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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
Rare 1970s MCM János Lehoczky Artisan Brutalist Hand Wrought Steel Chandelier
Rare 1970s MCM János Lehoczky Artisan Brutalist Hand Wrought Steel Chandelier

Rare 1970s MCM János Lehoczky Artisan Brutalist Hand Wrought Steel Chandelier

By Paul Evans, János Lehoczky, Károly Bieber

Located in St. Louis, MO

Very Rare 1970s Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Iron and glass chandelier, hand forged by the hands of Hungarian blacksmith János Lehoczky. Great scale, perfect for dining room, hallway...

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1970s Hungarian Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron

Brass and Copper Plated Brutalist Pendant Light
Brass and Copper Plated Brutalist Pendant Light

Brass and Copper Plated Brutalist Pendant Light

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Chic brass and copper plated brutalist pendant light. Signed, stamped and dated 1984. Casts a delightful warm glow through it's inner cylindrical diffuser. Dimensions listed (21 in. ...

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Late 20th Century American Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Brass, Copper, Steel

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

Vintage wall lamp Brutalist, Italy 1970s
Vintage wall lamp Brutalist, Italy 1970s

Vintage wall lamp Brutalist, Italy 1970s

Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI

Mid-century wall lamp Brutalis made in Italy in the 1970s. The front panel is made of Murano glass, adding a touch of elegance to the lamp. The lamp is in very good vintage conditio...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Iron

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

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

By Longobard

Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR

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

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1970s Italian Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Wrought Iron

Vintage Original Studio Pottery Figural Lamp
Vintage Original Studio Pottery Figural Lamp

Vintage Original Studio Pottery Figural Lamp

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

This captivating vintage table lamp is a masterwork of surrealist studio pottery, featuring hand-sculpted faces that serenely emerge from a globular stoneware base. The artist utiliz...

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Late 20th Century American Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Brass

Brutalist pendant lights by Marcello Fantoni, 1960s
Brutalist pendant lights by Marcello Fantoni, 1960s

Brutalist pendant lights by Marcello Fantoni, 1960s

By Marcello Fantoni

Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest

Striking brutalist pendant lights designed by renowned designer and artist Marcello Fantoni and produced in Italy. Beautiful sculptured torch cut steel tubes with amber tinted glas...

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1960s Italian Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Metal

Tom Greene for Feldman Pair of Brutalist Torch Cut Brass Sconces with Downlights
Tom Greene for Feldman Pair of Brutalist Torch Cut Brass Sconces with Downlights

Tom Greene for Feldman Pair of Brutalist Torch Cut Brass Sconces with Downlights

By Feldman Lighting Co., Tom Greene

Located in Hanover, MA

Large scale wall sconces by Tom Greene for Feldman Lighting, circa 1965. Brutalist design fabricated in Los Angeles by cutting brass and applying patination with an oxyacetylene torch. Three long candelabra each takes up to 60 watt bulbs, so 180 watts per sconce. In addition, these sconces each have a downward directed patinated cone light concealed behind the sconce between the 6" round backplate which each take a single standard Edison screw bulb. Feldman label inside backplate as well as UL label. Thomas A. Greene started his career making dental prosthetics and jewelry and then moved onto larger sculptural pieces...

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1960s American Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Brass

Pair of XL Ceramic Table Lamp by Noomi Backhausen for Soholm Silk Shade, 1960
Pair of XL Ceramic Table Lamp by Noomi Backhausen for Soholm Silk Shade, 1960

Pair of XL Ceramic Table Lamp by Noomi Backhausen for Soholm Silk Shade, 1960

By Soholm Pottery

Located in Rijssen, NL

Beautiful ceramic table lamp by Noomi Backhausen for Soholm Pottery, Denmark 1960s. Combined with a custom silk lampshade made by Rene Houben. The warm colors of the ceramic with th...

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1960s Danish Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Pair Bronze Brutalist Sconces
Pair Bronze Brutalist Sconces

Pair Bronze Brutalist Sconces

Located in Houston, TX

Pair of bronze double-tube Brutalist sconces featuring pebbled texturing.

