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Brutalist Table Lamps

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
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.
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Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Table Lamps

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Brass

Tony Paul Mid Century Bronze Brutalist Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Mid Century dark bronze Brutalist lamps with a sinuous shaped body on squared bases. Rewired for use in the USA, 100W bulbs.
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Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Table Lamps

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Bronze

Mid Century Marcello Fantoni Style Brutalist Chrome Sculpture Lamp, Circa 1970s
Located in Miami, FL
Midcentury unique welded brutalist sculpture lamp rendered in chrome plated steel, different from all angles, Italy, circa 1970s. shade for d...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Brutalist Table Lamps

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Metal, Chrome

Pair of 1970s silver brutalist table lamps by Richard Barr for Laurel lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Completely restored pair of nickel plated, brutalist table, lamps designed by Richard Bar… Trapezoidal Black metal bases have been recently restored as well… Very sculptural… No sha...
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20th Century American Brutalist Table Lamps

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Metal

Bernard Rooke Pottery Lamp, UK 1970's
Located in New York, NY
Brutalist pottery lamp by Bernard Rooke in dual glaze. Size is of the base only. No shade included.
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Late 20th Century French Brutalist Table Lamps

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Brass

1980s Signed Brutalist Bronze Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Stunning pair of 1980s solid bronze Brutalist style table lamps with chrome shades. The lamps are well made and very heavy "signed and dated 1987".
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1980s American Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Brass, Bronze, Chrome

Sculptural Brutalist Lamp by the Laurel Lamp Mfg. Company
Located in Waxahachie, TX
Free shipping within the continental United States. Sculptural brutalist table lamp on wood base. Mostly copper sculpture with some bronze. Has beautiful vintage patina. *be carefu...
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1960s Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Copper, Bronze

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 flower form  lampshade. The green and brown ceramics and the beige lampsha...
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1960s Danish Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Ceramic

XXL Ceramic Table Lamp by Mette Stiil with Custom Lampshade, Denmark 1960
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful ceramic table lamp by Mette Stiil, combined with a custom lampshade. This table or floor lamp by Stiil Keramik Denmark is a stunning example of Danish Modern design. Handc...
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1960s Danish Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Ceramic

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...
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1950s American Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Bronze

Ceramic Table Lamp with Custom Silk Lampshade by Rene Houben
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful ceramic table lamp, combined with a custom silk lampshade made by Rene Houben. The warm colors of the ceramic with the custom made shade complement each other very well an...
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1960s Danish Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Albert Tormos “Signal” Lamp, France 1960's
Located in New York, NY
Cylindrical lamp carved out of Pierre du Gard stone with 4 holes around the top to let the light pass through.
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Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Table Lamps

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Stone

Claude Victor Boeltz 24 Karat Gold-Plated 'Exploded' Photograph Frame
Located in Hastings, GB
Claude Victor Boeltz sculptural 24-karat gold-plated exploded photograph frame with lamp and rock crystal inclusions. The natural rock quartz crystal wands...
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Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Table Lamps

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Bronze

Unique Important Brutalist Patinated Lamp signed AR-BO
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This unique important and very decoratoive brutalist lamp is made of carved and patinated wood. This is a very nice work of an amazing quality. This is a French work signed AR-BO. Ci...
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1990s French Brutalist Table Lamps

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Wood

Very Large Stunning Brutalist Postmodern MCM Ceramic Handmade Lamp 70s, 3 lights
Located in Basel, BS
Very stunning 1970s large French, brutalist handmade lamp featuring a 3 light switch, you can have one light, two lights, or all three on with the pull of the chain. **We have a video of the lighting functions available to send to you upon request. We can message it to you here on the 1st Dibs system. Beautifully handmade with attention to beautiful craft and drip detailing. This is a wonderful presence and statement piece in any designer space. Fast shipping in 5-14 days, via insured airmail with our top rated...
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1970s French Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Brass

World War Two Trench Art, Brass Shell Case Table Lamp, USA, 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Brass table lamp made of a naval artillery shell dated production year 1943. The shell is meticulously incised with lines to create a brick pattern. Marked at the bottom 3" MK7 MOD 1...
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Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Table Lamps

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Brass

Duval Brasseur Large Gold Agate Angel Fish Lamp
Located in Hastings, GB
Fantastic angel fish sculpture by Duval Brasseur, a single large slice of agate covers the single lamp fitting, and this is illuminated when switched on. This piece is of large propo...
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1970s French Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Agate, Brass

Brutalist Nail Sculptural Lucite Table Lamp by Laurel
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Brutalist nail sculpture Lucite table lamp made by the Laurel Lamp Co. featuring a hand-welded bronze nail sculpture fixed to an acrylic lamp body with a black lacquer base. The lamp...
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1960s American Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Brass, Steel

Pair of Mid Century Modern Sculptural Brutalist Torch Cut Steel Table Lamps
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...
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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Steel

