Brutalist Oak Lamp, France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Solid wood base heavily carved in natural patterns with a dark patina. Base size only 14x6x6. As shown 18x24.
Mid-20th Century French 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.
Find authentic vintage brutalist chairs, coffee tables, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.
Brutalist Oak Lamp, France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Solid wood base heavily carved in natural patterns with a dark patina. Base size only 14x6x6. As shown 18x24.
Brass
Brutalist square flush mount, Germany 1970s
Located in Herentals, BE
Square molded glass flush mount in the style of Glashutte Limburg. The ceiling lamp is equipped with 1 E 27 porcelain fitting and a black metal mounting plate. If shipping costs are ...
Metal
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
Chain Link Floor Lamp, 1950s France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brutalist iron chain link floor lamp, made in 1950s France. Just over 5.5 feet tall. Extremely heavy and substantial lamp. Tripod base with rusti...
Iron
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
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
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
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
Pair of Mid Century Modern Sculptural Brutalist Torch Cut Steel Table Lamps
By Paul Evans, Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and large, 45 inches to the top of the shade. Torch cut and welded steel panels in a random rectilinear form. Sprayed black and in excellent vintage condition with minimal w...
Steel
A Sculptural SHABBY-CHIC BRONZE BRUTALIST 3 Lights CEILING FIXTURE, France 1970
Located in PARIS, FR
An exceptional suspension, pendant or even a luminous sculpture made of three arms of light, Art-Déco, Modernist, Brutalist, with pieces and joints in aluminum, cylindric massive axi...
Aluminum, Bronze
Danish Modern Sculptural Ceramic Table Lamp by Jeppe Hagedorn-Olsen, 1960s
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. ...
Ceramic, Fabric
$1,440Sale Price|20% Off
Brutalist Chandelier
By Moe Lighting
Located in New York, NY
Six sided Brutalist chandelier having six exterior candlestick arm lights, and three interior candle bulb lights. The fixture has textured gold toned cast brass panels (each 10 inch ...
Brass
Elegant Hourglass Form Verdigris Stewart James for Hansen Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Brutalist verdigris finish on bronze hourglass form table lamp base. Designed by Stewart James for Hansen Lighting Company, circa 1950s. Fine, untouched, original, ready to use condi...
Bronze
Richard Barr for Laurel Monumental Wrought Iron Assemblage Table Lamp H-734
By Laurel, Richard Barr
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage torch-cut iron table lamp features abstract patinated metal sculptural body mounted on a cube base of enameled cast aluminum. The lamp was created by Richard Barr as a part ...
Enamel, Iron
MCM Brutalist Pendant Light Wood & Smoked Glass Globe Black Chain N O S
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome Mid-Century Modern NOS (new old stock) slightly Brutalist or rustic black, wood, and smoked glass globe pendant light with black ch...
Metal
$1,472Sale Price|20% Off
Pair 1950s French Mid Century ModernBrutalist Metalwork Flower Form Wall Sconces
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Pair 1950's French Brutalist Flower Form Wall Sconces. Unique sconces with original rust detail.
Metal
Sunburst Scrollwork Crown Flush Mount Light Fixtures, Wrought Iron & Glass, Pair
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pair of Brutalist Hand Forged Iron Sunburst Light Fixtures with Pressed Glass Shades, Spain, 1950s This pair of handcrafted sunburst crown light fixtures feature scrolled wrought ir...
Iron, Wrought Iron
Dutch Organic Form Ceramic Wall Sconce, 1960s
Located in Rīga, LV
Mid-century Brutalist stoneware wall sconce made in the Netherlands. The sculptural form features deeply carved, organic curves with two recessed bulb holders that create dramatic li...
Ceramic
Contemporary Cerulean Blue Murano Glass Sconces with Brass Baguette Details
With a nod to the Brutalist style lighting of Longobard of Verona, this pair of cerulean blue hammered Murano glass wall sconces are elegantl...
Brass
A Mid-Century French Patinated Resin Brutalist Lamp
Located in London, GB
France, circa 1960 A mid 20th century French lamp in patinated resin to simulate bronze, the natural sculptural form in the manner of Barbara Hepworth. Height 36.50cm Height wit...