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21st Century and Contemporary Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Bronze

1 of the 2 Metal Brutalist Pendant Lamps by Sven Aage for Holm Sorensen, 1960
1 of the 2 Metal Brutalist Pendant Lamps by Sven Aage for Holm Sorensen, 1960

1 of the 2 Metal Brutalist Pendant Lamps by Sven Aage for Holm Sorensen, 1960

By Holm Sørensen

Located in Rijssen, NL

Original 1960's modernist suspension made in Denmark by Holm Sørensen and designed by Sven Aage Holm Sorensen. High quality Danish craftsmanship from the 1960s. Fantastic design in b...

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Mid-20th Century Danish Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Brass

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

Green Ceramic Floor Table Lamp, Custom Green Lampshade by R. Houben
Green Ceramic Floor Table Lamp, Custom Green Lampshade by R. Houben

Green Ceramic Floor Table Lamp, Custom Green Lampshade by R. Houben

Located in Rijssen, NL

Beautiful ceramic table/floor lamp. Custom made green lampshade by René Houben. The green and gray glazed ceramics with beautiful details fit perfectly with the custom made green la...

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1960s French Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Brutalist Copper Pendant Lamp by Peill & Putzler, Germany, 1960s
Brutalist Copper Pendant Lamp by Peill & Putzler, Germany, 1960s

Brutalist Copper Pendant Lamp by Peill & Putzler, Germany, 1960s

By Peill & Putzler

Located in Balen, BE

Brutalist Copper Pendant Lamp by Peill & Putzler, Germany, 1960s This striking Brutalist copper pendant lamp, designed by Peill & Putzler/Philips in Germany during the 1960s. This l...

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1960s German Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Copper

Pair of Amber Glass Hammered Wrought Iron Sconces by Longobard, Italy, 1970s
Pair of Amber Glass Hammered Wrought Iron Sconces by Longobard, Italy, 1970s

Pair of Amber Glass Hammered Wrought Iron Sconces by Longobard, Italy, 1970s

By Longobard

Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR

Pair of Mid-Century Modern wall lamps light sconces in amber and clear glass and hammered wrought iron, gilding gold copper patina, by the manufacture Longobard in Verona in a Bruta...

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1970s Italian Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Wrought Iron

1 of the 5 Ceramic Lanterns, Denmark 1970
1 of the 5 Ceramic Lanterns, Denmark 1970

1 of the 5 Ceramic Lanterns, Denmark 1970

Located in Rijssen, NL

Beautiful set of five ceramic hanging lamps with a beautiful pattern, made with rich colored ceramics, manufactured by Axella in the 1960s in Denmark. Exquisite lanterns designed to ...

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1970s Danish Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

A Free-Form NEOCLASSICAL MARINE TABLE LAMP by OLIVIER VILLATTE, France 1990
A Free-Form NEOCLASSICAL MARINE TABLE LAMP by OLIVIER VILLATTE, France 1990

A Free-Form NEOCLASSICAL MARINE TABLE LAMP by OLIVIER VILLATTE, France 1990

By Memphis Group

Located in PARIS, FR

An elegant Free-Form table lamp, sensual massive wood body with a unique graphic white and green stripes decor, by Olivier Villatte, France 1990-2000. Dimensions with shade : H 61.5...

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1990s French Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Wood

Wrought Iron Chandelier, France
Wrought Iron Chandelier, France

Wrought Iron Chandelier, France

Located in Antwerp, BE

French wrought iron chandelier has six candelabra arms. This chandeliers would work beautiful over a pool table, kitchen island, dining table, bar, or entrance hall. Diameter 33.4...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Brass, Copper, Wrought Iron

Brutalist Style Copper Chandelier
Brutalist Style Copper Chandelier

Brutalist Style Copper Chandelier

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Beautiful chandelier in the brutalist style made entirely out of copper. The chandelier has a beautiful shape with 3 light bulbs providing plenty of light, the shades have small hol...

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2010s North American Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Copper

Brutalist Metal & Stained Glass Midcentury Pendant by Artist Felipe Delfinger
Brutalist Metal & Stained Glass Midcentury Pendant by Artist Felipe Delfinger

Brutalist Metal & Stained Glass Midcentury Pendant by Artist Felipe Delfinger

By Felipe Delfinger

Located in Lisse, NL

Organic design, metal and glass light fixture from the mid-century era. This great workmanship pendant from mid-20th century is another one of our recent great finds. With 20th ce...

