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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
Pair of Brutalist Style Table Lamps by Visual Comfort from the Anneu Collection
Pair of Brutalist Style Table Lamps by Visual Comfort from the Anneu Collection

Pair of Brutalist Style Table Lamps by Visual Comfort from the Anneu Collection

By Visual Comfort

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Elevate your home decor with this stunning Pair of Brutalist Style Table Lamps designed and manufactured by Visual Comfort and part of the "Anneu" Collection. The pieces are made in ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Brutalist Lighting

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Iron

A BRUTALIST Iron Belt TABLE LAMP in the style of Jacques ADNET France 1950
A BRUTALIST Iron Belt TABLE LAMP in the style of Jacques ADNET France 1950

A BRUTALIST Iron Belt TABLE LAMP in the style of Jacques ADNET France 1950

By Jacques Adnet

Located in PARIS, FR

An astonishing and elegant table lamp in metal belt, Modernist, Shabby-Chic, Popular Art, in folded wrought iron decorated with a belt buckle, the whole supporting a socket, to be at...

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1950s French Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

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

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

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

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

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

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

By Nani Goods, Steven Lancaster

Located in South Pasadena, CA

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

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2010s American Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Brass

Tom Aslström & Hans Ehrlich Brutalist Mid Century Swedish Chandelier Murano
Tom Aslström & Hans Ehrlich Brutalist Mid Century Swedish Chandelier Murano

Tom Aslström & Hans Ehrlich Brutalist Mid Century Swedish Chandelier Murano

Located in Firenze, Toscana

Swedish designers wrought iron brutalist chandelier. Housing one light. Will be rewired with certified UL US sockets for the USA and appropriate sockets for all other countries. Orig...

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1960s Swedish Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Wrought Iron

Brutalist Table Lamp, Finland, Early 20th Century
Brutalist Table Lamp, Finland, Early 20th Century

Brutalist Table Lamp, Finland, Early 20th Century

Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa

Brutalist table lamp, manufactured in Finland, Early 20th Century. Forged iron frame with yarn lampshade. Good vintage condition, minor patina consistent with age and use.

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Early 20th Century Finnish Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Iron

1990s Italian chandelier, Longobard
1990s Italian chandelier, Longobard

1990s Italian chandelier, Longobard

$1,277Sale Price|63% Off

1990s Italian chandelier, Longobard

By Longobard

Located in La xara, VC

Superbe Chandelier multicolore glass Murano with brutalisat iron structure . The Design and the quality of the glass make this piece the best of the italian Design . This unique Chan...

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1990s Italian Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Iron

Brutalist Sunburst Foliage Light Fixture, Gilt Metal & Flower Motif, Spain, 1950
Brutalist Sunburst Foliage Light Fixture, Gilt Metal & Flower Motif, Spain, 1950

Brutalist Sunburst Foliage Light Fixture, Gilt Metal & Flower Motif, Spain, 1950

Located in Barcelona, ES

Gold leaf gilt hand-hammered iron sunburst light fixture from the Brutalist period. Spain, 1950s. Richly decorated with the hammer marks at the central sphere. Two layers of alterna...

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20th Century Spanish Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Iron, Gold Leaf

Brutalist Flower Sunburst Ceiling Light Fixture / Pendant in Gilt Iron, 1950s
Brutalist Flower Sunburst Ceiling Light Fixture / Pendant in Gilt Iron, 1950s

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...

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Mid-20th Century Spanish Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Metal, Iron, Gold Leaf

Pair of Brutalist Murano glass table lamps
Pair of Brutalist Murano glass table lamps

Pair of Brutalist Murano glass table lamps

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Pair of Brutalist Murano glass table lamps, made of a block of turquoise glass Wired for europe and USA one H 31 cm, the other 29 cm

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass

Cylindrical lamp - 1960s
Cylindrical lamp - 1960s

Cylindrical lamp - 1960s

Located in Paris, FR

FRENCH WORK - Circa 1960 Cylindrical table lamp with a circular base in dark-stained oak, composed of textured translucent resin elements reminiscent of ice blocks arranged in a col...

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Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Resin, Oak

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

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 ...

