Brutalist Lighting
BRUTALIST STYLE
The design of brutalist furniture encompasses that which is crafted, hewn and worked by hand — an aesthetic rebuke (or, at least, a counterpoint) to furniture that is created using 21st-century materials and technology. Lately, the word “brutalist” has been adopted by the realms of furniture design and the decorative arts to refer to chairs, cabinets, tables and accessory pieces such as mirror frames and lighting that are made of rougher, deeply textured metals and other materials that are the visual and palpable antithesis of the sleek, smooth and suave.
ORIGINS OF BRUTALIST FURNITURE DESIGN
- Brutalism emerged during the mid-20th century
- Term coined by architecture critic Reyner Banham
- Originated in the United Kingdom
- Brutalist architecture gained popularity in the United States beginning in the early 1960s
- Inaugural brutalist projects include Unité d'habitation and the city of Chandigarh, India, both of which owe to influential architect Charles-Édouard “Le Corbusier” Jeanneret
- Le Corbusier’s cousin, Pierre Jeanneret, designed hundreds of chairs, tables, cabinets and lamps for Chandigarh
- Informed by the Bauhaus, constructivism, modernism and the International Style; part of mid-century modernism
- Contrasted starkly with Beaux Arts style
CHARACTERISTICS OF BRUTALIST FURNITURE DESIGN
- Use of industrial materials — tubular steel, concrete, glass, granite
- Prioritizes functionalism, minimalism and utilization of negative space
- Spare silhouettes, pronounced geometric shapes
- Stripped-down, natural look; rugged textures, modular construction
- Interiors featuring airy visual flow and reliance on neutral palettes
BRUTALIST FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
VINTAGE BRUTALIST FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The term brutalism — which derives from the French word brut, meaning “raw” — was coined by architecture critic Reyner Banham to describe an architectural style that emerged in the 1950s featuring monumental buildings, usually made of unornamented concrete, whose design was meant to project an air of strength and solidity.
Le Corbusier essentially created the brutalist style; its best-known iterations in the United States are the Whitney Museum of American Art, which was designed by Marcel Breuer, and Paul Rudolph's Yale Art and Architecture Building. The severe style might have been the most criticized architectural movement of the 20th century, even if it was an honest attempt to celebrate the beauty of raw material. But while the brutalist government buildings in Washington, D.C., seemingly bask in their un-beauty, brutalist interior design and decor is much more lyrical, at times taking on a whimsical, romantic quality that its exterior counterparts lack.
Paul Evans is Exhibit A for brutalist furniture design. His Sculpture Front cabinets laced with high-relief patinated steel mounts have become collector's items nonpareil, while the chairs, coffee table and dining table in his later Cityscape series and Sculpted Bronze series for Directional Furniture are perhaps the most expressive, attention-grabbing pieces in American modern design. Other exemplary brutalist designers are Silas Seandel, the idiosyncratic New York furniture designer and sculptor whose works in metal — in particular his tables — have a kind of brawny lyricism, and Curtis Jere, a nom-de-trade for the California team of Curtis Freiler and Jerry Fels, the bold makers of expressive scorched and sheared copper and brass mirror frames and wall-mounted sculptures.
Brutalist furniture and sculptures remain popular with interior designers and can lend unique, eccentric, human notes to an art and design collection in any home.
Find authentic vintage brutalist chairs, coffee tables, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.
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Style: Brutalist
Brutalist pendant lamp by Felipe Delfinger for Feders, Mexico, 1960s
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Brutalist pendant lamp by Felipe Delfinger for Feders, Mexico, 1960s. Custom stained glass diffuser in blue, orange, caramel and white tones, combined with a brass structure.
Crafted...
Category
1960s Mexican Vintage Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Large Brass Wall Lamp by Svend Aage Holm Sorensen, 1960s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Brutalist Sun-Shaped Brass Wall Lamp designed by Svend Aage Holm Sørensen in the 1960s.