Resin
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
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
1 of the 5 Ceramic Green Brown Pendants, Denmark 1970
Located in Rijssen, NL
Stunning set of five 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 ...
Ceramic
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...
Ceramic
1 of the 3 XL Ceramic Floor Table Lamps, Custom Silk Lamp Shades by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
One of the three ceramic floor table lamps, 1970s. This set brings a rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful shapes, it offers a unique presence. The bases with blue...
Ceramic
1970s vintage WALL LAMP wrought iron and parchment koch & sons brutalist rustic
Located in Mannheim, DE
A striking wall lamp in a brutalist, rustic style. The frame is made of anthracite grey wrought iron, the shade is made of parchment with leather cord stitching. It's designed for di...
Wrought Iron
1 of the 2 Metal Brutalist Pendant Lamps by Sven Aage for Holm Sorensen, 1960
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...
Brass
Pair of Ceramic Table Lamps by Noomi Backhausen for Soholm, Denmark 1960
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...
Ceramic
$3,160Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of 1970s Brutalist Wall Sconces
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A pair of 1960s steel brutalist sconces with amber glass globes. Very sculptural with a large scale.
Metal
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...
Brass
Rare 1970s MCM János Lehoczky Artisan Brutalist Hand Wrought Steel Chandelier
By Paul Evans, Károly Bieber, János Lehoczky
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...
Iron, Wrought Iron
Starburst Sunburst Wall Mirror / Light Fixture in Gilt Metal
Located in Barcelona, ES
Rare handcrafted parcel-gilt iron sunburst / starburst shaped wall mirror, Spain, 1940s-1950s. This Brutalist mirror has two layers of rays in different sizes with jagged pointed edg...
Metal, Gold Leaf, Iron
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...
Metal
18 Large Modernist Textured Ice Glass Flush Mounts or Wall Lights with Brass
By J.T. Kalmar
Located in Almelo, NL
Set of 18 gorgeous large ice glass flush mounts or wall lights on a brass frame manufactured in Germany in the 1960s. The lights are beautifully decorated thanks to the structured gl...
Brass
Vintage Brutalist Chandelier by Tom Greene, Brass Floral Design, 1960s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage six arm Brutalist Chandelier by Tom Greene. Each arm ends with a tulip shaped flower encasing the light bulb. The central stem is wrapped in leaves. A very unique and unusual...
Brass
Large Spanish Brutalist Sconce in Forged Iron from 1960's
Located in Barcelona, ES
Large Spanish brutalist sconce with three globes from 1960's. Black lacquered forged iron structure with three opal glass globes.
Iron
Brutalist wood turned and cast iron large table lamp, 1960s
Located in Zaandam, NL
An intriguing example of brutalism at its finest. This unusual lamp came to us through a dealer in France so we've left the attribution there. There is some debate if the wooden base...
Iron
Pair of Ceramic Table Lamp by Noomi Backhausen for Soholm, Denmark 1960s
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful ceramic table lamp by , 2022. Noomi Backhausen for Soholm, Denmark 1960s. Combined with a custom lampshade. The green and brown ceramics and yellow colored details complem...
Ceramic
XXL Green Baroque Pattern Ceramic Lamp, Custom Matching Lampshade by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful ceramic table/floor lamp. Custom made matching lampshade by René Houben. The beautiful ceramics with a green baroque pattern fit perfectly with the custom made lampshade, ...
Ceramic
Pair of Brutalist Dutch Art Glass Wall Sconces by Studio Tetterode, 1960s
By Tetterode Studio, Poliarte
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant pair of Brutalist abstract sculptural Murano glass wall lights made of multi colored shattered glass pieces mounted on a metal base. Manufactured by the Dutch lighting compan...
Metal
Vintage Brutalist Floor Lamp, Hand Forged Wrought Iron 1950s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage wrought iron floor lamp features a streamlined columnar body on footed base with adjustable sculptural element supporting the socket. The textured abstract leaves accent on t...