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Mid-20th Century South American Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Metal, Brass

Vintage Big Italian Brutalist Marble Lamp, 1980s
Vintage Big Italian Brutalist Marble Lamp, 1980s

Vintage Big Italian Brutalist Marble Lamp, 1980s

By Maison Jansen

Located in Saarbrücken, SL

Beatiful geometric shaped Carrara marble. Very heavy and quality made piece. Dimensions: 75 cm heigh 47 cm depth 34 width Materials: Italian marble, metal, lacquer shade.

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1980s Italian Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Marble

French Sunburst Leafed Light Fixture in Gilt Iron, 1950s
French Sunburst Leafed Light Fixture in Gilt Iron, 1950s

French Sunburst Leafed Light Fixture in Gilt Iron, 1950s

Located in Barcelona, ES

Terrific handcrafted gold gilt wrought iron sunburst leafed flush mount ceiling light. France, 1950s. This stunning ceiling light fixure has a foliate su...

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Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Gold Leaf, Iron, Wrought Iron

Louvered Dark Green Pottery Lamp, UK 1950's
Louvered Dark Green Pottery Lamp, UK 1950's

Louvered Dark Green Pottery Lamp, UK 1950's

Located in New York, NY

An interesting louvered ceramic Studio lamp, a very unusual construction for this material, it recalls Guy Bareff’s style. Base size only 16x7

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Mid-20th Century British Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Pair Vintage Italian Brutalist Style Lamps with White Shades
Pair Vintage Italian Brutalist Style Lamps with White Shades

Pair Vintage Italian Brutalist Style Lamps with White Shades

Located in Troy, MI

Found in Italy, this pair of brutalist-style table lamps date from the 1970s. Base is black marble or granite with metal center shafts that support abstract, sculptural metal element...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Granite, Metal, 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

Danish Modern Sculptural Ceramic Table Lamp by Jeppe Hagedorn-Olsen, 1960s
Danish Modern Sculptural Ceramic Table Lamp by Jeppe Hagedorn-Olsen, 1960s

Danish Modern Sculptural Ceramic Table Lamp by Jeppe Hagedorn-Olsen, 1960s

By Jeppe Hagedorn-Olsen

Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg

Danish mid-century ceramic table lamp by Danish ceramist Jeppe Hagedorn-Olsen (1929-2011). Made ca 1960´s. The lamp base has a slightly body shaped form with shoulders and waist. ...

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1960s Danish Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Ceramic, Fabric

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

Original metal Brutalist wall lamp by Salvino Marsura, Italy 1970s
Original metal Brutalist wall lamp by Salvino Marsura, Italy 1970s

Original metal Brutalist wall lamp by Salvino Marsura, Italy 1970s

Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI

Rare mid-century modern metal Brutalist wall lamp by Salvino Marsura, made in Italy in the 1970s. Salvino Marsura is an Italian artist born in Treviso in 1938. His career began in t...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Iron

Pair of Mid Century Modern Curvy Brutalist White Ceramic Table Lamps
Pair of Mid Century Modern Curvy Brutalist White Ceramic Table Lamps

Pair of Mid Century Modern Curvy Brutalist White Ceramic Table Lamps

Located in Leicester, GB

Gorgeous pair of mid century modern ceramic table lamps. These lamps were made in England by Doulton, circa 1960's. A bold, curvy brutalist design, very heavy for their size, glazed ...

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1960s English Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Brutalist Wall Lamp or Ceiling Lamp in Glass and Bakelite by Niko Belgium 1960
Brutalist Wall Lamp or Ceiling Lamp in Glass and Bakelite by Niko Belgium 1960

Brutalist Wall Lamp or Ceiling Lamp in Glass and Bakelite by Niko Belgium 1960

By Bo-Niko

Located in Herentals, BE

Remarkable round ceiling or wall lamp in thick glass with graphic motif and a black bakelite mounting plate. The lamp is equipped with 1 porcelain E 27 fitting. The glass dome is fi...