* Large flame-cut sun-shaped brass sconce
* Designer: Svend Aage Holm Sorensen
* Model: 5207...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Brutalist, Handmade Ceramic Table Lamp, Double Decker Lamp by Streicher Goods
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Double Decker lamp is a tall, brutalist-inspired table lamp, perfect for lighting in larger living spaces, created by Streicher Goods in Brooklyn, NY.
The lamp is composed of a...
Category
2010s American Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Italian Brutalist Dragonfly Detailed Green Glass Body Sconce, c 1950
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Extremely rare Dragonfly sconce. Housing one light. Will be rewired with certified UL US socket for the USA and an appropriate socket for all other countries and ready to hang. Wrou...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Wrought Iron
Albano Poli. Brutalist pendant lamp by Longobard, Italy, 1970s
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Brutalist pendant lamp by Albano Poli for Longobard, Italy, 1970s. Wrought iron and welded structure, in a worn gold finish, and multicolored crystals hammered in the shape of a hone...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Wrought Iron, Iron
Pair of Stained Glass Lamps in Quadrangular Prism Form, Midcentury Modern
Located in Bochum, NRW
Pair of Stained Glass Lamps in Regular Quadrangular Prism Form, Midcentury Modern Style
A vibrant pair of stained glass accent lamps, each crafted in the form of a regular quadrangul...
Category
1970s Vintage Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Metal
1 of the 3 Green Brown Ceramic Table Lamps, Custom Silk Lamp Shades by R. Houben
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
One of the three ceramic table lamps, 1970s.
This set brings a rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful shapes, it offers a unique presence.
The bases with brown and ...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Wall lights by Bruno Herbst Sweden 1970s
By Bruno Herbst
Located in Stockholm, SE
A pair of large, heavy 1970s Bruno Herbst metal and glass wall lamps. A rare model clean and simple design executed in its original lacquer metal. Heavy duty style, almost Brutalist ...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Metal
$1,200 / set
Mazzega murano glass Wall lighting Brutalist Pair , 1960s
By Mazzega
Located in La xara, VC
Original Period light Original lamp from the 50s/60s in the brutalist trend. a decorative piece that will give a unique atmosphere to your interior .
There are several reasons to bu...
Category
1960s Spanish Vintage Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Metal, Iron
$1,056 Sale Price / set
40% Off
1 of the 4 Ceramic Green Blue Brown Pendants, Denmark 1970
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
Stunning set of four round ceramic hanging lamps with a beautiful pattern, made with rich colored green, blue and brown ceramics, manufactured by Jette Hellerøe for Axella in the 196...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Brutalist Handmade Ceramic Sconce, Pita Sconce by Streicher Goods
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Pita Sconce is a medium-sized brutalist-inspired table wall down-lit sconce, perfect for bedside, hallways, or accent lighting in larger living spaces, created by Streicher Goods...
Category
2010s American Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Ceramic, Acrylic
AVRA Wall Sconce - Piccolo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Buds of warm natural alabaster – glowing harbingers of Spring after a long Winter - nestle in textured, Brutalist – inspired cast bronze frames. Custom Sizes Available.
Models in t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
$3,930 / item
Brutalist Brass Pendant Lights by Svend Aage Holm Sorensen, 1960s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Set of Substantial Brutalist Brass Pendant Lights designed Svend Aage Holm Sørensen in the 1960s.
* Set (2) of large pendant lights with layered flame-cut brass slates
* Designer: S...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Brass
mid century brutalist style wrought iron and glass WALL LAMP sconce 1960s 1970s
Located in Mannheim, DE
Outstanding vintage brutalist style wall lamp made of black shiny lacquered wrought iron and thick clear and amber color ice glass. Around 1960s to 1970s.
The lamp is in very good a...
