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 Brass Lamps Signed by Willy Daro
By Willy Daro
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Beautiful pair of lamps created and signed by the Belgium artist Willy Daro, made of an abstract brass shape.
Brass
Formed by Nature, Finished in Brass: Mid Century Willy Daro Agate Lamp
By Willy Daro
Located in New York, NY
Willy Daro (Belgian, 1937–2023) Agate Table Lamp Belgium, circa 1970s Sculptural Mid-Century table lamp by celebrated Belgian designer Willy Daro, featuring a natural agate slice mo...
Agate, Brass
French Mounted Pyrite Specimen Lamp with Brass Base
By Willy Daro
Located in North Miami, FL
A mounted giant Pyrite specimen lamp on a brass base by Willy Daro, France, circa 1970s. SHADE NOT included.
Pyrite, Brass
Hollywood Regency Style Vintage Golden Metal Sconce Flush Mount Willy Daro, 1970
By Willy Daro
Located in Vienna, AT
Hollywood Regency style vintage floral sconce or flush mount or table lamp from golden metal flower like by Willy Daro 1970s. Stunning vintage s...
Metal
Floor lamps one of a kind by Willy Daro
By Willy Daro
Located in Brussels, BE
From the 1980s comes this one of a kind floor lamps in FULL etched brass. This Floor lamps received new electric al wires according to the lat...
Brass, Bronze
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
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
$19,500 / set
Pairof Brass Lamps with Agathe Inset by willy Daro
By Willy Daro
Located in Montreal, QC
Great pair of solid brass lamps with agate inset by Willy Daro signed: "Willy Daro".
Brass
Pair of Lamps Designed by Willy Daro
By Willy Daro
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Pair of polished bronze and agates lamps No shade provided.
Agate, Bronze
Pair of Tall Coral and Nickeled Brass Lamps by Willy Daro
By Willy Daro
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of tall table lamps, made of nickeled brass foot and a big grey coral. Signed on the bases.
Coral, Brass
$4,904 / set
Pair of Sculptural Bronze Lamps by Willy Daro
By Willy Daro
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Sculptural bronze lamps signed by Willy Daro. Shades are not provided.
Bronze
1980s Lamp Attributed to Willy Daro
By Willy Daro
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1980s lamp attributed to Willy Daro in brass with a piece of agate. One light.
Agate, Brass
Lamp in brass and agate slice, by Willy Daro, Brussels, Belgium, circa 1970
By Willy Daro
Located in Paris, FR
A large table lamp whose polished brass structure supports a round agate slice concealing a light bulb. Lampshade width: 45 cm (17.7 inches) Lampshade depth: 30 cm (11.8 inches) Tota...
Agate, 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
$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
60s 70s Lamp Light Wall Lamp Willy Daro Massive Lights Brass
By Massive Lighting, Willy Daro
Located in Neuenkirchen, NI
60s 70s Lamp light wall lamp Willy Daro Massive lights brass Object: wall lamp Manufacturer: Massive Condition: good - vintage Age: around 1960-1970 Dimensions: Dia...
Metal, Brass
Chrome and Quartz Table Lamp by Willy Daro, circa 1970
By Willy Daro
Located in New York City, NY
Chrome and Quartz Table Lamp by Willy Daro, Belgium, c. 1970 Unique looking table lamp in chrome, with a large, mounted piece of rose quartz. Beautiful when illuminated. Additional...
Nickel
1970s Gilt Floral Wall Lamp by Willy Daro, Belgium
By Willy Daro
Located in Brussel, BE
Elegant 1970s gilt metal wall lamp by Belgian designer Willy Daro, featuring three sculptural flowers with delicately shaped leaves in gold tones. This decorative light embodies Daro...
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Pair of 'Seahorse' Lamps by Willo Daro, 1970s
By Willy Daro
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Bronze 'Seahorse' Coffee Tables by Willo Daro, 1970s Belgium
Bronze
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