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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

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
Period: 1970s
Brown Tortoiseshell Textured Art Glass Vase by Mdina c.1970s
Located in Glasgow, GB
A richly textured art glass vase by Mdina, handcrafted in Malta during the 1970s. The surface treatment evokes the classic tortoiseshell effe...
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1970s Maltese Vintage Brutalist Furniture

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Art Glass

Unique Brutalist Coffee Table Sculpture By Colbert Collins 1976
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual and unique sculpture/coffee table by Colbert Collins, 1976, entitled "Piano Table". Here is a brief bio: "Born in 1924, in Portsmouth, Ohio...
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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture

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Steel

Unique Wall Art/Wall Object from the 1970s in Brutalist Style
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Brutalist wall sculpture designed and manufactured by the Danish artist Henrik Horst, circa 1970s as a wave in danish mid-century modern design. Patinated metal construction mounted on a frame of wood. unique wall art...
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1970s Danish Vintage Brutalist Furniture

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Metal

Fiberglass Cantilevered Stand in the Brutalist Manner
Located in New York, NY
Interesting fiberglass cantilevered "waterfall" stand, in dark grey, silvery clear, with very slight pale yellow tint tones. We executed and detailed, unknown artist maker.
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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture

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Fiberglass

Rare Brutalist Oak Bar, Original Edition "Niagara" from "Aurora"
Located in Waasmunster, BE
Rare Brutalist Oak Bar, Original Edition "Niagara" from "Aurora"
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1970s Belgian Vintage Brutalist Furniture

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Oak

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 Furniture

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Oak, Mirror

Stunning Green Hammered Glass Wrough Iron Lantern Wall Light Sconce Italy, 1970s
Located in Regensburg, DE
Stunning handcrafted wrough iron lantern shaped wall light / sconce with green coloured hammered glass. The shade of the lamp is covered all round with green hammered glass elements ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Brutalist Furniture

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Wrought Iron

Set of 4 Brutalist Fishbone Chairs Spanish Oak Boucle
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
These chairs have a distinct design that appears to be inspired by the organic forms of fish bones, which is an innovative and artistic approach to furniture design. This kind of ins...
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1970s Spanish Vintage Brutalist Furniture

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Bouclé, Oak

Large Unique Brutalist Sconces Wall Lights, Metal Wrought Iron, 1970
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A pair of one-of-a-kind Brutalist style wall lamps made of metal with great patina, manufactured in Germany in Mid-Century, circa 1970 (end of 1960s or early 1970s). A massive and v...
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1970s German Vintage Brutalist Furniture

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Metal, Wrought Iron

Vintage Finesse Originals Brutalist Fisherman Nautical Coastal Wall Sculpture
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Mid century modern wall sculpture by Finesse Originals. The fiberglass relief sculpture mimics the look of metal in the foreground and looks like woo...
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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture

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Fiberglass, Resin

Brutalist Cabinet by De Coene, Belgium, 1970s
Located in Antwerp, BE
De Coene sideboard, crafted in Belgium during the 1970s, made from high-quality stained oak. The sideboard features a minimalist geometric pattern on the cabinet doors, which adds a ...
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1970s Belgian Vintage Brutalist Furniture

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Oak

Brutalist solid wood side table / stool , 1970s
Located in Delft, NL
Brutalist solid wood side table /stool , 1970s
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1970s Dutch Vintage Brutalist Furniture

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Wood

Silas Seandel Sculptural Coffee Table with Glass Top 1970s 'Signed'
Located in New York, NY
Coffee table with organic shape base in cast solid resin to resemble concrete with thick glass top by Silas Seandel, American 1970's ...
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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture

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Glass, Resin

Large Illuminating Brutalist Sculpture Coffee Table, 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Large and exceptional Brutalist sculpture coffee table, studio made illuminating bronze base with thick glass top, American, 1970s. Signed by a...
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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture

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Bronze

Silas Seandel 'Ribbon' Brass Wall Mounted Abstract Sculpture, c 1970, Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fascinating Silas Seandel 'Ribbon' wall-mounted sculpture is constructed from brass and formed into an organically abstract art piece in a large 63" wide size. Unlike other 'R...
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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture

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Brass

Brutalist Pair of Bronze Door Handles Push & Pull with Abstract Relief
Located in London, GB
Set of two rectangular bronze door handles with abstract Brutalist relief and irregular textures, European 1970s. Their relief with original patina is expressive and will give real p...
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1970s European Vintage Brutalist Furniture

