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
$1,771Sale Price|20% Off
H 14.38 in W 42.92 in D 28.94 in
Italian Design Wooden Coffee Table with Bar Compartment, 1970s
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
This is a stunning and sophisticated piece of mid-century furniture. 1970s Italian design often combines elegance and practicality, making this coffee table truly unique. Its rectan...
Glass, Plywood
Italian Design Square Coffee Table in Walnut Burl, 1970s
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Here is a beautiful and sophisticated piece of modern furniture: this stunning coffee table embodies the elegance and practicality that is characteristic of 1970s Italian design. Cr...
Walnut, Burl
Italian Design Coffee Table, 1970s
By Marco Zanuso, Zanotta
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
Bonsai Tree Coffee Table by Willy Daro
By Willy Daro
Located in Waasmunster, BE
Bonsai Tree Coffee Table by Willy Daro
Brass
$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
Willy Daro Illuminated Coffee Table in Brass and Agate
By Willy Daro
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Willy Daro, illuminated coffee table, etched brass, agate, lacquered laminated wood, Belgium, 1970s Mesmerizing coffee table by the Belgian artist Willy Daro from the 1970s. The re...
Agate, Brass
$4,474
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
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.
$7,200
H 17.5 in W 41.5 in D 41.5 in
Belgian Brass Bonsai Round Glass Top Coffee Table by Willy Daro No. 01, 1970s
By Willy Daro
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1970s Belgian coffee table by Willy Daro, defined by its sculptural brass base shaped like a bonsai tree. A round glass top rests above the intricate base. Willy Daro, born in Bel...
Brass
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
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.
Travertine Gilt Brass Coffee Table, Italy, 1970s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Travertine gilt brass square coffee table, 1970s. In the style of Willy Rizzo. The loose tabletop centers with a metal construction at the bottom in the travertine base. This Holly...
Travertine, Metal, 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 )