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
Logniture, Reclaimed Oak Wood Brutalist Bench, Natural and Eco Friendly
By Logniture
Located in Stara Gradiška, HR
This sturdy bench is carved from a thick beam of solid wood, supported by four slightly uneven legs that add to its rustic charm. The surface is textured with deep cracks and grain, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Wood, Oak
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
Round Impressive French Artisan Coffee Table in Solid Oak, 1960s
Located in Echt, NL
Impressive handmade coffee table in very good original condition.
The table is made of solid French oak.
The thick round top has a beautiful warm color and is made of narrow beam...
Category
20th Century French Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Wood, Oak
Scandinavian Brutalist Glass Block Sculpture, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Heavy unusual glass object with several decorative sides/angles. It can also be used as a bowl for car keys, change etc. Its was made at Kosta Boda in Sweden during the 1970s and pro...
Category
1970s Scandinavian Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Glass
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
French Elegance: Natural Oak Table from 1940, Dudouyt
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
Presenting an exquisite extendable table attributed to the renowned French furniture designer, Charles Dudouyt. This versatile table features a unique design with screw legs, allowin...
Category
1940s French Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Oak
Rustic Sculptural Side Table, Burnt Black Oak Wood, Carved, Unique, Logniture
By Logniture
Located in Stara Gradiška, HR
Chainsaw carved side table. Carved from a single piece of burnt wood and protected with the highest quality oils, ensuring durability for generations. Such unique handmade design wil...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Wood, Oak
Mobichalet Brutalist set of 4 Solid Wood Chairs 1960
By Mobichalet
Located in Santa Gertrudis, Baleares
Mobichalet, founded by a teacher turned cabinetmaker named Joseph Deffense in Beauraing, Belgium, in 1950, had been active a decade, aiming at furnishing second homes with rustic furnitures, which left a sought after legacy of strikingly powerful and peculiar handcrafted brutalist pieces.
The chairs forming this set are typical of the designer : the seat itself is a solid slab of pine wood, the headrest is thick, a simple rectangular cuboid, and, as expected in a brutalist design, the construction is very simple yet efficient and sturdy with no sharp angles. This extremely nice set features an homogeneous seat height and very good backrest angle through all the chairs, ensuring an unexpected and consistent comfort.
Under the seat, as illustrated in the pictures, the brand logo is directly carved - or drilled - in the wood with large stencil...
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Pine
Vallauris, Vintage Candelabra, Pink Brown Glaze Ceramic, c.1960s France
By Vallauris
Located in Glasgow, GB
A vintage ceramic candelabra by the renowned French pottery makers Vallauris.
Handcrafted in the 1960s, this rare and distinctive piece reinterprets the traditional French candelabr...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
French Geometric Sideboard in Bleached Oak, 1950s
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
French Geometric Sideboard in Bleached Oak, 1950s
Rooted in the quiet geometry of France’s post-war Reconstruction design
A study in proportion and pared-back elegance, this French ...
Category
1950s French Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Oak
Pair of Brutalist Iron Candlesticks
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Brutalist iron candlesticks hand forged topped with hand-hammered brass bobeche cups. This pair of handsome iron and brass candlesticks are forged and hammered with their original painted finish - black over gold. There is some finish chipping off in places around the decorative orbs...
Category
1940s Dutch Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Iron, Brass
Torn Human Head Sculpture in Brutalist Style Signed E.D. 71
Located in Rome, IT
This sculpture is made of pottery and represents a human head torn by an ax stroke, which makes the wound bleed. The blood flows into the right side of the face and reaches the eye.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Extra-Large Brutal Style Agate Stone Butterfly Wall Sculpture & Light
Located in North Miami, FL
This 6 foot wide brass illuminating wall sculpture in a copper finish and adorned with multiple natural agate stones in blues, purple, ochre and grey. This provides an outstanding l...
