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
Mark Brazier-Jones Olympia Wall Sconces - Pair, 1990s
By Mark Brazier-Jones
Located in Renens, CH
Please note that the price is for one pair. A pair of "Olympia" wall sconces by Mark Brazier-Jones, forged from iron with a copper sheet laurel garland and glass accents, holding a ...
Metal
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
British Design Mark Brazier Jones, Dew Floor Lamp, 1990s
By Mark Brazier-Jones
Located in Renens, CH
Mark Brazier Jones Dew Floor Lamp, in Blackened Steel, Bronze and Glass Mark Brazier Jones is a British sculptor born in New Zealand in 1956, who co founded the Creative Salvage gro...
Metal
British Design Mark Brazier-Jones Olympia Wall Sconce, 1990s
By Mark Brazier-Jones
Located in Renens, CH
An "Olympia" wall sconce by Mark Brazier-Jones, forged from iron with a copper sheet laurel garland and glass accents, holding a single candle. Signed and dated "Mark Brazier-Jones 1...
Metal
British Design Mark Brazier-Jones Olympia Wall Sconce, 1990s
By Mark Brazier-Jones
Located in Renens, CH
An "Olympia" wall sconce by Mark Brazier-Jones, forged from iron with a copper sheet laurel garland and glass accents, holding a single candle. Signed and dated "Mark Brazier-Jones 1...
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
$1,870Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 25.2 in W 7.09 in D 3.94 in
Midcentury Pair Italian Wall Sconces, Murano, 1990s
By Vistosi
Located in Budapest, HU
Fantastic pair of vintage Murano wall sconce made by 7 Murano crystal prism (triedri) for each applique in a chrome metal frame. The shape of this sconce is column. The glasses are P...
Metal
1990s Rare "Aquarium" Floor Lamp by Piero Fornasetti for Antonangeli
By Piero Fornasetti, 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
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
Iron Floor Lamp with Beaded Shade, 1990s
Located in Manzano, IT
An elegant floor lamp featuring a sculptural wrought-iron frame paired with a beautifully handwoven bamboo shade. Dating back to the 1990s, the design combines natural materials with...
Iron
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
Italiana Luce Floor Lamp, Hand-Crafted Steel & Glass, 1990s Italy
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
Italian Modern Round Floor Lamp in Black Metal, 1990s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Round floor lamp in black metal, 1990s. Elegant floor lamp with round base, in black painted metal. The lampshade is hemispherical, wh...
Metal
$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
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
$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
Postmodern Sculptural Floor Lamp, Italy, 1990s
Located in Antwerp, BE
This postmodern Italian floor lamp from the 1990s features a striking composition of horizontally layered circular diffusers surrounding a central illuminated column. The rhythmic ge...
Metal
$2,000 / set
H 67 in Dm 6 in
Pair of Pascal Mourgue for Ligne-Roset "Cinna" Cast Aluminum Floor Lamps, 1990's
By Pascal Mourgue, Ligne Roset
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Pair of French Modern Pascal Mourgue for Ligne Roset Cast Aluminum Floor Lamps for Bedside or Reading. Featuring a slim, sleek, all cast aluminum architectural design on balanced and...
Aluminum