Silas Seandel creates captivating works in metal that range from sculptural tables in sumptuous living rooms to abstract sculptures that adorn the walls of hotel lobbies and museums. His brutalist and modernist pieces have a sensuous appeal. Working primarily with two methods — welded sheet metal and metal casting — his one-of-a-kind copper, bronze, brass and steel pieces evoke flowing movement.
Born in New York City in 1937, Seandel enjoyed working with his hands at a young age, often modeling with clay and creating kinetic mobiles. He was particularly drawn to the work of Alexander Calder. He graduated in 1959 from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in economics. He then enrolled in business school and studied law.
While exploring the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, Virginia, he wandered into its “Sculptors of the 1950s” exhibit, which included works by Richard Stankiewicz, John Chamberlain and Jason Seley. Their metal art subsequently inspired a shift in his career. Seandel taught himself to weld from a how-to book and opened his first studio in 1963.
To support his income, he worked in the furniture department at B. Altman & Co. He would talk about metal sculpting with the designers who frequented the floor. One who was refurbishing the dining room of a country club commissioned Seandel to create a wall sculpture that resulted in acclaim for the artist. Since that first commission, he has worked almost exclusively with engineers, interior designers and architects.
Seandel witnessed the September 11, 2001, attacks from his New York City studio; what he saw influenced many of his works. In 2012, the designer’s studio was damaged in the storm surge of Hurricane Sandy. Water is now a recurring theme in his pieces.
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1970s Mid Century Brutalist Coffee Table by Silas Seandel
By Silas Seandel
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Silas Seandel sculptural coffee table designed and manufactured in the United States, circa 1970s. This exceptional piece embodies the bold artistic vision and sculptural approach th...
Iron
Classic Silas Seandel Brutalist Coffee Table
By Silas Seandel
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...
Brass
$6,750
H 14.5 in W 32.5 in D 32.5 in
Brutalist Coffee Table Frame by Silas Seandel, Mixed Metals, 1974
By Silas Seandel
Located in Queens, NY
American Art Furniture/Brutalist (circa 1974) square coffee table frame made of textured mixed metals in copper and brass tones. (signed, SILAS SEANDEL, \'74) Frame only, missing gl...
Brass
Silas Seandel Style Brutalist Coffee Table
By Silas Seandel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Octagonal brutalist coffee table in the style of Silas Seandel, c.1960s. The table features a thick glass table top set on a gold leaf metal base. There is a palm tree detail at the ...
Metal, Gold Leaf
Arenson Studios 1970's Brutalist Coffee Table
By Arenson Studios
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
1970s coffee table: Skyscraper style, dual pedestals made of copper and aluminum , metal-clad wood with scraffito brutalist design. Arenson Studios, a collaboration by Marvin and Richard Arenson, crafted art furniture in West Palm Beach, Florida, during the 1960s to 1980s. Their designs adorned local homes and Hugh Hefner's Miami Beach apartment...
Aluminum, Copper
Silas Seandel Brutalist Mid Century Torch Cut Steel Coffee Table
By Silas Seandel
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Silas Seandel Brutalist Mid Century Torch Cut Steel Coffee Table This coffee table measures: 54 wide x 32 deep x 15.25 inches high Great Vintage Condition. We take our photos in a...
Steel
Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table by Charles Hollis Jones, 1960s
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in San Francisco, CA
This Charles Hollis Jones style rectangular coffee table is made of lucite and acrylic with glass tabletop with brass trim. The heavy and th...
Brass
Brutalist Cathedral Coffee Table by Silas Seandel
By Silas Seandel
Located in New York, NY
Impressive brutalist cathedral coffee table by Silas Seandel, circa 1970s. The table features a thick (.75 in.) round plate glass top (shows inc...
Brass, Bronze
Paul Evans PE 131 Coffee Table, 1973
By Paul Evans
Located in New York, NY
The PE-131 coffee table, designed by Paul Evans, is an impressive piece within the line he created for Directional Furniture. It belongs to the popular bronze series PE100-200, intro...
Bronze
$3,500
H 16 in W 40 in D 40 in
Silas Seandel Style, Brutalist Modern, Metal, Glass, Coffee Table, USA, 1970s
By Silas Seandel
Located in Stamford, CT
Silas Seandel Style, Brutalist Modern, Metal, Glass, Coffee Table, USA, 1970s A brutalist modern coffee table having major similarities to Silas Seandel as well as other makers of t...
Metal
Rene Buthaud Signed "La Fée aux Griffons" Oil on Panel Painting
By René Buthaud
Located in Kingston, NY
"La Fée aux Griffons" (The Fairy with Griffins) by René Buthaud, after the original by Gustave Moreau. Artist Bio: Rene Buthaud was seen as the most accomplished and important Frenc...
Canvas
