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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Willy Daro Bonsai Tree Brass Coffee Table, Belgium, 1970s
By Willy Daro
Located in Aachen, NW
Rare Bonsai tree coffee table made by Willy Daro, Belgium 1970s. Sculptural base with fine sanded glass top. Decorative floral elements made by brass with a wonderful patina. Thi...
Brass, Bronze
$2,368Sale Price|20% Off
H 16.54 in W 47.25 in D 23.63 in
Vintage bonsai coffee table by Willy daro, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Metal bonsai coffee table by Willy Daro. Beautifully manufactured sculpture, comes with a clear glass top. Bronzed metal base which has a more natural look then the brass examp...
Bronze
$8,300
H 12.6 in W 37.01 in D 37.01 in
Brass Etched Coffee Table by Christian Heckscher, Belgium, 1970s
By Christian Heckscher
Located in Antwerp, BE
Brass etched coffee table by Christian Heckscher, crafted in Belgium during the 1970s. A key piece from a living room set that includes two matchin...
Brass
Large Rectangular Brass and Glass Coffee Table, France 1970s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Chic and minimalist rectangular coffee table, with a brass base. A matching, smaller and square table is also available.
Mid-Century Modern Polished Cast Brass Coffee Table by Willy Daro
By Willy Daro
Located in Camden, ME
A polished cast brass bonsaii trunk base attributed to the Belgian designer Willy Daro. Beautifully executed. The table is in good condition with wear typical of its age.
Brass
Bonsai Tree Coffee Table by Willy Daro
By Willy Daro
Located in Waasmunster, BE
Bonsai Tree Coffee Table by Willy Daro
Brass
Italian Design Coffee Table, 1970s
By Zanotta, Marco Zanuso
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
This is a beautiful and sophisticated piece of 20th-century furniture. 1970s Italian design is distinctive and evident in this rectangular coffee table. Made with minimalist cylindr...
Metal, Chrome
$2,297
H 15.75 in W 31.5 in D 19.69 in
Mid-Century Modern Brass Chrome Coffee Table by Willy Rizzo Signed 1970s Italy
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Vienna, AT
This signed Willy Rizzo vintage coffee table was made of brass and chromed metal and appears as an elegant beauty. Willy Rizzo (1928-2...
Metal, Brass
Square Brass and Glass Coffee Table, France 1970s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Chic and minimalist square coffee table. The bass is brass and the top smoked glass. Also available is the same table but larger and rectangular.
$4,517
H 19.89 in W 45.67 in D 25.6 in
20th Century Belgian Bonsai Tree Coffee Table, Willy Daro, c.1970
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A most unusual mid 20th Century Belgian large smoked glass topped coffee table with a bonsai tree base in black metal with gilt flowers, This iconic coffee table is a real conversati...
Metal
Bonsai Tree Coffee Table by Willy Daro
By Willy Daro
Located in East Hampton, NY
Willy Daro brass bonsai tree coffee table with beveled glass top Base measures: 16.25"H x 29"W 18.5"D.
Bronze
Brass Coffee or Cocktail Table by Willy Daro
By Willy Daro
Located in Montreal, QC
Beautiful acid etched brass coffee/cocktail table by Willy Daro. Signed: Willy Daro.
Bronze, Brass
$1,657
H 13 in W 35.44 in D 35.44 in
Luciano Frigerio Midcentury Italian Wood and Brass Coffee Table "Ussaro", 1970s
By Luciano Frigerio, Luciano Frigerio di Desio
Located in Puglia, Puglia
This coffee table was designed by Luciano Frigerio. It is in wood with brass friezes, the top is in smoked glass. This model is part of the "Ussaro" range and was produced in 1970. ...
Brass
Willy Daro Sculptural Coffee Table in Full Brass and Glass, 1970s
By Willy Daro
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Willy Daro Sculptural Coffee Table in Full Brass and Glass, 1970s Very beautiful and highly decorative, sculptural mid-century coffee table with a massive brass base in form of tree...
Brass
Coffe Table by Willy Daro, Belgium 1970s
By Willy Daro
Located in Greven, DE
Coffee table designed by Willy Daro from the 1970s. Please note the note for cheaper shipping at the end of the description text! Dimensions: H x D: 48 x 76 cm Description: The pa...
Brass
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
Midcentury Coffee Table in Full Brass and Cut Glass by Willy Daro, 1970s
By Willy Daro
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Midcentury Coffee Table in Full Brass and Cut Glass by Willy Daro, 1970s Very beautiful and highly decorative, sculptural mid-century coffee table with a massive brass base in form ...
Brass
Willy Daro 1970s French Sculptural Brass and Glass Coffee Table
By Willy Daro
Located in Madrid, ES
Sculptural coffee table designed by Willy Daro. Brass structure and glass top, France, 1970s.
Brass
Willy Daro Signed Brass Coffee Table Belgium 1970
By Willy Daro
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Fantastic artwork coffee table by Belgian Artist Willy Daro, 1970. This unique coffee table was hand made. Willy Daro was a well known artist in Belgium and later in the US. Known by...
Brass
Willy Daro Brass and Black Coffee Table in Tree Form 1970
By Willy Daro
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Fantastic brass and black coffee table by Willy Daro in tree form. Very nice organic shaped table with thick glass square top edged corners. Brass is in very good and clean condition...
Brass
Willy Daro brass lit lily flower coffee table Belgium 1970
By Willy Daro
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Fantastic sculptural coffee table by Willy Daro, Belgium 1970. This table is made of brass and show sculpted lily flowers. The table has 4 lamps in the lily which looks amazing when ...
Brass
Brass pinguin coffee table Belgium 1970
By Willy Daro
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Fantastic solid brass coffee table with pinguin base in the manner of Willy Daro, made in Belgium 1970. High quality brass, pinguins feet are stamped with...
Brass
Fantastic low table by Willy Daro
By Willy Daro
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
One of a kind low table by willy Daro (signed )