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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

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
Brown Ceramic Lamp Bitossi, Custom Double Silk Rattan Lampshade by R. Houben
Brown Ceramic Lamp Bitossi, Custom Double Silk Rattan Lampshade by R. Houben

Brown Ceramic Lamp Bitossi, Custom Double Silk Rattan Lampshade by R. Houben

By Bitossi

Located in Rijssen, NL

Beautiful ceramic table/ floor. Custom made double rattan lampshade by René Houben. The brown ceramics and the warm colored details fit perfectly with the custom made double shade w...

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1960s French Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Mexican brutalist Feders Pendant Light
Mexican brutalist Feders Pendant Light

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 blue artglass. About Felipe Delfinger: In the year 1860, the German Derflinger fam...

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1970s Mexican Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Brass

Brutalist organic mushroom table lamp, Dutch 1960s
Brutalist organic mushroom table lamp, Dutch 1960s

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...

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1960s Dutch Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Oak

Dazor, Edge mounted model 2134 Floating Desk Lamp. 1960s
Dazor, Edge mounted model 2134 Floating Desk Lamp. 1960s

Dazor, Edge mounted model 2134 Floating Desk Lamp. 1960s

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...

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Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Steel

Mid Century Brutalist Lamp by Bijan of California for Laurel Lamp “Setterah”
Mid Century Brutalist Lamp by Bijan of California for Laurel Lamp “Setterah”

Mid Century Brutalist Lamp by Bijan of California for Laurel Lamp “Setterah”

By Curtis Jeré

Located in Redding, CT

Torch cut Brutalist Lamp by Bijan of California for Laurel Lamp called “Settarah”. In the Style of Curtis Jere where Industrial meets atomic. This sculptural beauty is timeless and c...

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1960s American Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Metal

Grey Cereus Lamp (Medium) by Nani Goods Contemporary Ceramic Cactus Lamp
Grey Cereus Lamp (Medium) by Nani Goods Contemporary Ceramic Cactus Lamp

Grey Cereus Lamp (Medium) by Nani Goods Contemporary Ceramic Cactus Lamp

By Nani Goods, Steven Lancaster

Located in South Pasadena, CA

Inspired by the organic, undulating forms of desert cacti, the Cereus Lamp embodies a harmonious blend of minimalism and playful natural shapes. Each lamp is hand-built using traditi...

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2010s American Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Brass

Pair of Hammered Glass Gilt Iron Sconces by Biancardi, Italy, 1970s
Pair of Hammered Glass Gilt Iron Sconces by Biancardi, Italy, 1970s

Pair of Hammered Glass Gilt Iron Sconces by Biancardi, Italy, 1970s

By Biancardi & Jordan

Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR

Pair of Mid-Century Modern wall lamps lights lighting sconces hammered glass, yellow glass and iron, gilding gold copper patina, by the italian design manufacture Biancardi Jordan Ar...

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1970s Italian Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Iron

Pair of Hammered Glass Silver Iron Sconces by Biancardi, Italy, 1970s
Pair of Hammered Glass Silver Iron Sconces by Biancardi, Italy, 1970s

Pair of Hammered Glass Silver Iron Sconces by Biancardi, Italy, 1970s

By Biancardi & Jordan

Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR

Pair of Mid-Century Modern wall lamps lights lighting sconces hammered glass, amber, blue, clear hammered glass and iron, silver silvered patina, by the italian design manufacture Bi...

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1970s Italian Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Iron

Brutalist Sunburst Ceiling Light Fixture in Gilt Iron with Flower Motif, 1950s
Brutalist Sunburst Ceiling Light Fixture in Gilt Iron with Flower Motif, 1950s

Brutalist Sunburst Ceiling Light Fixture in Gilt Iron with Flower Motif, 1950s

Located in Barcelona, ES

Brutalist Sunburst Light Fixture, Gilt Iron Gold leaf gilt hand-hammered iron sunburst light fixture from the Brutalist period. Spain, 1950s. Richly decorated with the hammer marks a...

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Mid-20th Century Spanish Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Wrought Iron, Iron, Gold Leaf

Brutalist Murano Glass Chandelier by Longobard Italy, 1970
Brutalist Murano Glass Chandelier by Longobard Italy, 1970

Brutalist Murano Glass Chandelier by Longobard Italy, 1970

By Longobard

Located in Palermo, PA

This striking Murano glass chandelier features a bold and expressive composition of multicolored glass elements, set against a contrasting brutalist iron structure. The interplay bet...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Iron

Green Cereus Lamp (Medium) by Nani Goods Contemporary Ceramic Cactus Lamp
Green Cereus Lamp (Medium) by Nani Goods Contemporary Ceramic Cactus Lamp

Green Cereus Lamp (Medium) by Nani Goods Contemporary Ceramic Cactus Lamp

By Steven Lancaster, Nani Goods

Located in South Pasadena, CA

Inspired by the undulating forms of night‑blooming desert cacti, the Night Blooming Cereus Lamp balances minimalism with playful organic movement. Hand‑built from speckled stoneware ...

