Initially known as Spanish Metal Arts — a supplier of fencing for stately homes on Long Island — the principals at New York furniture manufacturer Brueton were artistically minded from the start, ensuring that their furniture company would become a major player in the world of stylish, modern stainless steel-based design. The company’s sculptural glass-topped dining tables and vintage mid-century modern chrome-framed armchairs are welcome additions to any contemporary interior.
Brueton got its start with the Manufacturers Hanover Trust building in Manhattan. When award-winning architect Gordon Bunshaft of engineering firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) was designing what would become a modernist marvel in the 1950s — a structure that traded sleek glass facades for the stone columns typically associated with banks — SOM worked with Spanish Metal Arts’s Bruno Saudino and Tony Vitale to furnish the property.
For Bruno and Tony, it marked the start of the aptly named Brueton — the pair produced understated side tables and seating made of glass and aluminum for SOM’s project. Revolutionary for its time, instead of traditional narrow windows, the Manufacturers Hanover Trust building was practically transparent — allowing passers-by to see the vault from the outside. (Celebrated photographer Ezra Stoller, who chronicled iconic New York buildings like Mies van der Rohe’s Seagram Building and the soaring silhouette of Eero Saarinen’s TWA Terminal, shot the building in 1954.)
Much like the material associated with so many of its offerings, Brueton built a reputation of being a strong, dependable and polished manufacturer. The brand worked with designers such as J. Wade Beam, who created cylindrical tables of polished chrome and exquisite marble mirrors during the 1970s, as well as Massimo and Lella Vignelli, a pair of innovative polymaths who left a profound mark on design and wider visual culture.
On 1stDibs, find vintage Brueton case pieces and storage cabinets, tables and seating on 1stDibs.
Eight Modernist Dining Chairs Designed by Edmund Karpinski for Drexel
By Drexel
Located in Dallas, TX
Revamp the look of your dining room with this hard to find a set of eight modernist chairs designed by Edmund Karpinski for Drexel Heritage Furniture's "Collage" Collection, circa 19...
Bouclé, Wood
Set of Six Vintage Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Dining Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Outstanding set of six dining chairs, circa late-20th century is a great example of “Brutalist” Mid-Century Modern architecture & design. They represent a moment in design history wh...
Upholstery, Wood
John Widdicomb Parsons Dining Chairs
By John Widdicomb
Located in Dallas, TX
An outstanding set of Mid-century Modern Parsons Dining Chairs by John Widdicomb Co., The Orientation Group, circa 1970's. It is rare to find a set of eight, fully restored. It includes eight (8) side chairs model# 2074 and two (2) arm or captains chairs model# 2074 1/2. Thoughtful and precise design coupled with unparalleled American craftsmanship. A selection of some of the most subtly elegant elements of Oriential influence on European design, harmoniously combined: these dining chairs for instance, the enduring charm of the Orient currently being rediscovered. Featuring a simple and elegant design, expertly recovered in a teal colored velvet uphostery with solid wood dark stained legs offer a nice contrast. Today vintage Widdicomb...
Velvet, Wood
Milo Baughman Set of 8 Dining Chairs, c. 1986
By Milo Baughman, Thayer Coggin
Located in Dallas, TX
Super sleek and sexy set of eight dining arm chairs model #1277 by the iconic Mid-Century Modern designer Milo Baughman and produced by Thayer-Coggin, circa 1980s, handcrafted in Hig...
Upholstery, Wood
Eight Dining Chairs by Anton Lorenz for Thonet
By Thonet, Anton Lorenz
Located in Dallas, TX
Set of 8 armchairs designed by Anton Lorenz for Thonet. Each chair has tan upholstered backrest and seat with polished chrome tubular frames. Mid-Century Modern S-37 chairs were ori...
Chrome
Six Restored Black Lacquer Dining Chairs by Michael Taylor for Baker
By Baker Furniture Company, Michael Taylor
Located in Dallas, TX
Sophisticated and elegant set of mid-century modern sculptural dining chairs designed by the American design legend Michael Taylor for ...
Gold Leaf
Set of 8 Mid-Century Modern Dining Chairs by Maurice Bailey, Wood, USA
By Maurice Bailey
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wonderful set of 8 wooden base dining chairs with vinyl seats and back rest. This chairs are designed by Maurice Bailey for Monteverdi Young, ...
Wood
Mid Century Vinyl Dining Chairs- Set of 6
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Mid-Century White Dining Chairs This stunning set of six mid-century dining chairs, elegantly painted in white, brings timeless design into any dining space. The sleek white finish ...
Faux Leather, Wood
Mid-Century Italian Set of 8 Chairs
Located in New Orleans, LA
A stylish set of eight Italian dining chairs showcasing the clean lines and refined craftsmanship characteristic of mid-century design. With elegant proportions, sculptural silhouett...
Upholstery, Wood
Rare Set of 6 'S11' Dining Chairs by Alfred Hendrickx for Belform, 1950s
By Alfred Hendrickx, Belform
Located in Antwerpen, VAN
Lovely set of 6 ‘S11’ dining chairs designed by Alfred Hendrickx for Belform. These chairs are from Alfred’s early design period in the 50s where he was clearly inspired by Italian a...
Fabric, Wood
Custom Set of Eight Baker Furniture Ebonized Dining Chairs
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Two arm and six side chairs in a midcentury style with curved and open X form backs. The frames were custom ebonized, raised on square tapering legs, splayed in the back. The seats u...
Fabric, Wood
Set of 8 1970s Italian Dining chairs by Pietro Costantini
By Pietro Costantini
Located in London, Lambeth
Set of 8 dining with a distinctive sculptural style piano black lacquered frame.Rich black Leather seat pads.Italian 1970s
Leather
