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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Bronze Chair Model 'Pegasus' by Mark Brazier-Jones
By Mark Brazier-Jones
Located in London, GB
Gilt bronze chair with seat covered in goatskin by Mark Brazier-Jones. Signed and numbered 35/100. Circa 1994. Mark Brazier-Jones is an internationa...
Bronze
Pair of Heywood Wakefield Dog Biscuit Chairs Model 154 Side Chairs
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in New York, NY
Pair of vintage Heywood Wakefield “Dog Biscuit “ chairs. This mid century classic was originally made in the 1950’s and still produced to...
Birch
Chic 'Méandre' Bronze Side Chair by Design Frères
By Design Frères
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The 'Méandre'™ dark bronze side chair by Design Frères®. Chic and understated.
Steel
$6,230Sale Price / set|30% Off
H 50 in W 18.5 in D 19 in
Set 6 Charles Hollis Jones Mid-Century Modern Lucite X Base Dining Chair
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Miami, FL
Superb set of 6 tubular lucite & brass dining chairs with a Gothic shaped high back rest, designed by Charles Hollis Jones in the 1970. Very detailed with brass tip to the backrest ...
Lucite, Fabric
$3,200
H 35 in W 24 in D 27.5 in
1960 Alvar Aalto Cantilever Chair Model 406 by Artek in Birch and Cane Webbing
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Chicago, IL
Alvar Aalto, cantilevered chair model 406. Laminated birch, cane. circa 1960 The model 406 chair was originally designed in 1938-39. 35"H x 24"W x 27...
Cane, Birch
$4,500 / set
H 30.5 in W 20 in D 17 in
Niels O. Møller Dining Chairs Model 71 by J.L. Møllers Møbelfabrik
By Niels Otto Møller
Located in Highland, IN
A handsome set of four model 71 dining chairs designed by Niels O. Møller and made by J.L. Møllers Møbelfabrik. The sculptural teak frames and woven paper cord seats have a beautiful...
Papercord, Teak
Set of Eight "Wisteria" Chairs by Charles Hollis Jones
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The price is per chair not for the whole set. Set of eight "Wisteria" Lucite chairs designed by Charles Hollis Jones designed in 1968. The chairs are in excellent condition and the s...
Acrylic
Charles Hollis Jones Styled Lucite Chairs w/ Tufted Cushions
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This pair of chairs features a solid lucite construction and tufted upholstery seat which offer a sleek, modern flare to any home or office space. Please confirm item location (NY...
Lucite
$115,649
H 46.86 in W 17.72 in D 19.3 in
Argyle Chair by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Marsh Jones Cribb & Co.
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Located in London, GB
The celebrated “Argyle” chair was originally designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh in 1898 for Miss Catherine Cranston’s Argyle Street Tearooms in Glasgow. With its attenuated silhou...
Oak
$585Sale Price|40% Off
H 31 in W 20 in D 21.5 in
Mid-Century Tulip Side Chair Model 115 by Maurice Burke for Arkana
By Arkana Furniture, Maurice Burke
Located in Van Nuys, CA
The Tulip Chair 115 (and the Tulip Chair 116), designed by Maurice Burke of Dallas, Texas, for Arkana, are the bedrock of Star Trek. The Burke Tulip chairs...
Steel
$1,170Sale Price / set|40% Off
H 31 in W 20 in D 21.5 in
Mid-Century Tulip Side Chair Model 115 by Maurice Burke for Arkana - Pair
By Maurice Burke, Arkana Furniture
Located in Van Nuys, CA
The Tulip Chair 115 (and the Tulip Chair 116), designed by Maurice Burke of Dallas, Texas, for Arkana, are the bedrock of Star Trek. The Burke Tulip chairs are the first cousins of S...
Steel
$3,200
H 35 in W 24 in D 27.5 in
1960 Alvar Aalto Cantilever Chair Model 406 by Artek in Birch and Cane Webbing
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Chicago, IL
Alvar Aalto, cantilevered chair model 406. Laminated birch, cane. circa 1960 The model 406 chair was originally designed in 1938-39. Measures: 35"H x...
Cane, Birch
$1,841
H 33.86 in W 16.15 in D 18.9 in
Mid-Century Modern Hans Bellmann Model GA Chair Side Chair c 1955 Switzerland
By Hans Bellmann
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modernn chair or side chair designed by Hans Bellmann, circa 1955. Manufactured by Horgen-Glarus, Switzerland The GA chair is made of a black lac...
Steel