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2010s American Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Brass

1930's Forge Iron Tripod Italian Floor Lamps
1930's Forge Iron Tripod Italian Floor Lamps

1930's Forge Iron Tripod Italian Floor Lamps

Located in New York, NY

Amazing pair of large forge iron tripod Italian floor lamps, newly rewired and ready to use with some wear and patina due to age and use. One of the lamps is 1' shorter.

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1930s Italian Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Iron

Spanish Sunburst Foliage Chandelier / Light Fixture in Black Iron, 10 Lights
Spanish Sunburst Foliage Chandelier / Light Fixture in Black Iron, 10 Lights

Spanish Sunburst Foliage Chandelier / Light Fixture in Black Iron, 10 Lights

By Ferro Art

Located in Barcelona, ES

Outstanding XL spanish foliage sunburst flush mount ceiling light in black iron by Ferro Art, 1950s Extra large size ( 35,83 inches diameter). 10 Lights. This stunning 10-light ceili...

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Mid-20th Century Spanish Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Metal, Wrought Iron, Iron

Mid-Century Modern Sconces, Italy, circa 1960
Mid-Century Modern Sconces, Italy, circa 1960

Mid-Century Modern Sconces, Italy, circa 1960

Located in Merida, Yucatan

Brutalist style sconces in clear and orange Murano glass There are one in "clear" glass and one in orange-clear galss combination available at ...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass

Luxury sculpture tree lamp by Richard Faure for Maison Honore Paris
Luxury sculpture tree lamp by Richard Faure for Maison Honore Paris

Luxury sculpture tree lamp by Richard Faure for Maison Honore Paris

By Maison Honoré

Located in Hannover, DE

Discover a vintage tree lamp sculpture from Richard Faure for La Maison Honore. This lamp is made of brass and purple gypsum stones. It is a very unique and decorative hand made pie...

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1970s French Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Stone, Quartz, Brass

Pair of Marcello Fantoni Torch Cut Iron Brutalist "Skyscraper" Table Lamps
Pair of Marcello Fantoni Torch Cut Iron Brutalist "Skyscraper" Table Lamps

Pair of Marcello Fantoni Torch Cut Iron Brutalist "Skyscraper" Table Lamps

By Marcello Fantoni

Located in Bainbridge, NY

Tall pair of Marcello Fantoni handcrafted Torch Cut Steel Table Lamps, 1950's. Featuring open pierced, welded and sealed cylindrical pipe type forms with Nickel, Silver coloration an...

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1950s Italian Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Steel, Cut Steel

Mid Century Brutalist Torch Cut Brass 3 Light Chandelier 1970
Mid Century Brutalist Torch Cut Brass 3 Light Chandelier 1970

Mid Century Brutalist Torch Cut Brass 3 Light Chandelier 1970

By Tom Greene

Located in Port Jervis, NY

Spectacular torch cut Brutalist chandelier attributed to Tom Greene. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear from age and use. A triple pendant chandelier in brass hand made...

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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Brass

Brutalist Round Chandelier by Felipe Derflingher "Feders"
Brutalist Round Chandelier by Felipe Derflingher "Feders"

Brutalist Round Chandelier by Felipe Derflingher "Feders"

By Felipe Derflingher

Located in Montreal, QC

Brutalist round chandelier made with three tiers of black wrought iron and brass pieces filled with square molded rossette glass pieces in assorted lively colors, 54 pieces in all. I...

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1960s Mexican Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Brass, Iron

Set Brutalist Copper Lamps by Koch & Söhne Germany 1970s
Set Brutalist Copper Lamps by Koch & Söhne Germany 1970s

Set Brutalist Copper Lamps by Koch & Söhne Germany 1970s

Located in Hannover, DE

Rare set of three brutalist pendant lights. These three master-crafted copper lights are something special. The lampshade is made in the shape of a funnel, decorations were burned in...

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1970s German Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Brass, Copper

Italian Brutalist Iron And Glass Lamp By Longobard
Italian Brutalist Iron And Glass Lamp By Longobard

Italian Brutalist Iron And Glass Lamp By Longobard

By Gio Ponti, Longobard, Poliarte

Located in Houston, TX

Italian Brutalist Iron And Glass Lamp By Longobard. We present a rare and unusual Italian Brutalist table lamp with a hammered iron base and a multicolored chiseled glass shade. This...