Category
1980s French Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Agate, Iron
Kjaernulf Style Brutalist Danish Oak Sideboard, Circa 1970's
Located in Norwalk, CT
This stunning sideboard is a work of art in its own right, made from solid oak wood with intricate hand-carved decoration throughout. In the manner of the notorious Henry 'Henning' K...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Iron
Brutalist, Handmade Ceramic Table Lamp, Dome Lamp by Streicher Goods
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Dome lamp is a brutalist-inspired table lamp, perfect for accent lighting in all spaces, created by Streicher Goods in Brooklyn, NY.
The Dome lamp has a cylindrical form with a...
Category
2010s American Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Brutalist Style Wardrobe in Solid Oak and Linseed Oil
By Sóha
Located in Paris, IDF
Wardrobe made of solid oak (+ linseed oil)
Measures:175 x 80 x 40 cm
SÓHA design studio conceives and produces furniture design and decorative obje...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Oak
Brutalist Iron and Glass Table
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a great vintage Brutalist iron and glass table. This table is classic, yet modern and is adaptable to many uses from small Center Table to Side Table to Patio Table. It is in...
Category
Late 20th Century American Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Vintage Studio Pottery Crystalline Glaze Weed Pot Ceramic Vase
Located in Lutz, FL
Vintage handmade studio pottery ceramic weed pot vase in muted crystalline glaze. Shades of blue, teal, green and gray with crystalline glaze throughout, and accented by slender weed...
Category
1990s American Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Nuragic Bronze Warrior Figurine Sculpture Sardinian Bronze Age Style Italy 1960s
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This striking bronze represents a four-armed warrior in the style of Sardinian Bronze Age figures, known as "bronzetti."
Crafted in the 1960s in Italy, the figure exudes a unique pa...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Brutalist Ceramic Wall Sculpture
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Brutalist ceramic wall sculpture framed in wood and signed THK
Category
1960s Belgian Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Sunburst Starburst Light Fixture in Gilt and Green Metal
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching gilt wrought iron sunburst or starburst shaped ceiling light fixture or pendant, Spain, 1960s.
The starburst / sunburst shaped frame surrounds a central exposed bulb.
T...
Category
20th Century Spanish Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Metal, Iron, Gold Leaf
Muted by NONO No04 Solid Wood Chair Timeless Brutalist Aesthetic
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Muted by NONO No04 Solid Wood Chair Timeless Brutalist Aesthetic
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Dive into the world of understated elegance and architectural prowess with the Muted Lounge Chairs Collection by...
Category
2010s Mexican Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Sculpted Dining Table in Solid Oakwood 'Custom Size L'
By Sóha
Located in Paris, IDF
Dining table of solid oak (+ linseed oil)
(Outdoor use OK)
SÓHA design studio conceives and produces furniture design and decorative objects in solid oak in an authentic style. Insp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Oak
Sculpted Massive Dining Table V3 in Solid Oakwood 'Custom Size'
By Denis Milovanov, Sóha
Located in Paris, IDF
Massive dining table made of solid oak (+ linseed oil)
(Outdoor use OK)
Warm furniture’s made by Russian designer Denis Milovanov for 'Soha Concept' design studio. Simplicity of shapes. Authentic material.
Wooden items are created from oak and are boiled in oil from several days to several weeks, to achieve a natural wood coloration from a dark brown to a complete black color. Patterns are applied solely by chain saw...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Oak
Custom Coffee Table Serie 100 – Sereno by Joel Escalona with Minimalist Design
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Custom Coffee Table Serie 100 – Sereno by Joel Escalona with Minimalist Design
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Sereno Coffee Table Series – A Note from Joel Escalona
What happens when structure becomes art?...
Category
2010s Mexican Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Sculpted Massive Dining Table in Solid Oakwood 'Custom Size'
By Sóha, Denis Milovanov
Located in Paris, IDF
Massive dining table of solid oak (+ linseed oil)
(Outdoor use OK)
Warm furniture’s made by Russian designer Denis Milovanov from "Soha" studio. Simplicity of shapes. Authentic material.
