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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Stylish Bronze Side Table by Willy Daro
By Willy Daro
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
This stylish side or coffee table was created by Willy Daro in the 1970s. The crystal glass top rests on the artistically made bronze base is. The table is signed by the artist and ...
Bronze
$18,000 / set
Pair of Side Tables by Willy Daro
By Willy Daro
Located in New York, NY
Pair of side tables by Willy Daro, signed, etched brass inlaid agates.
Agate, Brass
A Pair Of Belgian Lacquered Wood & Agate Side Tables By Willy Daro, c.1970
By Willy Daro
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A rare pair of side tables by Willy Daro, made in Belgium around the 1970s. As is so characteristic of Willy Daro, he incorporates in these side table his trademark minerals, in this...
Agate
Mid-Century Modern Bronze 'Seahorse' Coffee Tables by Willo Daro, 1970s
By Willy Daro
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Bronze 'Seahorse' Coffee Tables by Willo Daro, 1970s Belgium
Bronze
Pair of Bronze Side Tables by Willy Daro
By Willy Daro
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Rare pair of side tables. Signed
Bronze
Pair of Jacobean Style Side Tables
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Jacobean style rectangular one-drawer side table with an ogee top edge, in our distressed rustic country wood tone with natural highlights, with a hand-rubbed satin finish with a b...
Wood
Pair of Early English Side Tables
Located in Westwood, NJ
Early English mahogany and reclaimed oak occasional 'Joynt' table, the planked rectangular top with a molded edge, above a paneled frieze with gently splayed turned legs terminating in block feet joined by a planked tray...
Wood
$1,280Sale Price|20% Off
H 17.88 in W 19.5 in D 16 in
Willy Daro Manner Metal Tree & Bird Sculptural End Table Base
By Willy Daro
Located in Wayne, NJ
This is a stunning vintage metal end table base featuring an intricate bird, flowers , and tree base. You may use you own glass, marble, wood ...
Metal
$2,400
H 16.54 in W 31.5 in D 19.69 in
Signed "Flaminia" Side Table by Willy Rizzo, Italy, circa 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Geneva, CH
"Flaminia" signed side table by Willy Rizzo, Italy, circa 1970s Chrome and smoked glass. This table shows little variations with a similar one from Willy Rizzo also available in ou...
Chrome
Vintage Brass "Bonsai" Coffee Table by Willy Daro
By Willy Daro
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Introducing a stunning vintage brass bonsai coffee table, masterfully designed by renowned Belgian artisan Willy Daro in the 1970s. This exceptional piece features a sculptural brass...
Brass
$2,400
H 16.54 in W 31.5 in D 19.69 in
Signed "Flaminia" Side Table by Willy Rizzo, Italy, circa 1970s
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Geneva, CH
"Flaminia" signed side table by Willy Rizzo, Italy, circa 1970s Chrome and smoked glass. This table shows little variations with a similar one from Willy Rizzo also available in our ...
Chrome
Willy Daro coffee table Crane bird brass Bonsai tree 1970 Belgium
By Willy Daro
Located in The Hague, NL
Introducing the Willy Daro Brass Crane side- or coffee table: A Fusion of Elegance and Nature! Elevate your living space with a piece crafted by the masterful hands of Willy Daro. T...
Brass
Pair Of Handcrafted Modernist Side Tables
By SUM Furniture
Located in London, GB
Beautifully hand turned and handcrafted pair of white English ash side tables in the modernist design. Wonderful form and scale. This is a bespoke piece of fine quality, handmade by ...
Ash
Pair of Ebonized Mahogany Side Tables by Paul Laszlo
By Paul Laszlo
Located in Danville, CA
Pair of mahogany occasional tables by Paul Laszlo refinished in dark brown lacquer. Top quality materials and workmanship.
Mahogany
Pair of Unusual Side Tables by Dunbar
By Edward Wormley
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A pair of unusual tables by Dunbar ca' 1970's. Large scale-perfect as end tables or lamp tables, walnut tops, legs have a stuctural cut out detail.