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1980s French Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Brass

Hand crafted brutalist metal art wall lamp, Germany 1970s
Hand crafted brutalist metal art wall lamp, Germany 1970s

Hand crafted brutalist metal art wall lamp, Germany 1970s

Located in ECHT, NL

Brutalist hand crafted sheet metal wall lamp, Germany 1970s Brutalist style wall lamp with geometric shapes. Hand crafted from a large sheet of steel. A standard small plug is fitte...

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Mid-20th Century German Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Sheet Metal

"Sino Meio" Max Version Contemporary Outdoor Wall Light in Cast Aluminum
"Sino Meio" Max Version Contemporary Outdoor Wall Light in Cast Aluminum

"Sino Meio" Max Version Contemporary Outdoor Wall Light in Cast Aluminum

By Estúdio Orth

Located in Sao Paulo, BR

Produced in São Paulo, Brazil. This wall light was meticulously handmade by master artisans one piece at a time and can be used in indoor and outdoor ambiances. It is therefore quit...

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2010s Brazilian Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Brass

Set of 2 Vintage Italian Brutalist Wrought Iron Wall Lamps Sconces
Set of 2 Vintage Italian Brutalist Wrought Iron Wall Lamps Sconces

Set of 2 Vintage Italian Brutalist Wrought Iron Wall Lamps Sconces

By Poliarte, Albano Poli

Located in Hamburg, DE

Brutalist wall lights from Italy. Impressive designs with atmospheric lighting effect. Decorative objects and functional light sources at the same time. A wrought-iron frame serves ...

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20th Century Italian Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Metal

Colorful Mid Century Mexican Pendant Chandelier by Felipe Delfinger "Feders"
Colorful Mid Century Mexican Pendant Chandelier by Felipe Delfinger "Feders"

Colorful Mid Century Mexican Pendant Chandelier by Felipe Delfinger "Feders"

By Felipe Delfinger

Located in Mexico, DF

Beautiful pendant chandelier with a wrought iron structure painted black with 24 hand-made glass pieces in assorted colors, for one bulb, hangs by a chain. Extremely bright, decorati...

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Mid-20th Century Mexican Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Wrought Iron

2 Rare Frederick Cooper Hand Blown Brutalist Glass Wine Bottle Lamps 42"
2 Rare Frederick Cooper Hand Blown Brutalist Glass Wine Bottle Lamps 42"

2 Rare Frederick Cooper Hand Blown Brutalist Glass Wine Bottle Lamps 42"

Located in Dayton, OH

Large vintage pair of Frederick Cooper hand-blown art glass wine bottle banquet table lamps with Brutalist copper geometric cut-out overlays. Dimensions: 8.5" x 34" / Total Height -...

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Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Metal

Foliage Table Lamp, Silver Patinated Iron and Green Glass, Spain 1950
Foliage Table Lamp, Silver Patinated Iron and Green Glass, Spain 1950

Foliage Table Lamp, Silver Patinated Iron and Green Glass, Spain 1950

Located in Barcelona, ES

Silver patinated leafed iron table lamp with green glass lamphade. Spain, 1950s. Rare find. This gorgeous table lamp is entirely made by hand. This lamp features a bouquet of iron le...

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Mid-20th Century Spanish Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Iron, Wrought Iron

1 of the 2 Holmegaard Indigo Ceramic Lamps, Custom Tall Blue Shades by R. Houben
1 of the 2 Holmegaard Indigo Ceramic Lamps, Custom Tall Blue Shades by R. Houben

1 of the 2 Holmegaard Indigo Ceramic Lamps, Custom Tall Blue Shades by R. Houben

By Holmegaard

Located in Rijssen, NL

Beautiful ceramic table/ floor lamps. Custom made silk lampshades by René Houben. The indigo glazed ceramics with a beautiful shape fit perfectly with the custom made lampshade, ill...

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1960s French Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Table Lamp, Brutalist wood, Brown color France 20th Century
Table Lamp, Brutalist wood, Brown color France 20th Century

Table Lamp, Brutalist wood, Brown color France 20th Century

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

We can notice the curves. The wood is a solid Wood. We have a socket in plastic, with a plastic switch You can use any kind of bulb up to 100 watt. Art deco or tribal and Brutalist s...

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20th Century French Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Wood

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

David Palumbo Brutalist Sculptural Iron Lamp
David Palumbo Brutalist Sculptural Iron Lamp

David Palumbo Brutalist Sculptural Iron Lamp

By David Palombo

Located in Atlanta, GA

Sculptural Brutalist style iron table lamp by David Palumbo, American, circa 1960s. The lamp shade is not included.

