Danish Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Pendant by Holm Sørensen
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Rare Danish Mid-Century Modern Brutalist pendant by Holm Sørensen.
1960s Danish Vintage Brutalist Lighting
Brass
The design of brutalist furniture encompasses that which is crafted, hewn and worked by hand — an aesthetic rebuke (or, at least, a counterpoint) to furniture that is created using 21st-century materials and technology. Lately, the word “brutalist” has been adopted by the realms of furniture design and the decorative arts to refer to chairs, cabinets, tables and accessory pieces such as mirror frames and lighting that are made of rougher, deeply textured metals and other materials that are the visual and palpable antithesis of the sleek, smooth and suave.
ORIGINS OF BRUTALIST FURNITURE DESIGN
CHARACTERISTICS OF BRUTALIST FURNITURE DESIGN
BRUTALIST FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
VINTAGE BRUTALIST FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The term brutalism — which derives from the French word brut, meaning “raw” — was coined by architecture critic Reyner Banham to describe an architectural style that emerged in the 1950s featuring monumental buildings, usually made of unornamented concrete, whose design was meant to project an air of strength and solidity.
Le Corbusier essentially created the brutalist style; its best-known iterations in the United States are the Whitney Museum of American Art, which was designed by Marcel Breuer, and Paul Rudolph's Yale Art and Architecture Building. The severe style might have been the most criticized architectural movement of the 20th century, even if it was an honest attempt to celebrate the beauty of raw material. But while the brutalist government buildings in Washington, D.C., seemingly bask in their un-beauty, brutalist interior design and decor is much more lyrical, at times taking on a whimsical, romantic quality that its exterior counterparts lack.
Paul Evans is Exhibit A for brutalist furniture design. His Sculpture Front cabinets laced with high-relief patinated steel mounts have become collector's items nonpareil, while the chairs, coffee table and dining table in his later Cityscape series and Sculpted Bronze series for Directional Furniture are perhaps the most expressive, attention-grabbing pieces in American modern design. Other exemplary brutalist designers are Silas Seandel, the idiosyncratic New York furniture designer and sculptor whose works in metal — in particular his tables — have a kind of brawny lyricism, and Curtis Jere, a nom-de-trade for the California team of Curtis Freiler and Jerry Fels, the bold makers of expressive scorched and sheared copper and brass mirror frames and wall-mounted sculptures.
Brutalist furniture and sculptures remain popular with interior designers and can lend unique, eccentric, human notes to an art and design collection in any home.
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Danish Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Pendant by Holm Sørensen
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Rare Danish Mid-Century Modern Brutalist pendant by Holm Sørensen.
Brass
Pair of Ceramic Brown Tapered Cone Pendants, Denmark 1960
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful set of round ceramic hanging lamps with a beautiful pattern in the style of Axella, manufactured in the 1960s in Denmark. This gorgeous set brings refined elegance and ric...
Ceramic
$2,231Sale Price|20% Off
Brutalist Hammered Glass Chandelier by Longobard, Italy, 1970s
By Longobard
Located in Catania, CT
This stunning chandelier, crafted by Longobard in Italy during the 1970s, embodies the distinctive Brutalist style. Made from thick, hammered Murano glass and featuring a gilt and br...
Iron
Monumental Ceramic Totem Floor Lamp by Potiers of Accolay, France, Circa 1970
Located in leucate, FR
Discover this magnificent and rare floor or table lamp, a sculptural piece by the celebrated Potiers d'Accolay from the 1970s. This impressive lamp stands out with its openwork ceram...
Ceramic, Resin
Isabelle Faure Signed Illuminated Gold Butterfly Sculpture Light Brass and Agate
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...
Agate, Brass
Pair of Hammered Glass Silver Iron Sconces by Biancardi, Italy, 1970s
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...
Iron
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...
Iron
Brutalist Ceramic Pendant Light, France, 1960s–1970s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Brutalist Ceramic Pendant Light, France, 1960s–1970s Striking handmade ceramic pendant light from France, crafted in the 1960s–1970s. This bold Brutalist design features a richly te...
