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
Period: 1970s
Paul Evans Brutalist Skyline Dining Table
By Paul Evans
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Paul Evans brutalist sculpted bronze dining table with 48" x 96" x 3/4" thick glass top. Signed PE70
Only base is 65" x 27".
Category
1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Bronze
6 Scandinavian pine dining chairs with back and seat cushions in Buffalo leather
Located in Copenhagen, DK
These Danish dining chairs are from 1976 and with only one previous owner.
The chairs were designed according to the owner's wishes and made by a local Danish carpenter.
All the ch...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Leather, Pine
Spanish Brutalist Lowboard in Oak, 1970s
Located in Hellouw, NL
An attractive Spanish brutalist lowboard with nice graphical details ont he front. The lowboard consists of three elements, adding up to 2.40 cm widt...
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Oak
Paul Evans Set of Twelve Brutalist Sculpted Bronze Dining Chairs, USA 1970
By Paul Evans
Located in Miami, FL
Paul Evans set of twelve brutalist sculpted bronze dining chairs, USA 1970
This extremely rare to find set is comprised of two armchairs (Model PE 105) and ten side chairs (Model PE ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Brutalist Rustic Wabi Sabi Round Coffee Table, 1970s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and elegant Brutalist Rustic Wabi Sabi round coffee table.Striking Dutch design from the 1970s.Solid oak three-legged base with original solid patinated oak round top.This w...
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Oak
Rustic Brutalist Wabi Sabi Round Coffee Table, 1970s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and elegant Rustic Brutalist Wabi Sabi round coffee table.Striking Dutch design from the 1970s.Solid oak three-legged base with original solid patinated oak round top.This w...
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Oak
5 Verner Panton XDesign Bar Stools, Wire Body & Wool Seats in Various Colours
Located in London, GB
5 Verner Panton X-Design Bar Stools, Wire Cylindrical Body & Wool Seats in Various Colours. Model 250S.
Literature: “Vitra Museum: Verner Panton The Collected works”, model ill. on ...
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1970s Danish Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Metal, Wire
Vintage Brutalist Iron & Green Glass Wall Candleholders by Dantoft, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
1970s Brutalist Wall sculptures made by Danish design company Dantoft kunstartikler (trans.: art objects). Made from black lacquered and welded iron set in a graphic formation highli...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Iron
Paul Kingma Inspired Mixed Slate & Stone Coffee Table with Wood and Metal Base
By Paul Kingma
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Paul Kingma inspired mixed slate and stone coffee table with wood and metal base. An inspired design, the metal framed heavy top appears to hover over the Brutalist base. In original...
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Slate, Metal
Set of Modern Vintage Oak Nightstand/Bedside Table Style of Kjærnulf, Denmark 19
Located in Store Heddinge, DK
A pair of oak bedside tables/nightstands, manufactured in Denmark during the 1960s/70s and often attributed to the renowned Danish designer Henning/Henry Kjærnulf. Kjærnulf wiht his ...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Brass
Danish Brutalist Oak Low Sideboard style of Henning Kjærnulf, 1970s
Located in Store Heddinge, DK
A Danish Mid-Century Modern low sideboard in Nordic oak, designed and crafted in Denmark. Often attributed to Henning (or Henry) Kjærnulf, this piece embodies Scandinavian Modern aes...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Brass
Paul Evans Dining Table Cityscape Burl & Brass
Located in Hanover, MA
Paul Evans Cityscape dining table base with burl veneer and brass plated stainless steel tiles.
