancardi & Jordan from Vero...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Brass
Black Burnt Wood, Brutalist Bench, Outdoor & Indoor, Natural and Eco Friendly
By Logniture
Located in Stara Gradiška, HR
Unique bench with original design by Logniture. Made entirely from oak wood. Protected with the highest quality oils, ensuring durability for generations. Such unique handmade design...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Wood, Oak
$1,028 Sale Price
30% Off
Vintage Large Marc Weinstein Brass & Iron Brutalist Hanging Wall Sculpture
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A powerful statement of mid-century Brutalist design, this large wall sculpture by Marc Weinstein showcases an intricate interplay of raw textures, bold geometry, and organic form. H...
Category
20th Century American Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass, Iron
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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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