Italian Brutalist Large Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
A Brutalist table lamp in steel with handmade silk shade in black.
Mid-20th Century Italian Brutalist Lighting
Steel
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
CHARACTERISTICS OF BRUTALIST FURNITURE DESIGN
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.
Italian Brutalist Large Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
A Brutalist table lamp in steel with handmade silk shade in black.
Steel
Pair of Brutalist Gilt Metal and Glass Sconces. Italy, 1970s
$380Sale Price|59% Off
Large brutalist flush mount or wall lamp, Philips Netherlands 1960
By Philips
Located in Herentals, BE
Extra large flush mount or wall lamp made of thick glass with a fingerprint motif and an ice glass effect. The ceiling lamp has a square shape with rounded corners and is 37 by 37 cm...
Metal
Contemporary Sculpture Plaster Glass Sconces by Atelier Meto, France
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Brutalist and sculptural contemporary work by Atelier Meto, French workshop. The wall lights sconces are made in plaster with stained glass. Each piece are different but enough coher...
Glass, Stained Glass, Plaster
Marcello Fantoni sculptural Brutalist Torch Cut Brass Table Lamp
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
This table lamp exemplifies Marcello Fantoni’s masterful command of sculptural Brutalist design. Constructed from torch-cut metal, the piece features an intricate openwork structure ...
Brass
After H. Moore Carved Stone Table Lamp
Located in North Miami, FL
A gorgeous vintage sculptural carved stone lamp on a wooden base in the style of Henry Moore. Depicting multiple dancing abstract figures. Beautiful patina. Shade not included, for d...
Stone
Albert Tormos “Signal” Lamp, France 1960's
Located in New York, NY
Cylindrical lamp carved out of Pierre du Gard stone with 4 holes around the top to let the light pass through.
Stone
Custom Large Ceramic Scholar Rock Lamp by Peter Lane
Located in New York City, NY
Exquisite Custom Large Scholar Rock Lamps by Peter Lane. Two Available; Sold Individually.
Ceramic
$1,560Sale Price|20% Off
Early Volcanic Brutalist Plaster and Mica Lamp
Located in New Windsor, NY
Tactile chalk/plaster body table lamp with finial. Amazing surface, circa 1960. Possibly French origin. Gray body with white "cobweb" like decoration highlighted with a rope like acc...
Plaster
1970s Sciolari Chrome and Cast Smoked Glass Ice Cube Chandelier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designed by Gaetano Sciolari, this 1970's vintage Italian chandelier utilizes polished chromed steel in the light housing to receive the custom cast glass shades. This chandelier has...
Steel, Chrome
FLAMENCO 0/8 Ceramic lighting table by Guy Bareff, 2022
By Guy Bareff
Located in TOULOUSE, FR
Ceramic light table by Guy Bareff and Bénédicte Brun is the last available in this series. Inspired by the architecture of the 70s, these sculptures respond elegantly to today’s life...
Ceramic
$1,650 / set
Vintage Stacked Stone Table Lamps - Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Boasting an extraordinary architectural silhouette and rich natural texture, this pair of vintage stacked stone table lamps brings compelling sculptural presence to any high-end inte...
Stone, Brass
1 of the 2 Brass Wall Sconce by Holm Sorensen, Denmark 1960
Located in Rijssen, NL
1 of the 2 beautiful brass wall sconce by Holm Sorensen, manufactured in Denmark during the 1960s. Please note that the price is for one piece. Cleaned and well-wired, in full work...
Brass
$592Sale Price|53% Off
Truly Stunning Antique Wooden Hat Stretcher Stand Table Lamp
Located in Søborg, DK
Truly stunning antique wooden hat stretcher stand table lamp with an impressive size. We have painstakingly converted this beautiful wood...
Pine
Shade Two by Kalou Dubus, Sanded Chamotte Stoneware Floor & Table Lamp
By Kalou Dubus
Located in PANTIN, -
SHADE TWO is the smaller sibling of SHADE ONE — same DNA, more compact presence. Entirely handbuilt from raw chamotte stoneware, its faceted geometric base recalls a cut crystal, a m...