Wrought Iron
4 Brutalist Torch Cut Copper Cylinder Pendant Table Lamp Fixtures att. Tom Geene
By Tom Greene
Located in New York, NY
4 Brutalist cylindrical torch cut copper light fixtures, attributed to Tom Greene, circa 1970's. These fixtures are cleverly designed to function either as hanging pendant lights,...
Copper, Iron
Elegant small brutalist light design by Tom Green for Feldman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A sexy small brutalist light, design by Tom Green, it was all hands crafted,
Brass
Red Clay 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 night‑blooming desert cacti, the Night Blooming Cereus Lamp brings a quiet sculptural presence to any interior. Hand‑built from red stone...
Brass
$3,932Sale Price|20% Off
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...
Wrought Iron
Exemplary Mazzega Murano Textured Clear & Amber Glass Disc Flush Mount 1970s
By Mazzega
Located in New York, NY
Known for it's unique blending of traditional craftsmanship and contemporary design, Mazzega offers a brutalist interpretation of the classic Murano glass disc flush mount. The resul...
Metal, Steel
Swedish Brutalist Aluminum and Glass Sconce by Hans Ehrlich
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Swedish Brutalist cast aluminum and cast glass wall sconces by Tom Ahlstrom and Hans Ehrlich. Total five available and priced individually. Thes...
Aluminum
Brutalist Iron and Art Glass Floor Lamp, Longobard, Italy 1970s
By Longobard
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing Floor lamp in gold Iron and colorful art glass, from the Serie Daly by Longobard Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Metal, Iron
Amethyst Murano Glass Aluminum Sconce Italian Brutalist 1970s
Located in Lisboa, PT
A sculptural wall sconce, Italy, 1960s — a striking example of mid-century Italian lighting where art meets architecture. The design centers around a brushed aluminum backplate adorn...
Aluminum
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...
Ceramic
Isabelle Faure Rose Quartz Gold Table Lamp
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 ...
Brass
pair table lamps in travertin from the 70s
Located in Kiel, SH
pair travertin table lamps from the 70s by an unknown company. Probably made in belgium.
Travertine
Midcentury Italian Brutalist Spider Yellow Glass Body Sconce
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Housing one light. Will be newly rewired with certified US UL socket for the Usa and appropriate socket for all other countries and ready to hang. Wrought iron body with yellow Mura...
Wrought Iron
Adjustable wrought iron floor lamp, reading lamp
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Floor Lamp - Wrought iron Measures : Base Ø :38cm - Total H : 166cm - H : 152cm Lampshade : Lampshade included : width : 20cm The lampshade can be adjusted in height. Nice to illu...
Iron
1 of the 4 Stunning Ceramic Brown Blue 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. All pendants have holes in the ceramic, c...
Ceramic
Bernard Rooke Ceramic Table Lamp, England 1970's
Located in New York, NY
"Wheel" table lamp by Bernard Rooke in heavy ceramic in the brutalist style. The lamp is wired for the US, comes with no shade (one can be provided on request) size is of base only.
Brass
Signed Accolay Studio Ceramic Table Lamp with Original Torch-Cut Copper Shade
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A superb example of French mid-century studio pottery, this table lamp is signed Accolay on the base — the mark of one of post-war France's most celebrated ceramic communities. Found...
Metal
Pair of Ceramic Table Lamp by Noomi Backhausen for Soholm Silk Shade, 1960
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...
Ceramic
1 of 5 Brutalist Yellow Iron Glass Flush Mounts by Holm Sorensen
Located in Rijssen, NL
1 of 5 beautiful gray and yellow iron flush mounts. Manufactured in Denmark during the 1960s. Original and well kept. Each flush mount composed of large acid treated plates welded to...
Iron
Sculptural handmade ceramic table lamps set of two, brutalist design, 1970's sty
Located in POLOPOS, ES
Sculptural handmade ceramic table lamps set of two, Brutalist Organic Design, in 1970"s style This unique set of two sculptural table lamps with an expressive, organic Brutalist cha...
Ceramic