Category
1960s German Vintage Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Metal
Series03 Wall Sconce, "Smoke" Patinated Sculpted Brass, Goatskin Parchment Shade
Located in Ozone Park, NY
Sculpted solid brass in a "smoke" acid patinated finish, machined and mechanically fastened. Goatskin parchment shade with accordion-folded face and hand stitched edges. Hand-dyed br...
Category
2010s American Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Brass
Substantial Brass Pendant Light by Svend Aage Holm Sorensen, 1960s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Substantial Brutalist Brass Pendant Light designed Svend Aage Holm Sørensen in the 1960s.
* Large pendant light with layered flame-cut brass slates
* Designer: Svend Aage Holm Sør...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of Large Ceramic Table Lamps for Soholm, Denmark 1960s
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful ceramic table lamp by Haico Nietzsche for Soholm, Denmark 1960s. Combined with a custom lampshade.
The beige ceramic base has a subtle concave shape, which is mirrored in ...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Tenfold Chandelier 32inch Brushed Bronze Perforated Metal Pendant Light
By Luft Tanaka
Located in Brooklyn, NY
TENFOLD CHANDELIER 5 TIER 24inch in Brushed Bronze by Luft Tanaka Studio
Brutalism meets glam. Inspired by Brutalist architecture and Op Art, the Tenfold Series features interlockin...
Category
2010s American Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Brass
Huge Sunburst Perforated Flush Mount Light Fixture in Gilt Iron, 1950s, (36 in)
Located in Barcelona, ES
Monumental Brutalist Sunburst Ceiling Flush Mount Light Fixture, Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf
XXL Sunburst light fixture with perforated holes at the central spherical plate and nail deta...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf, Iron
Pair of Large Brass Wall Lamps by Svend Aage Holm Sorensen, 1960s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
A pair of substantial brass wall lamps designed by Svend Aage Holm Sørensen in the 1960s. Finding a pair is not an everyday experience.
* A pair (2) of sconces with six square slate...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
ALMA Ceiling Surface Flush Mount
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A slab of hand cut Natural Alabaster glows in the grasp of a Brutalist-inspired cast Bronze frame. Custom Sizes Available.
Models in the collection are individually hand-crafted by...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, Brass, Bronze
$5,715 / item
Brutalist Longboard Hanging Lantern Hammered Glass by Poliarte, Italy 1960s
By Poliarte, Albano Poli
Located in Hannover, DE
This brutalist pendant lamp made of hammered glass is something truly special. The glass was lovingly crafted by hand, and its beauty is reminiscent of a raw gemstone — it's a true w...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Metal, Copper
Large Mid Century Brutalist Style Textured Ceramic Table Lamp c 1950/60's
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Mid Century, Brutalist ceramic table lamp having an architectural geometric body, with opposing conical form, surrounded by a flanged geometric zipper center of alternat...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Brutalist, Handmade Ceramic Table Lamp, Winglet Lamp by Streicher Goods
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Winglet lamp is a small, brutalist-inspired table lamp, perfect for accent lighting in living spaces, created by Streicher Goods in Brooklyn, NY.
The Winglet lamp features a wi...
Category
2010s American Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Brass
Alice Flushmount or Sconce in Brass with Hand Blown Sandblasted Glass Cube
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Alice collection is inspired by brutalist modular architecture. The textured hand blown glass cubes are sandblasted to create a soft glow. Available in satin brass or matte black...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Brass
Big murano table lamps in the style of F. Fabbian, Italy, 1970s, set of 2
By F. Fabbian
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Pair of big table lamps from the 70s, in the style, design and manufacture of the Italian glass brand F. Fabbian. The shade is conical in two-tone Murano glass and the structure is p...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Brass
1 of the 10 Ceramic Green Blue Brown Pendants, Denmark 1970
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
Several round ceramic hanging lamps with a beautiful pattern, made with rich colored green, blue and brown ceramics, manufactured by Jette Hellerøe for Axella in the 1960s in Denmark...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Italian Brutalist Spider Yellow Glass Body Sconce
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing one light. Will be newly rewired with certified US UL socket for the Usa and appropriate socket for all other countries and ready to hang. Wrought iron body with yellow Mura...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Wrought Iron
Spanish Revival Sunburst Silvered Light Fixture in Wrought Iron and Glass, 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Handsome wrought iron sunburst flush mount / wall sconce with scrolled details and pressed glass shade, Spain, 1950s.