Cast Stone
Marc d'Haenens Signed Gold Agate Illuminated Wall Sculpture Light
Located in Hastings, GB
This is a sublime piece by the hugely influential and world renowned Belgian artist Marc d'Haenens. The quality and scale of this piece cannot be overstated, a single enormous slice ...
Agate, Brass
Brutalist Industrial Table Lamp Made from Reclaimed Machinery Parts and Wood
Located in Antwerp, BE
Brutalist Industrial Table Lamp Made from Reclaimed Machinery Parts and Wood, 1970s A striking Brutalist table lamp crafted from reclaimed industrial machinery parts and aged solid...
Wood
Contemporary Pair of Labyrinth Ceramic Lamps by Roberto Renzi. Italy
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Contemporary Brutalist Monolithe Geometric Labyrinth stone style table lamps in natural white ceramic or terracotta, beautiful brut material by the italian designer artist Roberto Re...
Brass
Brutalist sculptural table lamp in wrought iron and wood, Germany 1960s
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a unique Brutalist table lamp appears to be a repurposed wagon wheel hub, transformed into a rustic, industrial-style lig...
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Brutalist Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A tall Brutalist table lamp, handcrafted in mid-20th century. The lamp typifies the Brutalist style with its Industrial, solid constructions. It is comprised of chrome and steel weld...
Steel, Chrome
Rare Custom Made Huge Brutalist Flush Mount, Czechoslovakia, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
Huge and heavy Brutalist flush mount designed and custom made for Central Railway Station in Prague in 1970s. Only few pieces were made. Chrome construction with two clear glass piec...
Chrome
XXL Brass Wall Sconce by Holm Sorensen, 1960
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful Brass Wall Sconce by Holm Sorensen, manufactured in Denmark during the 1960s. Please note that the price is for one piece. Dimensions: Height: 23.62" (60 cm) Width: 13" (...
Brass
$960Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Brutalist Textured Resin and Chrome Table Lamps, Mid Century
Located in Oceanside, US
Sculptural Brutalist-style set of table lamps featuring a heavily textured base in dark resin/stone composite, set on a polished chrome plinth with matching chrome hardware. The orga...
Chrome
Stunning Green Hammered Glass Wrough Iron Lantern Wall Light Sconce Italy, 1970s
Stunning handcrafted wrough iron lantern shaped wall light / sconce with green coloured hammered glass. The shade of the lamp is covered all round with green hammered glass elements ...
Wrought Iron
Four Organic Relief Copper Ceiling Lamp by Aimo Tukiainen Finland, 1960's
Located in Antwerp, BE
Four brutalist copper hanging lamps 'Moonlight', designed by the Finnish sculptor Aimo Tukiainen in the late 1960s. The square shaped body of the lamp is made of molten copper. The l...
Copper
French Brutalist Iron Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Chicago, IL
A French Brutalist table lamp from the 1960s, defined by its forged ironwork. The structure is defined by its heavily cratered surface—a volcanic texture that gives the lamp the app...
Iron
Pair of Brutalist Wall Sconces in the Style of Paul Evans
By Paul Evans
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of cast Aluminum wall lights, can be wired for electric or used with candles. Unique set.
Aluminum
Pair of Vintage two-tone finish ceramic table lamps - 1980s
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Rustic - Wabi Sabi - Brutalist Small Lamp : Ø 14cm - Total H:41cm Large lamp : Ø 12cm - Total H:49cm Lamp Shades : Ø 20cm Pair of ceramic lamps. Made of clay with a two-tone fini...
Ceramic
1970s Post Modern Teak and Chrome Pendant Light Fixture, Pair
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original pair of 1970's Brutalist chandeliers with teak tops plates, chrome figures and side bars. Each comes over 36" of gold tone chain for hanging.
Chrome
Lampe Art deco Metropolis 1920, France
Located in MONTPELLIER, FR
Très belle lampe à poser des années 1920-1930, design "Metropolis" et de fabrication française. Un assemblage de tôles aux couleurs et reflets cuivrés. Le couvercle s'oriente pour j...
Metal
Luciano Frigerio Brutalist Italian Brass Lamp 1970
By Luciano Frigerio, Frigerio Di Desio
Located in Conversano, IT
Rare and precious "Aurora" table lamp, designed by Luciano Frigerio in the 1970s, an authentic expression of his unmistakable stylistic language that blends sculptural art with funct...