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Bronze

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 Furniture

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Brass

Jacob Hull Brutalist Modernist Amethyst Bracelet Silver Plated, Denmark
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Striking sculptural brutalist style cuff bracelet by acclaimed Danish artist, Jacob Hull. This piece is silver plated with a raw amethyst in the center. It measures about 2.25 inches from side to side, and is adjustable. Marked Jacob Hull, Denmark, and B & D, for Buch & Deichmann. Information on Jacob Hull: Hull designed...
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1970s Danish Vintage Brutalist Furniture

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Amethyst, Metal

Brutalist Wall Sculpture of Patinated Metal
By Silas Seandel, Tony Melendy, Curtis Jeré
Located in Houston, TX
Brutalist wall sculpture of patinated metal. Monumental Brutalist wall sculpture of patinated metal inspired by Silas Seandel. Fabulous large Brutalist abstract wall sculpture of patinated metal in the manner of Silas Seandel/Curtis Jere/Tony Melendy...
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1970s Unknown Vintage Brutalist Furniture

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Iron

Pair of Bronze Square Door Handles for Push & Pull with Organic Relief
Located in London, GB
Rectangular pair of push and pull bronze door handles with organic expressionist relief for double doors or a single door on both sides. They are works of art for your doors. These d...
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1970s European Vintage Brutalist Furniture

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Bronze

Brutalist Steel Sculpture in Oil and Waxed Finish by Jan Van Deckter
Located in New York, NY
This stunning Brutalist Steel Sculpture in Oil and Waxed Finish is by the artist Jan Van Deckter and originates from the United States, Circa 1970. Features a towering composition in...
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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture

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Steel

Vintage 1970's Brutalist Leather Bar Stool After Ilana Goor - a Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fabulous pair of vintage bar stool done in the manner of Ilana Goor. The bar stools are in a brutalist style with bent rebar and leather seating. Acquired at a Palm Beach estate.
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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture

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Iron

Brutalist bronze candle stick by Horst Dalbeck , 1970s Germany
Located in Delft, NL
Brutalist bronze candle stick by Horst Dalbeck , 1970s Germany
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1970s German Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Bronze

A set of 11 pewter napkin rings with sculpted shells, 1975
By Metzke
Located in View Park, CA
A set of 11 pewter napkin rings ft shells and sand-dollars, 1975. Pick up in central west Los Angeles or we ship worldwide. Each ring measures appr...
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1970s North American Vintage Brutalist Furniture

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Pewter

Abstract Bronze Sculpture by Franco Ciuti, Italy 1970's
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
A bronze sculpture on a natural stone base made by Italian artist Franco Ciuti in the 1970’s. Conveys the spirit of brutalist and modernist works of the period. A very decorative pie...
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1970s Italian Vintage Brutalist Furniture

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Stone, Bronze

Set of 4 Brutalist Chairs by Silvio Coppola for Roche Bobois France Massive Wood
Located in BELFORT, FR
Set of four brutalist chairs designed by Silvio Coppola for Roche Bobois, France, in the 1970's. They're in massive pine wood. They're in nice condition, wear consistent with age a...
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1970s French Vintage Brutalist Furniture

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Wood, Pine

Stunning Brutalist Steel and Wire Architectural Cocktail Table
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An impressively constructed brutalist sculpture as coffee or cocktail table with a free form glass top. Unsigned as far as we can tell, this piece is incredibly intricate in construc...
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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture

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Cut Steel

Vintage oval brutalist coffee table, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Vintage oval brutalist stone coffee table. Beautifully tiled stones with gorgeous brown/green/beige colours. 1970s - Germany Height: 45...
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1970s German Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Stone

Mid-century Bresilian Brutalist Leather and Oak Living room set, 1970s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very beautiful vintage living room set from the 70s Brazilian brutalist style in leather and oak composed of a 3-seater living room and two armchairs. G...
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1970s Brazilian Vintage Brutalist Furniture

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Leather, Oak

Architectural Pair of Bronze Square Push Pull Door Handles with Letterbox
Located in London, GB
Square pair of push and pull bronze door handles with rounded edges and matching letterbox have an expressionist relief of poppy flowers. They are designed for double doors or a sing...
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1970s European Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Bronze

One of Three Chandeliers Pendant Lights by Austrolux, Chrome Glass, Austria 1960
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
One of three Austrian light fixtures by Austrolux, Vienna, manufactured in midcentury, circa 1970 (late 1960s or early 1970s). The lights are made of a ...
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1970s Austrian Vintage Brutalist Furniture