This hand forged light fixture...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Brutalist Sconce by Marc Weinstein, USA 1960’s
Located in Lisboa, PT
This brutalist sconce was designed and produced by Marc Weinstein in the USA during the 1960s. Crafted from iron, this striking sconce features hourglass-shaped metal pieces that hav...
Category
1960s American Vintage Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Iron
$2,610 Sale Price
20% Off
Richard Barr for Laurel Monumental Wrought Iron Assemblage Table Lamp H-734
By Laurel, Richard Barr
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage torch-cut iron table lamp features abstract patinated metal sculptural body mounted on a cube base of enameled cast aluminum.
The lamp was created by Richard Barr as a part ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Enamel, Iron
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
1 of the 3 Brass Wall Sconces by Holm Sorensen, 1960
Located in Rijssen, NL
1 of the 3 beautiful brass wall sconces by Holm Sorensen, manufactured in Denmark during the 1960s.
Please note that the price is for one piece, three pieces available.
Cleaned and...
Category
1660s Danish Antique Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Brass
$1,530 / item
Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Cubic Chandelier by Sciolari
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A sculptural Brutalist pendant light by Gaetano Sciolari, made in 1960-1970, Italy. Ice cubic shaped Murano glass shade. The geometric design is a variation of Sciolari's classic "Cu...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Chrome, Iron
Brutalist, Handmade Ceramic Table Lamp, Paddle Lamp by Streicher Goods
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Paddle lamp is a small, brutalist-inspired table lamp, perfect for bedside or accent lighting in larger living spaces, created by Streicher Goods in Brooklyn, NY.
The lamp feat...
Category
2010s American Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Brass
Brutalist Wall Sconce in Gilt Iron with Nails Design, France 1940
Located in Barcelona, ES
Brutalist Wall Sconce in Wrought Gilt Iron with Nails Design, France, 1950s.
Unusual wrought iron sunburst wall sconce with gold leaf finish and pointed spikes. It has a design with ...
Category
20th Century French Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf, Iron, Metal
Brutalist table lamp , France 1960s
Located in Athens, Attiki
A Unique brutalist table lamp, France, 1960s-1970s.
When lit, the lamp produces a warm, diffuse light.
The stem of the lamp looks like a real abstract sculpture.
Category
1960s French Vintage Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
Brutalist Sculptural Lamp Richard Barr for Laurel
By Laurel, Richard Barr
Located in New York, NY
Brutalist Sculptural Lamp by Richard Barr for Laurel Lamp Company. Patinated bronzed steel sculpted into an abstract ribbon type shape. Mounted on stee...
Category
1960s American Vintage Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Steel
$1,200 Sale Price
25% Off
Peter Marsh Brutalist Hanging Colored Glass Chunk Fragment Globe Pendant Light
By Peter Marsh
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is a fantastic brutalist style hanging globe made of large chunks of glass fragments in a multitude of colors soldered together. It is not signed but I have seen others like thi...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Lead
Brutalist organic mushroom table lamp, Dutch 1960s
Located in Zaandam, NL
Gorgeous brutalist table lamp from The Netherlands with mushroom shade 1960s. The lamp has been completely rewired and refitted with brass fitting. the lamp is fitted for a general E...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Oak
Mid-Century Brutalist Danish Studio Pottery Pendant Lamp from Bjørn Keramik, 60s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Brutalist studio ceramic pendant lamp by Bjørn Keramik from Denmark.