Brass
‘Soleiade’ wall lights by Pierre Donna in hand-patinated steel
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Brutalist wall lights, ‘Soleiade’ model by French artist Pierre Donna. Wall lights and wall plaque in patinated and rusted steel in the shape of a star, designed and handmade in the ...
Steel
$3,950Sale Price|20% Off
Richard Barr Brutalist Torch Cut Steel Lamp for Laurel
By Laurel Lamp Company, Richard Barr, Paul Evans
Located in Chicago, IL
Richard Barr Table Lamp for the STUDIO Collection by Laurel, United States, c.1965. Beautiful torch cut and welded brutalist form. This one has an original patina/light rust to the...
Metal
1 of the 6 Willy Daro Style Brass Flowers Wall Lights, 1970s
Located in Rijssen, NL
1 of the 6 brass flowers wall lights in the style of designer Willy Daro manufactured by 'Massive Lighting', circa 1970s, Belgium. This decorative and beautiful large sculptural ligh...
Brass
Heavy Ceramic Textural Trapezoidal Table Lamp, 1960's
Located in North Miami, FL
One of our favorite lamps, VERY heavy and important, the thick ceramic trapezoidal base with circular designs front and back. This has been NEWLY rewired with silk cable, double clu...
Brass
Brutalist Hexagonal Pendant Light by Svend Aage Holm-Sørensen, Denmark, 1960s
Located in Cork, IE
Made from torch-cut and acid treated brass, this pendant light clearly showcases the influence the brutalist movement had on Sorensen's work, with a strong emphasis on materials, tex...
Brass
Contemporary Ceramic Lamp Labyrinth, Italy
By Roberto Razeni
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Huge labyrinth sculpture ceramic or terracotta lamps by the artist Roberto Razeni. Each lamp is different, unique piece. Demo shade not included. M...
Ceramic, Terracotta
$1,650 / set
Vintage Glazed Ceramic Table Lamps - A Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This striking pair of vintage table lamps is a masterclass in texture and color, blending the high-glamour aesthetic of Hollywood Regency with a bold, Brutalist edge. Each cylindrica...
Metal
$822Sale Price|20% Off
Mid Century Brutalist 60s Pendant with 3 Lights in Opaline Glass Metal and Brass
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
This striking Brutalist chandelier from 1960s Europe embodies the raw, sculptural aesthetic typical of mid-century European design. Featuring three staggered pendants arranged at di...
Metal, Brass
Brutalist Gold French Flower Bouquet Wall Light
Located in Hastings, GB
A superb piece of French Brutalist sculpture in the form of a spray of flowers, the large flower heads, surrounded with leaf and stem decoration. Dating to the 1970’s the piece ta...
Brass
Vintage Lightolier Brutalist Block Light Box
By Lightolier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This rare vintage Lightolier light box is a stunning example of 1970s Brutalist design. Featuring the authentic "Lightolier X" maker’s mark, this architectural fixture is defined by ...
Steel
Brutalist wrought iron floor lamp in the style of Atelier Marolles circa 1950
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Brutalist wrought iron floor lamp in the style of Atelier Marolles circa 1950
Wrought Iron
Midcentury Brutalist Steel Chandelier with 48-Light Bulbs, Berlin, 1960s
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Modernist extreme large chandelier with 48-light bulbs. The fixture is made of metal with a steel-brass patina. Therefore an interesting color is visible on the metal. 48 large light bulbs...
Steel
Large Midcentury Modernist Steel Chandelier with 48-Light Bulbs, Berlin, 1960s
Located in Almelo, NL
Midcentury modernist extreme large chandelier with 48-light bulbs. The fixture is made of metal with a steel-brass patina. Therefore an interesting color is visible on the metal. 48 large light bulbs...
Steel
Vintage 20th Century Brutalist Wrought Iron Table Lamp, 82cm Height
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Large wrought iron table lamp Brutalist - Vintage - table lamp Measures : With Shade : 40x24cm H:82cm Lamp : 29x10cm H:58cm
Iron
Brutalist Copper Patch Work Table Lamp Attributed as Early Paul Evans
By Paul Evans
Located in Ferndale, MI
I believe this to be an early Paul Evans creation. Possibly from his days at Cranbrook. Odd shapes of copper sheet welded and soldered together with a catal...