Abstract Copper Table Lamp, France 1960's
Located in New York, NY
Heavy hammered copper table lamp with an abstract decor. Base size only 16x10x4. 18x26 as shown.
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Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Table Lamps

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Brass, Copper

Richard Barr Brutalist Torch Cut Steel Lamp for Laurel
Located in Chicago, IL
Richard Barr Table Lamp for the STUDIO Collection by Laurel, United States, c.1965. Beautiful torch cut and welded brutalist form. This one has an original patina to the metal.
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Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Table Lamps

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Metal

Cerri Nestore Table Lamp in Travertine, 1970s. Made in Italy.
Located in Stockholm, SE
The Cerri Nestore Table Lamp in Travertine, crafted in the 1970s in Italy, exudes bold elegance. Each piece features meticulous groove detailing cut into the travertine. The design b...
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1970s Italian Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Travertine, Brass

Brutalist table lamp by César Baldaccini
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
Brutalist table by César Baldaccini for Daum, France. Model: Argos, in Crystal glass. Height: 31,5cm. Width: 11,5cm. Depth: 6,5cm.
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1970s Italian Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Crystal

CLAUDE VICTOR BOELTZ 70's French 'exploded bronze' lamp
Located in Sherborne, GB
CLAUDE VICTOR BOELTZ Sculptural golden gilt-plated exploded bronze lamp with rock crystal inclusions. The natural rock quartz crystal wands are set into t...
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1970s French Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Agate, Rock Crystal, Brass, Bronze

Pair of Unusual Resin Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Pair of unusual resin table lamps with integrated brass fragments and colored "gems".
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1980s Italian Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Brass

Brutalist Copper Patch Work Table Lamp Attributed as Early Paul Evans
Located in Ferndale, MI
I believe this to be an early Paul Evans creation. Possibly from his days at Cranbrook. Odd shapes of copper sheet welded and soldered together with a catal...
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Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Table Lamps

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Copper

Italian Brutalist Large Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
A Brutalist table lamp in steel with handmade silk shade in black.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Brutalist Table Lamps

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Steel

Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Torch Cut Cylindrical Table Lamp or Accent Light
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This hand-crafted table lamp or accent light is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from the United States and date to approximately 1965 and done in the period Brutalist style...
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Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Table Lamps

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Cut Steel

Custom Large Ceramic Scholar Rock Lamp by Peter Lane
Located in New York City, NY
Exquisite Custom Large Scholar Rock Lamps by Peter Lane. Two Available; Sold Individually.
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2010s American Brutalist Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

Rare brutalist table lamp by Fantoni
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Rare single brutalist style pierced metal table lamp by Fantoni.
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1960s Italian Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Metal

Lampe Cubes by Cinabre Gallery, solid Bronze and hand carved & polished Selenite
Located in London, GB
These amazing brutalist style table lamps, hand made by Cinabre Gallery, consisting of hand cast bronze base and cube spacers with 3 hand carved and hand polished Selenite cubes each...
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2010s French Brutalist Table Lamps

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Crystal, Bronze

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

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Ceramic

1 of the 2 Danish Ceramic Table Lamps, 1970
By OTHR
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...
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1970s Danish Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Handcrafted brutalist copper table lamp, Netherlands 1960s
Located in ECHT, NL
Brutalist mid century table lamp. Handcrafted from copper pipes and set on a black lacquered base.
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Brutalist Table Lamps

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Copper

Tall Marcello Fantoni for Raymor Bronzed Brutalist "Branch" Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Substantial Marcello Fantoni for Raymor Brutalist Bronzed Metal and Walnut Table Lamp. Featuring a sculptural and welded, torch cut Bronzed metal, branch like, organic tree form desi...
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1950s Italian Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Metal

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.
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1970s Belgian Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Travertine

Large Brutalist Studio Lamp, UK 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Rough earthenware decorated with a geometric line pattern. Base size only 18x9
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Mid-20th Century British Brutalist Table Lamps

Materials

Earthenware

Large White Peter Ellery Table Lamp, UK 1960's
Located in New York, NY
Large white glazed “Scraffito” Table lamp. Base size only 18x9x4.
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Mid-20th Century British Brutalist Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Vintage Boho Brutalist Floor Lamps - Set of 2
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Make a powerful statement with this dramatic pair of vintage Brutalist floor lamps. Expertly hand-forged from textured iron, each lamp features a striking openwork tower design. The ...
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Late 20th Century American Brutalist Table Lamps

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Iron

Ceramic Table Lamp by Noomi Backhausen for Soholm, 1960
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful ceramic table lamp by Noomi Backhausen for Soholm Pottery, Denmark 1960s. The warm colors of the ceramic with the shade complement each other very well and illuminate beau...
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1960s Danish Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Brutalist Carved Oak Slats Lamp, France 1950’s
Located in New York, NY
Brutalist table lamp in carved oak with wrought iron studs. Base only 22x11.
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Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Table Lamps

