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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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Item Ships From: New York
Style: Brutalist
Brutalist Modern, Metal, Gilt Iron, Monumental Wall Mirrors, 21st C.
Located in Manhasset, NY
Brutalist Modern, Metal, Gilt Iron, Monumental Wall Mirrors, 21st C. Pair of monumental rectangular wall mirrors having black metal tubular frames decorated with gilt iron branches ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Metal, Iron

"The Frustrated Coffee Table" by Frédéric Saulou Coffee Table /Bench
Located in Wainscott, NY
Beautiful French Slate coffee table / bench “The Frustrated Coffee Table” with natural edge detail by Frederic Saulou.
Category

2010s French Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Slate

Large Elm and Iron Coffee Table, France 1960 s
By Pierre Lebe
Located in New York, NY
Solid Elm trapeze top set on steel canted legs, the table has design elements found in Chapo and Lebbe production
Category

Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Iron

Lothar Klute Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Lothar Klute coffee table. Brutalist style, wrought iron base with a molded glass top. Signature to the glass.
Category

1970s German Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron

Pair of Brutalist Iron Table Lamps, Richard Barr for Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
Pair of Brutalist Iron Table Lamps, Richard Barr for Laurel Lamp Company, Iron slabs are cut by a torch cut and welded into the sculptural design. One pole is lower than the other b...
Category

20th Century American Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Iron

Brutalist Sculpture by Dimitri Hadzi
By Dimitri Hadzi
Located in New York, NY
Bronze, brass and wood cabinet scale Brutalist sculpture by noted sculptor Dimitri Hadzi. Intriguing abstract mixed metal example signed on the base, as shown.           
Category

Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Iron

Pair Mid Century Modern Sculptural Chrome w Black Plinth Bases Laurel Lamp Co.
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Simple and elegant pair of tall slender and sleek with a lot of sexy style. Chromed abstract figural central figures sitting on black plinths. 5 x 5 x 39h to the top of the finial. I...
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1960s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Peter Ellery "Scrafito" Table Lamp in White Ceramic, UK 1960 s
Located in New York, NY
Whimsical Peter Ellery White glazed ceramic "Scraffito" Lamp.
Category

Mid-20th Century British Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Brass

Pair of Brutalist Brass and Chrome Sconces with Murano Glass Drops by BD Lumica
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Brutalist sconces with Murano clear glass drops adorning a mixed meetak brass anad chrome frame by BD Lumica , Spain 1970's. This exceptional pair of sconces combines styles...
Category

1970s Spanish Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Chrome

Bernard Rooke Ceramic Table Lamp, England 1970 s
Located in New York, NY
"Wheel" table lamp by Bernard Rooke in heavy ceramic in the brutalist style. The lamp is wired for the US, comes with no shade (one can be provided on request) size is of base only.
Category

Late 20th Century British Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Brass

Pair of Vintage Leather Cube Form Club Chairs by Metropolitan c.1 970 s
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional pair of large green leather cube form club chairs by the Metropolitan ( Metro ) Furniture Company, possibly designed by Jules Heumann, circa 1970's. The chairs feather ...
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Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Leather

Regain Square Pine Stools or End Tables, France 1960 s
Located in New York, NY
Pair of square pine stools in original patina.
Category

Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Pine

Single Brutalist Dark Metal Wall Sconce, Russia 1960 s
Located in New York, NY
Rewiring required. Dark patina. Original manufacturer's tag. Frost glass diffusers likely to have been fit later.
Category

Mid-20th Century Russian Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Metal

Paul Evans Patchwork Slate Console Mirror Set, USA 1960 s
Located in New York, NY
Matched Console & Mirror set by Paul Evans in patinated Copper, Brass, and steel riveted patchwork. Slate top on the console. The mirror is 31x31x5 Console 60x13x6.5
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Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Slate, Steel, Copper, Brass

Concrete Steel Coffee Table, France 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Steel and cast concrete coffee table, the concrete is dyed and patinated. Can be used outdoors. The legs can be removed for shipping.
Category

Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Concrete, Wrought Iron

Peter Ellery Green Brutalist Pottery Lamp, UK 1950 s
Located in New York, NY
Wonderful brutalist table lamp in green ceramic by Peter Ellery, the decor is a deep relief abstract motif that looks like a face. Base size only 13x6x3.
Category