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1960s Belgian Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Glass, Bakelite

French midcentury brutalist wood turned hand crafted table lamp, 1950s
French midcentury brutalist wood turned hand crafted table lamp, 1950s

French midcentury brutalist wood turned hand crafted table lamp, 1950s

By Charles Dudouyt

Located in Zaandam, NL

A gorgeous French modernist hand crafted table lamp with new lampshade, ca 1950s. These lamps are often named in the style of Charles Dudouyt . The wood is in a lovely condition as c...

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1950s French Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Wood, Oak

Pair of Richard Barr Brutalist Lamps for Laurel
Pair of Richard Barr Brutalist Lamps for Laurel

Pair of Richard Barr Brutalist Lamps for Laurel

By Richard Barr, Laurel Lamp Company

Located in Chicago, IL

Pair of Richard Barr Sculptural Table Lamps for the STUDIO Collection by Laurel, United States, c.1965. Beautiful torch cut and welded brutalist form. Recently acquired a Matching F...

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Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Metal

Signed P. Mas Rossi Naturalistic Gold Leaf Wall Lights
Signed P. Mas Rossi Naturalistic Gold Leaf Wall Lights

Signed P. Mas Rossi Naturalistic Gold Leaf Wall Lights

Located in Hastings, GB

An absolutely outstanding and very rare pair of large Italian brass leaf wall lights by the renowned sculptor and designer P. Mas.Rossi The decorative opaque glass globe shades each ...

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1950s Italian Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Brass

Brutalist Style Silver Leafed Murano Glass Chandelier from Italy
Brutalist Style Silver Leafed Murano Glass Chandelier from Italy

Brutalist Style Silver Leafed Murano Glass Chandelier from Italy

Located in Austin, TX

Chandelier from Italy in the brutalist style. This piece is made of hand-blown glass elements with silver leaf on one side and a textured appearance on the other. We love the unique ...

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2010s Italian Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Brass

Vintage 1960s Brutalist Torch-Cut Brass Chandelier by Tom Greene
Vintage 1960s Brutalist Torch-Cut Brass Chandelier by Tom Greene

Vintage 1960s Brutalist Torch-Cut Brass Chandelier by Tom Greene

By Tom Greene

Located in North Hollywood, CA

Amazing vintage chandelier designed by Tom Greene for Feldman Co., circa 1960s. In good working condition. It has original patina. Just a wonderful piece hard to find.

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1960s American Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Brass

Alessandro Mazzucotelli Italian Brutalist Wrought Iron Rare Butterfly Sconce
Alessandro Mazzucotelli Italian Brutalist Wrought Iron Rare Butterfly Sconce

Alessandro Mazzucotelli Italian Brutalist Wrought Iron Rare Butterfly Sconce

Located in Firenze, Toscana

Housing one light. Will be rewired with certified US UL sockets for USA and appropriate sockets for all other countries and ready to hang. Wrought iron body that has been oiled to st...

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Early 1900s Italian Antique Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Metal, Wrought Iron

Pair of Brutalist Style Sconces
Pair of Brutalist Style Sconces

Pair of Brutalist Style Sconces

Located in Montreal, QC

Interesting pair of Brutalist style iron and resin sconces.

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1970s French Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

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

Large B. Rooke Ceramic Lamp, 1960s with Custom Made Silk Lampshade by René Hoube
Large B. Rooke Ceramic Lamp, 1960s with Custom Made Silk Lampshade by René Hoube

Large B. Rooke Ceramic Lamp, 1960s with Custom Made Silk Lampshade by René Hoube

By Bernard Rooke

Located in Rijssen, NL

A rare large ceramic table lamp by Bernard Rooke, England, 1960s. Sculptural piece, made of handmade ceramic elements in natural tones of terracotta and stone. With a special custom ...

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1960s British Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Brass

A RUSTIC MODERN Iron & Glass TABLE LAMP by ARTISANS DU LOIR & CHER, France 1960
A RUSTIC MODERN Iron & Glass TABLE LAMP by ARTISANS DU LOIR & CHER, France 1960

A RUSTIC MODERN Iron & Glass TABLE LAMP by ARTISANS DU LOIR & CHER, France 1960

Located in PARIS, FR

A superb table lamp or night light, Modernist, Brutalist, Folk Art, wrought iron base decorated with superimposed balls, surmounted by a geometric lampshade simply "placed" on this s...

