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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 atomic iron garden sculpture.. exterior or interior, Hand exicuted
Located in Buffalo, NY
Brutalist atomic iron garden sculpture.. exterior or interior, Hand exicuted.. Great color and patina..
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1950s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Iron

Brutalist Sculpture "Family" Signed Italy, circa 1961 Manner of Marcello Fantoni
Located in Buffalo, NY
Brutalist sculpture "Family" signed Italy, circa 1961, manner of Fanoni. Amazing form surface Classic modernist well executed.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Metal

Large Sculptural Vase #4 by Dena Zemsky
Located in New York, NY
Large sculptural vase #4 by Dena Zemsky. Hand-built, glazed stoneware vase form. Signed and dated on underside.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Plain Wood Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Located in NY. Original condition/needs restoration.
Category

1950s French Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

Plain Wood Coffee Table
Plain Wood Coffee Table
$3,120 Sale Price
35% Off
Handmade Brutalist Brass Metal Tiger by A. Phillips c. 1974
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Add a wild, vintage touch to your home decor with this stunning brutalist metal tiger. Torch cut brass has been artisanally welded to create a beautiful piece that is equal parts nat...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Metal, Brass

Richard Bitterman Brutalist Bud Vase or Sculpture
Located in Buffalo, NY
Handcrafted Brutalist bud vase or sculpture, 1960s, brass, stee. Plastic test tube, signed R. Bitterman.
Category

1960s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Brass, Steel

Mid-Century Modern Heavy Brutalist Tall Sculptural Metal Table Lamp
Located in West Hartford, CT
Stunning Brutalist sculptural table lamp circa 1970's. It's a lamp! It's a sculpture? It's both! Now, more than ever, home is where the heart is.
Category

1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Metal

Lane Brutalist Style Oak Frame Mirror
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Lane Altavista Brutalist series mirror in oak. Please confirm item location (NY or NJ) with dealer.
Category

1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Oak

Mid-Century Brutalist Welded Copper Side Tables
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unique end tables made of copper base and square glass tops. Brutalist style design. Great for living room or patio use. (Please confirm item location - NY or NJ - with dealer).  
Category

20th Century American Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Copper, Metal

Mid-20th Century Israeli Brass and Iron Memorial Candle by David Palombo
Located in New York, NY
Pierced brass cylinder and iron base form this beautiful Memorial candle, crafted in brutalist style by David Palombo. Reminiscent of the Pillar of Fire, which provides a scared elem...
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Mid-20th Century Israeli Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Brass, Iron

Pair of French Brutalist Oak Lounge Chairs, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
A pair of French oak lounge chairs from the 1960s in the Brutalist style. Each chair features a solid, low-slung frame with a wide seat, gently curved backrest, and signature keyhole...
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20th Century French Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Oak

Spanish Brutalist Dining Chairs, Set of 8, Spain, 1970s
Located in New York, NY
A set of eight Spanish brutalist dining chairs from the 1970s, finished in a dark stain. The chairs are sculptural and graphic: strong cubic frames, solid oak construction, and expre...
Category

20th Century Spanish Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Oak

Brutalist Style Wall-Mounted Candleholders
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Striking Mid-Century iron candleholders in a handsome Brutalist style. Great for indoor and outdoor use. (Please confirm item location - NY or NJ - with dealer).  
Category

1960s Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Iron

Sculptural Soft Green Glazed “Pallini” Vase by Matteo Giampaglia, Italy 2023
Located in New York, NY
Hand-sculpted in Florence by renowned Italian artist Matteo Giampaglia, this extraordinary piece blurs the line between functional vessel and fine art sculpture. Every detail is form...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Brutalist Mixed Metal Horseshoe Nail Starburst Wall Sculpture Ornament
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Small vintage horseshoe nail star-form ornament/wall sculpture in mixed metals including brass with gold leaf embellishments (ca. 1970s). Striking decorative object in very good, vin...
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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Metal, Brass, Gold Leaf

1990s Brutalist Cast Iron Sculpture on Marble Base
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1990s Brutalist Cast Iron Sculpture of acrobats on a Marble Base Black marble base Felt on bottom of base
Category