Mid-20th Century British Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Mid Century Brutalist Wall Sculpture by Curtis Jere. metal resin inserts.
Located in Buffalo, NY
Seldom seen Modernist / Brutalist Wall hanging Sculpture by Curtis Jere. Mixed metals with multi-color resin inserts.. Amazing design , form.. signed c.jere 67,
Category

1960s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Metal

Brutalist cylindrical table lamp by Fantoni
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Single brutalist style table lamps with pierced metal detail by Fantoni.
Category

1960s Italian Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Metal

Two French Midcentury 1930 Style Wrought Iron Stone Consoles
Located in New York, NY
Elegant and sober French Post-Art Deco style consoles in bronzed wrought iron supporting a top of stone. Consoles have a narrow profile with 10.5" depth. Each console is priced an...
Category

Late 20th Century French Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Travertine, Iron

Brutalist Elm Table Lamp, France 1950 s
Located in New York, NY
Carved Elm block with abstract patterns. Base size only 12x3x3
Category

Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Elm

Vintage Brutalist Lane "Pueblo" Polychromed Wall Mirror in Oak
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Lane Furniture wall mirror from their "Pueblo" collection in stained oak with molded and polychromed resin panels (ca. 1970s, USA). Unique, Brutalist piece evoking the designs of Pau...
Category

1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Mirror, Resin, Oak

Albert Tormos Pierre du Gard Table Lamp, France 1960 s
Located in New York, NY
Carved solid sand stone lamp by A Tormos. Base only 9x6
Category

Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Sandstone

Mid-20th Century Pair of Brutalist Iron Bookends by David Palombo
Located in New York, NY
A pair of iron bookends crafted in brutalist style by the artist David Palombo. Uniquely designed, each end is constructed from a fence-like structure that is attached to a flat plat...
Category

Mid-20th Century Israeli Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Iron

Brutalist Folk Art Sculpture "The Conference" by Abbott Pattison // Abstract Fig
Located in Buffalo, NY
Brutalist Folk Art sculpture "The Conference" by Abbott Pattison, great sculpture made up of welded metal, screws, nuts etc, depicting abstract figures. Mounted on metal base with ba...
Category

1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Metal

Cloutier Freres End Table, France 1970 s
Located in New York, NY
Striking Nesting tables in red enameled lava stone, blackened steel bases with canted legs.
Category

Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Lava, Cut Steel

Pair of monumental brutalist lamps by Richard Barr
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of rare, monumental brutalist style table lamps by Richard Barr for Laurel. Patinated and torch-cut metal.
Category

1960s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Metal

Norman Conn 1932-2003 1961 Mixed-Media Construction #5
By Louise Nevelson, Norman Conn, Zbyněk Sekal 1
Located in New Windsor, NY
Wonderful mixed-media by Norman Conn (1932-2003), circa 1961. Signed verso and bearing a D'Arcy Gallery, NYC label. Very good condition. Perfectly weathered and masterfully assembled...
Category

1960s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Metal

Important Welded Polychrome and Gilt Steel Cabinet by Paul Evans
Located in Montreal, QC
Important welded polychrome and gilt steel cabinet by Paul Evans, inset with slate top. Welded signature.    
Category

1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Steel

Brutalist Style Silver with Brass Stones Inlay Console or Wall Mirror, a Pair
Located in Plainview, NY
A stunning pair of Brutalist style silver wall or console mirrors. The pair of handmade brutalist mirrors features a refined filigree design ornate with blue and red natural stones. ...
Category

1990s Unknown Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Silver, Brass

Rare and Important Acid Etched Brass Dining Table by Paco Rabanne
Located in Montreal, QC
Rare and important acid etched brass dining table with agate inset by Paco Rabanne. Signed: “Paco Rabanne”. Designed by Paco Rabanne and exe...
Category

1980s Belgian Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Brass

1970 Brutalist Studio Pottery Floor Vase by Inge
Located in New Windsor, NY
Handmade slab built monumental Brutalist pottery vase. Meticulously decorated and glazed with organic and geometric patterns and shapes. Applied neck. Signed and dated, Inge, 70 a th...
Category

1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Stoneware

Classic Wrought Iron Chain Motif Table Lamp, France 1960 s
Located in New York, NY
A wrought iron table lamp made of welded chain links on a half-round base. Shade not included. Also available, floor lamp version of same.
Category

Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron

Ron Schmidt Large Brutalist Sculpture, 1960 s
Located in North Miami, FL
Mid-Century Modern Brutalist wall sculpture by Ron Schmidt circa 1960's. Made of cut nail, assembled and detailed with brass welding. Pinwheel pattern. Ver...
Category

1960s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Brass, Iron

Large Slab Built Volcanic Glaze Architectural Pottery Vase, 1959
Located in New Windsor, NY
Large slab built architectural pottery vase. Purchased from a White Plains, NY estate that had multiple pieces by this particular artist. Little biographica...
Category

1950s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery

A Vintage American Brutalist Torched Metal Wall-Mounted Mirror, Circa 1970s
Located in New York, NY
American Brutalist Wall-Mounted Mirror Torched Metal Circa 1970s DIMENSIONS Height: 34 in (86.36 cm) Width: 17 in (43.18 cm) Depth: 3 in (7.62 cm) ABOUT A striking vintage Brutalist...
Category

1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Metal

Carl Zollo (R.I.T.) Brutalist Melt Weld Cocktail Table / Sculpture
Located in Buffalo, NY
Offered is a wonderful metal art sculpture / coffee / cocktail table by well known Rochester NY sculpture Carl Zollo (1928-2009).Born November 10, 1928, Carl Zollo was a native Roche...
Category

1960s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Steel

Italian Design Contemporary Pair of Brutalist Cast Bronze Sculpture Wall Lights
Located in New York, NY
Three pairs available, Italian pair of custom design sconces, lighted abstract sculptures entirely cast in bronze, presenting a very interesting Brutalist shield-shape front plaque e...
Category

2010s Italian Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Belgian Constructivist Inlaid Dining Table with Two Leaves
Located in New York City, NY
An original Belgian Art Deco dining table featuring a parquetry inlaid table top defined by expert woodworking and a curved double pedestal base with polished aluminum decorative acc...
Category

Mid-20th Century Belgian Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Aluminum

Pair of French 1950s Wrought Iron Anchor Shaped Wall Sconces
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Brutalist-style midcentury French wrought iron anchor-shaped wall sconces. The anchor hangs from a chain, hooks as shown are included. Each sconce holds a single candle socke...
Category

1950s French Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron

Silas Seandel Large Organic Wall Sculpture, 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional artisan wall sculpture in bronze and copper with hand-painted red enamel by Silas Seandel, American 1970's (signed on back "Silas Seandel"). This is a fine example of Sil...
Category

1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Bronze, Copper, Enamel

Pair of Brutalist Ilana Goor attributed Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Vintage pair of Brutalist Ilana Goor style iron and leather side chairs with beautiful patina. Red painted over black frames with each color coming through in different areas (See ph...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Iron

Contemporary Artisan Organic Carved Oak and Travertine Four Door Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Italian artisan four-door carved oak cabinet in the Modernist style with travertine top and plinth. This exquisite handmade cabinet consists of sculptural hand-carved oak door panels in a stylized organic swirl pattern creating wonderful depth and movement and finished in a rich chestnut color. The four doors are meticulously constructed with the outer doors which open out and the two central doors which slide across to reveal an inner central shelf. The carved door handles...
Category

2010s Italian Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Travertine

Seldom seen Parsons, Brutalist Walnut coffee / cocktail table by Lane
Located in Buffalo, NY
Seldom seen Parsons Brutalist Walnut coffee / cocktail table by Lane , Richly grained walnut,Brutalist design strips to top continuing down the base,Classic 60's, 70's modernist . Ha...
Category

1960s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Modern Abstract Welded Cut Steel Garden Sculpture, Brutalist Design
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modern abstract welded steel garden sculpture, Brutalist Design, very well executed, wonderful original patina, handmade steel sculpture,, Been living in a garden of prominent Buffal...
Category

1950s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Cut Steel

Brutalist Plaster Animal Sculptures, Italy, Set of 3
Located in North Miami, FL
In the Cubist style, these whimsical plaster animal sculptures of a Giraffe, Elephant and Rhinoceros, are perfect elements for a shelf or console table. Pronounced textured finish in the style of Giacometti works. Note: sold as a grouping Only. Dimensions of Giraffe: 19.5 inches tall, 15 inches deep...
Category