Base alone dimensions 28.5 x 49 x 19
Glass shown in photos for scale 72" x 40"
Category
1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Brass
Vintage Danish Brutalist Iron & Blue Glass Wall Candleholders by Dantoft, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Large 1970s Brutalist Wall sculptures made by Danish design company Dantoft kunstartikler (trans.: art objects). Made from black lacquered and welded iron set in a graphic formation ...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Iron
1970s brutalist cabinet in massive oak, by De Coene (BE)
Located in Oostende, BE
1970s brutalist cabinet in massive oak, by De Coene Frères (BE)
Category
1970s Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Oak
Danish Brutalist Oak Low Sideboard, credenza style of Henning Kjærnulf, 1970s
Located in Store Heddinge, DK
A Danish Mid-Century Modern low sideboard in Nordic oak, designed and crafted in Denmark. Often attributed to Henning (or Henry) Kjærnulf, this piece embodies Scandinavian Modern aes...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Brass
Important Paul Evans Studio Sculpted Bronze and Resin Sofa, Signed, 1971
By Paul Evans
Located in Culver City, CA
This sofa is strikingly gorgeous! A rare, one of one-- one of a kind sofa designed and executed by Paul Evans. This sofa features an almost sleigh like craftsman base that is very George Nakashima - esque, and is completely clad in Evans sculpted resin and bronze. The sofa has been upholstered in a fine, butter-creamy colored mohair and is not only easy on the eyes, but is incredibly comfortable.
This piece is triple signed, featuring Paul Evans initials and date on the bottom of the sofa's shell, another Evans signature and date on the base of the sofa, and a G singed above for (George Fry).
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, the `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 many designs with Directional in years long partnership-- with the very first series being the "Sculptured Metal" Collection which was publicized in 1968.
This piece specifically was not a Directional piece. This piece was created in Paul Evans Studio and ended up being sold directly through the studio. This Sculpted Bronze and Resin sofa is an incredibly rare example of Paul Evans Sculpted bronze technique, which involves hand sculpting using an epoxy resin and coating in an atomized cold cast bronze.
Paul Evans used to be labeled kind of a "bad boy" of design-- with an an affinity for sculpted brutalism and pieces that epitomize maximalism, his pieces were collected by rock stars, artists and creatives. Evans, now widely recognized as a pioneer in the American craft movement has solidified his place in design history and is highly collectable.
This sofa would look excellent in any mid century modern, brutalist or even contemporary or boho chic environment. While brutalist in nature, this piece can be styled up or down to blend into almost any environment. We currently have this sofa in our gallery paired with a Jean Royere coffee table...
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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Luciano Frigerio Presidential Writing Desk in Walnut, Italy 1970s
Located in Almelo, NL
Luciano Frigerio Presidential Writing Desk in Walnut, Italy 1960s
This is a rare presidential mid-century desk designed by Luciano Frigerio for the "Norman" series, manufactured i...
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1970s Italian Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Granite
Set of Modern Vintage Oak Nightstand/Bedside Table Style of Kjærnulf, Denmark 19
Located in Store Heddinge, DK
A pair of oak bedside tables/nightstands, manufactured in Denmark during the 1960s/70s and often attributed to the renowned Danish designer Henning/Henry Kjærnulf. Kjærnulf wiht his ...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of German Brutalist oak and suede lounge chairs
By Carl Straub
Located in Liberty, NY
Amazing pair of oversized Scandinavian styled German brutalist lounge chairs. The heavy oak frames have beautifully crafted through mortis and tenon joinery, cushions are upholster...
Category
1970s German Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Leather, Suede, Oak
Silas Seandel Free Form Coffee Table in Patinated Bronze & Pewter 1970s (Signed)
Located in New York, NY
Chic artisan Brutalist coffee table with organic free form in patinated bronze and pewter by Silas Seandel, American 1970's (signed on top "Silas Seandel".) This table sits on hidden...