Mahogany, Walnut
$1,120
H 20 in W 25.5 in D 24 in
Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Inspired Side Table by Lane Furniture. Early 1970s
By Lane Furniture
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Brutalist-Inspired Side Table by Lane Furniture, from the early 1970s Features plenty of storage, clean brutalist-inspired lines, a wood-block design at t...
Walnut
Stylish Vintage Red Lacquer Square Side Table
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A great pop of color in this Chinese square end table having scalloped apron and black finish running through the wood.
Wood
Willy Daro Bronze and Glass Mid-Century Coffe Side Table, 1970
By Willy Daro
Located in Roma, Lazio
Beautiful and decorative sculpture table, with a massive brass base in the shape of a tree. Designed by the sculptor Willy Daro, an icon of the 70s. The partially patinated brass bas...
Bronze
Willy Daro Bronze and Glass Mid-Century Coffe Side Table, 1970
By Willy Daro
Located in Roma, Lazio
Beautiful and decorative sculpture table, with a massive brass base in the shape of a tree. Designed by the sculptor Willy Daro, an icon of the 70s. The partially patinated brass bas...
Bronze
Pair of Side Table Etched Brass Inlay Agate by Willy Daro
By Willy Daro
Located in Brussels, BE
Pair of side table etched brass inlay Agate by and signed Willy Daro, Belgium, circa 1970. In perfect condition, base in black steel, new polish and new varnish.
Stone, Agate, Brass
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H 16.54 in W 46.26 in D 30.32 in
Willy Daro Bonsai Tree Coffee Table, Brass & Glass, Belgium, 1970s
By Willy Daro
Located in Antwerp, BE
Willy Daro; Bonsai Tree; coffee table; side table; cocktail table; brass; Glass; Belgium; Belgian Design; 1970s; Sculptural; Organic Design; Hollywood Regency; Mid-Century Modern; Brutalist; Modernist; Botanical; Floral; This sculptural coffee table was created by Belgian designer Willy Daro in the 1970s. The oval glass top rests on the brass structure in the shape of a bonsai tree. This organic cocktail...
Brass
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H 15.75 in W 37.8 in D 37.8 in
Brutalist Post-War Willy Daro Round Coffee Table, Belgian Modern, Organic, 1970's
By Willy Daro
Located in Antwerp, BE
Willy Daro; Belgian design; French artist; Post-war: Sculpture; Brutalist; Coffee table; Art-nouveau; Modernist; Furniture design; Brutalist coffee table with brass base and glas...
Brass
Elegant Bonsai Tree Coffee Table by Willy Daro, Belgium, 1970s
By Willy Daro
Located in Antwerp, BE
Elegant Bonsai tree coffee table by Willy Daro, Belgium, 1970s. This sculptural coffee table features a patinated brass base and a clear bevel...
Bronze
Bronze Tree Coffee Table by Willy Daro, 1970s
By Willy Daro
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Bronze coffee table by Willy Daro depicting a tree. Beautifully manufactured sculpture, comes with a round glass top. Slight patina, no damages. 1970s, Belgium Dimensions...
Brass
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H 16.15 in W 47.45 in D 25.6 in
Rare ''Bonsai'' Coffee Table in Brass by Willy Daro 1970s Belgium, Glass, Gold
By Willy Daro
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Rare and magnificent "Bonsai" coffee table in brass. Designed and produced by Willy Daro in the 1970s. A superb vision using the glass top to create a see through design that always...
Brass
Sculptural Table by Willy Daro
By Willy Daro
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
This rare table is made of high quality bronze in the shape of a flowering tree with brass petals. Crafted with a fine eye for detail creating the true feel of trunk, roots and nerve...
Bronze
Willy Daro Pair of Brass and Agate Side Tables
By Willy Daro
Located in New York, NY
Pair of square side tables composed of lacquered and acid etched patinated brass with inlaid agate tops on enameled steel legs with stretchers, Belgium, 1970s. Beautifully graphic et...
Agate, Brass, Steel
Embossed Brass Side Table by Willy Daro
By Willy Daro
Located in New York, NY
Hexagonal brass side table by Willy Daro