The light that emanates from Feldman Lighting Company’s decorative chandeliers, pendants and sconces — encased in sculpted bronze and copper and frequently featuring motifs drawn from the natural world — embodies the brutalist movement of the mid-20th century.
The Los Angeles firm’s best known fixtures were produced in various styles from the late 1940s until the 1980s, and its most notable designer, Tom Greene was a graduate of UCLA’s dental school and originally worked as a dental prosthetist.
Beginning in the 1950s, when he wasn't at work in his dental lab, Greene would craft small jewelry pieces utilizing techniques that were typically reserved for making dental crowns and other prosthetics. Unsatisfied with jewelry as a medium, Greene stepped it up and began crafting free-form sculptures from brass and bronze, using an oxyacetylene torch to cut and heat the metal, and hammering it into shape with artisan tools (a torch-cut lamp of Greene’s appeared on Star Trek during the 1960s). He also worked with the ancient technique of lost-wax casting, which sees metal objects and furnishings cast from wax models.
Greene began producing fixtures for Lightolier and Feldman Lighting in the 1970s after seeing much success selling his pieces through Los Angeles furniture retailer and manufacturer Monteverdi-Young. Greene made numerous custom pieces for Feldman to adorn the Hollywood Regency-themed interiors of its Beverly Hills clientele.
The Feldman Lighting company folded by the mid-1980s and its vintage fixtures are highly valued by interior designers and collectors today.
On 1stDibs, find Feldman Lighting Company lighting and decorative objects.
Tom Greene Torch Cut Brutalist Brass Pendant Light for Feldman
By Feldman Lighting Co., Tom Greene
Located in Chicago, IL
Tom Greene Torch Cut Brass Flush Mount , Pendant Light for Feldman Partial labels un underside of canopy This fixture is suppose to take a simple glass / or plastic disc on the bot...
Brass
$3,000
H 23.5 in W 12 in D 12 in
Brutalist Swag Pendant Light Lamp Tom Greene Brass Feldman Co Mid-Century Modern
By Tom Greene, Feldman Lighting Co.
Located in Wayne, NJ
Brutalist Swag Pendant Light Lamp Tom Greene Brass Feldman Co. This plugs into a wall outlet. It has approx 13' Cord/chain.
Brass
Vintage 1960s Brutalist Torch-Cut Brass Chandelier by Tom Greene
By Tom Greene
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Amazing vintage chandelier designed by Tom Greene for Feldman Co., circa 1960s. In good working condition. It has original patina. Just a wonderful piece hard to find.
Brass
Pair of Tom Greene Style Sconces
By Tom Greene
Located in North Miami, FL
A pair of Brutalist sconces in the style of Tom Greene. Great coloration to the brass which compliments the intricate design. Scale is great as well Electrical parts all new.
Brass
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
H 29 in W 28.75 in D 8.75 in
Brutalist Wall Sculpture Light Sconce Tom Greene Brass Feldman Mid-Century
By Tom Greene, Feldman Lighting Co.
Located in Wayne, NJ
Brutalist Mid-Century Modern Tom Greene brass huge wall sconce by Feldman. It doubles as a wall sculpture, when not not turned on. This plugs into an electrical outlet...
Brass
Modernist Brutalist Gold Chandelier Tom Green for Feldman
By Tom Greene
Located in Hastings, GB
LA based designer and sculptor Tom Greene hand crafted this brutalist chandelier for 'Feldman Lighting Company' in the late 1960s/1970s The design features staggered tiers of torch c...
Brass
Mid Century Brutalist Torch Cut Brass 3 Light Chandelier 1970
By Tom Greene
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Spectacular torch cut Brutalist chandelier attributed to Tom Greene. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear from age and use. A triple pendant chandelier in brass hand made...
Brass
Vintage MCM Tom Greene for Feldman Brutalist Wall Sconces- a Pair
By Tom Greene
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fantastic pair of vintage MCM wall scones. Made by the iconic Tom Greene for Feldman. Chic torch cut design with smoked glass panels. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
Metal
$3,850
H 38 in Dm 8 in
Wonderful Feldman 3 Light Brass Lotus Flower Pendant Chandelier Light Midcentury
By Feldman Lighting Co.
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Wonderful 3 light brass lotus pendant by Feldman Lighting Co. We have had this style many time but never one with such petite flowers-each flowers measures 6" in diameter x 6"t. Th...