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Chrome, Metal

Danish Brutalist Oak Console or Credenza Henning Kjaernulf
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Danish Brutalist Console or Entryway Table. Made of oak. Attributed to Henning Kjaernulf. 86.5w 11.75d 34h
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1970s Danish Vintage Brutalist Furniture

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Oak

Two Massive Brutalist Candlesticks by David Marshall
Located in Stockholm, SE
Two massive, brutalist candlesticks designed and manufactured by the Scottish artist David Marshall made with an ancient sand pressing technique. They come with patina. A great gift ...
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1970s Spanish Vintage Brutalist Furniture

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Brass, Steel

Totem sculpture in fractal resin signed by Matius, France, 1970s
Located in Marinha Grande, PT
Brutalist sculpture from the 70s, in fractal resin. This material is made by passing an electric current through the resin, which gives it the appearance of amber-colored crystals o...
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1970s French Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Resin

Big Size Surreal Brutalist Sun Sculpture in Brass and Bronze by Emaus
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this surreal brutalist sun sculpture in brass and bronze by Emaus Benedictine Monks, circa 1970. Emaus the name of the workshop of the Benedicti...
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1970s Mexican Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Brass

Vintage Mid-century Modern Monza Leather Armchair from Niels Eilersen, 1970s
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This large Monza armchair was designed by Jens Juul Eilersen and manufactured during 1970s by Niels Eilersen, a very well regarded Danish furniture make...
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1970s Danish Vintage Brutalist Furniture

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Leather, Wood

Daniel Dhaseleer Wall Trees sculptures Brass Copper 1970s Belgium
By Daniel Dhaseleer
Located in Den Haag, NL
Striking Art wall hangers hand made by Daniel Dhaseleer Well none Belgian Artist . These pieces are in the shape off Trees .One larger than the other . Made with Brass and Copper .s...
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1970s Belgian Vintage Brutalist Furniture

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Brass

Set of Linear Brushed Metal Brutalist Objects, Germany, 1970’s
Located in New York, NY
Interesting set of objects.
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1970s German Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Metal

BMF Nagel Quist Variomaster Brutalist Stockable Modular Candleholder
Located in Vienna, AT
Stackable modular candleholder by BMF Quist Nagel, the candleholders were designed by Ceasar Stoffi and Fritz Nagel and manufactured by BMF (Bayerische Metal...
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1970s German Vintage Brutalist Furniture

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Brass, Chrome

3x Very rare Modernist Brutalist armchair designed by architect Fritz Zeiger
Located in Breda, NB
3x Very rare Modernist Brutalist armchair designed by architect Fritz Zeiger. Fritz Zeiger was a German architect known for his work in the first half of the 20th century. He is ofte...
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1970s German Vintage Brutalist Furniture

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Wood

Paul Evans Style Brutalist Hand Wrought Copper Large Vase, Circa 1970s
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful mid-century modern Brutalist hand wrought copper large vase In the manner of Paul Evans USA, Circa 1970s Measures: 7.75"W x 7.75"D x 1...
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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture

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Copper

Olav Joff for Polaris/Figgjo Brutalist Steel Vase, Sandnes Norway
Located in Toledo, OH
This Brutalist steel vase was designed by Olav Joff (1940-). The vase was part of the steel art series in the 1970's. The series consisted of cast...
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1970s Norwegian Vintage Brutalist Furniture

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Steel

Pair of Bronze Push Pull Door Handles Rectangular with Brutalist Relief
Located in London, GB
Set of two rectangular horizontal Brutalist bronze door handles with abstract relief and irregular textures, European 1970's. Their relief with original patina is expressive and will...
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1970s European Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Rare Brutalist Italian Glass Paste and Wrought Iron Table Lamp by Longobard, 70s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Rare Murano glass table lamp designed and made by Longobard in 1970. The structure is in hand-crafted gilded wrought iron with the insertion of colored glass paste. Original logo, fi...
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1970s Italian Vintage Brutalist Furniture

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Wrought Iron

Vintage Dutch Bentwood and Leather Ottoman by Sonja Wasseur, 1970s
Located in Almelo, NL
Vintage Dutch Bentwood and Leather Ottoman by Sonja Wasseur, 1970s Matching Lounge Chair Available in Separate Listing This exceptional vintage ottoman, designed by Dutch artist and...
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1970s Dutch Vintage Brutalist Furniture