This impressive ceramic lamp impresses with its Scandinavian style. The funnel-shap...
Category
20th Century Danish Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Brutalist Wall Scones by Marcello Fantoni, 1960s
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
A pair of brutalist wall lamp designed by renowned designer and artist Marcello Fantoni and produced in Italy. Beautiful sculptured torch cut steel with orange tinted glass which giv...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Iron
$1,707 Sale Price / set
40% Off
Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Pendant Light by Svend Aage Holm Sørensen, 1960’s
Located in London, GB
Danish designer Svend Aage Holm Sørensen (1913-2004) is known for his self-produced lighting designs dating from the 1950s, ‘60s and ‘70s. Despite the desirability of his designs on the vintage market, there is a lack of biographical information on the designer and his eponymous manufacturing company.
The Danish designer Svend Aage Holm-Sørensen (1913-2004) possessed an artist eye and a very good understanding of the potential of materials, and he understood how to innovate with these. To this day, Holm-Sørensen's style as a designer addresses not only the Nordic market, but also the international interest in the designer's distinctive and experimental expression. Sven Aage was known for being able to draw sketches on almost everything: envelopes, theater programs, even tram tickets he used to sketch his vision.
It is speculated that Holm Sørensen designed lights for well-known Danish lighting manufacturers Fog & Mørup and Lyfa in the 1950s, before establishing his own lighting company, Holm Sørensen A/S to produce and distribute his own designs.
Holm Sørensen’s style varies greatly, with designs from the 1950s truly reflecting the mid-century modern lighting style, with clear influences from the De Stijl and Bauhaus movements. His attenuated floor and table lamps contain the classic tri-pod base that was popular at the time, referencing such designs as H. Th. J. A. Busquet’s Pinocchio Lamp (1954).
From the 1960s onwards, Holm Sørensen’s style changed utterly. His designs diverged from colorful, geometric table lamps and floor lamps, to pendants with raw finished brass and copper surfaces. These pendant lamps showcase Holm Sørensen’s interpretation of the Brutalist style, which was popular from the 1950s to the mid-70s. Originally coined by the Swedish architect Hans Asplund...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Brass
Felipe Delfinger attr. Modernist Brutalist Chunk Glass Hanging Pendant Lamps
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic matched pair Modernist Brutalist Chunk Glass Hanging Pendant Lamps attributed to Felipe Delfinger . Green lucite (plastic) with multi-color chunk glass. When lit ,they are a ...
Category
1960s Vintage Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Bronze
Brutalist Sconce by Felipe Delfinger (Derflingher) for Feders, Mexico, 1960s
Located in San Antonio, TX
Brutalist hand-blown thick glass sconce, México, c. 1960s, by Felipe Delfinger (Derflingher) for Feders. This Mexican mid-century modernist sconce is high-quality in construction wit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Metal
AVRA Wall Sconce - Alto
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Glowing buds of natural alabaster nestle in a Brutalist-inspired solid cast bronze frame.
Models in the collection are individually hand-crafted by the skilled artisans in our studi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
$4,645 / item
Mexican brutalist Feders Pendant Light
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1970, we offer these original pendant light designed by Felipe Delfinger. Made of brass and multi colored art glass.
About Felipe Delfinger:
In the year 1860, the German Derf...
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Brass
Brutalist, Handmade Ceramic Table Lamp, T-Top Lamp by Streicher Goods
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The T-Top lamp is a small, brutalist-inspired table lamp, perfect for bedside or accent lighting in larger living spaces, created by Streicher Goods in Brooklyn, NY.
The T-top lamp...
Category
2010s American Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Brass
Brutalist Flower Sunburst Ceiling Light Fixture / Pendant in Gilt Iron, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Flower shaped sunburst flush mount, gilt iron, gold leaf, Spain, 1950s.