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Oak

Vintage Boho Cast Leaves Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This highly textural vintage table lamp is a striking example of Brutalist or Abstract Modern sculpture, utilizing rough surfaces and organic motifs. The lamp body is composed of thr...
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Late 20th Century American Brutalist Table Lamps

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Metal, Silver Leaf

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.
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2010s American Brutalist Table Lamps

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Brass

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 Table Lamps

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Murano Glass

Italian Midcentury Ceramic of Venice Table Lamp Attributed to Marcello Fantoni
Located in Sharon, CT
A large cylindrical lamp with a Gondoleer and a facode of Venice loosely encised and glazed, signed (?).
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1950s Italian Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Brutalist Carved Limestone table lamp - Circa 1980s
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Brutalist Carved Limestone table lamp - Circa 1980s Arsène Galisson Style - France Measures : 17x9 cm H: 30,5cm Weight : ~ 7 kg Material : Stone
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20th Century French Brutalist Table Lamps

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Stone

Large wrought iron table lamp
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Large wrought iron table lamp Brutalist - Vintage - table lamp Measures : With Shade : 40x24cm H:82cm Lamp : 29x10cm H:58cm
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20th Century Brutalist Table Lamps

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Iron

1 of the 2 Ceramic Table Lamps by Noomi Backhausen for Soholm With Custom Shade
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful ceramic table lamp by Noomi Backhausen for Soholm Pottery, Denmark 1960s. Combined with a custom lampshade made by Rene Houben. The warm colors of the ceramic with the cus...
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1960s Danish Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Ceramic

1980 Italian Brutalist Pair of Cream Beige Murano Glass Round Brass Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Late 1970s-early 1980s one of a kind Italian pair of modernist table lamps with an Art Deco flair. The handmade brass structure, raised on a round base with small feet, is composed of a half round shield decorated with a sculptural brass lace...
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1980s Italian Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Brass

Harry Balmer for Laurel Brutalist Ribbon Metal Oversized Table Lamp Midcentury
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Harry Balmer for Laurel table lamp. Original wiring. Comes with original harp (pictured)
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1960s American Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Metal

Sculptural Organic Metal Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A striking vintage table lamp featuring a sculptural cast metal base that mimics the organic texture of a tree trunk. The raw, molten-like finish adds a Brutalist edge, while the neu...
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1970s French Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Metal

Fracted Resin Table Lamp style to Pierre Giraudon
Located in Medesano, Parma
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 Table Lamps

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Brass

Hammered Glass Wrought Iron Sculpture Lamp by Biancardi & Jordan, Italy, 1970s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern sculpture lamp light sconce hammered glass and wrought iron, by the manufacture Biancardi & Jordan in Verona in a Brutalist s...
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1970s Italian Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Wrought Iron

Contemporary Pair of Labyrinth Ceramic Lamps by Roberto Renzi. Italy
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Contemporary Brutalist Monolithe Geometric Labyrinth stone style table lamps in natural white ceramic or terracotta, beautiful brut material by the italian designer artist Roberto Re...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Brutalist Table Lamps

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Brass

Early Volcanic Brutalist Plaster and Mica Lamp
Located in Garnerville, NY
Tactile chalk/plaster body table lamp with finial. Amazing surface, circa 1960. Possibly French origin. Gray body with white "cobweb" like decoration highlighted with a rope like acc...
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1960s French Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

Materials

Plaster

Mid-20th Century Brutalist Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A tall Brutalist table lamp, handcrafted in mid-20th century. The lamp typifies the Brutalist style with its Industrial, solid constructions. It is comprised of chrome and steel weld...
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Mid-20th Century Brutalist Table Lamps

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Steel, Chrome

Table Lamp Wrought Iron and Wax , Early 20th Century
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
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Late 20th Century French Brutalist Table Lamps

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Iron

Italian Brutalist Table Lamp by Marsura Salvino, Signed
Located in Milano, IT
Magnificent Italian Brutalist table lamp created by the great sculptor Marsura Salvino, from the 1970s. the lamp is totally created in wrought iron and...
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1970s Italian Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Iron

Vintage Sculptural Artisanal Terracotta Lamp
Located in Surbiton, GB
An unattributed studio pottery lamp with a sculptural handmade terracotta base featuring textured impressions highlighted with a white underglaze. The base is accompanied by a remova...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Brutalist Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Contemporary Ceramic Lamp Labyrinth, Italy
By Roberto Razeni
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Huge labyrinth sculpture ceramic or terracotta lamps by the artist Roberto Razeni. Each lamp is different, unique piece. Demo shade not included. M...
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2010s Italian Brutalist Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Terracotta

Brutalist table lamps for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Brutalist table lamps 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 table lamps created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, decorative objects, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, ceramic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Brutalist table lamps made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original table lamps, popular names associated with this style include Bernard Rooke, Longobard, kilzi, and Pierre Casenove. 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 table lamps differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $223 and tops out at $13,369 while the average work can sell for $1,842.

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