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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
Assembled Pair of Brutalist Table Lamp by Damon Giffard for Hansen Lighting Co.
By Hansen Lighting Co., Damon Giffard
Located in New York, NY
Two Brutalist, Oriental school table lamps, designed by Damon Giffard for the Hansen Lighting Company c. 1970's. The lamps feature Chinese style brass,...
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Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Table Lamps

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Brass

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

Mid Century Modern Brutalist Sculptural Table Lamp w Architectural Glass C1960
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Rare & unusual brutalist table lamp with thick mainly round stained glass pieces in conjunction with triangles of colored glass and lead creating a large ball of mixed colors of stai...
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1960s American Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Metal, Lead

Pair of Ceramic Table Lamp for Soholm by Noomi Backhausen, Denmark 1960s
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful ceramic table lamp by Noomi Backhausen for Soholm, Denmark 1960s. Combined with a custom lampshade. The green and brown ceramics with the custom made shade complement each...
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1960s Danish Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Piar of Grey and Brown Ceramic Table Lamp for Soholm, Denmark 1960s
Located in Rijssen, NL
1 of the 2 beautiful ceramic table lamps by Haico from Soholm, Denmark 1960s. Combined with a custom lampshade. The brown and  dark grey ceramic base has a beautiful shape with geom...
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1960s Danish Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Ceramic

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...
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1960s Danish Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Truly Stunning Antique Wooden Hat Stretcher Stand Table Lamp
Located in Søborg, DK
Truly stunning antique wooden hat stretcher stand table lamp with an impressive size. We have painstakingly converted this beautiful wood...
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1890s Danish Antique Brutalist Table Lamps

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Pine

Pair Brutalist Style Table Lamps by Dümler and Breiden Gold Ceramic Germany 1970
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Extremely rare and beautiful set of two gilt cylindrical shaped ceramic table lamps by Dümler and Breiden in Germany from the 1970's in allover very good condition. The table lamps b...
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1970s German Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Ceramic

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

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

Pair of mid century black oak and steel Laurel lamps
Located in Liberty, NY
Great pair of steel and black oak Laurel lamps. The measurement of 40" height is to top of harps, they measure 27.5" to top of sockets. Nice vintage condition, the harps show some o...
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1960s American Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Steel

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

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

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

Mid-Century Brutalist Pottery / Ceramic Table Lamp, 1970s
Located in Hilversum, NL
A sizable, handcrafted ceramic table lamp from midcentury France, following the Brutalist style that highlights the inherent, unrefined qualities of clay while maintaining a uniquely...
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1970s French Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Ceramic

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

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

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

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

Classic Wrought Iron Chain Motif Table Lamp, France 1960's
Located in New York, NY
A wrought iron table lamp made of welded chain links on a half-round base. Shade not included. Also available, floor lamp version of same.
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Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Table Lamps

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Wrought Iron

Rare Brutalist Italian Glass Paste and Wrought Iron Table Lamp by Longobard, 70s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Rare Murano glass table lamp designed and made by Longobard in 1970. The structure is in hand-crafted gilded wrought iron with the insertion of colored glass paste. Original logo, fi...
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1970s Italian Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Wrought Iron

Monumental Bijan of California for Laurel Brazed Brass "Setterah" Table Lamp
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Substantial Bijan of California for Laurel Lamp Company “Setarrah” H-927 Table Lamp. Featuring a tubular (3/8D) Brass column, "original Brass sculpture" with four handcrafted torch ...
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1960s American Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Metal, 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...
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1950s American Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Bronze

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

Artisan French chain table lamp, France 1960s
Located in ECHT, NL
Large brutalist style table lamp. Made from a heavy iron chain. The links have been welded to each other creating the illusion that it is defying gravity. Made in France somewhere in...
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Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Table Lamps

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Iron

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

Materials

Brass

Italian Brutalist Table Lamp Attributed to Biancardi and Jordan Arte
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brutalisam is a architectural style known for the use in the bold geometric design. This lamp is in the original condition and build by hand and it is 35 lb .
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1970s Italian Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Metal, Brass

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

Pair of Marcello Fantoni Torch Cut Iron Brutalist "Skyscraper" Table Lamps
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Tall pair of Marcello Fantoni handcrafted Torch Cut Steel Table Lamps, 1950's. Featuring open pierced, welded and sealed cylindrical pipe type forms with Nickel, Silver coloration an...
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1950s Italian Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Steel, Cut Steel

