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Brutalist Dry Bars

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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Style: Brutalist
Brutalist Style Italian Dry Bar made of Oak Wood, Drinks Cabinet
Located in Madrid, ES
Italian hand-carved oak wood bar cabinet with four folding doors and central interior shelf. Discover the essence of Italian style with our stunning contemporary oak wood bar cabin...
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Brutalist bar cabinet, Belgium 1970's
Located in Langemark-Poelkapelle, BE
Brutalist bar cabinet, Belgium 1970's! Brutalist bar cabinet with two doors, several shelves, 3 drawers and an illuminated bar area. The doors have beautiful curved plywood handles. ...
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Late 20th Century Belgian Brutalist Dry Bars

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Wood, Oak

Monoxylite Wabi Sabi Bar Set, France, 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Monxylite bar set, crafted from genuine cedar tree trunks. Each piece celebrates the inherent charm found in organic irregularities. The bar's graceful curves and fluid lines evoke a...
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1950s French Vintage Brutalist Dry Bars

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Wood, Cedar

Brutalist Mid-Century Wooden Bar with 3 Bar Chairs, 1970s
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Brutalist Mid-Century Wooden Bar with 3 Bar Chairs, 1970s Beautiful wooden set, a bar with three bar stools made of light wood. Always nice for a shop or man cave. Beautiful shelv...
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1970s Dutch Vintage Brutalist Dry Bars

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Wood

Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Style Fireplace Bar Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent Mid-Century Modern Brutalist style sculptural faux fireplace bar cabinet. Sure to become the focal point of any room, most impressive size standing nearly eight feet t...
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Mid-20th Century Brutalist Dry Bars

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Mirror, Resin, Wood

Brutalist "Disc" Hanging Dry Bar by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Did you ever wonder where Darth Vader stored his high-end Scotch before his Death Star was destroyed? Well, wonder no more. This sinister medallion is not only hard to find, but we...
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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Dry Bars

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Resin, Wood

Reform Hammered Brass Circle Bar
Located in New York, NY
An ebonized and limed oak cabinet with doors featuring a relief texture originally sculpted in our Soho pottery studio—clad in a sheet of brass, then hand...
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2010s Indonesian Brutalist Dry Bars

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Brass

Brutalist graphical oak highboard with bar cabinet Belgium 1970s
Located in Stavenisse, NL
Impressive brutalist graphical oak highboard from Belgian origin, likely to have come out of the Aurora factory in Izegem Belgium. These highboards are often attributed to De Coene ...
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1970s Belgian Vintage Brutalist Dry Bars

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Oak

Black Brutalist Cabinet, Three Graphic Patterned Doors, Belgium, 1970s
Located in Hilversum, NL
Black Brutalist bar cabinet in black lacquered oak, Belgium 1970s. Sideboard features three graphic patterned doors. It provides plenty of storage which makes it both very functio...
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1970s Belgian Vintage Brutalist Dry Bars

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Oak

Wonderful Brutalist Mid Century Tobago Dry Bar / Cabinet, Server
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderful Brutalist Mid Century Tobago dry bar / cabinet, server..Amazing design,, Nice size, proportion,, Fit seamlessly into any modern. contemporary environment. Hand delivery ava...
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1970s Canadian Vintage Brutalist Dry Bars

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Formica, Walnut

Black Brutalist Bar Cabinet, Two Doors, Three Drawers, Belgium, 1970s
Located in Hilversum, NL
Black Brutalist bar cabinet in black lacquered oak, Belgium 1970s. Sideboard features two graphic patterned doors and three drawers. It provides plenty of storage which makes it b...
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1970s Belgian Vintage Brutalist Dry Bars

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Oak

Brutalist Bar Cabinet, 1970s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Seventies brutalist design bar cabinet with 4 shelves offering plenty of storage space. The cabinet has two door with partial graphical decorations and has an aluminum base trim. ...
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1970s Belgian Vintage Brutalist Dry Bars