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1960s American Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Metal, Iron

Pair of Svend Aage for Holm Sorensen Brutalist Acid Treated Brass Pendant Lamps
Pair of Svend Aage for Holm Sorensen Brutalist Acid Treated Brass Pendant Lamps

Pair of Svend Aage for Holm Sorensen Brutalist Acid Treated Brass Pendant Lamps

By Holm Sørensen

Located in Rijssen, NL

Pair of Svend Aage for Holm Sorensen Brutalist acid treated brass pendant lamps. Manufactured in Denmark during the 1960s. Original and well kept. Each Brutalist pendant ceiling ligh...

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Mid-20th Century Danish 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

Henri Fernandez Signed Agate and Brass Wall Lights
Henri Fernandez Signed Agate and Brass Wall Lights

Henri Fernandez Signed Agate and Brass Wall Lights

By Henri Fernandez

Located in Hastings, GB

An incredible pair of extremely rare wall lights, hand crafted and signed by the artist and sculptor Henri Fernandez. Drawing inspiration from the natural world and re-imagining them...

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1970s French Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Agate, Brass

Table Lamp, Brutalist wood, Brown color France 20th Century
Table Lamp, Brutalist wood, Brown color France 20th Century

Table Lamp, Brutalist wood, Brown color France 20th Century

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

We can notice the curves. The wood is a solid Wood. We have a socket in plastic, with a plastic switch You can use any kind of bulb up to 100 watt. Art deco or tribal and Brutalist s...

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20th Century French Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Wood

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

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

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

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

Located in Rijssen, NL

Beautiful ceramic table/floor lamp. Custom made matching lampshade by René Houben. The striped ceramics with colorful details fit perfectly with the custom made green lampshade, ill...

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1960s French Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Beige Striped Ceramic Floor Table Lamp, Custom Lampshade by R. Houben
Beige Striped Ceramic Floor Table Lamp, Custom Lampshade by R. Houben

Beige Striped Ceramic Floor Table Lamp, Custom Lampshade by R. Houben

Located in Rijssen, NL

Beautiful ceramic table/floor lamp. Custom made matching lampshade by René Houben. The striped ceramics with beautiful details fit perfectly with the custom made tapered lampshade, ...

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1960s French Vintage Brutalist Lighting

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Ceramic

1 of the 2 Holmegaard Lilac Ceramic Lamps, Custom Silk Lampshades by R. Houben
1 of the 2 Holmegaard Lilac Ceramic Lamps, Custom Silk Lampshades by R. Houben

1 of the 2 Holmegaard Lilac Ceramic Lamps, Custom Silk Lampshades by R. Houben

Located in Rijssen, NL

Beautiful ceramic table/ floor lamps. Custom made neutral silk lampshades by René Houben. The lilac glazed ceramics with wooden base fit perfectly with the neutral custom made lamps...

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1960s French Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Ceramic

Fracted Resin Table Lamp style to Pierre Giraudon
Fracted Resin Table Lamp style to Pierre Giraudon

Fracted Resin Table Lamp style to Pierre Giraudon

By Pierre Gilardeau

Located in Buzzò, Emilia-Romagna

very rare shape and color, with original shade and patina brass from 1960, never touched, the basement is 30x30x12 cm, perfect condiion

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1970s French Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Brass

Large Italian Multi-Colored Hammered Crystal and Wrought Iron Chandelier
Large Italian Multi-Colored Hammered Crystal and Wrought Iron Chandelier

Large Italian Multi-Colored Hammered Crystal and Wrought Iron Chandelier

Located in Benalmadena, ES

A large, Brutalist-style Italian chandelier made with beautiful, thick, hammered crystals of various sizes and colors, alongside a wrought iron structure. This elegant chandelier cre...

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Late 20th Century Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Wrought Iron

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

Materials

Metal, Steel

Monumental Pair Brutalist Torch Cut Steel Richard Barr Laurel Lamps Mid-Century
Monumental Pair Brutalist Torch Cut Steel Richard Barr Laurel Lamps Mid-Century

Monumental Pair Brutalist Torch Cut Steel Richard Barr Laurel Lamps Mid-Century

By Richard Barr

Located in Pemberton, NJ

These Monumental pair of Brutalist lamps were designed by Richard Barr for the Laurel Lamp Company, Newark, N.J. This pair is much larger than most we have had in the past and were o...