Copper
Brutalist Wall Lamps in Aluminum and Red Chunk Glass 1960s Set of 3
Located in Nienstädt, DE
3 Brutalist wall lights Cast aluminum with red Chunk glass "Light as art" These sculptural elements are not merely light fixtures; they also create an architectural accent. A rare op...
Aluminum
1950s French Brutalist Wall Sconces in Wrought Iron, Anchor Shape
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Brutalist-style midcentury French wrought iron anchor-shaped wall sconces. The anchor hangs from a chain, hooks as shown are included. Each sconce holds a single candle socke...
Wrought Iron
1980s Wrought Iron Floor Lamp with Industrial Chain Design
Located in Marbella, ES
A stunning handcrafted wrought iron floor lamp with a unique design that uses a metal chain as its main structure, lending it an industrial and sculptural feel. The curved, three-le...
Iron
Musical Motif Brutalist Wrought Iron Chandelier Made in Hungary
Located in New York, NY
Great Brutalist wrought iron six light chandelier having a musical note, clef, and staff motif. Marked Made in Hungary, circa 1970's, newly professionally rewired.
Wrought Iron
$5,760Sale Price|20% Off
Brutalist Eight Candles Chandelier by Tom Corbin, Bronze, USA, 1990
By Tom Corbin
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Fabulous eight candles chandelier made of bronze and it is designed by Tom Corbin. It has the sign in one of the girls. This chandelier has no light but it is ready to rewire it, you...
Bronze
Sculptural 'Labyrinth' Floor Lamp by Bronka Stern, 1955
By Bronka Stern
Located in Toronto, CA
Carved sculptural floor lamp by Polish-American sculptor Bronka Stern (1909-2002, one of the few women sculptors working in NYC in the 1960s. Newly wired and fitted with a new coppe...
Copper
Brutalist Floor Lamp by Longobard, done in hammered glass and gilt iron
By Longobard
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find an exceptionally rare Brutalist floor lamp manufactured by Longobard. The lamp features striking hammered Murano glass shade in amber glass and a beauti...
Iron
Large and Unusual Brutalist Copper Floor Lamp
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
A fun and lovely floor lamp representing a large flower crafted out of copper and brass. The flower head is made out of a large red copper disc and a number of brass and copper petal...
$3,920Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage "H" Shape Murano Glass Mazzega Chandelier by Carlo Nason
By Mazzega
Located in Pasadena, TX
Born in Murano in 1935, Carlo grew up in the old family furnace where glass experts introduced him to the most refined techniques of the island. He quickly started to collaborate wi...
Glass
Pair of Danish Design Lamps with Translucent/Textured Acrylic Rectangular Bases
Located in North Miami, FL
Pair of Industrial design table lamps with translucent acrylic rectangular prism shaped plinths By: unknown Material: acrylic, cord, metal, synthetic, plastic Technique: cast, forge...
Metal
$411Sale Price|20% Off
Danish Hand Hammered Copper Pendant Lamp from E.S Horn Aalestrup, 50s
Located in Oirlo, LI
Danish Hand Hammered Copper Pendant Lamp From E.S Horn Aalestrup, 50s Danish hanging lamp, this lamp is hand-hammered copper from E.S Horn Aalestrup. Hand-beaten copper gives a craf...
Copper
Chrome Brutalist Floor Lamp, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Unique chromed metal floor lamp. It has a nice sculpted brutalist style base and also features two brutalist design details in the middle of th...
Chrome
Gino Paroldo Pendant Lamp by Fontana Arte, Hammered Glass, Italy, 1960
By Fontana Arte
Located in Milano, IT
Gino Paroldo Pendant Lamp Made by Fontana Arte, Italy, ca. 1960. Metal frame with thick, vertical, hammered glass diffusers in Nile Green, arranged radially in an irregular pattern...
Crystal
Marcello Fantoni Raymor Bronzed Metal Table Lamp with Walnut Base
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Substantial Marcello Fantoni for Raymor Brutalist Bronzed Metal and Walnut Table Lamp. Featuring a sculptural and welded, torch cut Bronzed metal, branch like, organic tree form desi...
Metal