Brass
$2,484Sale Price|20% Off
Sunburst Starburst Light Fixture in Gilt and Green Metal, Spain 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching gilt wrought iron sunburst or starburst shaped ceiling light fixture or pendant, Spain, 1950-1960. The starburst / sunburst shaped frame surrounds a central exposed bulb...
Metal, Iron, Gold Leaf
Laurel Lamp with Fantoni Style Applique Stainless & Brass
Located in Hanover, MA
Brushed stainless steel columnar table lamp with gilt bronze brutalist appliques, in the manner of Marcello Fantoni and Maurizio Tempestini. Produced by Laurel Lamp Mfg. Co. Height as shown 36 inches Height from table to top of column...
Brass, Stainless Steel
1 of the 7 Georges Pelletier Ceramic Lamps, Custom Silk Shades by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
1 of the 7 beautiful ceramic table/ floor lamps by Georges Pelletier, 2022. Custom made silk and rattan lampshades by René Houben. The brown and honey colored ceramics and the geome...
Ceramic
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...
Ceramic
Georges Pelletier Baluster Dark Ceramic Lamp, Custom Silk Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful ceramic table/ floor lamp by Georges Pelletier, 2022. Custom made silk lampshade by René Houben. The dark ceramics and the warm colored geometric details fit perfectly wit...
Ceramic
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 ...
Brass
Table Lamp by Luciano Frigerio, Italy, 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Table lamp with a conical lampshade and a brass base featuring an irregular Brutalist surface texture. Please note: We assume no liability or warranty for the electrical components.
Brass
$6,749Sale Price|20% Off
Spanish Foliage Sunburst Light Fixture / Chandelier in Gilt Iron, 10 Lights
By Ferro Art
Located in Barcelona, ES
Outstanding spanish foliage sunburst flush mount ceiling light in gilt iron, Ferro Art, 1950s Extra large size ( 91cm / 35,8 inches diameter). Ten Ligh...
Metal, Iron, Gold Leaf
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, ...
Ceramic
Halifax Brown Ceramic Table Lamp, Custom Made Silk Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful Large ceramic table lamp, 1970s. This Halifax lamp base brings refined elegance and rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful shape, it offers a unique prese...
Ceramic
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...
Wrought Iron
Pair of Stewart Ross James Verdigris Bronze Table Lamps for Hansen
By Hansen Lighting Co., Stewart Ross James
Located in North Miami, FL
These lovely verdigris bronze patinated lamps are designed by Stewart Ross James for Hansen. In working condition with original wiring and single standard bulb. The elegant double p...
Bronze
Brutalist Ceramic Wall Sconce, Netherlands, 1960s
Located in Rīga, LV
Mid-century Brutalist ceramic wall sconce made in the Netherlands. The sculptural form features deeply carved, organic curves with two recessed bulb holders that create dramatic ligh...
Ceramic
A BRUTALIST Wrought Iron & Wood MARINE TABLE LAMP, France 1960
Located in PARIS, FR
A strong and powerful wrought iron table lamp, including a patinated massive wooden pulley, made by a French craftsman from the 60s. The lamp is based on a wrought iron tripod holdin...
Wrought Iron
Large French Organic Table Lamp, 1970s
Located in Vienna, AT
Very large French organic table lamp from the 1970s. The base is made of a single piece of olive tree root with a large shade covered in strands of earthen-tone wool. Very nice origi...
Wool, Wood
XXL Blue Ceramic Floor Table Lamp, Custom Beige Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful XL ceramic table/floor lamp. Custom made matching lampshade by René Houben. The blue ceramics with beautiful details fit perfectly with the custom made beige melange lamps...
Ceramic
Georges Pelletier Cylindric Brown Ceramic Lamp, Custom Silk Shade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful ceramic table/ floor lamp by Georges Pelletier, 2022. Custom made silk lampshade by René Houben. The brown and honey colored ceramics and the geometric details fit perfect...