Large B. Rooke Ceramic Lamp, 1960s with Custom Made Silk Lampshade by René Hoube
Located in Rijssen, NL
A rare large ceramic table lamp by Bernard Rooke, England, 1960s. Sculptural piece, made of handmade ceramic elements in natural tones of terracotta and stone. With a special custom ...
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1960s British Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

Materials

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

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

Materials

Metal

Pair of Palm Tree Form Lamps by Christian Techoueyres for Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
A pair of French brass table lamps by Christian Techoueyes for Maison Jansen. Palm tree forms in laminated and brass "planters" circa ...
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1970s French Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Brass

1960s Table Lamp from The Studio Pottery of Saint-Amand-en-Puisaye France
Located in London, GB
1960s stoneware table lamp from the French region of "La Puisaye". Attributed to the ceramicist from the village of Saint-Amand-en-Puisaye, France.
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1960s French Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Stoneware

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

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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Bronze, Copper

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

Pair of Carved Wood Table Lamps by Gianni Pinna
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
Pair of carved wood table lamps. Varnished walnut. Design Gianni Pinna. signed. Italy, 1970 Measures: Height total : 70 cm - 27.5 in. Diameter sha...
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1970s Italian Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Walnut

Burl Wood Table Lamp, France 1960's
Located in New York, NY
Hand-carved burlwood lamp with a engraved finish. Base only 12x8
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Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Table Lamps

Materials

Burl

Pair of Richard Barr Brutalist Lamps for Laurel
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Richard Barr Sculptural Table Lamps for the STUDIO Collection by Laurel, United States, c.1965. Beautiful torch cut and welded brutalist form. Recently acquired a Matching F...
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Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Table Lamps

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Metal

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

1970s Travertine Table Lamp with Geometric Base
Located in ROUEN, FR
Elegant 1970s Italian Brutalist table lamp with a solid and rare « Travertina Giallo » base featuring geometric carved lines. Wiring: European (U.S. rewiring on request) height of ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Travertine, Brass

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

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

Ceramic table lamp, 1960s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Sturdy ceramic vase shaped base table lamp with its original beige fabric lamp shade. Attractive design. Warm ambient light Tested and ready to use with an E27 light bulb. 1960s ...
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1960s German Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

Materials

Ceramic

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

Materials

Steel

Italian Design Brutalist Table Lamps from Poliarte, Albano Poli, 1970s
Located in Oirlo, LI
This table lamp was made in the 1970s by the master glassmaker Albano Poli for his company Poliarte. The lamp applique in brutalist style has a patinated and handmade metal frame. Th...
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1960s Italian Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Steel, Iron

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

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

Set of 2 Mobach ceramic table lamps, Netherlands 1960s
Located in ECHT, NL
Set of 2 ceramic table lamps. Probably designed by Piet Knapper and manufactured by the Mobach ceramic studio. The lamps are made from ceramic and glazed in blueish gray. The texture...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Brutalist Table Lamps

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Ceramic

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

Pair of Brutalist Tripod Lamps by Marcelo Bessa
By Alberto and Diego Giacometti
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of antiqued brass, brutalist style tripod lamps by Marcelo Bessa for Spark Interior in the style of Giacometti.
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2010s American Brutalist Table Lamps

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Brass

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

Carved Black Ebony Table Lamp, France 1960's
Located in New York, NY
Solid Ebony table lamp with a hand-polished finish 11x5x4 Base only
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Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Table Lamps

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Ebony

"Lasca" Contemporary Indoor Wall Lamp in Cast Brass and Crystal by Estudio Orth
Located in Sao Paulo, BR
This Contemporary Lasca lamp in Cast Brass and Crystal was meticulously handmade by master artisans one piece at a time. It is therefore quite difficult, if not impossible to make id...
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2010s Brazilian Brutalist Table Lamps

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Resin

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

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

Materials

Brass

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

Lampe zoomorphe en céramique de Pierre Casenove pour Lunéville, France 1990
Located in Meyrin, Switzerland
Lampe de table zoomorphic en céramique par Pierre Casenove pour Lunéville, France, années 1990.
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1990s French Brutalist Table Lamps

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Ceramic

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

Materials

Metal

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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