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Leather, Bentwood

Black Brutalist Cabinet, Three Graphic Patterned Doors, Belgium, 1970s
Located in Hilversum, NL
Black Brutalist bar cabinet in black lacquered oak, Belgium 1970s. Sideboard features three graphic patterned doors. It provides plenty of storage which makes it both very functio...
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1970s Belgian Vintage Brutalist Furniture

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Oak

Architectural Pairs of Bronze Square Push Pull Door Handles with Letterbox
Located in London, GB
Two sets of square pairs of push and pull bronze door handles with rounded edges and matching letterbox. They have an expressionist relief of poppy flowers. They are designed for dou...
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1970s European Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Tommaso Barbi White Cobra Lamp
Located in Hastings, GB
An exceptional Tommaso Barbi Ceramic Cobra lamp, in iridescent white. This piece is in excellent condition, with two tiny marks within the glaze of the base...
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1970s Italian Vintage Brutalist Furniture

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Ceramic

Custom Architect Executed Brutalist Welded Steel Chandelier
By Bruelher
Located in New York, NY
Brutalist school chandelier, signed and dated, by the maker, architect "Bruelher 1976" Impressive presence, scale and quality. Unique item, not "produced" or ma...
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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture

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Steel

Brutalist Wall Mount Sculpture with Polychrome Torch Cut Elements att. to Jere
Located in New York, NY
Attractive Brutalist wall mounted sculpture, attributed to Curtis Jere circa 1970's. The sculpture features repeating copper, and bronze colored organic form shapes, mounted on a ...
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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture

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Copper, Steel

Brutalist Style French 1970s Pair of Elm Wood Armchairs New Bouclé Fabric
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This amazing pair of Brutalist style armchairs were made in France circa 1970s. They have a unique double “X” design on the sides but look great from all angles, even the backs. Pu...
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1970s French Vintage Brutalist Furniture

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Elm

1970s Brutalist Zovala Throne Armchair Iron Bronze & Leather
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Magnificent Throne Armchair Sculptural Bronze Iron and Leather Construction is bronze with an interior steel frame and brass. Steel drawer bronze cover + sculptural handle. Sea...
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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture

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Brass, Bronze, Steel

Brutalist Mid Century Modern Dining Table by Adrian Pearsall c. 1970
Located in Saint Louis, MO
For collectors and aficionados of high art furniture that inspires, this 1970s Brutalist Dining Table by Adrian Pearsall hits all the marks. Resin over wood is etched and finished in...
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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture

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Bronze

Mid-Century Brutalist Torch-Cut Metal Wall Sculpture signed Silas Seandel
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the renowned American artist Silas Seandel, this mid-century Brutalist wall sculpture from 1976 is a masterful fusion of industrial design and artistic craftsmanship. Craft...
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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture

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Cut Steel

Pair Danish Brutalist Pine Side or End Tables
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pair of Danish Rustic Side or End Tables. Solid wood.
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1970s Danish Vintage Brutalist Furniture

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Pine

Brutalist Art Ceramic Sculpture by Marie Rose Vandeputte, Belgium 1975
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Brutalist Art Ceramic Studio Pottery Sculpture by Marie Rose Van De Putte. Made in Belgium, 1975. Signed on the bottom. Figurative abstract brutalis...
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1970s Belgian Vintage Brutalist Furniture

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Clay

Michael Harjes Brutalist Candlestick in Bronze 1970s Germany
Located in Balen, BE
This Brutalist candlesticks was designed and made in solid bronze by Michael Harjes in the 1970s. The design is wonderfully crafted, one can sense that the cast for the piece was for...
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1970s German Vintage Brutalist Furniture

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Bronze

1 of the 6 Willy Daro Style Brass Flowers Wall Lights, 1970s
Located in Rijssen, NL
1 of the 6 brass flowers wall lights in the style of designer Willy Daro manufactured by 'Massive Lighting', circa 1970s, Belgium. This decorative and beautiful large sculptural ligh...
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1970s Belgian Vintage Brutalist Furniture

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Brass

1 of the 10 Ceramic Green Blue Brown Pendants, Denmark 1970
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
Stunning set of ten round ceramic hanging lamps with a beautiful pattern, made with rich colored green, blue and brown ceramics, manufactured by Jette Hellerøe for Axella in the 1960...
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1970s Danish Vintage Brutalist Furniture

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Ceramic

Bronze Cityscape Wall Sculpture by Finesse Originals, 1970's
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Impressive 5ft x wide three-dimensional Brutalist wall hanging sculpture by Finesse Originals. The cityscape is comprised of fiberglass made to give the effect of a gold / bronze scu...
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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture

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Fiberglass

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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