1990s Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Iron

Mid-20th Century Pair of Brutalist Candleholders/Sculptures by David Palombo
Located in New York, NY
These two pieces by Israeli artist David Palombo are in his signature Brutalist style and use the two materials he is best known for iron and natural stone. Fully functional as candl...
Category

1960s Israeli Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Stone, Iron

Israeli Brutalist Iron and Jerusalem Stone Octopus Menorah by David Palombo
Located in New York, NY
This striking Brutalist menorah by David Palombo masterfully fuses raw iron with natural Jerusalem stone, embodying both strength and heritage. Hand-forged with nine rugged, textured...
Category

Mid-20th Century Israeli Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Stone, Iron

William Bowie Brutalist Birds Sculpture
Located in New Windsor, NY
Signed William Bowie brutalist flying bird sculpture. Circa 1970. Signed, Bowie, on the lowest portion of the sculpture. Mounted on a wood block base. Each wing is gilt. Good overa...
Category

1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Large Brutalist "Pom Pom" Brass Wall Sculture by Curtis Jere Signed and Dated
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Impressive Modernist brass 'Pom Pom' / 'Sea Urchin' wall sculpture by Curtis Jere (Curtis Freiler and Jerry Fels) for Artisan House (1979, USA). Striking, extra large wall art compos...
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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Brass

Large Sculptural Vase #5 by Dena Zemsky
Located in New York, NY
Large sculptural vase #5 by Dena Zemsky. Hand-built, glazed stoneware vase form. Signed and dated on underside.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Classic Silas Seandel Brutalist Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Polychrome brass foliate base supports a large plate glass top, glass top as is, metal base is in great original condition. Brutalist coffee, cocktail table by recognized master, Sil...
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1960s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Brass

Mid-20th Century Israeli Shabbat Candle Holder by David Palombo
Located in New York, NY
Shabbat candle holder crafted in brutalist style by David Palombo. Made for two candles, this uniquely shaped holder appears to be almost anthrop...
Category

Mid-20th Century Israeli Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Iron

Rare Brutalist Style Welded Steel Freeform Sculpture by Marcello Fantoni
Located in Montreal, QC
Rare Brutalist style welded steel freeform sculpture by Marcello Fantoni for Raymor marked and numbered under the base Fantoni, Italy, 705.
Category

1960s Italian Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Steel

Chrome and Lucite Wall Mount Sculpture attributed to Jere
Located in New York, NY
Stunning folded chrome triangle forms with Lucite balls as decorative elements, wall hanging sculpture, attributed to Curtis Jere. The sculpture can be hung vertically or horizontall...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Chrome

Brutalist Brass and Ceramic Table Lamp c. 1970 s
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Brutalist style table lamp, in good, original, clean and working condition. This unusual lamp features a wood plinth base, the lamp body has brass lotus leaves on the bot...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Brass

Josef Twirbutt Wall Sculpture
By Josef Twirbutt
Located in New York, NY
Highly textured, abstract wall relief of sawn, stained, and collaged wood and found wood objects by Lithuanian-born American artist Josef Twirbutt. T...
Category

1960s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Wood

Brutalist Style Black Lacquer and Gold Leaf Nightstands
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Brutualist influenced sidecabinets with a high gloss black lacquer case and 22-carat gold leaf front panels. The gold panels resemble some wor...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Lacquer

Large 1970 s Brutalist Gilded Metal and Bronzed Lamp.
Located in New York, NY
1970's Large Metal Brutalist lamp with a torched and pierced design. The column form lamp has a wonderful irregular brutalist design in tones of Gold and Bronze. The lamp has been N...
Category

1970s Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Metal, Brass

Cubist School Jazz Band Sculpture signed and dated Austin Productions 1964
Located in New York, NY
Stylized cast sculpture of a Jazz Band, marked Austin Productions 1964. Executed in the Brutalist style, with obvious Cubism School influence. Construct...
Category

1960s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Plaster

Albert Tormos “Signal” Lamp, France 1960 s
Located in New York, NY
Cylindrical lamp carved out of Pierre du Gard stone with 4 holes around the top to let the light pass through.
Category

Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Stone

Monumental Laurel Lamp Co. Two Tier Flora Inspired Torch Cut Brass Table Lamp
Located in Bainbridge, NY
American Mid Century Laurel Lamp Company Torch Cut Brass Table Lamp. Featuring a tubular Brass column supporting, handcrafted, two tier, stacked, botanical inspired, wavy, finished ...
Category

1960s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Metal, Brass

Molecular Abstract Expressionist Abstract Painting
Located in New Windsor, NY
Molecular abstract brutalist period painting. the artist has produced a nicely layered thick build up impasto and textured paint technique. Resembling a crusty, rocky paint surface. ...
Category

1960s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Charles Dudouyt Blonde Oak Sideboard
Located in Hudson, NY
Statement brutalist sideboard in blonde oak by innovative French designer Charles Dudouyt.
Category

Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Oak

Brian Bijan Hot Air Balloon Table Top Sculpture in Copper, Brass Stone
By Brian Bijan
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Brian Bijan Attributed Hot Air Balloon Mixed Media Table Sculpture. Featuring a handcrafted, welded mixed metal sculpture in Copper, Iron coated Brass and Basalt, with tethered early...
Category

1960s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Stone, Brass, Iron

Brutalist Mixed Metal Wall Hanging Sculpture by Thom Tex Wheeler c. 1978
By Thom Wheeler, Paul Evans
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Brutalist wall hanging plaque, by noted American sculptor Thom Tex Wheeler. Constructed of aluminum, brass, copper, and hard stone, mounted on a black painted plywood ...
Category

1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Stone, Aluminum, Brass, Copper

Brutalist Cast Bronze Sculpture of a Stylized Female Figure after Henry Moore
Located in New York, NY
Period 1970's Brutalist sculpture depicting a stylized female figure executed in cast brass, mounted on a stepped walnut plinth base. Well crafted work, in excellent original condit...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Brass

Carved Black Ebony Table Lamp, France 1960 s
Located in New York, NY
Solid Ebony table lamp with a hand-polished finish 11x5x4 Base only
Category

Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Ebony

A Pair of Mid Century Brutalist Bronze Sconces in the style of Francois Thevenin
By François Thévenin
Located in Wainscott, NY
A pair of spectacular mid century brutalist sconces in the style of French designer Francois Thevenin. These hand-cast bronze sculptural forms are minimally designed. Each piece is...
Category

Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Liza Monk (1906-?) Brutalist nail sculpture of Hercules WPA artist based in CA
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Brutalist sculpture of Hercules by Liza Monk - Los Angeles based WPA artist. Heavy and welded pieces of metal/ nails.
Category

Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Metal

Italian Modern Industrial Design Criss Cross Fretwork Iron Console / Entry Table
Located in New York, NY
Very stylish contemporary brushed wrought iron lattice sofa /hall table, entirely custom made in Italy with Industrial Home Interior Design, the interlace...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron

Solid Hammered Iron Console w/ Limestone Top
Located in North Miami, FL
Iron and limestone-top console /serving table with blackened iron base and brass detail feet in the Giacometti style; The top is natural matte limestone, very beautiful.
Category

Late 20th Century French Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Limestone, Iron

Vintage Brutalist Wire Work Wall Mounted Tree Sculpture att. to Jere c. 1970 s
Located in New York, NY
Intricate metal work wall hanging sculpture depiction of a windswept tree, exhibiting very fine branches which spread out from the center. This unusual piece is executed in a flat bl...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Metal

Paul Evans Brutalist Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
Brutalist welded steel base, plate glass top table, signed Paul Evans.
Category

1960s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Iron

Paul Evans Brutalist Coffee Table
Paul Evans Brutalist Coffee Table
$6,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Brutalist Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Six sided Brutalist chandelier having six exterior candlestick arm lights, and three interior candle bulb lights. The fixture has textured gold toned cast brass panels (each 10 inch ...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Brass

Brutalist Chandelier
Brutalist Chandelier
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
Brutalist Torch Cut Iron Garden Sculpture Ca. 1970’s
Located in New York, NY
Impressive torch cut iron sculpture of abstract geometric form executed in the Brutalist style. The sculpture is in original rust surface, and...
Category

