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Brutalist Floor Lamps

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
Whimsical and Unique Brutalist Fish Lantern Floor Lamp in Wrought Iron 1960s
Located in Tilburg, NL
Whimsical and Unique Brutalist Fish Lantern Floor Lamp in Wrought Iron, Europe, 1960s. And now for something completely different... This unique and highly exceptional fish floor lamp...
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Mid-20th Century European Brutalist Floor Lamps

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Wrought Iron

Pair of Brutalist Copper Patinated Lamps
Located in Hanover, MA
Pair 1960's Mid Century Floor (or tall table) Lamps in the manner of Stewart Ross James for Hansen or Paul Evans. Probably by Laurel Lamp Co. This interesting pair of lamps is each...
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1960s American Vintage Brutalist Floor Lamps

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Copper

Sculptural Copper Brutalist Floor Lamp
Located in London, GB
An outstanding floor lamp in hammered and pierced metal. This sculptural piece takes its design notes from the European brutalism. The shield like body is finished in a copper tone w...
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1970s French Vintage Brutalist Floor Lamps

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Copper, Stainless Steel

1970′ Yuka Palm Tree Floor Lamp in Brass and Patinated Iron Maison Jansen 3 Head
Located in Paris, FR
lluminating plant floor lamp in brass and iron, Maison Jansen, Work by Jacques Duval Brasseur or Isabelle and Richard Faure or Fernandez Circa 1970, condition of use Height: 215 cm ...
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1970s French Vintage Brutalist Floor Lamps

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Brass, Iron

Brutalist bronze floor lamp by Valentí
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Imposing floor lamp from the prestigious Valentí house, made of bronze with a great design that combines elegance and strength.
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20th Century European Brutalist Floor Lamps

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Bronze

A NEOCLASSICAL BRUTALIST FLOOR LAMP, by JEAN-PIERRE RYCKAERT, France 1960
Located in PARIS, FR
A small but massive floor lamp or reading light, Rustic-Modern, Art-Popular, Brutalist, Shabby-Chic, structure in solid hammered wrought iron and thick leather bolted to the structur...
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1960s French Vintage Brutalist Floor Lamps

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Wrought Iron

Brutalist Torch Cut Table Lamp with Nakashima Style Wood Base
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Absolutely stunning mid-century Brutalist table lamp. Body is comprised of a solid block of rough hewn wood. A second block artfully balances within the larger block. Look to the sho...
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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Floor Lamps

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Metal

Cement and Patinated Brass Table Lamp, United States, c. 1980
Located in New York City, NY
Strong, heavy table lamp by an unknown designer. The brass shines and contrasts beautifully with the raw concrete. This table lamp was recently rewired with a black twisted silk cor...
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1980s American Vintage Brutalist Floor Lamps

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Concrete, Brass

A MID-CENTURY-MODERN Wood BRUTALIST Ceiling LAMP Fixture, France 1950
Located in PARIS, FR
An authentic and spectacular pendant light with three arms of light, Brutalist, Modernist, Fifties, Shabby-Chic, main structure and 3 arms of lights made by an assembly of tortuous a...
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1950s French Vintage Brutalist Floor Lamps

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Bamboo, Wicker

Floor Lamp with Marble Base, Italy, 1980s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Brutalist metal floor lamp, a fusion of industrial edge and refined design. Its bold silhouette stands tall atop a sleek black marble round ...
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1980s European Vintage Brutalist Floor Lamps

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Marble, Metal

Solid Elm Floor Lamp With Shelf, France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Solid Elm floor lamp with a shelf, with a carved motif on the stem.
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Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Floor Lamps

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Elm

Brutalist ceramic floorlight, 1960s
Located in Zevenaar, NL
Large ceramic floorlight. 100 cm high, diameter 52 cm. A true masterpiece of brutalism. This perfectly proportioned large ceramic floor lamp measures roughly 100 cm in height and h...
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1960s German Vintage Brutalist Floor Lamps

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Ceramic, Blown Glass

Fontana Arte Floor Lamp, Glass Lighting , Sculptural
Located in Milano, IT
Modern and Sculptural Italian floor lamp - Rare and Collectible lighting The present lamp, penned in the 2000s by Italian designer Matteo Nunziati, is inspired by the straight, ve...
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Early 2000s Italian Brutalist Floor Lamps

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Metal, Steel

Set of 2 galvanized Brutalist floor lamps
Located in TILBURG, NL
Set of 2 galvanized metal floor lamps. Brutalist style. These lamps were part of a church interior. The lamps are made of hollow metal galvanized pipes. The lamps used for the pictur...
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20th Century German Brutalist Floor Lamps

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Metal

1970s “Palm Tree Floor Lamp in Brass and Patinated Iron Style Maison Jansen
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s “Palm Tree Floor Lamp in Brass and Patinated Iron Style Maison Jansen
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Late 20th Century French Brutalist Floor Lamps