Category
1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Pewter
Vintage Danish Brutalisme Oak Dining Chairs, style of Henning Kjærnulf
Located in Store Heddinge, DK
Crafted in Denmark in the 1960s/70s, inspired by Henning Kjærnulf’s Brutalist / Baroque Bold style. Each chair is solid with no damage to the wood, and the fabric is well-preserved a...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Danish Brutalist Light Oak Low Sideboard style of Henning Kjærnulf, 1970s
Located in Store Heddinge, DK
A Danish Mid-Century Modern low sideboard in Nordic oak, designed and crafted in Denmark. Often attributed to Henning (or Henry) Kjærnulf, this piece embodies Scandinavian Modern aes...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Oak
Karel Mintjens Brutalist Oak Sideboard with Aluminum Pulls and Box Joint Detail
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Karel Mintjens Brutalist Oak sideboard with linear cast aluminum pulls, 4 storage cabinets and box joint detail. Handsome construction with legs that seemingly wrap around the piece....
Category
1970s Belgian Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
6 Scandinavian pine dining chairs with back and seat cushions in Buffalo leather
Located in Copenhagen, DK
These Danish dining chairs are from 1976 and with only one previous owner.
The chairs were designed according to the owner's wishes and made by a local Danish carpenter.
All the ch...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Leather, Pine
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 Dining Room Table or Refectory Table, 1970s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning Brutalist dining room table or refectory table.
Striking Dutch design from the 1970s.
Solid oak base with original solid oak top.
This wonderful Brutalist dining room table ...
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Oak
Set of Four Brutalist Wrought Iron & Wood Barstools vintage Germany 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous set of Brutalist barstools. Set of four 'Brutalist' bar stools, in wood and wrought iron, Germany, 1970s. A curved seat with iron frame and handles. The curved form makes ...
Category
1970s Spanish Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Metal
Vintage Sculptural Brutalist Iron & Glass Wall Candleholders by Dantoft, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Large 1970s Brutalist Wall sculptures made by Danish design company Dantoft kunstartikler (trans.: art objects). Made from black lacquered and welded iron set in a graphic formation ...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Iron
Tom Greene for Feldman Brutalist Pendant Light
Located in Stamford, CT
1970s Brutalist style pendant light by Tom Greene for Feldman. Burnished brass with cut-out detailing. Newly rewired with new double socket fittings. Fixture takes two standard bulbs...
Category
1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Brass
Large Iron Brutalist Sculpture Attributed to Daniel Gluck
By Daniel Gluck
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A large welded iron brutalist sculpture. They are sometimes attributed to Marcel Fantoni but we feel comfortable with the Daniel Gluck attribution. The color is a dusty gray. It hand...
Category
1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Iron
Belgian Brutalist Sideboard in Oak
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Sideboard, oak, lacquered aluminum, Belgium, 1970s
This sideboard features a clear rhythm and flow established by means of a well-thought-out lay out that is utterly well-balanced. ...
Category
1970s Belgian Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Brutalist Cast Aluminum Wall Sculpture / Decor
By Paul Evans
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Belgian brutalist cast aluminum wall sculpture / decor.
Category
1970s Belgian Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Paul Evans Studio Floating Console Shelf and Mirror Set, USA, Circa 1970s
By Paul Evans
Located in Miami, FL
Paul Evans studio floating console shelf and mirror set, USA, Circa 1970s
Brutalist patchwork design in copper & pewter.
A striking example of Paul Evans’ iconic Brutalist aesthetic,...
Category
1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Slate, Brass, Copper, Pewter
Brutalist Blue Green Vase by. Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker, 1970s, Germany
Located in Stockholm, SE
Brutalist Blue Green Square Vase by Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker, 1970s, Germany.
Helmut Friedrich Schäffenacker (1921–2010) was a German ceramici...
Category
1970s German Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Vintage Brutalist Abstract Metal Nail Wall Art Sculpture, circa 1970
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Brutalist Abstract Metal Nail Wall Art Sculpture
In the Style of William Bowie, circa 1970's
Artist Unknown
" in very good vintage condit...
Category
1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Metal
Cast Aluminum Brutalist Door Panel
By Paul Evans
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Cast aluminum brutalist door grill or wall decoration. Can be screwed to your existing door without any major construction work. Last photos showing the back side with screw holes an...