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Oak

Monumental Adrian Pearsall Brutalist Wall Mounted Disc Dry Bar, 1970's
Located in Culver City, CA
Available right now we have this increasingly rare, mid century modern, brutalist disc bar by Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates. This brutalist wall mounted disc cabinet is definitely a conversation piece-- stretching a whopping 48" in diameter, this disc dar opens to reveal a mirrored back as well as 2 shelf inserts. They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and this entire brutalist line of furniture appears to have (pretty obviously) been inspired by American craft movement designer Paul Evans, who designed nearly identical pieces which were available through Directional Furniture to the trade in the 1960's and 1970's. While this piece doesn't have the pedigree of an original Paul Evans piece, what is does have is an abundance of over-the-top maximalist style with a much more palatable price tag. Without being mounted to the wall, this piece was a little tougher than an average piece to photograph, but for scale purposes we photographed it resting on the floor alongside a Fabricius and Kastholm grasshopper...
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1970s Vintage Brutalist Dry Bars

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Resin, Wood

De Coene Style Brutalist Bar Trolley, 1970s
Located in Antwerp, BE
De Coene Style; Brutalist; bar trolley; bar tray; wooden cabinet; rolling bar; Art Deco; 1970s; shelves; drawers; storage; storing space; geometric; Wooden two-door cabinet with t...
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1970s European Vintage Brutalist Dry Bars

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Aluminum

De Coene Brutalist Inspired Credenza, Art Deco, 1970s, Belgium, Oak and Stone
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco; Brutalist; Bar; Brutalism; De Coene; Credenza; Sideboard; Storage unit; Storage piece; Floating effect; Graphical; Belgian Design; Belgian furniture history; 1970's; Ebonized Oak; Black...
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1970s Belgian Vintage Brutalist Dry Bars

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Stone

Brutalist Bar Cabinet, 1970s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
This two-door cabinet is made from oak and unlike many other Brutalist cabinets this one has only a partly graphical design, making it more subtile. It has two shelves on the left...
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1970s Belgian Vintage Brutalist Dry Bars

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Oak

Brutalist Marble Brass and Art Glass Italian School Sideboard, 2019
Located in Rome, IT
The piece of furniture is made up of square and sharp lines, with the use of patinated colors and the expressiveness of elegant materials such as marble, brass and glass, its express...
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2010s Italian Brutalist Dry Bars

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Marble, Brass

Brutalist MCM Design Wooden and Black Metal Bar Cabinet
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Brutalist style and 1950s Dutch design cabinet: An eyecatcher with aerial and harmonious lines, composed of 2 graphic panels sliding doors opening on shelves and airy brush brass ste...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Brutalist Dry Bars

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Metal

Brutalist Style Black Lacquered Wooden and Mirrored Dry Bar Cabinet
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Dry bar cabinet: An eye-catcher with geometrical and harmonious lines, this cabinet is composed of 2 large graphic and Brutalist style mirrored ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Brutalist Dry Bars

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Metal

Billy Joe McCarroll & David Gillespe Brutalist Bar
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Bar designed by Billy Joe McCarroll and David Gillespe and produced by Forms and Surfaces, Inc., Santa Barbara, California. The bar features a Brutalist facade with a parquet wood...
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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Dry Bars

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Brass

Brutalist Italian Chestnut Wood and Brass Bar Cabinet, 1970s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Brutalist-style three-door bar cabinet in chestnut wood. With geometric and harmonious lines, the piece of furniture is also embellished by the underlying brass band.
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1970s Italian Vintage Brutalist Dry Bars

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H 46.46 in W 42.92 in D 18.51 in
Black Brutalist Cabinet, Four Graphic Patterned Doors, Belgium, 1970s
Located in Hilversum, NL
Black Brutalist cabinet in black lacquered oak, Belgium 1970s. This sideboard features four graphic patterned doors. It provides plenty of stor...
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Brutalist Italian Chestnut Wood and Brass Bar Cabinet, 1970s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
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Located in HEVERLEE, BE
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Brutalist dry bars for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Brutalist dry bars 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 dry bars created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include case pieces and storage cabinets, tables, wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, oak and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Brutalist dry bars made in a specific country, there are Europe, Belgium, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original dry bars, popular names associated with this style include Craft Associates, Adrian Pearsall, Billy Joe Mccarroll and David Gillespe, and Forms and Surfaces. 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 dry bars differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,369 and tops out at $20,700 while the average work can sell for $4,014.

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