Wooden items are created from oak and are boiled in oil from several days to several weeks, to achieve a natural wood coloration from a dark brown to a complete black color. Patterns are applied solely by chain...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Oak
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
Brutalist Solid Oak Art Dining Chairs by "Kunstmeubelen De Puydt", Belgium 1970s
By De Puydt
Located in DE MEERN, NL
Looking for unique and stylish dining chairs to add character to your home? Look no further than Kunstmeubelen De Puydt's Brutalist Solid Oak Art Dining Chairs...
Category
1970s Belgian Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Oak
Rare 1950s Wire Shadow Box Figure Ship Scene Mid Century Wall Art Sculpture
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Extremely rare shadow box wall art from the 1950's. Reminiscent of the work of Laurids Lonborg and Richard Galef, but probably Austrian. We had a t...
Category
1950s German Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Metal, Wire
Jean Tall Side Table with White Marble Base and Estremoz Pink Marble Top
Located in Lisbon, PT
Jean tall side table with Nero Marquina top (black marble), Estremoz Rose middle part (pink marble) and Estremoz marble base (bottom). Made to Order.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Marble
Paul Evans Style Brutalist Propeller Base Coffee Table Stamped, 1970
By Paul Evans
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Organic dark shapes highlighted with brushed edges perfectly merge sculpture and texture in this Paul Evans style Brutalist Propeller coffee table. The shape and legs of the coffee t...
Category
1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Metal
Monumental Adrian Pearsall Brutalist Wall Mounted Disc Dry Bar, 1970's
Located in Culver City, CA
Available right now we have this increasingly rare, mid century modern, brutalist disc bar by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates. This brutalist wall mounted disc cabinet is definitely a conversation piece-- stretching a whopping 48" in diameter, this disc dar opens to reveal a mirrored back as well as 2 shelf inserts.
They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and this entire brutalist line of furniture appears to have (pretty obviously) been inspired by American craft movement designer Paul Evans, who designed nearly identical pieces which were available through Directional Furniture to the trade in the 1960's and 1970's.
While this piece doesn't have the pedigree of an original Paul Evans piece, what is does have is an abundance of over-the-top maximalist style with a much more palatable price tag.
Without being mounted to the wall, this piece was a little tougher than an average piece to photograph, but for scale purposes we photographed it resting on the floor alongside a Fabricius and Kastholm grasshopper...
Category
1970s Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Resin, Wood
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
Vintage Giacometti Style Sculptural Metal and Glass Side Table
By Alberto and Diego Giacometti
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
An uncommon 1970s sculptural cast metal side or cocktail table with glass top in the manner of Diego Giacometti.
Artfully executed textural form faithfully embodies the signature st...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Iron
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
Large Tree Shaped Candle Holder in Hand Forged Steel 1970s
Located in Meer, VAN
Large Tree Shaped Candle Holder in Hand Forged Steel 1970s
This well sized hand forged candle holder is wonderfully shaped like a tree, it origins from Europe, 1970s. It is original...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Nightstands, Bedside Tables in Oak style of Henning Kjærnulf, Denmark, 1960s
Located in Store Heddinge, DK
A pair of Oak bedside table / nightstand manufactured in Denmark Nyrup Møbelfabrik during the 1960s/70s and often attributed to the renowned Danish modern designer Henning Henry Kjær...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Oak
Brutalist Style Oak Handcarved Italian Large Sideboard
Located in Madrid, ES
Oak Sideboard handcarved with four doors and central interior shelve. Italy
Every item LA Studio offers is checked by our team of 10 craftsmen in our in-house workshop. Special rest...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Oak
Three Willy Daro Style Brass Flowers Ceiling or Wall Lights
Located in Rijssen, NL
Nice set of brass flowers ceiling or wall lights in the style of designer Willy Daro manufactured, circa 1970s, Europe, Belgian. This decorative and beautiful large sculptural light ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Brass
1970s Set of 6 Original Travertine Animal Sculptures by Fratelli Mannelli
Located in Nuernberg, DE
1970s Set of 6 original travertine animal sculptures designed by Fratelli Mannelli. These items are in original as found conditions. Not easy to find this set.