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1970s Italian Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Iron

Pair of Brutalist Copper Patinated Lamps
Pair of Brutalist Copper Patinated Lamps

Pair of Brutalist Copper Patinated Lamps

Located in Hanover, MA

Pair 1960's Mid Century Floor (or tall table) Lamps in the manner of Stewart Ross James for Hansen or Paul Evans. Probably by Laurel Lamp Co. This interesting pair of lamps is each...

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1960s American Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Copper

Pair of Ceramic Table Lamps by Noomi Backhausen for Soholm, Denmark 1960
Pair of Ceramic Table Lamps by Noomi Backhausen for Soholm, Denmark 1960

Pair of Ceramic Table Lamps by Noomi Backhausen for Soholm, Denmark 1960

By Soholm Pottery

Located in Rijssen, NL

1 of the 2  ceramic table lamps by, Noomi Backhausen for Soholm, Denmark 1960s. The warm beige tones of the base and the beige lampshade (with lovely trimming) complement each other...

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1960s Danish Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Isabelle Faure Signed Illuminated Gold Butterfly Sculpture Light Brass and Agate
Isabelle Faure Signed Illuminated Gold Butterfly Sculpture Light Brass and Agate

Isabelle Faure Signed Illuminated Gold Butterfly Sculpture Light Brass and Agate

By Isabelle Faure

Located in Hastings, GB

An incredibly rare sculpture by world renowned sculptor Isabelle Faure, in hand worked brass and agate. The enormous butterfly spans over 80cm in diameter and the stunning agate wing...

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1970s French Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Agate, Brass

Light Blue Cereus Lamp (Medium) by Nani Goods Contemporary Ceramic Cactus Lamp
Light Blue Cereus Lamp (Medium) by Nani Goods Contemporary Ceramic Cactus Lamp

Light Blue Cereus Lamp (Medium) by Nani Goods Contemporary Ceramic Cactus Lamp

By Steven Lancaster, Nani Goods

Located in South Pasadena, CA

Inspired by the undulating forms of night‑blooming desert cacti, the Night Blooming Cereus Lamp balances minimalism with playful organic movement. Hand‑built from speckled stoneware ...

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2010s American Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Brass

Large Sunburst Light Fixture in Gilt Metal with Milk Glass Globe, 1950s
Large Sunburst Light Fixture in Gilt Metal with Milk Glass Globe, 1950s

Large Sunburst Light Fixture in Gilt Metal with Milk Glass Globe, 1950s

Located in Barcelona, ES

Brutalist gilt metal sunburst ceiling flush mount with milk glass globe shade. Spain, 1960s. This gilt iron sunburst light fixture with opaline globe shade was manufactured in Spain...

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Mid-20th Century Spanish Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Metal, Iron

American Nautical Hand-Crafted Coral Brass Fish Sculptural Table Lamp Modern
American Nautical Hand-Crafted Coral Brass Fish Sculptural Table Lamp Modern

American Nautical Hand-Crafted Coral Brass Fish Sculptural Table Lamp Modern

Located in Miami, FL

Brutalist Style whimsical nautical Brass Fish on a natural white coral core and mounted on a rectangle Wood Base. The Stem is a copper piece of pipe and topped with the socket and ...

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1990s American Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Coral, Brass

Monumental Bijan of California for Laurel Lamp Co. Setterah Table Lamp
Monumental Bijan of California for Laurel Lamp Co. Setterah Table Lamp

Monumental Bijan of California for Laurel Lamp Co. Setterah Table Lamp

By Laurel Lamp Company, Bijan

Located in Bainbridge, NY

Substantial Bijan of California for Laurel Lamp Company “Setarrah” H-927 Table Lamp. Featuring a tubular (.5D) Brass column, "original Brass sculpture" with four handcrafted torch c...

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1960s American Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Metal, Brass

Tom Ahlström & Hans Ehrlich Brutalist Torch Amber Murano Glass Sconces 1950
Tom Ahlström & Hans Ehrlich Brutalist Torch Amber Murano Glass Sconces 1950

Tom Ahlström & Hans Ehrlich Brutalist Torch Amber Murano Glass Sconces 1950

Located in Firenze, Toscana

Pair of brutalist sconces with thick amber Murano glass covering bulbs. Will be rewired with certified UL US socket for the USA and an appropriate socket for all other countries and...

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1950s Swedish Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Wrought Iron

Huge Sunburst Perforated Flush Mount Light Fixture in Gilt Iron, 1950s (36 in)
Huge Sunburst Perforated Flush Mount Light Fixture in Gilt Iron, 1950s (36 in)

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...