Category
1970s Belgian Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Brutalist Onion Trinket Jar in Glazed Stoneware by Søren Visby, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Onion shaped stoneware jar executed in earthy over-flow glazes. Made by Søren and Pirella Visby in Denmark during the 1970s. Signed Visby - Denmark to its base.
Measurements: H: 10...
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1970s Danish Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Brutalist Aluminum Door in Antique Bronze Finish
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Brutalist cast aluminum door in antique bronze finish in the style of Billy Joe Mccarrol and David Gillespie or Paul Evans. This is just the panel that can be cut / modified to be at...
Category
1970s Belgian Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Danish Brutalist Oak Dining Chairs by Henning Kjærnulf, 1970s. Set of 6.
Located in Asaa, DK
Danish Brutalist Oak Dining Chairs by Henning Kjærnulf, 1970s. Set of 6.
Set of six Danish Modern dining chairs designed by wellknown Danish architect Henning Kjærnulf and manufactu...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Oak
Brutalist Rustic Wabi Sabi Cupboard, 1970s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and primitive Brutalist Rustic Wabi Wabi cupboard.Striking Dutch design from the 1970s.Solid oak base with original iron hinges and two doors.Seven original oak shelves.Lock and key are in good working order.This wonderful Brutalist Rustic Wabi Sabi cupboard...
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Iron
1970s Sergio Bustamante Style Metal and Ceramic Birds S/2
Located in Stamford, CT
Set of two 1970s brass and ceramic decorative birds. In the style of Sergio Bustamante. Burnished brass with blue/white painted ceramic. No artists signature or brand stamp.
Owl: 5....
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1970s Mexican Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Brass
Curtis Jere 1970s Brutalist Metal Mill Farmhouse Water Wheel Wall Art Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Dayton, OH
1970s Mid-century Curtis Jere brutalist style wall art sculpture. Made of copper, brass and steel featuring a primitive country or farmhouse l...
Category
1970s Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Brass, Copper, Steel
Italian Maison Rassi Large Brass Sunflower Lamp
Located in Stamford, CT
1970s Italian large brass sunflower lamp by Maison Rassi . Brutalist style cast brass sunflower atop a wooden cube base.
Newly rewired with brass socket. Lamp takes one bulb (not in...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Brass
Brutalist Belgian Bar Cabinet, 1970s
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
This striking Belgian bar cabinet from the 1970s showcases a raw, architectural aesthetic in dark-stained oak. Its bold, linear design is complemented by hand-bent oversized sculptur...
Category
1970s European Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Wood
Danish Large 1970s Brutalist Club Chair in Suede with Noble Patina and Wear
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Beautiful oversized lounge chair in brutalist style. Designed by Jens Juul Eilersen for N. Eilersen and made in the 1970's. Eilersen is one of the storied Danish manufacturers that h...
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1970s Danish Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Suede, Beech
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
Danish Brutalist Oak Low Sideboard, credenza style of Henning Kjærnulf, 1970s
Located in Store Heddinge, DK
A Danish Mid-Century Modern low sideboard in Nordic oak, designed and crafted in Denmark. Often attributed to Henning (or Henry) Kjærnulf, this piece embodies Scandinavian Modern aes...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Brass
Cast Aluminum Brutalist Door Panel
By Paul Evans
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Cast aluminum brutalist door grill or wall decoration. Can be screwed to your existing door without any major construction work. Last photos showing the back side with screw holes an...
Category
1970s Belgian Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Silvio Coppola for Fratelli Montina Dining Chairs, Italy 1970s
Located in Almelo, NL
Silvio Coppola for Fratelli Montina Dining room Chairs, Italy, 1970s
Introducing a remarkable set of four dining room chairs, expertly crafted from blond pine wood, designed by the ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Pine
Mid-Century Brutalist Mirror in Syroco w/ Bronze & Copper Mosaic Border Finish
Located in New York, NY
This graphic and sophisticated Mid-Century Modern mirror was realized in the United States circa 1970. It features a rectangular plain mirror center surrounded by an injection moulde...