Dimensions given in th...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Travertine
Large Brutalist Bronze Ballerina Sculpture on Marble Base
Located in San Diego, CA
A very large Brutalist midcentury bronze ballerina sculpture on an black marble base (6.75" x 8.5"), circa 1970s. The piece is 44.5" high and has a wo...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Brutalist Metal Cylinder Vase
By Bmf Nagel
Located in New York, NY
Produced by BMF (Bayerische Metallwarenfabrik) in Germany in the 1970s.
Great contrasting finishes and patina.
Category
1970s German Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Metal
French Sunburst Eyelash and Nail Flush Mount Light Fixture in Gilt Wrought Iron
Located in Barcelona, ES
A gorgeous double layered eyelash sunburst ceiling flush mount or pendant with nail accents, France, 1950s.
The frame is made by a double layer of wrought iron curved beams with scrolled ending accented by pointed iron spikes. It has gold leaf finish and frosted glass and a nice aged patina. It hangs from 4 small chains.
The wrought iron structure with Brutalist design is highlighted by a terrific aged patina with gold leaf finish.
This ceiling light can be used flush mounted...
Category
20th Century French Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf, Iron
Winter Hazel Leaf Bench
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Leaf Bench is a continuation of the Artists series that bases the form in geometry and the content in nature. Embellished Minimalist style of New Brutalism. Hand Cast in the Artists ...
Category
2010s American Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Giacometti Style Sculptural Brutalist Iron and Glass Console Table With Cat Head
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Diego Giacometti Style Sculptural Etruscan Console Table Forged Hammered Iron with Glass Top.
Circa 1970.
Sculptural Etruscan hand forged and hammered iron frame console table with excellent scale and form.
Brutalist forged iron console table with cat head inspired by the Diego Giacometti table...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Vintage Mid-Century Brutalist Table Lamp
Located in San Francisco, CA
Unique brutalist table lamp, with raw and textured materials, a chunky silhouette and all the colors of a flame, red, amber and ivory - perfect for bringing a bit of mystery and warm...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Iron
Contemporary Brutalist Style Massive Bench in Solid Oak and Linseed Oil
By Sóha, Denis Milovanov
Located in Paris, IDF
Massive bench made of solid oak (+ linseed oil)
(Outdoor use OK)
Measures: 300 x 70 x 35 cm
SÓHA design studio conceives and produces furniture design a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Armenian Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Oak
Contemporary Brutalist Geometric Commode in Solid Oak by Soha Concept
By Sóha, Denis Milovanov
Located in Paris, IDF
Wardrobe made of solid oak (+ linseed oil)
Measures: H. 77 x 170 x 60 cm
SÓHA design studio conceives and produces furniture design and decorative ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Oak
Ilana Goor Wrought Iron and Leather Chairs
By Ilana Goor
Located in Nashville, TN
Set of 6 leather and iron chairs attributed to Israeli artist and sculptor Ilana Goor. Set consists of two arm chairs and four chairs without arms. These chairs are comprised of a wr...
Category
Late 20th Century American Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Iron
Curtis Jere Brutalist Brass Tree Wall Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
C. Jere tree wall sculpture with Brutalist details to branches, signed and dated. Sculpture is made in two sections where one of the branches ...
Category
1980s Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Metal
Large French Oak Sideboard, Charles Dudouyt
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
A large sideboard/credenza attributed to Charles Dudouyt.
France, circa 1940s.
Consists of two storage compartments and a central drawers column.
The sideboard is in good origin...
Category
1940s French Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Oak
Wabi Sabi Brutalist Design Low Display Side Table
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Wabi Sabi Brutalist Design Handcrafted Low Display Table. Made in Belgium by Atelier Andre Smalle, 1960's period. Stamped on the bottom. Solid oak slab on 4 square cone carved shaped...