Brass
$4,500 / set
H 24 in W 10 in D 8 in
Tom Greene for Feldman Pair of Brutalist Torch Cut Brass Sconces with Downlights
By Feldman Lighting Co., Tom Greene
Located in Hanover, MA
Large scale wall sconces by Tom Greene for Feldman Lighting, circa 1965. Brutalist design fabricated in Los Angeles by cutting brass and applying patination with an oxyacetylene torch. Three long candelabra each takes up to 60 watt bulbs, so 180 watts per sconce. In addition, these sconces each have a downward directed patinated cone light concealed behind the sconce between the 6" round backplate which each take a single standard Edison screw bulb. Feldman label inside backplate as well as UL label. Thomas A. Greene started his career making dental prosthetics and jewelry and then moved onto larger sculptural pieces...
Brass
Tom Greene Brutalist Chandelier, 1960s
By Tom Greene, Feldman Lighting Co.
Located in South Jordan, UT
Unique, Brutalist mid century pendant chandelier designed by Tom Greene for Feldman Lighting Co. in the 1960s. Beautiful craftsmanship with a lovely patinated brass, this chandelier ...
Brass
Midcentury Modernist Brutalist Pendant by Tom Greene
Located in New York, NY
A terrific Mid-Century Modernist Brutalist pendant by Tom Greene featuring torch-cut patinated brass box frame that holds a single bulb. Its top offers sculptural segments mimicking ...
Brass
$2,833
H 47.64 in W 6.7 in D 9.45 in
Brutalist Gold Lotus Torchiere Wall Light Tom Greene for Feldman 1970s
By Tom Greene
Located in Hastings, GB
An outstanding Brutalist movement handcrafted torch cut brass torchiere wall light by Tom Greene, circa 1970. This architectural and sculptural w...
Brass
Brutalist Brass Sculptural Ceiling Light / Sconce by Tom Greene for Feldman
By Feldman Lighting Co.
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A brass sculptural Brutalist torch cut and welded flush mount ceiling light or could be used as a sconce . Designed by Tom Greene known for his creative lighting work in metal durin...
Brass
Jere styled Brutalist Brass Ceiling Lights by Tom Greene for Feldman
By Feldman Lighting Co.
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A pair of rare hard to find brass sculptural Brutalist torch cut and welded flush mount ceiling can lights . This pair was designed by Tom Greene known for his creative lighting work...
Brass
Sold
H 25 in W 23 in D 23.5 in
Brutalist Mid-Century Modern Tom Greene Brass Sculptural Chandelier Feldman Co.
By Tom Greene, Feldman Lighting Co.
Located in Wayne, NJ
Brutalist Mid-Century Modern tom greene brass Chandelier by Feldman. It has 8 arms and one down light . The ceiling plate is also done in a brutalist manner. It is 11" high, not inc...
Brass
Vintage American Mid-Century Modern Feldman Brass Lotus Chandelier, circa 1960s
By Feldman Lighting Co.
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Sculptural three-light brass lotus blossom light in the shape of a lotus flower chandelier, made by the Feldman Light Company, Los Angeles, California. E...
Brass
Hand Torched Brutalist Ceiling Light Fixture by Tom Greenie
By Tom Greene, Feldman Lighting Co.
Located in San Diego, CA
Hand torched Brutalist ceiling light fixture designed by Tom Greene for Feldman circa 1970's. The light is in perfect working condition and tak...
Gilt Metal
Set of Three Ceiling Lights by Tom Greene for Feldman Lighting
By Feldman Lighting Co., Tom Greene
Located in Hanover, MA
A matched set of three ceiling mounted round fixtures by T. A. Greene for Feldman Lighting, circa 1965. Brutalist design fabricated in Los Angeles by cutting brass and applying patination with an oxyacetylene torch. Design is a ring around four spokes the hub of which is a bakelite socket cluster which holds four standard Edison screw CAP bulbs. The hub is suspended 2-1/2 inches from the original ceiling canopy. The outer band is applied with hand0-formed torch cut brass elements. The original white satin glass reflector conceals the lamping and is secured by its original coarse molten brass dripped finial embellishment. Feldman labels in each canopy. UL Listed. These were removed from the same house where they have hung since 1965. These can also be suspended from a chain if preference is to use as a pendant. Height of fixture alone, without the canopy, from the hub, is 7 inches. If requested it would be possible to connect the three fixtures together like a three-layer cake to make one really unique chandelier! Thomas A. Greene started his career making dental prosthetics and jewelry and then moved onto larger sculptural pieces...
Brass