Ceramic
Brutalist Sunburst Wall Light by Felipe Delfinger, 1965
Located in Montreal, QC
This is a rare example of the work of Felipe Delfinger for Feder combining brilliantly the natural craftmanship of the Cuernavacan glass blowers with the taste for the bright, sangui...
Copper, Steel
1970s Tom Greene for Feldman Metal Brutalist Pendant Light
By Tom Greene, Feldman Lighting Co.
Located in Stamford, CT
1970s Brutalist style pendant light by Tom Greene for Feldman. Burnished brass with cut-out detailing. Newly rewired with new double socket fittings. Fixture takes two standard bulbs...
Brass
Large Free-Form Teak Sculptural Table Lamp, France 1970s
Located in ROUEN, FR
Impressive large-scale sculptural table lamp carved from solid teak in an organic free-form design. Created in the 1970s in France, its flowing silhouette and beautifully figured gra...
Teak
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...
Ceramic
Chandelier Pendant Light, Austrolux, Nickel Chrome Glass, Austria, 1970s, 1 of 3
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
One of three Austrian light fixtures by Austrolux, Vienna, manufactured in midcentury, circa 1970 (late 1960s or early 1970s). The lights are made of a silver painted metal frame wh...
Chrome, Nickel, Metal
$937Sale Price|20% Off
Brutalist Wall Sculpture/Light, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare brutalist wall sculpture/light from the 1960s. Made of lacquered multi-layer torch-cut sheet metal this has a wonderful abstract organic structure...
Sheet Metal
Pair of Brutalist Tripod Table Lamps by Marcelo Bessa
By Alberto and Diego Giacometti
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of Brutalist style tripod table lamps in the style of Giacometti.
Brass
Set of 2 Mid-Century Modern Danish Brutalist Studio Pottery Pendant Lamps, 1960s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Brutalist studio ceramic pendant lights from Denmark with a striking lighting effect. Simple ceramic lights that primarily attract attention with their atmospheric light. The lamp b...
Ceramic
Brutalist Metal and Textured Amber Glass Pendant Lamp, Germany, 1970s
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Brutalist pendant lamp from Germany, 1970s, combining a heavy textured amber glass shade with a striking construction of dark patinated metal tubes. The metal elements are cut and pe...
Metal, Copper
$1,600 / set
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...
Copper
Sculptural artisanal brutalist midcentury burl wood turned table lamp, France
Located in Zaandam, NL
A striking sculptural table lamp from 1960s France, hand-turned from a single dense burl wood trunk. The form follows the natural figure of the burl — a tapering, droplet-shaped body...
Brass
$6,327 / set
1 of the 2 Danish Ceramic Table Lamps, 1970
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful set of 2 ceramic table lamps, combined with a custom lampshade. Manufactured in Denmark in the 1970s. The lampshades feature a trim that perfectly complements the bases. I...
Ceramic
Italian Brutalist Ceramic Table Lamp with Running Glaze, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Raw looking italian table light executed in a chamotte clay type with running drip glazes in light green, white and brown. Studio-made in Italy circa 1970-75. It comes mounted with a...
Ceramic
$3,384Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set of 2 Brutalist Ceramic Table Lamps by Emiel Laskaris, Belgium, 1960
Located in Herentals, BE
Set of 2 matching lamp bases in ceramic. The lamp bases are made by Emiel Laskaris, a Greek ceramist who had his own ceramics studio in Belgium in Sint-Niklaas. The lamp bases have...
Ceramic
Paul Evans Cityscape Table Lamp PE-4006
By Paul Evans
Located in Hanover, MA
The most rare model of Paul Evans Cityscape lamp produced by Directional circa 1972 in polished stainless steel and brass mosaic tiles. See...
Brass, Stainless Steel
$1,988 / item
James de Wulf Ball Pendant Lighting
Located in Paia, HI
Industrial style pendant with steel that is burnt black in a forge. These pendants were designed with underwater mines in mind. Comes with 10 feet of burnt black chain, matching cano...