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Mid-20th Century Spanish Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Wrought Iron, Iron, Gold Leaf

Pair Of Italian Brutalist Bronze Sconces
Pair Of Italian Brutalist Bronze Sconces

Pair Of Italian Brutalist Bronze Sconces

Located in Houston, TX

Pair of Italian Brutalist Bronze Sconces. Our featured pair of Italian modern sconces were designed in Italy in the 1980's of perforated bronze in the Brutalist style to give off a ...

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1980s Italian Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Brutalist Sconces in the Manner of Paul Evans
Pair of Brutalist Sconces in the Manner of Paul Evans

Pair of Brutalist Sconces in the Manner of Paul Evans

By Paul Evans

Located in San Francisco, CA

Pair of interesting brutalist sconces in the manner of Paul Evans, 20th Century. Created from metal and resin, the sconces are perfect in many interiors, including arts & crafts, mi...

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20th Century Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Metal

Brutalist Sconce by Felipe Delfinger (Derflingher) for Feders, Mexico, 1960s
Brutalist Sconce by Felipe Delfinger (Derflingher) for Feders, Mexico, 1960s

Brutalist Sconce by Felipe Delfinger (Derflingher) for Feders, Mexico, 1960s

By Felipe Derflingher

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...

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Mid-20th Century Mexican Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Metal

Monumental Charles Dudouty Brutalist Six Arm Chandelier C1940s France
Monumental Charles Dudouty Brutalist Six Arm Chandelier C1940s France

Monumental Charles Dudouty Brutalist Six Arm Chandelier C1940s France

By Charles Dudouyt

Located in Trensacq, FR

A rare and spectacular six-light Charles Dudouyt chandelier, circa 1940. Masterfully crafted in warm, dark wood, the six horizontal arms and the substantial central stem are adorned...

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Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Wood

Jean-Jacques Argueyrolles Gilt Metal Sconces, Pair
Jean-Jacques Argueyrolles Gilt Metal Sconces, Pair

Jean-Jacques Argueyrolles Gilt Metal Sconces, Pair

Located in Astoria, NY

Jean-Jacques Argueyrolles (French, b. 1954) Pair of Gilt Metal Brutalist Wall Sconces. 78" H x 3.25" W x 7.25" D. Provenance: From a New York City Collection.

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20th Century French Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Metal

Brutalist Sunburst Crown Ceiling Flush Mount Light Fixture in Gilt Iron, 1950s
Brutalist Sunburst Crown Ceiling Flush Mount Light Fixture in Gilt Iron, 1950s

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...

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Mid-20th Century Spanish Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron

Hammered Glass Wrought Iron Sconce by Longobard, Italy, 1970s
Hammered Glass Wrought Iron Sconce by Longobard, Italy, 1970s

Hammered Glass Wrought Iron Sconce by Longobard, Italy, 1970s

By Longobard

Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR

Mid-Century Modern wall lamp light sconce amber and clear hammered glass and wrought iron, gilding gold copper patina, by the manufacture Longobard in Verona in a Brutalist style, th...

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1970s Italian Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Wrought Iron

Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Pendant Light by Svend Aage Holm Sørensen, 1960’s
Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Pendant Light by Svend Aage Holm Sørensen, 1960’s

Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Pendant Light by Svend Aage Holm Sørensen, 1960’s

By Holm Sørensen, Svend Aage Holm Sørensen

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...

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1960s Danish Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Brass

Albano Poli style. Brutalist Murano Glass Sconce, Italy, 1970s
Albano Poli style. Brutalist Murano Glass Sconce, Italy, 1970s

Albano Poli style. Brutalist Murano Glass Sconce, Italy, 1970s

Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES

Large Brutalist and Mid-Century Modern Murano glass sconce in the style of Albano Poli's creations for Poliarte, Italy, 1970s. Composed of several rectangular and elongated pieces of...

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1970s Italian Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Metal, Steel

French Sunburst Light Fixture in Gilt Iron and Milk Glass, Nail Design, 1940s
French Sunburst Light Fixture in Gilt Iron and Milk Glass, Nail Design, 1940s

French Sunburst Light Fixture in Gilt Iron and Milk Glass, Nail Design, 1940s

Located in Barcelona, ES

Double Layered Nail Design sunburst light fixture, milk glass, gilt iron, France, 1940s-1950s. This sunburst light fixture features a gilt iron ring with two layers of iron nails su...

