Marianne Brandt was a German painter, sculptor, photographer and designer who attended the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. There she became a student of Hungarian modernist theorist and designer László Moholy-Nagy in the metal workshop.
After leaving the Bauhaus, Brandt worked for Walter Adolph Georg Gropius in his Berlin studio. Brandt subsequently became the head of metal design at the Ruppelwerk firm in Gotha, where she remained until losing her job during the ongoing financial Depression in 1932.
After the Second World War, Brandt remained in Germany to help rebuild her family's home, which had been severely damaged in the bombings. She lived out her days in Germany while the Bauhaus was generally reviled as decadent during much of the German Democratic Republic. By the end of her life Brandt had a loyal group of students from her many years as a teacher of design.
Brandt's designs for household objects such as table lamps, ashtrays and teapots are considered the timeless examples of modern industrial design.
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(Biography provided by DADA)
Bauhaus Ceiling Lamp DMB 31 by Marianne Brandt for Tecnolumen
By Marianne Brandt, Tecnolumen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In the catalog from the years 1928/1929 of the Schwintzer & Gräfe company, various lights designed by Marianne Brandt are exactly described, dimensioned and illustrated. These lights...
Metal
$185
H 3.55 in W 4.34 in D 4.34 in
Art Deco Porcelain Ceiling or Wall Lamp by Bauhaus Germany around 1920s
By Bauhaus Deutschland
Located in Wien, Au
Art Deco porcelain ceiling or wall lamp by Bauhaus germany around 1920s Original condition The bulb is not included.
Porcelain
"Bauhaus Lamp" WG 24 by Wilhelm Wagenfeld for Tecnolumen
By Wilhelm Wagenfeld, Tecnolumen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
For your consideration is this authentic model WG 24 "Bauhaus" lamp designed by Wilhelm Wagenfeld in 1924, at the age of 24, when he was admitted as a journeyman to the Bauhaus works...
Metal
$174Sale Price / item|46% Off
H 6.3 in W 3.15 in D 3.55 in
Three Art Deco Porcelain Bauhaus Wall and Ceiling Lamps, 1920s
By Bauhaus
Located in Wien, Au
Three Art Deco porcelain Bauhaus wall and ceiling lamps, 1920s 3 are available, priced and sold per piece. Original condition on picture: left lamp H 13 cm, W 10 cm, D 9 cm. middle...
Porcelain
Art Deco Porcelain Bauhaus Ceiling or Wall Lamp 1930s
By Bauhaus
Located in Wien, Au
Art Deco porcelain Bauhaus ceiling or wall lamp 1930s The second picture shows how is look like an wall lamp. Original condition.
Porcelain, Opaline Glass
$1,290Sale Price|38% Off
H 18.12 in W 9.85 in D 8.67 in
Bauhaus Table or Desk Lamp Designed by Marianne Brandt
By Marianne Brandt, Kandem
Located in Vienna, AT
Beautiful iconic Bauhaus desk lamp designed by Marianne Brandt for Kandem Leuchtenbau Leipzig. It has the typical glass base which makes this model the much sought after one fitted w...
Steel
Marianne Brandt Bauhaus Tastlicht Table Lamp, 1932
By Ruppelwerk, Marianne Brandt
Located in Munich, DE
Marianne Brandt Tastlicht’ table light, Germany 1932 Made by Ruppelwerk, Gotha. Sheet metal, varnished white, partially chrome-plated, white plastic, glass shade, eggshell white, ma...
Steel
$811
H 19.69 in W 5.91 in D 12.6 in
Bauhaus Table or Desk Lamp Designed by Marianne Brandt, Kandem, 1930s
By Kandem, Marianne Brandt, Hin Bredendieck
Located in Praha, CZ
- marked - adjustable - bauhaus, art deco, functionalism - nice style of lighitng
Metal
$938 / item
H 19.69 in W 9.85 in D 9.85 in
Opaline Pendant Lights by Marianne Brandt for Schwintzer & Gräff
By Marianne Brandt
Located in Gloucester, GB
Opaline pendant lights by Marianne Brandt for Schwintzer & Gräff - Price is per light - Opaline glass globes - Conical brass galleries - Takes E27 fitting bulbs - Comes with 1...
Opaline Glass
Bauhaus Kandem Table or Desk Lamp Designed by Marianne Brandt
By Marianne Brandt, Kandem
Located in Vienna, AT
Beautiful iconic Bauhaus desk lamp designed by Marianne Brandt for Kandem Leuchtenbau Leipzig. It has the typical glass base which makes this model the much sought after one fitted w...
Steel
$1,159
H 16.93 in W 5.91 in D 15.36 in
Industrial Bauhaus, Marianne Brandt, Kandem, Glass Base Table Desk Lamp, 1930s
By Marianne Brandt, Kandem
Located in Praha, CZ
- rare type - adjustable - marked - industrial, art deco, bauhaus, functionalism
Metal
Bauhaus Ceiling Lamp, Flush Mounts, 1940s
Located in Praha, CZ
Ceiling lamp "Flush Mounts", 1940's, Czechoslovakia. Made of bakelite, glass and plastic. Repolished, cleaned, no major signs of use. Fully functional. Not sold as a "set" only ONE i...
Metal
$875 / item
H 22.5 in W 7 in D 7 in
2 Bauhaus Desk Lamps by Marianne Brandt & Christian Dell. Priced Individually
By Christian Dell
Located in New York, NY
Two Rare and Historic Bauhaus desk lamps by the renowned Bauhaus metal workshop directors, Christian Dell and Marianne Brandt.: Model by Marianne Brandt for Kandem, circa 1930. Flexe...
Metal
Rare Large Nickel and Glass Kandem Ceiling Light, 1930s
By Marianne Brandt, Kandem
Located in Vienna, AT
Beautiful ceiling light produced by Kandem in the early 1930s. The canopy is nickeled copper while the rest of the hardware is nickeled brass. The large blown glass "bell" is semi-tr...
Nickel
Marianne Brandt Bauhaus Ceiling Lamp, Hin Bredendieck, Kandem, 1929, Germany
By Marianne Brandt, Kandem, Hin Bredendieck
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful and minimalistic Industrial ceiling lamp, designed at the Bauhaus Dessau ateliers by Marianne Brandt and Hin Bredendieck in 1929. Model No. ...
Opal, Aluminum, Brass