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Brutalist Nail Sculptural Lucite Table Lamp by Laurel
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Brutalist nail sculpture Lucite table lamp made by the Laurel Lamp Co. featuring a hand-welded bronze nail sculpture fixed to an acrylic lamp body with a black lacquer base.
Brass, Steel
Pair of Brutalist Brass Lamps with Nails by Laurel Lamp
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A wonderful pair of Laurel Lamp Company Brutalist lamps. They feature welded nail decoration on both sides of the lamps which are brass.
Brass
Brutalist Brass Table Lamp with Abstract Nail Applique Relief by Laurel
By Silas Seandel
Located in Chicago, IL
Brutalist brass table lamp with abstract nail applique relief by Laurel Some loss to brass finish towards bottom as shown. some minor pitting and patina aging.
Brass
Pair of Mid-Century Modernist Brutalist Nail and Lucite Lamps
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in Allentown, PA
Pair of modernist Lucite rectangular form lamps with Brutalist nail design on both sides of the lamps mounted on a black enameled metal rectangular base designed in the 1960s.The Luc...
Metal
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H 23.5 in W 8 in D 5 in
Fantastic Brutalist Nail Sculptural Lucite Laurel Lamp, Mid-Century Modern
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Fantastic brutalist style nail sculpture lucite lamp made by the Laurel lamp co.
Lucite
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H 24 in W 8 in D 5 in
Fantastic Pair of Brutalist Nail Sculptural Laurel Lamps, Mid-Century Modern
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Fantastic pair of Brutalist style nail sculpture Lucite lamps made by the Laurel Lamp Co.
Iron
Vintage Brutalist Gilt Tipped Nail Sculpture Lamps, a Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fabulous vintage pair of Brutalist lamps. Beautiful gold tipped nail cage with floating sheets of metal.
Gold
Lucite and Nail Brutalist Lamp by Laurel, circa 1970
By Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Lucite and Brutalist sculptural lamp by Laurel Lamp Company, circa 1970.
Metal
$3,308 / set
H 18.12 in W 5.52 in D 3.55 in
Mouth blown Sommerso Murano Glass Table lamps, Cristallo and Smoky Bronze glass
Located in London, GB
Designed and manufactured by Andrew Kornat Designs and made in Venice Italy, these super sleek mouth blown Murano glass table lamps made in the traditional Sommerso technique of glas...
Nickel
$2,860 / item
H 29.93 in W 23.63 in D 23.63 in
Ethnic Straw Armchair by +55design Brazilian Design with Indigenous Craft
By Neca Abrantes
Located in Jardim America, SP
This rotating armchair by Neca Abrantes is a striking fusion of contemporary Brazilian design and indigenous handcrafted traditions. Known for her deep passion for native craftsmansh...
Straw
$2,500 / item
H 17.72 in Dm 14.97 in
Soda Blown Murano Glass High Coffee Table in Petrol by Yiannis Ghikas
By Yiannis Ghikas, Miniforms
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soda was born upside-down, with a puff of air. It weighs 20 kilos, and it is blown, drawn out and shaped by three master glassmakers. The result is a single volume of glass with thre...
Blown Glass
'Floatation' Japanese Paper Suspension Lamp for Ingo Maurer
By Ingo Maurer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Floatation' Japanese paper suspension lamp for Ingo Maurer. Designed and produced by Ingo Maurer, one of the most celebrated German lighting icons since 1966. With imagination, cre...
Metal, Iron
$1,658 / item
H 13.78 in Dm 9.45 in
Murano Round Green Glass and Brass Modern Wall Light and Sconces, 2020
Located in Roma, Lazio
Very special Murano glass wall light, stylish and elegant, their design truly unique in their kind. Beautiful coloring. The wall light is composed of a brass stem where a system for...
Brass
Large Raul Reyes 'Rey 30' Perforated Polished Brass Dome Chandelier
By Florian Schulz, Paavo Tynell, Lisa Johansson-Pape
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large Raul Reyes 'Rey 30' Perforated Polished Brass Dome Chandelier. Hand-fabricated in Los Angeles, these highly refined chandeliers are reminiscent of the iconic mid-century Finni...
Brass
Post-Modern hand-crafted Cocoon resin table lamps, Italy, 70s
By Tobia Scarpa, Achille Castiglioni, Flos
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Pair of sculptural hand-crafted cocoon table lamps, Italy, 1970s. Formed by several varnished pine wood elements of different shapes and sizes, creating two curious columns of a cert...