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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Mirror
Two Brutalist Rustic Armchairs, 1970s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and rare pair of Brutalist Rustic armchairs.
Striking Dutch design from the 1970s.
Solid oak frames with nicely architectural shaped seats and backrests.
This wonderful pair...
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Oak
1 of the 3 Rooke Lamps, Custom Silk Lamp Shades by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
1 of the 3 ceramic table lamps, from Bernard Rooke, UK, 1970s.
This set brings a rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful shapes, it offers a unique presence.
The bas...
Category
1970s English Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Brutalist Abstract Freestanding Metal Nail Art Sculpture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Brutalist abstract metal nail sculpture in the style of William Bowie or Marc Weinstein, but unsigned/unattributed (ca. 1970s, USA).
Composed of four panels of welded metal n...
Category
1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Metal
Pierrce Chapo Inspired Square Brutalist Solid Oak Coffee Table with Arched Legs
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brutalist square coffee or side table. This table is made from heavy, solid oak with two arched legs and a thick top. In original condition with wear consistent with age and use.
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Oak
French brutalist birth chair
Located in Copenhagen, DK
French Brutalist birthing chair from approx. The 1970s. In dark stained pine and with beautiful carvings and cut outs.
The chair was originally used as...
Category
1970s French Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Oak
Paul Evans Patchwork Coffee Table With Slate Top, 1970's
By Paul Evans
Located in Culver City, CA
Looking for a coffee table that’s more than just furniture-- well this is a functional work of art. This Paul Evans original is a stunning example of mid-century artistry with a flair for the unconventional. Handcrafted from a mesmerizing patchwork of patinated copper, enameled steel, and pewter sheeting, this table brings together materials and textures in ways that no two tables are alike. And then there’s the slate top—thick, heavy, and sitting flush in its groove like it was meant to be there from the beginning of time.
While there are other examples of this coffee table floating around the collector's universe, let me tell you: they’re not all created equal. Many show signs of over-polishing or even sanding, stripping away that rich, sought-after patina that true collectors drool over. But this example? It’s the gold standard. The patina has aged to perfection, offering a rich variety of tones, textures, and colors that dance across the surface. Every corner reveals a new surprise. Yes, the slate top has a few rough edges, but let’s be real—that only adds to its character. And the best part? The slate fits so perfectly into its base so snug you'd be hard pressed to squeeze a sheet of paper between them.
Now, let’s talk about the man behind the magic—Paul Evans. Born in 1931 and passing away in 1987, Evans was a driving force in the American Craft Movement. He pushed the boundaries of furniture design, turning traditional techniques on their head and creating pieces that were part sculpture, part functional art. His use of metal, especially in his iconic Cityscape and Sculpted Bronze series, made him a trailblazer of mid-century modernism and brutalist design.
Evans started his career working with metal in a tiny shop in New Hope, Pennsylvania with his pal Phillip Lloyd Powell—just down the road from fellow American Craft legends like George Nakashima. But Evans didn’t stop with wood and craft traditions. Instead, he worked with metal in ways no one else was doing, blending industrial and handmade aesthetics. Every piece was unique, handmade, and bursting with Evans' signature rough-hewn, heavily textured style.
His work, especially these patchwork metal tables...
Category
1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Slate, Brass, Copper, Steel, Pewter
Brutalist Carved Pine Table/Bench by Glas Master Markaryd
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1970s. Sweden. Carved bench with full line construction.
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Pine
Brutalist Rustic Wabi Sabi Side Table, 1970s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and rare Brutalist Rustic Wabi Sabi side table.
Striking Dutch design from the 1970s.
Original solid oak top on four original solid legs....