Steel
c1960 Lee Rosen for Design Technics Ovoid Brutalist Pottery Ceramic Lamp
By Lee Rosen
Located in Southampton, NJ
A c1960 Lee Rosen for Design-Technics Brutalist Pottery Lamp featuring its original, oval string shade. This lamp appears in the Design-Technics catalog as Style: CL 385 (Ovoid) Tech...
Ceramic, Pottery, Terracotta
1/2 BRUTALIST Marine TABLE LAMP by Adrien AUDOUX & Frida MINNET & BIOT Glass
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet
Located in PARIS, FR
A small and charming Table Lamp, Night Light or Lantern, Modernist, Rustic-Modern, Art-Popular, Brutalist, Shabby-Chic, circular wooden base, body in a ball of red blown glass from B...
Rope, Blown Glass, Wood
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...
Oak
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...
Copper
Rare Large French Brass Wall Light, circa 1980
Located in Vienna, AT
Unique French oversize wall light from the 1970-1980s, quite possibly by Jacques Duval-Brasseur. Very sculptural piece in the shape of a stylized maple branch with leaves...
Brass
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...
Sheet Metal
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...
Iron, Wrought Iron
Pair of Brutalist Style Table Lamps by Visual Comfort from the Anneu Collection
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 ...
Iron
Brutalist Brass Pendant by Svend Aage Holm Sørensen
By Holm Sørensen & Pedersen Belysning, Svend Aage Holm Sørensen
Located in Vienna, AT
Brass lamp fitted with one E27 socket. Designed by Svend Aage Holm Sørensen in the 1960 in Denmark. 2 Pieces available, price per lamp.
Brass
A Supersized Sculptural BRUTALIST Stone FLOOR LAMP by ALBERT TORMOS, France 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
A rare and sculptural floor lamp or rather a luminous sculpture in cast stone by Albert Tormos, France 1970. This massive and heavy piece in cast stone is made of two parts: a cubic ...
Cast Stone
Brakelmann & Becker 1970 Brutalist Wall Lamp, Ceramic & Slate, Germany
Located in Ludwigslust, DE
This extraordinary wall lamp is a typical example of the Brutalist style, which Brakelmann & Becker celebrated in several variations. The lamp is in excellent, undamaged conditio...
Slate
Brutalist copper floor lamp by Holm Sørensen, Denmark 1960s
By Holm Sørensen, Svend Aage Holm Sørensen
Located in ECHT, NL
Rare mid century floor lamp. Designed in Denmark by Svend Aage Holm Sørensen in the 1960s. The lamps has two hand-made shades made from flame-cut copper. The shades are attached to a...
Copper
Sunburst Scrollwork Crown Ceiling Light Fixture in Wrought Iron & Glass, 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Brutalist Hand Forged Iron Sunburst Light Fixture with Pressed Glass Shade, Spain, 1950s This handcrafted sunburst crown light fixture features an scrolled wrought iron frame and ce...
Iron, Wrought Iron
1 of the 2 Holmegaard Lilac Ceramic Lamps, Custom White Lampshades by R. Houben
By Holmegaard
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 white custom made lampsha...
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Oxidized Brass Brutalist Chandelier by Sorensen Denmark 1960s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Mid-Century Modern Brutalist chandelier, made in oxidized brass, stamped: Holm Sorensen in the canopy. Denmark, 1960s 1 E27 light medium base socket. Diameter:18.8 inch. Height...
Brass, Copper
French midcentury brutalist wood turned hand crafted table lamp, 1950s
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...
Wood, Oak
Whimsical and Unique Brutalist Fish Lantern Floor Lamp in Wrought Iron 1960s
Located in Tilburg, NL
Whimsical and Unique Brutalist Fish Lantern Floor Lamp in Wrought Iron, Europe, 1960s. And now for something completely different... This unique and highly exceptional fish floor lamp...
Wrought Iron
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...
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Pendant Light by Svend Aage Holm Sørensen, 1960’s
By Svend Aage Holm Sørensen, 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...
Brass