Resin, Wood, Pine
Large Bamboo Pair of Table Lamps with Brass Bases
Located in New York, NY
Large bamboo pair of table lamps with brass bases Beautiful and chic table lamps. Lovely brass bases and bamboo tops held by brass top. These are made to order in Italy. They can...
Brass
Pair of Large Italian Table Lamps in Murano Glass
Located in Vilnius, LT
Pair of large Art Deco style Italian table lamps. The base is made of thick plywood painted in glossy black and decorated with polished brass sheet on the top. The glass part is han...
Brass
$32,577 / set
H 33.86 in W 18.9 in D 17.33 in
Set of Twelve Steel Brass Velvet Curule Chairs by Maison Jansen, 1960s
By Maison Jansen
Located in Paris, IDF
Beautiful set of 1960’s Curule Savonarola chairs made of heavy stainless steel metal with brass accents. This incredible set of twelve chairs was created by French interior design fi...
Brass
$8,280
H 3.94 in Dm 35.83 in
Huge Sunburst Perforated Flush Mount Light Fixture in Gilt Iron, 1950s (36 in)
Located in Barcelona, ES
Monumental Brutalist Sunburst Ceiling Flush Mount Light Fixture, Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf XXL Sunburst light fixture with perforated holes at the central spherical plate and nail deta...
Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf, Iron
$19,991 / item
H 43.31 in W 125.99 in D 86.62 in
Special Edition Spider Ceiling Light brass silk Italian Design by Diego Mardegan
By Diego Mardegan
Located in London, GB
A very stunning ceiling light fixture special edition spider ceiling light with six sand coloured silk on parchment shades held to a brass metal frame. Each shade is made by hand sow...
Brass
Pair of Glass and Brass Esperia Table Lamps
By Esperia
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of table lamps made by Esperia, each made of a triangular foot in blown clear glass, with a streak of dark grey in the center. Some air bubbles are visible in the glass, which i...
Brass
$11,820 / item
H 33.47 in W 32.29 in D 32.29 in
Brutalist Black Leather Lounge Chair with Cast Brass Legs, Egg Designs
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
A commanding interpretation of Brutalist design, this sculptural lounge chair explores weight, proportion, and material contrast through a distinctly contemporary lens. Its bold, arc...
Brass
Bespoke Sculptural Neve Plaster Fixture
By (after) Jean Michel Frank
Located in New York, NY
Bespoke Sculptural Neve Plaster Fixture in the Jean Michel Frank manner. White plaster hand-finished craftsmanship. Please note that this fixture takes (1) Edison bulb at 40 or 60 ...
Plaster
Paul Tuttle Chariot Chaise for Strassle Intl., 1972
By Paul Tuttle
Located in Chicago, IL
Chariot chaise lounge designed by Paul Tuttle for Strassle International. Produced in Switzerland in 1972. Original camel brown leather and polished chrome frame are in excellent con...
Chrome
Antique table lamps became a category of their own once electricity moved light off the wall and onto furniture. The form split quickly: task-driven designs like the Anglepoise on one side, decorative ceramic and glass on the other.
Styles to Know
Base material shapes the light as much as the shade does: ceramic and glass diffuse a softer glow, while brass and metal read more directional. Layer the look with a mid-century modern floor lamp for ambient light, or set a pair on a mid-century modern nightstand for a bedroom.
How to Choose the Right Vintage Table Lamp
Buying individually rather than as a pair allows more flexibility when mixing eras across a room. For those shopping by name rather than by shape, the history of the Anglepoise lamp is worth a read. Each piece comes from a vetted 1stDibs seller, with era, designer and condition detailed, and the 1stDibs Promise stands behind every purchase.
Designer Eva Menz wants the light to "evoke curiosity and a sense of wonder."
Working with resin, a tricky material, has created moments of failure — and enlightenment.
Commissioned for the lakeside villa of a Finnish industrialist, it illuminated visits with dignitaries.
Across New York, there’s no shortage of statement lighting on view.
The 1920s design is a thrilling combination of saturated colors, ancient motifs and modern aesthetics.
Designed by a giant of Swedish lighting, the large-scale fixtures bring major drama.
The alluring pendant light exemplifies the designer’s winsome mid-career work.
Before founding the Memphis Group, Sottsass bent the rules of lighting design with the wonderfully wavy Cometa.