Category
1960s Belgian Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Oak
Sculptural Danish Candle Sconce from Dantoft Kunstartikler, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
1970s Brutalist Wall sculpture made by Danish design company Dantoft kunstartikler (trans.: art objects). It is made from black lacquered and welded iron set in a graphic formation h...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Iron
Brutalist Brass Hanging Chandelier by Tom Greene
By Tom Greene
Located in Oceanside, US
A stunning mid-century Brutalist chandelier by renowned designer Tom Greene for Feldman Lighting Co., circa 1960s–1970s. This sculptural fixture showcases Greene’s signature torch-cu...
Category
1960s North American Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Brass
Vintage Mid-century Modern Danish Monza Armchairs from Niels Eilersen, 1970s
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This large armchairs were designed by Jens Juul Eilersen and manufactured during 1970s by Niels Eilersen, a very well regarded Danish furniture maker. It is Monza model with down wra...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
Witco Style Dining Table William Westenhaver
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Brutalist carved wood Elvis Jungle Room style dining table. In the manner of William Westenhaver/Witco. Item features shield and lion carved pedestal base, solid wood construction, d...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Wood
Contemporary Brutalist Style Massive Bench in Solid Oak and Linseed Oil
By Denis Milovanov, Sóha
Located in Paris, IDF
Massive bench made of solid oak (+ linseed oil)
(Outdoor use OK)
Measures: 300 x 70 x 35 cm
SÓHA design studio conceives and produces furniture design a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Oak
Life Size Brutalist Candle Stand
Located in Tilburg, NL
Brutalist Candle Stand of monumental size.
Unusual brutalist piece with a very graphical shape and great details. Due to the large height this candle stand will be a real stateme...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Metal
Large French Oak Art Deco Sideboard Att. to Charles Dudouyt, France, C1940s
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
A large sideboard/credenza attributed to Charles Dudouyt.
France, c1940s.
Consists of 1 central drawer and three storage compartments. The middle compartment has a flap door.
Inl...
Category
1940s French Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Solid Oak Brutalist Dutch Coffee Table with Copper Top and Inlay
Located in Casteren, NL
This beautiful midcentury Brutalist coffee table was made in the Netherlands circa 1960. The table has a relatively simple frame of solid square oak beams that are 2,8 x 2,8 inches. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Copper
Rick Owens Double Prong Concrete Bench
By Rick Owens
Located in LAGUNA BEACH, CA
Rick Owens Concrete Bench, 2016
This striking concrete bench by Rick Owens, created in 2016, embodies the designer’s signature fusion of brutalism and minimalism. Crafted from raw co...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Concrete
Albano Poli for Poliarte, Rare Murano Art Glass Flush Mount Lights, 1970s
By Albano Poli, Poliarte
Located in New York, NY
Unique Cubist flush mount light fixtures by lighting designer and artist Albano Poli. As with most of Poli's work, functionality goes hand in hand with artistic expression. One is ne...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Steel
"Late 19th century Gothic Inlaid Furniture - Historical Elegance"
Located in Guazzora, IT
The late 1800s Gothic cabinet is an extraordinary example of fine cabinetmaking, expertly set in a historical context that celebrates the aesthetics and savoir-faire of the Victorian...
Category
1880s Italian Antique Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Early Paul Evans Sculpted Bronze Throne Chair, Signed and Dated, 1969
Located in Culver City, CA
One of the most recognizable and important names in the American studio craft movement of the 1960's and 70's, Paul Evans was a groundbreaking pioneer in brutalism. Collaborating as well as sharing a showroom with Phillip Lloyd Powell until 1964 when Evans met the owner of Directional Furniture and created a line of 6 coffee tables to go into the Directional High Point, NC booth for the spring Market. As the story has been recounted by Dorsey Reading, the tables never even made it to the showroom floor. Evans soon found out the tables never even had the opportunity to be sold; obviously disappointed, owner of Directional, BG agreed to put the tables out on the showroom floor in New York City to placate Paul Evans. What happened can probably best be compared today with "going viral."
