Low Brutalist Coffee Table with Slate Tabletop, Spain 1970s

In general, Brutalist furniture, such as this brilliant oak coffee table, stand as a testament to the visual benefits of the marriage of raw aesthetics and functional brilliance. Cra...

Designed by Roland Wilhelmsson, this “Kvadrat” table is from the era when Swedish design and culture started attracting design-conscious international buyers on a large scale. The model’s design is dated to 1972, and this particular table was manufactured in Huskvarna, where the manufactory still operates, for more than four generations now. Swedish furniture and interior design culture went through dramatic changes during the 1970s. The effects of the late 1960s’ rebellious view of design, production and consumption had an impact in the form of freer furnishings and resource-efficient furniture in simpler materials. In the mid-1970s, rustic pine furniture often in oversized dimensions - such as this table - suddenly became the highest fashion. Therefore, the local and resource-efficient craft received a renaissance. This “Kvadrat” coffee table...

Most of the stunning minimalist designs from the turn of the century to the 1970s, termed "mid-century", captured the imagination of the world, especially the work of Danish architec...

With a robust form this coffee table is the embodiment of 20th century brutalist design. It is somber, giving importance to eerie organic and rugged shapes in dark, earthy tones. The...