Sculptural Brutalist Hand-Carved Chair, France, 2024

Brutalist high-back chair, a statement piece made from solid tree trunk planks. This chair embodies the raw essence of nature, showcasing its rugged b...

Rustic and charming, this monoxyle wooden seat hails from the Pyrénées region, circa 1950. A fine example of traditional craftsmanship, it features a solid wood construction with a s...

These brutalist monoxyle chairs are sculpted entirely from single blocks of solid wood, showcasing an organic and raw aesthetic that emphasizes the natural beauty of the material. Th...

Monoxylite; Brutalist Armchair; Wabi Sabi; Minimalism; Brutalism; Pine Trunks; Brutalist monoxylite armchair, a true statement piece for any contemporary interior. Crafted from so...

The 1970s were, arguably, one of the most interesting eras in French design, with “a lot going on”. In part a reaction against the sleek modernism of mid-century design, 1970s design...

One-of-a-kind, exceptional sculptural throne chair sourced from a French artisan workshop, late 1970s. Hand-carved from a piece of solid hardwood, it has a generous, enveloping backr...

Koncz Vilmos (1932 – 2006). He started painting at the age of 30, using the following techniques: charcoal, pastel, oil. He has had solo exhibitions eight times in Budapest, and his works have been featured in seventeen group exhibitions worldwide. He was an experimental creator. Its more than 420 works include glass mosaics, terracotta, copper embossing and furniture carving. After his death, most of his oeuvre was “lost”. A decade and a half passed from painting to the first carvings. Middle Eastern and African culture had a major impact on his further artistic work. Traveled and created in Baghdad, Kuwait, Beirut and Tanzania. He became acquainted with the ancient folk art of the Makonde tribe, with carvings of ebony and ivory, which changed his creative career. When he made an authentic bracelet out of ivory, decorated with African motifs, the members of the tribe welcomed him among themselves. He became the tribe’s "Mister Vili." An exhibition of his painted paintings was held at the Kilimanjaro Hotel. He learned the machining of copper from the Arabs and the making of glass mosaics, and the tricks of jewelry making from the Hindus. He had forty large sculptures erected in various settlements of Hungary, mostly multi-field, made with a circular carving technique. Everything from ornaments on the table to the three-meter-high monument was found in his oeuvre. The Tiszakürt Arboretum also houses two wooden sculptures made of circular carvings: Tasso and the Tanzanian family tree. Donated works of his hometown: the 1956 headboard, the “Jászok” and “Kunok” (Old Hungarian Tribes), the “Flute”, the “Kolompolás” (Ringing the Bell) and the “Winged Altar”. In the 1980s, he also made carvings for the Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden. His Ars Poetic was: “I do what I love, which drives from within, because I want to leave marks behind that I once existed and perhaps not uselessly” (2002). The term "Brutalist" originated from Le Corbusier’s Cité...

José Zanine Caldas, Pilão hand-sculpted chair, Brazilian hardwood (Vinhático), Brazil, 1980s This exceptional hand carved chair embodies everything that José Zanine Caldas stood for...