1970s North American Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Iron

Mid-20th Century Brutalist Iron Hanukkah Lamp Menorah by David Palombo
Located in New York, NY
Hand forged, iron Hanukkah lamp Menorah in the style known as “Brutalism”, David Palombo, Jerusalem, Israel, circa 1950. David Palombo (1920-1966), was a sculptor and painter. He wa...
Category

Mid-20th Century Israeli Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Iron

Mid-Century Modern Brass w Red Glass Brutalist Pendant Chandelier C1970
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Spectacular pendant lamp with cast brass in a Brutalist style with fiery orange red stained glass panels. Wiring is sound and everything else is in excellent vintage condition with m...
Category

1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Brass

Brutalist Oak Mirror, France 1950 s
Located in New York, NY
Solid carved mirror with a stylized handle.
Category

Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Oak

Ray Niegel "Sunday Walk" Bronze Sculpture
Located in Astoria, NY
Ray Niegel (American, XX) "Sunday Walk" Patinated Bronze Sculpture, 1987, depicting a gentleman with a cane tucked under his arm, signed, dated, and numbered edition "1/100" to rever...
Category

1980s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Mid-Century Brutalist Torch-Cut Metal Wall Sculpture signed Silas Seandel
Located in New York, NY
Signed by the renowned American artist Silas Seandel, this mid-century Brutalist wall sculpture from 1976 is a masterful fusion of industrial design and artistic craftsmanship. Craft...
Category

1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Cut Steel

Jonas Bohlin Concrete and Steel Table
Located in Long Island City, NY
A striking desk or console table in the same vein as the design for which Bohlin is perhaps best known, his controversial Concrete Chair which took functionalism to an aesthetic extr...
Category

1980s Swedish Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Concrete, Metal

Sun Spots by Silas Seandel
Located in New York, NY
Large wall mount sun spots sculpture by Silas Seandel in excellent original condition. Impressive example of Brutalist metal work from recognized and noted ma...
Category

1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Brass, Copper, Steel

Sun Spots by Silas Seandel
Sun Spots by Silas Seandel
$14,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Polychrome Brutalist Wall Mount Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Interesting polychrome iron Brutalist wall mount sculpture. Of diamond form, welded metal abstract forms constitute a large diamond shaped sculpt...
Category

1970s American Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Iron

Tenfold Chandelier 5T 32inch, Polished Nickel, Geometric Pendant, Customizable
Located in Brooklyn, NY
TENFOLD 5 TIER in Polished Nickel by Luft Tanaka Studio Composed of interlocking mirror polished perforated sheetmetal panels, the Tenfold Series is inspired by the architectural st...
Category

2010s American Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Aluminum, Brass, Steel

Pair of Gilt Iron Architectural Tables with Black Iron Tops high Quality
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic pair of simple and elegant high quality iron with steel tables. Sturdy as they come, yet so simple and elegant that they would work in the most posh of interiors available....
Category

Early 2000s Italian Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Steel, Iron

Schmidt Rhea Heart Paperweight, American Studio Art Glass, 1981
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Colorful Post-Modern art glass paperweight features a complex abstract fused glass design enclosed inside the heart-shaped clear glass in sommerso technique. Blue, pink, and white p...
Category

Late 20th Century American Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Sommerso

1960s Brass Flower Sculpture on Composition Base
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1960s Brass Flower Sculpture on Composition Base Mid Century Modern Flowers and Leaves in distressed patinated brass and metal Composition Base
Category

1960s Vintage Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Brass

Modern Brutalist Metal Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A hand-crafted geometric metal sculpture piece in a marque shape(s), in the Modern Brutalist style, circa late-20th century. Sculpture is re...
Category

Late 20th Century Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Metal

Israeli Brutalist Iron Hanukkah Lamp by David Palombo
Located in New York, NY
This striking Hanukkah lamp, designed by renowned Israeli sculptor David Palombo (1920–1966), is a powerful example of Brutalist artistry. Forged from raw iron, the piece features an...
Category

Mid-20th Century Israeli Brutalist Furniture

Materials

Iron

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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