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1960s French Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Wrought Iron

1 of the 4 Ceramic Green Brown Blue Pendants, Denmark 1970
1 of the 4 Ceramic Green Brown Blue Pendants, Denmark 1970

1 of the 4 Ceramic Green Brown Blue Pendants, Denmark 1970

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 in the 1960s in Denmark. Size is based...

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1970s Danish Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

MCM Floating Panel "Cityscape" Brutalist Copper Chandelier By Robert Sonneman
MCM Floating Panel "Cityscape" Brutalist Copper Chandelier By Robert Sonneman

MCM Floating Panel "Cityscape" Brutalist Copper Chandelier By Robert Sonneman

By Robert Sonneman

Located in Van Nuys, CA

Impeccably refurbished floating panel "Cityscape" Brutalist Chandelier by designer Robert Sonneman. An architectural rectangular chandelier consisting of a three-dimensional composit...

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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Copper

Pair of Leaf-Shaped Brass Wall Lamps by Svend Aage Holm Sorensen, 1960s, Denmark
Pair of Leaf-Shaped Brass Wall Lamps by Svend Aage Holm Sorensen, 1960s, Denmark

Pair of Leaf-Shaped Brass Wall Lamps by Svend Aage Holm Sorensen, 1960s, Denmark

By Holm Sørensen, Svend Aage Holm Sørensen

Located in Værløse, DK

Pair of flame-cut brass sconces designed by renowned Svend Aage Holm Sørensen in the 1960s. Captivating interplay of light and shadow for any beautiful space. * A pair (2) of leaf-s...

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1960s Danish Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Metal, Brass

Pair of Grey and Brown Ceramic Table Lamp for Soholm, Denmark 1960s
Pair of Grey and Brown Ceramic Table Lamp for Soholm, Denmark 1960s

Pair of Grey and Brown Ceramic Table Lamp for Soholm, Denmark 1960s

By Soholm Pottery

Located in Rijssen, NL

1 of the 2 beautiful ceramic table lamps by Haico from Soholm, Denmark 1960s. Combined with a custom lampshade. The brown and  dark grey ceramic base has a beautiful shape with geom...

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1960s Danish Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Danish Brutalist Wall Lamp in Glazed Stoneware, 1970s
Danish Brutalist Wall Lamp in Glazed Stoneware, 1970s

Danish Brutalist Wall Lamp in Glazed Stoneware, 1970s

Located in Esbjerg, DK

Unusual vase shaped wall sconce with deconstructed brutalist styling and hares-fur glaze. Studio made at Stentøj Denmark circa 1970 in a style reminiscent of Søholm and Kingo. Measur...

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1970s Danish Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Stoneware

Zero Quattro, Milano. Huge brutalist Murano glass sconce, Italy, 1970s
Zero Quattro, Milano. Huge brutalist Murano glass sconce, Italy, 1970s

Zero Quattro, Milano. Huge brutalist Murano glass sconce, Italy, 1970s

By Zero Quattro, AVMazzega

Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES

Huge brutalist and Space Age style Italian wall light by Zero Quattro 04, Milano, 1970s. Formed by 7 pieces of Murano glass in the shape of curved diamonds. All the pieces are made o...

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1970s Italian Vintage Brutalist Lighting

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Metal, Steel

Pair Mid-Century Stiffel Solid Brass Brutalist Table Lamps with Original Shades
Pair Mid-Century Stiffel Solid Brass Brutalist Table Lamps with Original Shades

Pair Mid-Century Stiffel Solid Brass Brutalist Table Lamps with Original Shades

By Ralph Lauren, Stiffel, Dorothy Draper, Frederick Cooper

Located in San Diego, CA

A striking and highly sophisticated pair of Mid-Century Modern Stiffel table lamps, masterfully crafted in solid brass with a bold sculptural silhouette that bridges classic refineme...

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1950s American Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Brass

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.