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Brass, Iron

1970′ Perched Eagle R And Isabelle FAURE for Honoré Paris Or Duval Brasseur
Located in Paris, FR
Light sculpture in brass and amethyst; depicting an eagle with outstretched wings resting on a tree, the belly is an amethyst geode. Circa 1970 Provenance Castel in Normandy Width: 9...
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Late 20th Century French Brutalist Floor Lamps

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Amethyst, Bronze

Brutalist wrought iron floor lamp, anonymous work from France, 1960s
Located in Lyon, FR
Elegant brutalist chain floor lamp, anonymous work from France, made in the 1960s. Wrought iron, beautiful patina. Dimensions : H140, W40
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1960s French Vintage Brutalist Floor Lamps

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Wrought Iron

Brutalist Cast Iron Floor Lamp, Step and Seat
Located in Mortsel, BE
This Cast Iron Floor Lamp/Step/Seat is a multifunctional piece, perfect for giving your space an industrial touch. Its thick glass steps feature a sugar coating, while the cast iron ...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Brutalist Floor Lamps

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Iron

Tom Greene Style Brutalist Torch-Cut Brass Torchiere Floor Lamp
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This Tom Greene style Brutalist brass Torchère features a series of multilevel of candles and sculpted torch-cut accents, circa 1970.
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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Floor Lamps

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Brass

Paul Evans Style Brutalist Gilt Iron Floor Lamp
Located in Barcelona, ES
Brutalist Floor Lamp in Gilt Wrought Iron, 1950s Outstanding hand forged floor lamp with geometric decorative construction and brutalist design. Inspired in Paul Evans designs. Newly...
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20th Century Spanish Brutalist Floor Lamps

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Iron, Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf

Scandinavian Mid Century Sculptural Floor Lamp in Solid Pine, 1970s
Located in Odense, DK
Large organic floor lamp in solid pine. Made by unknown cabinetmaker in 1970s - probably Swedish or Danish. This piece is in a great vintage condition. A warm colour and patina th...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Brutalist Floor Lamps

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Pine

vintage brutalist forged bronze lamp - 1980s Lothar Klute attributed
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
Imposant brutalist floor lamp made out of bronze and glass. Very good condition without damages. 1980-s Germany
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1980s German Vintage Brutalist Floor Lamps

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Bronze

Burl Lamp by Finnish Artistic Craftsman, Finland, 1930s
Located in Espoo, FI
Brutialist Burl Lamp, designed and crafted by an accomplished yet unknown Finnish Artistic Craftsman in the 1930s. This unique lamp embodies the essence of nature, showcasing the rus...
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1930s Finnish Vintage Brutalist Floor Lamps

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Burl

Floor lamp "Oeuf" signed by artist designer Michel Froment
Located in NICE, FR
Iconic work in the Brutalist and Neo-Pop style by french artist and designer Michel Froment. This piece fits into your contemporary interior and gives it a vintage touch. Made of whi...
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1990s European Brutalist Floor Lamps

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Metal

Brutalist chain giant floor lamp from France, 1940
Located in Lyon, FR
Exceptionnel brutalist floor lamp, anonymous work from the 1940s, made in France. 185cm height floor lamp composed of welded chain, and featuring a mysterious "K" signature in the mi...
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1940s French Vintage Brutalist Floor Lamps

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Wrought Iron

A Spectacular SHABBY-CHIC BRUTALIST Wrought Iron FLOOR LAMP, France 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
A sculptural floor lamp, Moderniste, Brutalist, with a base in cast stone, holding a sculptural axis in wrought iron presenting a vegetal pattern, work of an artist, to be attributed...
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1970s French Vintage Brutalist Floor Lamps

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Cast Stone, Wrought Iron

Garouste & Bonetti Bronze Tripod Floor Lamp
Located in Miami, FL
A rare and impressive Bronze tripod floor lamp Designed by Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti, circa 1990. Superb Patina, original lampshade ( can be redone in the color of your ...
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1990s French Brutalist Floor Lamps

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Bronze

A BRUTALIST NEO-CLASSIC Wrought Iron FLOOR LAMP by J-P. RYCKAERT, France 1960
Located in PARIS, FR
A small floor lamp or reading lamp of naval and traveler inspiration, at the crossorver of Neo-Classical and Brutalist spirits, solid wrought iron structure with a superb old world m...
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1950s European Vintage Brutalist Floor Lamps

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Wrought Iron

Vintage Pair of Brutalist Bronze Tripod Base Floor Lamps with Goatskin Lampshade
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Spectacular pair of unique tripod base floor lamp made of bronze and goatskin lampshades. They are in vintage condition. Its lampshades has some imperfections, ( check it out in the ...
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1980s American Vintage Brutalist Floor Lamps

