Willy Daro’s sculptural furniture creations double as striking works of art. The designer is known for his glitzy Hollywood Regency-style lighting fixtures, including a range of elegant table lamps, wall lights and ceiling lights. Collectors also gravitate toward vintage Willy Daro coffee tables — with their provocatively winding bases of brass or travertine, these pieces exude sophistication in any modern space.
Daro established his design studio after World War II. In the early 1960s, he opened Les Nouveaux Ateliers Willy Daro in Brussels, where he produced furniture for nearly three decades until the workshop closed in 1987.
Most of Daro’s most famous designs were created during the 1970s when he garnered attention for an innovative use of natural materials. Daro’s audacious furnishings featured an unlikely merging of brass, minerals, fossils, coral, shells and stones. The works from this era frequently share commonalities with brutalist-style design while retaining a luxurious look and feel.
Daro’s lighting fixtures add visual intrigue to bedrooms and living rooms. Each lamp, pendant and chandelier has a distinct personality, such as through the contrast of a metallic finish with a large shell or a geode. Daro’s fixtures often see an integration of botanical and floral flourishes, complete with intricate brass leaves and petals. His tables similarly draw on the natural world — metal bases shaped like bonsai trees are topped with thick glass surfaces that allow for visibility of the sculptural forms below. Today, Daro's pieces remain highly collectible, fetching considerable prices at auction.
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Pair of Tall Coral and Nickeled Brass Lamps by Willy Daro
By Willy Daro
Located in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, IDF
Pair of tall table lamps, made of nickeled brass foot and a big grey coral. Signed on the bases.
Coral, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Signed Willy Daro Bronze, Agate Sculptural Table Lamp, 1970s
By Willy Daro
Located in Stamford, CT
Mid-Century Modern Signed Willy Daro Bronze, Agate Sculptural Table Lamp, 1970s A sculptural cast bronze lamp on a bronze base holding an agate st...
Agate, Bronze
Pair of Lamps in Sculptural Brass and Amethyst by Willy Daro
By Willy Daro
Located in Brussels, BE
From the 1970s comes this pair of table lamps in sculptural brass and amethyst. The lamps received new electric al wires according to the latest safety standards and new polish. Sign...
Amethyst, Brass, Bronze
Willy Daro Wall Lamp Object 1970
By Willy Daro
Located in Munich, DE
Stunning lighting wall sculpture made by Willy Daro in Belgium circa 1970, wall lamp in floral design of etched brass and agate discs. Very good vintage con...
Agate, Metal
Two 1970 Table Lamps in Agate and Brass by Willy Daro
By Willy Daro
Located in Paris, FR
Two table lamps by Willy Daro, Belgium 1970, composed of slices of agate set on a brass frame and illuminated by the back, very good quality of manufacture.
Agate, Brass
Important polished and varnished bronze table lamp by Willy Daro, the center ins
By Willy Daro
Located in Montreal, QC
Important polished and varnished bronze table lamp by Willy Daro, the center inset with a cluster of quartz crystals. Belgium, c. 1975
Bronze
$7,800 / set
Pair of Lamps by Willy Daro
By Willy Daro
Located in New York, NY
Pair of lamps by Willy Daro, with Cristal de Roche, new rewired.
Quartz, Brass
Pair of Lamps in sculptural Brass by Willy Daro
By Willy Daro
Located in Brussels, BE
From the seventies comes this pair of table lamps in sculptural brass. The lamps received new electric al wires according to the latest safety standards and new polish. Signed by the...
Brass, Bronze
1970’s Willy Daro Brass Lamp
By Willy Daro
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A nice 1970’s era vintage brass lamp designed by Willy Daro. It is in good vintage condition. We have not polished it. We rewired the lamp and it functions beautifully. As there was...
Brass
20th century Pair of Brass Willy Daro Wall Light, 1970s
By Willy Daro
Located in LEGNY, FR
Elegant pair of gilded brass wall sconces from the 1970s, attributed to Belgian designer Willy Daro for Massive. These luminaires stand out for their iconic organic design, characte...
Brass
Price Upon Request
Amazing Pair of Table Lamps by Willy Daro
By Willy Daro
Located in New York, NY
Amazing pair of table lamps by Willy Daro, in nickel bronze and brass. New rewired.
Bronze, Brass