This eye-catching light fixture is made of hand-cut iron featuring two layers of leaves gilded in two tones su...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Metal, Iron, Gold Leaf
$2,231 Sale Price
20% Off
Murano Glass Torcello Wall Sconce
Located in London, GB
The Torcello sconce, like the Elba Sconce takes its inspiration from the Brutalist era of the 20th century. Consisting of three types of handcrafted Murano...
Category
2010s Italian Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Brutalist Handmade Ceramic Wall Sconce, U-Sconce by Streicher Goods
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The U-Sconce is a small, brutalist-inspired wall sconce, perfect for bedrooms, bathrooms, or accent lighting in larger living spaces, created by Streicher Goods in Brooklyn, NY.
Th...
Category
2010s American Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Ceramic, Acrylic
Sunburst Brutalist Light Fixture in Gilt Iron with Nail Design
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching Gilt Iron Sunburst Nail Design Ceiling Light Fixture
France, 1940s.
Wrought sunburst flush mount with spikes design in gilt iron.
This stunning sunburst ceiling light sh...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf
Bernard Rooke Pottery Lamp, England 1970's
Located in New York, NY
Brutalist pottery lamp by Bernard Rooke. Stamped. Rewired.
Category
Mid-20th Century British Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Pottery
David Palumbo Brutalist Sculptural Iron Lamp
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sculptural Brutalist style iron table lamp by David Palumbo, American, circa 1960s. The lamp shade is not included.
Category
1960s American Vintage Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Metal, Iron
Brutalist Sunburst Crown Ceiling Flush Mount Light Fixture in Gilt Iron, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Sunburst Crown Flush Mount with Foliage Details, Gilt Iron, Frosted Glass
Hand-hammered iron sunburst crown ceiling light fixture with frosted glass panel difusser. Spain, 1950s.
Th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Wrought Iron, Metal, Iron
$3,560 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Murano Glass Torcello Wall Sconces
Located in London, GB
The Torcello sconce, like the Elba Sconce takes its inspiration from the Brutalist era of the 20th century. Consisting of three types of handcrafted Murano...
Category
2010s Italian Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
$6,846 / set
Dazor UL-P 2324-26 Industrial Floating Desk Lamp. 1950s.
By Dazor
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
This is a famous floating arm lamp by Dazor. Company was founded in 1938 and made itself the name on this design for it's durability, ease of adjustment and most importantly, for str...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Steel, Metal
French Sunburst Light Fixture with Nail Design, Gilt Iron, Milk Glass
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching hand-hammered iron and opaline glass sunburst flush mount / wall light. France, 1940s-1950s.
This sunburst light fixture features two layers of alternating short and lon...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Metal, Iron, Gold Leaf
$2,420 Sale Price
20% Off
Brutalist Handmade Ceramic Wall Sconce, Envelope Sconce by Streicher Goods
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Envelope Sconce is a brutalist-inspired wall sconce, perfect for down-lighting a bedside, accent lighting in larger living spaces, or lighting a ha...
Category
2010s American Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Ceramic, Acrylic
Cereus Lamp by Nani Goods Contemporary Ceramic Cactus Lamp
Located in South Pasadena, CA
The Cereus Table Lamp is inspired by the organic, undulating forms of desert cacti, striking a balance between minimalist design and playful natural shapes. Each lamp is hand-built u...
Category
2010s American Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Brass
1 of the 3 XL Ceramic Floor Table Lamps, Custom Silk Lamp Shades by R. Houben
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
One of the three ceramic floor table lamps, 1970s.
This set brings a rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful shapes, it offers a unique presence.
The bases with blue...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Brutalist Lighting
Materials
Ceramic
Brutalist lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Brutalist lighting for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage lighting created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, decorative objects, wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Brutalist lighting made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original lighting, popular names associated with this style include Longobard, Holm Sørensen, Laurel Lamp Company, and Marcello Fantoni. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for lighting differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $67 and tops out at $78,000 while the average work can sell for $2,500.
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