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Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Metal, Iron, Gold Leaf

Linear Chandelier, Patinated Pewter, Ochre London Eucalyptus, England, 2011
Linear Chandelier, Patinated Pewter, Ochre London Eucalyptus, England, 2011

Linear Chandelier, Patinated Pewter, Ochre London Eucalyptus, England, 2011

By OCHRE

Located in Glasgow, GB

This linear chandelier, known as the Eucalyptus Chandelier by Ochre London and created in 2011, is a sculptural linear pendant that combines organic form with refined contemporary cr...

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2010s British Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Brass, Pewter

Brutalist Style Chandelier Lamp / Radius of 100 / Fom the 1950s
Brutalist Style Chandelier Lamp / Radius of 100 / Fom the 1950s

Brutalist Style Chandelier Lamp / Radius of 100 / Fom the 1950s

Located in Barcelona, ES

Brutalist style chandelier lamp from the 1950s Discover the majesty and timeless charm of our brutalist style lamp from the 50s. With its circular design of 100 cm in diameter.This ...

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1950s European Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Copper, Iron

Brutalist Sculptural Table Lamp, Attributed to Paul Evans
Brutalist Sculptural Table Lamp, Attributed to Paul Evans

Brutalist Sculptural Table Lamp, Attributed to Paul Evans

Located in San Francisco, CA

On offer is a lamp made in a bold, abstract design expressive of the Mid-Century Modern Brutalist movement popular in the 1960s and 1970s. The lamp’s connection to this style is char...

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Mid-20th Century Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Brutalist Purple Ceramic Pyramid Table Lamp, Original Shade
Mid-Century Brutalist Purple Ceramic Pyramid Table Lamp, Original Shade

Mid-Century Brutalist Purple Ceramic Pyramid Table Lamp, Original Shade

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Striking Brutalist ceramic table lamp features a sculptural triangular pyramid base in deep purple with heavily textured volcanic glazing. The geometric form showcases the raw, expre...

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Mid-19th Century Dutch Antique Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Brutalist Wall Sconce in Gilt Iron with Nails Design, France 1940
Brutalist Wall Sconce in Gilt Iron with Nails Design, France 1940

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 ...

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20th Century French Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf, Iron, Metal

Cereus Lamp (Small) by Nani Goods Contemporary Ceramic Cactus Lamp
Cereus Lamp (Small) by Nani Goods Contemporary Ceramic Cactus Lamp

Cereus Lamp (Small) by Nani Goods Contemporary Ceramic Cactus Lamp

By Steven Lancaster, Nani Goods

Located in South Pasadena, CA

Inspired by the elegant, undulating forms of desert cacti, the Cereus Lamp offers a striking blend of minimalist design and organic playfulness. Handcrafted using traditional slab-bu...

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2010s American Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Brass

Large Sunburst Light Fixture with Leaves Design in Gilt Iron, 1950
Large Sunburst Light Fixture with Leaves Design in Gilt Iron, 1950

Large Sunburst Light Fixture with Leaves Design in Gilt Iron, 1950

Located in Barcelona, ES

Spanish Sunburst Flush Mount, Gilt Iron, Spain, 1950s. _________________________________________________________________________ Stunning Brutalist Foliage Sunburst Light Fixture / C...

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20th Century Spanish Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Metal, Iron, Gold Leaf

Isabelle Faure Rose Quartz Gold Table Lamp
Isabelle Faure Rose Quartz Gold Table Lamp

Isabelle Faure Rose Quartz Gold Table Lamp

By Isabelle Faure

Located in Hastings, GB

An exceptional table lamp by the renowned design partnership Isabelle and Richard Faure, fully signed and dating to the early 1980's. Hand crafted in burnished and solder brass vine ...

Category

1980s French Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Brass

Pair of Blue Ceramic Table Lamps by Soholm, Silk Lampshade, Denmark 1960s
Pair of Blue Ceramic Table Lamps by Soholm, Silk Lampshade, Denmark 1960s

Pair of Blue Ceramic Table Lamps by Soholm, Silk Lampshade, Denmark 1960s

By Soholm Pottery

Located in Rijssen, NL

Pair of beautiful ceramic table lamp by Soholm, Denmark 1960s. Combined with a custom made silk lampshade by R. Houben. With off white silk inner-shade. The beautiful blue ceramics ...

Category

1960s Danish Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Brutalist Stained Oak Wing Lamps - France 1970's
Pair of Brutalist Stained Oak Wing Lamps - France 1970's

Pair of Brutalist Stained Oak Wing Lamps - France 1970's

Located in New York, NY

Pair of Brutalist lamps in stained oak. Structure not entirely identical, one being taller than the other. France 1970s. These lamps have been rewired for use in the US. Shades for s...

Category

1970s French Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Oak

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