Before Mark Brazier-Jones became an internationally celebrated furniture and lighting designer, interior decorator and sculptor, he took part in live shows by the band Funkapolitan, dazzling concert audiences with his “performance welding art,” which saw him creating dynamic sculptures on stage during the 1980s. Since then, Brazier-Jones has produced provocative chandeliers, chairs and other ornate furnishings that draw on Art Nouveau, baroque and Rococo design and has amassed a star-studded clientele that includes actors, art collectors and rock music royalty.
Brazier-Jones was born in 1956 in New Zealand, then moved with his family to the United Kingdom at the age of 12. He later earned a BA in ceramic sculpture and, during the 1970s and early 1980s, found work in the nascent music video industry, designing and building sets for musicians Elton John, David Bowie and others.
While he was immersed in London’s warehouse party scene, Brazier-Jones met Tom Dixon and Nick Jones of Funkapolitan. They forged a friendship and invited Brazier-Jones on stage to create sculptures out of shopping carts and old cars as the band performed (Dixon also created sculptures from scrap metal onstage while performing with the band). In 1983, Brazier-Jones, Dixon and Jones started the Creative Salvage Group, later joined by French designer André Dubreuil. The collective’s first exhibition of welded art-furniture sold out and garnered immediate critical acclaim.
After a few years, Brazier-Jones focused on solo design endeavors and moved to rural Hertfordshire, where he established his workshop and studio in a 16th-century barn. With the support of a small team, Brazier-Jones designs and produces everything from console tables and floor lamps to daybeds and mirrors.
Brazier-Jones’s works are held in permanent public collections, including the Victoria and Albert, the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, the Museum of Fine Arts and more.
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Mark Brazier-Jones, Dew, Pair of Floor Lamps, UK, 1990
By Mark Brazier-Jones
Located in New York, NY
One of a kind pieces crafted by the artist himself. A pair of floor lamps of bronze, steel, and glass, exceptional for their monumental size, and their juxtaposition of jarring eleme...
Crystal, Steel, Bronze
Rare Set of Three Mark Brazier-Jones Aura Floor Lamps, 1990s
By Mark Brazier-Jones
Located in Renens, CH
Set of three Aura floor lamps by Mark Brazier-Jones, designed during the first half of the 1990s. Mark Brazier-Jones (UK) is known for his particular surrealistic style often refe...
Metal
Mark Brazier-Jones Aura Floor Lamps, 1990s, Set of Two
By Mark Brazier-Jones
Located in Renens, CH
Set of two Aura floor lamps by Mark Brazier-Jones, designed during the first half of the 1990s. Mark Brazier-Jones (UK) is known for his particular surrealistic style often referr...
Metal
Vintage Italian Postmodern Glass Floor Lamp from Lucente, 1990s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Elegant glass floor lamp by the Italian manufacturer Lucente. The striking glass diffuser is overlaid in matt blue and sits at the end of a slender shaft. The upper part of the shaf...
Metal
Sun Floor Lamp by Fornasetti, Italy, 1990s
By Fornasetti
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Floor lamp sun face in soft stamped plastic by Fornasetti for the editor Antonangeli Illuminazione.
Plastic
$135,000
H 25 in Dm 67 in
Mark Brazier-Jones, Libertine Contemporary 3-Tier Hanging Chandelier, UK, 2009
By Mark Brazier-Jones
Located in New York, NY
Libertine is a grand, crystal chandelier, arranged on a brooding, brass plated frame of steel. Like much of Brazier-Jones' work, the piece focuses on repeating, naturally imperfect, ...
Crystal, Brass, Steel
Pair of Charles Hollis Jones Style Lucite Column Floor Lamps
Located in Rio Vista, CA
A stunning pair of modernist late 20th century floor lamps made in the style and manner of Karl Springer and Charles Hollis Jones. The lamps featuring clear Lucite columnar sleeves p...
Brass, Steel, Gold Leaf
$205,000
H 48 in Dm 79 in
Mark Brazier-Jones, Libertine Contemporary 4-Tier Hanging Chandelier, UK, 2009
By Mark Brazier-Jones
Located in New York, NY
Libertine is a grand, crystal chandelier, arranged on a brooding, brass plated frame of steel. Like much of Brazier-Jones' work, the piece focuses on repeating, naturally imperfect, ...
Crystal, Brass, Steel
Italiana Luce Floor Lamp Circa 1990s
By Italiana Luce
Located in Oakland, CA
1990s floor lamp by Italiana Luce of Italy. Cast iron base painted steel stem with a heavy frosted glass shade. This is an exceptionally we...
Steel
$85,000
H 21.75 in Dm 50 in
Mark Brazier-Jones, Libertine, Contemporary 2-Tier Hanging Chandelier, UK, 2009
By Mark Brazier-Jones
Located in New York, NY
Libertine is a grand, crystal chandelier, arranged on a brooding, brass plated frame of steel. Like much of Brazier-Jones' work, the piece focuses on repeating, naturally imperfect, ...
Crystal, Brass, Steel
1990s Rare "Aquarium" Floor Lamp by Piero Fornasetti for Antonangeli
By Fornasetti, Piero Fornasetti
Located in Milano, IT
1990s Gorgeous "Aquarium" Floor Lamp by Piero Fornasetti for Antonangeli in polypropylene. The lamp features a continuous, brilliantly silk-screened polypropylene shade adorned with ...
Plastic
$24,837 / set
H 81.11 in Dm 41.34 in
Attributed to Barovier, Opaline Palm Two Murano Glass Floor Lamps, 1990s
By Barovier
Located in Murano, Venezia
In the picture you can see the most particular floor lamp in our collection. It has 68 glass elements in total that are divided into 52 that make up the bark of the palm, and 16 are ...
Blown Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
$14,000
H 2.75 in W 10 in D 6 in
Mark Brazier-Jones, Olympia, Pair of Candle Sconces, United Kingdom, 1986
By Mark Brazier-Jones
Located in New York, NY
Drawing on the legends of ancient Greece, a garland of laurel leaves encircles the flame of these Olympia sconces. Each sconce is incised Mark Brazier-Jones 1989. Since the commence...
Copper
Set of Two Murano Floor Lamps
Located in Paris, FR
Murano floor lamp set of 2 in the style of Art Deco, in hand-crafted real Murano glass. Exceptional and rare piece. Unit Price: 19500,00€ and set of 2 Price: 39000,00€.
Brass
Charles Hollis Jones Lucite & Brass Column Floor Lamp
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Stamford, CT
1970s Lucite and polished brass column floor lamp by Charles Hollis Jones. Clear rectangular lucite base sits atop original polished brass bas...
Brass