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Bronze

Mid-Century Red Iron Oxide & Dripped Graphite Glazed Lamp w/ Welded Copper Shade
Located in New York, NY
This unique and spectacular Mid-Century Modernist Brutalist Floor Lamp originates from France, Circa 1970. Visually stunning and full of material dynamism and density of patterning a...
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1970s French Vintage Brutalist Floor Lamps

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Copper

1970s Brutalist Floorlamp + Pendant by Temde Leuchten Germany / Switzerland
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Hard to find set of 1970s Brutalist burnished Pinewood & bubble glass sphere lamps Produced by Temde Leuchten AG (Switzerland) This floor lamp...
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1970s Swiss Vintage Brutalist Floor Lamps

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Iron

Brutalist Floor Lamp, France, 1970s
Located in Austin, TX
Sculptural adjustable single arm floor lamp with Brutalist styling, handcrafted from welded steel. Welded tubular steel forms create an abstract animal sculptural base. Matte black f...
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Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Floor Lamps

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Steel

Sculptural Brutalist Copper Floor Lamp, 1970s by Jean Claeys
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Striking 'fountain' shaped copper brutalist floor lamp by Jean Claeys (1941). Jean Claeys is known for creating beautiful bronze sculptures. This floor lamp is another of his m...
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1970s Belgian Vintage Brutalist Floor Lamps

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Copper

Pair of Antique Chain Link Floor Lamps
Located in East Hampton, NY
This amazing PAIR of tall antique chain link floor lamps will include the shades shown. FULLY rewired with silk twist cable and step switch and plug...
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20th Century American Brutalist Floor Lamps

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Iron

Pair of Brutalist Floor Lamps in Hammered Bronze with a Verdigris Finish
Located in San Diego, CA
Great pair of brutalist hammered lamps freshly rewired, circa 1970's verdigris finish over bronze or brass metal freshly rewired and lampshades not incl...
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Late 20th Century American Brutalist Floor Lamps

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Bronze

Large Size Vintage Ceramic Table Lamp by Bernard Rooke, England, 1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
A large an very interesting handformed table lamp from the studio of noted British ceramicist, Bernard Rooke in the 1960s England. This special and sculptural table lamp is comprise...
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1960s British Vintage Brutalist Floor Lamps

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Ceramic, Stoneware

1970 Extra Large Belgium Brutalist Floor Lamp of Hand-Tied Glass, Pia Manu Style
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Extra large and majestic handmade ( 200cm / 79 Inches large ) Brutalist floor lamp made of thousands individual strips of glass who are hand-tied with metal wire to a metal frame sim...
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1970s Belgian Vintage Brutalist Floor Lamps

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Metal

Large Handmade Brutalist Stoneware Table Lamp by Sejer Ceramics, Denmark, 1960s
Located in Odense, DK
Stunning handmade stoneware table or floor lamp in Brutalist style sculpted in geometric shapes made at the workshop "Sejer Keramik" in the 1960s. Glazed in blue and brown colours. T...
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1960s Danish Vintage Brutalist Floor Lamps

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Ceramic

French Sculptural Lamp circa 1970 from Albert Tormos, France, 1970s
Located in Paris, FR
Superb Albert Tormos lamp 40 cm high and 12 cm wide ; maximum depth : 11 cm. . Rare. . Signed. . In perfect condition, no lack. . In Gard stone. . The diffused light is sub...
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Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Floor Lamps

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Stone, Cast Stone

Accolay Studio Pottery Floor Lamp with a Brutalist Lampshade France 1960s
Located in London, GB
1960s floor lamp from the "Atelier de Poterie d'Accolay", origin France in the region of Puisaye. Handcrafted terracotta base topped with a large Bruta...
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Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Floor Lamps

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Copper

French Chain Link Floor Lamp, 1960s France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brutalist iron chain link floor lamp, made in 1960s France. Just under 6 feet tall. Extremely heavy and substantial lamp with a thick chain link. Unique trident style base with rustic iron boat...
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1960s French Vintage Brutalist Floor Lamps

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Iron

Brutalist Chain Floor Lamp, 1940
Located in Saint Rémy de Provence, FR
Brutalist chain floor lamp in the style of franz west in wrought iron 1940. Beautiful patina. Rock the kasbah lampshade in black palm fiber....
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1940s French Vintage Brutalist Floor Lamps

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Metal

Brutalist Chain Floor Lamp attributed to Franz West
Located in Echt, NL
Very heavy brutalist floor lamp in very good condition. Made from rustic iron chain which is welded together and is lacquered in a matte black color. This lamp is attributed to the...
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20th Century Austrian Brutalist Floor Lamps

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Metal, Iron

Salvino Marsura Brutalist Floor Lamp
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful Brutalist lamp designed by Salvino Marsura in the 1970s, of fine Italian manufacture. The floor lamp is made entirely of burnished wrought iron, simply charming. The base...
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1970s Italian Vintage Brutalist Floor Lamps