The coffee tables started flying off the floor, and the orders came rolling in. This fervor led to Evans creating eventually over 800 designs with Directional-- with the very first series being the "Sculptured Metal" Collection which was publicized in 1968.
This piece specifically is a throne chair that also swivels. Upholstered in black leather, this throne chair is a wonderful example of Paul Evans Sculpted bronze technique, which involves hand sculpting using an epoxy resin and coating in an atomized cold cast bronze. This piece is signed and dated "PE 69" making it an early example of his goopy cast bronze series and line of furniture for Directional.
It's extremely important to note: Directional Furniture showrooms in New York City and Chicago were private to-the-trade only showrooms, so only interior designers and their clients were able to custom order these pieces through the showroom. There was never any "inventory" of furniture. Each and every piece was a custom, hand crafted work of art, created to order. No two of any piece were ever alike.
Evans eventually went on to employ a team of nearly 90 people, working two shifts-- helping to hand-craft his designs. This could easily explain why not every piece is hand signed, therefore making an early, had-signed pieces like this even more desirable for a collector.
This piece has a wonderful patina, with vibrant colors and while still brutalist in nature, it's a bit more subdued and could effortlessly be blended into any contemporary environment. We currently have this piece in the gallery paired with a Vladimir Kagan serpentine cloud sofa, and a Karl Springer goatskin...
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1960s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Brutalist solid wooden Coffee table , 1970’s
Located in Delft, NL
Brutalist solid wooden Coffee table , 1970’s
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Oak
Set of 4 'Marbella' bar stools by Confonorm in Spain in the 1960s
By Confonorm
Located in Ranst, VAN
Set of four Spanish vintage bar stools. These 'Marbella' bar stools were produced by Confonorm in Spain in the 1960s. The bar stools are made of wood and have an iron ring to rest yo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Wood
Exceptional Round Brutalist Oak Coffee Table 1950s
By Pierre Chapo
Located in ECHT, NL
This Exceptional oak brutalist mid-century coffee table embodies timeless design and robust craftsmanship. Its thick, round tabletop (8cm) showcases the natural beauty of solid oak, ...
Category
1950s French Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Oak
Still Stand Abstract Biomorphic Wood Sculpture, Column, Chainsaw Carved, XL
By Logniture
Located in Stara Gradiška, HR
Still Stand Abstract Biomorphic Wood Sculpture, Chainsaw Carved From Single Piece of Oak Wood
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Croatian Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Oak
A Supersized Sculptural BRUTALIST Stone FLOOR LAMP by ALBERT TORMOS, France 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
A rare and sculptural floor lamp or rather a luminous sculpture in cast stone by Albert Tormos, France 1970. This massive and heavy piece in cast stone is made of two parts: a cubic ...
Category
1970s French Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Cast Stone
Paul Evans Sculpted Bronze Skyline Coffee Table
By Paul Evans
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Paul Evans sculpted bronze brutalist skyline coffee table, signed PE71
Glass top is 3/4" thick, 28" deep and 55" wide. Base is 15" high, 28" deep...
Category
1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Bronze
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...
Category
2010s American Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Concrete
A BRUTALIST Golden SHABBY-CHIC Wrought Iron CANDELABRA CANDLESTICK, France 2001
Located in PARIS, FR
A spectacular candlestick or candelabra sculpture, Post-Modernist, Brutalist, Shabby-Chic, "organic" tree composition of golden wrought iron rods, folded and welded, mounted on a tri...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Live Edge Elm Trestle Olavi Hanninen Dining Table
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
Gorgeous live edge elm dining table with trestle and wood pegs. Lightly refinished with an impressive grain. A unique blend of Rustic and Brutalist Moder...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Elm
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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