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Oak
Pair of Multicolored Hammered Glass and Wrought Iron Sconces by Longobard, Italy
By Longobard
Located in Benalmadena, ES
An extraordinary pair of wall sconces from the renowned Italian manufacturer Longobard, iconic of the Brutalist style of the 1970s. Each sconce features a crescent shape made of wrou...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of German Brutalist oak and suede lounge chairs
By Carl Straub
Located in Liberty, NY
Amazing pair of oversized Scandinavian styled German brutalist lounge chairs. The heavy oak frames have beautifully crafted through mortis and tenon joinery, cushions are upholster...
Category
1970s German Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Suede, Oak, Leather
Graphical wengé brutalist credenza, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Brown wengé wood brutalist credenza or sideboard with 5 doors and 5 drawers
Beautiful timeless design and a real eye catcher for your living room.
This credenza provides plenty of ...
Category
1970s Belgian Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Wood, Wenge
Danish Brutalist Oak Low Sideboard style of Henning Kjærnulf, 1970s
Located in Store Heddinge, DK
A Danish Mid-Century Modern low sideboard in Nordic oak, designed and crafted in Denmark. Often attributed to Henning (or Henry) Kjærnulf, this piece embodies Scandinavian Modern aes...
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1970s Danish Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Brass
Paul Evans Sculpted Bronze PE 128 "Stalagmite" Coffee Table 1971 (Signed)
Located in New York, NY
The work of Paul Evans is characterized by its seamless joining of art with functionality, the designers craftsmanship and his bold aesthetic. No where is this more evident than in t...
Category
1970s North American Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Sheet Metal
Chess Set by Marco Celotti Circa 1970
Located in Hudson, NY
A one of a kind chess set by Italian American artist Marco Celotti. Created circa 1970, the set is quit marvelous.
Each figure is filled with detail. Even the individual pawns, each...
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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Pair Adrian Pearsall Craft Associates Brutalist Cylindrical Drum Side End Tables
Located in Wayne, NJ
Adrian Pearsall Craft Associates Brutalist Pair of Large Side End or Accent Tables , Cylinder in shape . The highly decorated resin surfaces are similar to Paul Evans Brutalist Sculp...
Category
1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Epoxy Resin
Paul Evans Sculpted Bronze PE 128 "Stalagmite" Coffee Table 1971 (Signed)
Located in New York, NY
The work of Paul Evans is characterized by its seamless joining of art with functionality, the designers craftsmanship and his bold aesthetic. No where is this more evident than in t...
Category
1970s North American Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Sheet Metal
Mid century Brutalist Mirror
Located in Jersey City, NJ
This brutalist mirror has the esthetics of the 80's. The frame is in brass with a sculptural design.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Brass
Hammered Glass Wrought Iron Sconce by Biancardi Jordan, Italy, 1970s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern wall lamps lights sconces hammered glass and wrought iron, gilding gold patina, by the manufacture Biancardi Jordan in Verona in a Brutalist style, the concurrent ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Paul Evans for Directional Brutalist Glass and Resin Coffee Table signed PE70
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Brutalist coffee table designed by Paul Evans for Directional, signed PE 70 ( model 132 ). The table features a zig zag form base constructed of tinted sculpted resin ov...
Category
1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Glass, Epoxy Resin
Paul Evans Brutalist Skyline Dining Table
By Paul Evans
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Paul Evans brutalist sculpted bronze dining table with 48" x 96" x 3/4" thick glass top. Signed PE70
Only base is 65" x 27".
Category
1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Important Paul Evans Studio Sculpted Bronze and Resin Sofa, Signed, 1971
By Paul Evans
Located in Culver City, CA
This sofa is strikingly gorgeous! A rare, one of one-- one of a kind sofa designed and executed by Paul Evans. This sofa features an almost sleigh like craftsman base that is very George Nakashima - esque, and is completely clad in Evans sculpted resin and bronze. The sofa has been upholstered in a fine, butter-creamy colored mohair and is not only easy on the eyes, but is incredibly comfortable.
This piece is triple signed, featuring Paul Evans initials and date on the bottom of the sofa's shell, another Evans signature and date on the base of the sofa, and a G singed above for (George Fry).