1990s Italian Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Plaster, Wood

Brutalist Carved Wood Lacquered Consoles, Pair
Located in North Miami, FL
Lacquered in a black piano finish - the brutal carved wood design is almost tribal and artistic (reminiscent of Louise Nevelson). These are wall-mounted. Note: we have a matching ...
Category

1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Wood

Pair of Stewart Ross James Verdigris Bronze Table Lamps for Hansen
Located in North Miami, FL
These lovely verdigris bronze patinated lamps are designed by Stewart Ross James for Hansen. In working condition with original wiring and single standard bulb. The elegant double p...
Category

1960s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Arrow Form Mid Century Modern Arts and Crafts Andirons
Located in New York, NY
Pair of solid iron andirons of arrow form, with original rust surface. Both are structurally sound and sturdy, free of damage or repairs. Executed in the Brutalist, Arts and Crafts s...
Category

1950s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Iron

Brutalist Metal Floor Lamp with Table by Harry Balmer for Laurel
Located in Buffalo, NY
Brutalist metal lamp table by Harry Balmer for Laurel, welded and patinated steel base, art, sculpture, attached glass tabletop, retains original...
Category

1960s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Metal

Unusual Brutalist Bronze Figure Mounted Sculpture
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual Brutalist bronze figure mounted sculpture, emotionally charged, raw imagery, beautifully hand executed, depicting cloaked person amazin...
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Signed Brutalist Cut Steel Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Signed Brutalist cut steel coffee table. The table is handmade torched cut and welded steel with a decorative pattern to the top. The top has bronze f...
Category

1970s Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Cut Steel

Harry Balmer Harold Weiss Laurel Ribbon Brutalist Table Lamp c. 1960/70 s
Located in New York, NY
Classic Brutalist school table lamp designed by Harry Balmer and Harold Weiss, for the Laurel Lamp Co. circa 1960/70's. Known as the Ribbon Lamp, this piece features an exaggerated ...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Metal, Copper

Illegibly Signed Brutalist Metal Sculpture
Located in Astoria, NY
Brutalist Abstract sculpture, illegibly signed to base (Fuego?), circa late twentieth century. 34" H x 16.5" W x 7.5" D. Dealer: S138XX.
Category

Mid-20th Century Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Metal

Brutalist Wall Sculpture, Mixed Metals by B. Walters Schreiber After Paul Evans
Located in Buffalo, NY
Brutalist wall sculpture, mixed metals by B. Walters Schreiber after Paul Evans. Wonderful wall hanging, hand executed, great example of classic Brutalist design.
Category

Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Metal, Copper, Bronze

Brutalist Bird + Flower Statuette in Copper Burl
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bring home the charm and whimsy of mid-century brutalist decor with this attractive statue of a little bird with flowers. Constructed from wood burl and metal, it features a carved f...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Metal, Copper

Aharon Bezalel Cast Bronze, Modernist, Brutalist, c 1969
Located in Buffalo, NY
Aharon Bezalel Cast Bronze, modernist, brutalist. c 1969, Wonderful form and artistry.
Category

1660s Antique Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Emerald Green Faceted Murano Glass Vase
Located in North Miami, FL
This is a super-cool deep green faceted Murano glass oversized vase with lovely details throughout. The intentional rough finish to exterior adds ...
Category

2010s Italian Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Murano Glass

Brutalist Welded Steel Stone Abstract Sculpture by Sue Taves, Indoor/Outdoor
By Sue Taves
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning brutalist welded steel & stone abstract sculpture by Sue Taves . great indoor or outdoor,,garden.. Powerful composition,, signed and dated,, Modernist abstract,,
Category

1990s American Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Stone, Cut Steel

James Bearden "Segment Jewelry Box on Pedestal"
Located in New York, NY
"Segment jewelry box on pedestal," a new work in patinated steel with 24-karat gold leaf and fused bronze, copper, and glass enamel. By Des Moines, Iowa, ar...
Category

2010s American Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Bronze, Copper, Steel

Struttura Mini Case Table in Black Maykume Smoky Brass Drawer IN STOCK ON SALE
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Brutalist and modern architecturally inspired side table or nightstand is available with a floor base or wall mountable without base. Each table is fabricated by hand and available t...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Brass

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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