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1960s American Vintage Brutalist Lighting

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Granite, Cut Steel

18 Large Modernist Textured Ice Glass Flush Mounts or Wall Lights with Brass
18 Large Modernist Textured Ice Glass Flush Mounts or Wall Lights with Brass

18 Large Modernist Textured Ice Glass Flush Mounts or Wall Lights with Brass

By J.T. Kalmar

Located in Almelo, NL

Gorgeous large ice glass flush mounts or wall lights on a brass frame manufactured in Germany in the 1960s. The lamp takes 2 large bulbs. The lights are beautifully decorated thanks ...

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Mid-20th Century German Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Brass

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

Pair of 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

24 x Sleek Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights in Chromed Steel – Germany, 1970s
24 x Sleek Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights in Chromed Steel – Germany, 1970s

24 x Sleek Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights in Chromed Steel – Germany, 1970s

Located in Almelo, NL

Sleek Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights in Chromed Steel – Germany, 1970s (24 Available, Priced Per Light) Embodying the essence of Mid-Century Modern design, these sculptural wall sco...

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Late 20th Century German Brutalist Lighting

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Steel, Chrome

Large 1970's Brutalist Gilded Metal and Bronzed Lamp.
Large 1970's Brutalist Gilded Metal and Bronzed Lamp.

Large 1970's Brutalist Gilded Metal and Bronzed Lamp.

Located in New York, NY

1970's Large Metal Brutalist lamp with a torched and pierced design. The column form lamp has a wonderful irregular brutalist design in tones of Gold and Bronze. The lamp has been N...

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1970s Vintage Brutalist Lighting

Materials

Metal, Brass

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

1 of the 4 Ceramic Green Brown Pendants, Denmark 1970

Located in Rijssen, NL

Stunning set of four round ceramic hanging lamps with a beautiful pattern, made with rich colored green and brown ceramics, manufactured by Jette Hellerøe for Axella in the 1960s in ...

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1970s Danish Vintage Brutalist Lighting

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Ceramic

1 of 3 Ceramic Brown Beige Pendants, Denmark 1960s
1 of 3 Ceramic Brown Beige Pendants, Denmark 1960s

1 of 3 Ceramic Brown Beige Pendants, Denmark 1960s

Located in Rijssen, NL

1 of the 3 round ceramic hanging lamps with a beautiful pattern, made with rich colored ceramics, manufactured around the 1960s in Denmark. Two pendants have holes in the ceramic, c...

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1960s Danish Vintage Brutalist Lighting

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Ceramic

Vintage MCM Torch Cut Chandelier After Tom Greene
Vintage MCM Torch Cut Chandelier After Tom Greene

Vintage MCM Torch Cut Chandelier After Tom Greene

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

This exceptional vintage chandelier embodies the dramatic textural aesthetic of the Brutalist movement popular in the 1960s, drawing clear inspiration from works by artists like Tom ...

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Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Lighting

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Brass, Copper

1 of the 3 Ceramic Brown Beige Terracotta Pendants, Denmark 1960s
1 of the 3 Ceramic Brown Beige Terracotta Pendants, Denmark 1960s

1 of the 3 Ceramic Brown Beige Terracotta Pendants, Denmark 1960s

Located in Rijssen, NL

Stunning set of three round ceramic hanging lamps with a beautiful pattern, made with rich colored ceramics, manufactured around the 1960s in Denmark. Each pendant has holes in the ...

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1960s Danish Vintage Brutalist Lighting

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Ceramic

Brutalist Ceramic Table Lamp by Bodil Marie Nielsen, Denmark, 1960s
Brutalist Ceramic Table Lamp by Bodil Marie Nielsen, Denmark, 1960s

Brutalist Ceramic Table Lamp by Bodil Marie Nielsen, Denmark, 1960s

Located in Rijssen, NL

The ceramic base of this Bodil Marie Nielsen lamp exemplifies the Danish Brutalist style of the 1960s, characterized by its raw, tactile forms and organic textures. Crafted from ston...

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1960s Danish Vintage Brutalist Lighting

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Ceramic

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

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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

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Ceramic

Brutalist lighting for sale on 1stDibs.

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