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, the `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 many designs with Directional in years long partnership-- with the very first series being the "Sculptured Metal" Collection which was publicized in 1968.
This piece specifically was not a Directional piece. This piece was created in Paul Evans Studio and ended up being sold directly through the studio. This Sculpted Bronze and Resin sofa is an incredibly rare example of Paul Evans Sculpted bronze technique, which involves hand sculpting using an epoxy resin and coating in an atomized cold cast bronze.
Paul Evans used to be labeled kind of a "bad boy" of design-- with an an affinity for sculpted brutalism and pieces that epitomize maximalism, his pieces were collected by rock stars, artists and creatives. Evans, now widely recognized as a pioneer in the American craft movement has solidified his place in design history and is highly collectable.
This sofa would look excellent in any mid century modern, brutalist or even contemporary or boho chic environment. While brutalist in nature, this piece can be styled up or down to blend into almost any environment. We currently have this sofa in our gallery paired with a Jean Royere coffee table...
Category
1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Mid Century Modern Ceramic Jardinière by Bernard Rooke
Located in London, GB
An organic and Brutalist style Jardine which would work perfectly with trailing foliage.
Bernard Rooke (born 1938) is a British artist and studio potter. Rooke has exhibited his "Brutalist" ceramics and painting both in the UK and abroad with work in many collections both public and private including the Victoria and Albert Museum, Cleveland Museum of Art, Nuffield Foundation, Röhsska Museum in Sweden and the Trondheim Kunstmuseum in Norway.
Bernard Rooke attended Ipswich School of Art studying painting and lithography before going on to study at Goldsmiths College of Art. It was while studying here that he decided to take up pottery. Although unfamiliar with this craft and tradition, he found that working with clay provided new opportunities for freedom of interpretation and creativity.
In 1960 Rooke set up his first pottery in Forest Hill in South London along with Alan Wallwork. It was a very small room with enough space for a small electric kiln. He was initially using mainly hand building, coiling, blocking and slabbing techniques. While researching ideas, he was supporting himself by part-time lecturing at London University, Goldsmiths College and St Mary's College. In addition, Rooke's membership of 'The Craftsman Potters' Association' enabled him to show his work in a shop in Carnaby Street in London.
In 1967, both the need for a larger working space and becoming disillusioned with living in London spurred Rooke into moving out of the city and to an old mill building in Swilland in Suffolk. Rooke wanted to widen the range of work so as to become more commercial. With the birth of his son, Aaron, and much needed work to be done on the mill, it was important to be able to make a living.
In 1968, the Grand Metropolitan Hotel commissioned Rooke to make 120 standard lamps, 120 table lamps as well as a 24 foot long ceramic mural and another 9 foot high, which incorporated interior lighting. The money from the commission helped to pay for much needed restoration work on the mill.
By the 1970s, a gallery space was opened in the windmill and run by Susan Rooke, Bernard's wife, selling work to locals and tourists as well as to American airmen based nearby. The vision for Mill Gallery was beginning to develop and alongside this a reputation was building bringing in a good source of income.
Sons Aaron and Felix were becoming more involved with the running of the pottery, giving Bernard more time to develop new ideas and designs and more time to continue with his painting. In 2004, the Rooke family decided not to sell to the public through the gallery anymore and close the pottery to concentrate more on painting and printmaking.
In 2017 Bernard's lighting was featured in the Exhibition: “Glass, Light, Paint & Clay” at the Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery. The exhibition featured four artists: Bernard Rooke, John Maltby...
Category
1970s English Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Clay
Brutalist Aluminum Door Panel in Anodized Bronze / Copper Finish
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Brutalist cast aluminum door panel with handle in anodized bronze / copper finish made in Belgium in 1970’s. In the style of Billy Joe McCarroll and David Gillespi "Heroic Doors...
Category
1970s Belgian Vintage Brutalist Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
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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