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Wrought Iron

Blue Grey Pottery Floor Lamp Base, large table lamp base
Located in Antwerp, BE
Blue grey pottery floor lamp base or table lamp base. This floor lamp or large table lamp can be used with different style of lamp shades: Round one, c...
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Late 20th Century European Brutalist Floor Lamps

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Pottery

Mid Century Brutalist Iron Lamp
By J. Laurent
Located in Malibu, CA
Mid Century Brutalist iron table lamp Mid-Century Modern Brutalist iron sculptural lamp in black & rust.The sculpture of torch cut steel in a beau...
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Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Floor Lamps

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Iron

Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Welded Rigid Iron Rope Brutalist Floor Lamps
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of iron rope form floor lamps created in the Brutalist style. Rust coated, heavy iron chain in a spiral pattern. Heavy solid base of iron in a circular pattern. Hand cr...
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1970s French Vintage Brutalist Floor Lamps

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Iron

A Supersized Sculptural BRUTALIST Stone FLOOR LAMP by ALBERT TORMOS, France 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
A rare and sculptural floor lamp or rather a luminous sculpture in cast stone by Albert Tormos, France 1970. This massive and heavy piece in cast stone is made of two parts: a cubic ...
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1970s French Vintage Brutalist Floor Lamps

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Cast Stone

Brutalist Iron and Art Glass Floor Lamp Albano Poli for Poliarte, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing Floor lamp in gold Iron and colorful art glass by Albano Poli for Poliarte. Made in Italy in the 1970s. Poliarte was founded by the artist Albano Poli in 1953, initiall...
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1970s Italian Vintage Brutalist Floor Lamps

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Metal, Iron

French Chain Tripod Floor Lamp, 1960s France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brutalist iron chain link floor lamp, made in 1960s France. Just over 5 feet tall. Extremely heavy and substantial lamp. Tripod base with rustic iron boat ch...
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1960s French Vintage Brutalist Floor Lamps

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Iron

Monumental Steel Floor Lamp, Michel Froment, France, 2000
Located in Austin, TX
Highly collectible and rare piece by artist Michel Froment. Brutalist styling dictates Froment's work and the black steel and assertive style are typical to his small edition product...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Brutalist Floor Lamps

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Steel

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Brutalist Chain Rope Floor Lamps
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Brutalist iron chain rope floor lamps. Rust patina deluxe. Single Edison type bulb. Heavy & stable. In excellent vintage condition with...
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1970s French Vintage Brutalist Floor Lamps

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Brass, Iron

Brutalist Metal Sculptured Table Lamp, France, 1970s
Located in Voorburg, NL
Expressive Brutalist table lamp made in France in the 1970s. Beautiful Heavy and Large lamp base with Bold Abstract Brass Sculptured accents. Comes with a matching shade. Very good v...
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Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Floor Lamps

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Brass

Large Brutalist Ceramic Lamp, Germany, c.1970
Located in Surbiton, GB
Very rare, large ceramic lamp with a matt glass opaline sphere. Manufactured in Germany c.1970. Its size and form make it equally suited for the floor or tabl...
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1970s German Vintage Brutalist Floor Lamps

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Pottery, Glass

Chain Link Floor Lamp, 1950s France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brutalist iron chain link floor lamp, made in 1950s France. Just over 5.5 feet tall. Extremely heavy and substantial lamp. Tripod base with rusti...
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1950s French Vintage Brutalist Floor Lamps

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Iron

Chrome Brutalist Floor Lamp, 1970s
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Unique chromed metal floor lamp. It has a nice sculpted brutalist style base and also features two brutalist design details in the middle of th...
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1970s German Vintage Brutalist Floor Lamps

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Chrome

Poliarte Brutalist Italian Wrought Iron and Color Raw Glass Floor Lamp, 1960s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Splendid Poliarte floor lamp, original, brutalist in wrought iron with verdigris oxidized patina and bronze finish. In the stem, thick sheets of blanking glass in bright colors that ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Brutalist Floor Lamps

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Wrought Iron

Mid-Century Brutalist Palm Tree Sculpture Lamp
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Striking mid-century palm tree sculpture with brutalist style leaves having lights at the tops on faux palm tree trunks in a square brass planter clad in bro...
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Late 20th Century Italian Brutalist Floor Lamps

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Metal, Brass

Brutalist floor lamps for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Brutalist floor lamps 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 floor lamps created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, decorative objects, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, iron and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Brutalist floor lamps made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original floor lamps, popular names associated with this style include Laurel Lamp Company, Poliarte, Sejer Keramik, and Albano Poli. 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 floor lamps differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $477 and tops out at $24,509 while the average work can sell for $3,438.

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