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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
Pair of mid century Brutalist ceramic lamps by Bernard Rooke
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Pair of mid century Brutalist ceramic lamps by Bernard Rooke circa 1970. Here we have a fine pair of table top lamps by the well known potter Bernard Rooke (b1938).  Purchased from ...
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Late 20th Century English Brutalist Table Lamps

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Ceramic

American Nautical Hand-Crafted Coral Brass Fish Sculptural Table Lamp Modern
Located in Miami, FL
Brutalist Style whimsical nautical Brass Fish on a natural white coral core and mounted on a rectangle Wood Base. The Stem is a copper piece of pipe and topped with the socket and ...
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1990s American Brutalist Table Lamps

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Coral, Brass

Set of hand-blown murano table and wall lamps by Aldo Nason, Italy, 1970s
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Set of two table and two matching sconces from the 70s, in the style of Aldo Nason creations for AV Mazzega. The structure, both of the lamps and the wall lights, is made of chrome m...
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1970s Italian Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Metal, Chrome

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

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

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

Paul Evans Cityscape Table Lamp PE-4006
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...
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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Brass, Stainless Steel

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

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Burl

A Brutalist Chain Link Wrought Iron Table Lamp
Located in London, GB
A tall wrought iron chain link table lamp in the brutalist manner. The decorative bulb holder with bronze unit inside and elephant grey re wired silk cord. Polished wrought iron fini...
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Late 20th Century European Brutalist Table Lamps

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Wrought 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

Abstract Oak Lamp, France 1950’s
Located in New York, NY
Carved Oak table lamp in abstract forms.
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Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Table Lamps

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Brass

Magnificent Pair of XL Brutalist Textured Ceramic Lamps Mid-Century Modern
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Magnificent pair of Brutalist textured XL lamps from the early mid-century. We absolutely love these brilliant lamps with their textured hand-painted abstract ...
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1960s American Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Metal

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...
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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Brass, Stainless Steel

Claude Victor Boeltz 24-Karat Gold Plated 'Exploded' Table Lamp
Located in Hastings, GB
Claude Victor Boeltz sculptural 24-karat gold plated 'exploded' table lamp with eagle and rock crystal inclusions An incredible statement piece The natural rock quartz crystal wands...
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Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Table Lamps

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Bronze

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

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

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Plaster

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

Brutalist Elm Table Lamp, France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Carved Elm block with abstract patterns. Base size only 12x3x3
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Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Table Lamps

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Elm

Brutalist Spaceage alabaster table lamp in the style of Eclipsi, Spain, 1970
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Spanish brutalist table lamp made of alabaster, 1970s. The body itself has two parts, where a cylindrical piece is introduced inside the other, which is larger and more organic in sh...
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1970s Spanish Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Alabaster

Substantial Silas Seandel Torched Mixed Metal Brutalist Table Lamp, 1974
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Tall handcrafted torch cut and welded brass and copper table lamp. Featuring a studio made cylindrical form, hand worked in Mixed Metal. With Cord switch. Shade shown for display onl...
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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Brass, Copper

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 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

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

Tommaso Barbi Black Cobra Lamp
Located in Hastings, GB
An exceptionally rare Tommaso Barbi Ceramic Cobra lamp, in black. This colourway is the rarest of all of the Barbi Cobra's and very rarely come to market. T...
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1970s Italian Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Ceramic

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

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

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

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Earthenware

Brutalist lamp inspired by Tormos – 1970s, France
Located in LYON, FR
Maison Lecan presents this stunning 1970s table lamp, blending sculptural lines with raw elegance. The base, crafted from reconstituted stone, features an organic and graphic silhou...
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1970s French Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Stone

Harry Balmer, Brutalist Mid Century Modern, Blackened Steel, Table Lamp, 1970s
Located in Manhasset, NY
Harry Balmer, Brutalist Mid Century Modern, Blackened Steel, Table Lamp, 1970s Single brutalist modern table lamp designed by Harry Balmer for Laurel Lamp Co. in the United States c...
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1940s American Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Steel

1970's Scarnicci Travertine Table Lamp
By Emanuele Scarnicci
Located in LYON, FR
Travertine and Chrome lamp attributed to Italian sculpter Emanuele Scarnicci. A very pleasing contrast of materials with a freshly made shade. Ple...
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1970s Italian Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Travertine

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

Pair of Hammered Glass Gilt Wrought Iron Lamps by Longobard, Italy, 1970s
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern pair of table or bedside lamps lights hammered glass and wrought iron, gilding gold copper patina, by the manufacture Longobard in Verona in a Brutalist style, the...
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1970s Italian Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Wrought Iron

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

1960s Stoneware Table Lamp from The Region of La 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

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

Pair of Danish Design Lamps with Translucent/Textured Acrylic Rectangular Bases
Located in North Miami, FL
Pair of Industrial design table lamps with translucent acrylic rectangular prism shaped plinths By: unknown Material: acrylic, cord, metal, synthetic, plastic Technique: cast, forge...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Brutalist Table Lamps

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Metal

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

lamp / floor lamp popular Brutalist wrought iron work
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Large table lamp or floor lamp from the 40's / 50's, Brutalist-style folk art work. Arrow-shaped wrought-iron base. Very fine vintage condition, with a beautiful patina of age on the...
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1950s French Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Wrought Iron

Vintage Abstract Brutalist Mixed Metal Signed Marcello Fantoni Table Lamp
Located in Buffalo, NY
Available for purchase is a rare #347 lamp from Marcello Fantoni, which is signed and originally from Firenze, Italy. This lamp is an early example of Fantoni's work, characterized b...
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1950s Italian Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Metal, Iron

large vine foot lamp
Located in TARBES, FR
Light up your interior with Authenticity: Floor Lamp Made from Natural Vine Give your space a unique, natural glow with our exceptional floor lamp crafted from real vine branches. E...
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Late 20th Century French Brutalist Table Lamps

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Wood

large vine foot lamp
large vine foot lamp
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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

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

Bernard Rooke Studio Pottery Lamp C. 1970s
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
Bernard Rooke Studio Pottery Brutalist Style Owl Lamp is a beautifully sculpted lamp made by the renowned British artist and potter, Bernard Rooke. It serves as a lovely example of h...
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1970s British Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Pottery

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

Materials

Iron

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

Mid-Century Brutalist Studio Crafted Table Lamp in Lucite, Brass
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-Century Brutalist Studio Crafted Table Lamp in Lucite, Brass Offered for sale is a mid-century brutalist studio-crafted Lucite and brass table lamp c1970. The Lucite illuminates...
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Late 20th Century American Brutalist Table Lamps

Materials

Brass, Wire

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 ...
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1980s French Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Brass

Dome Lamp by Mike Serra
Located in Stamford, US
This lamp base form was hand sculpted by Mike Ruiz Serra in his NYC studio and then sand cast in iron. This piece is finished with a black oxide solution and wax. Serra Hardware pro...
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2010s American Brutalist Table Lamps

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Iron

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

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

Terracotta pilaster lamp, brutalist style, France, Mid-Century
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Terracotta pilaster lamp, brutalist style France, Mid-Century Terracotta base, wooden top ball Artisanal production. Good condition. Dimensions: height 34 cm width 18 cm depth 18 cm
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Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Table Lamps

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Terracotta, Wood

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

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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

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Metal

After H. Moore Carved Stone Table Lamp
Located in North Miami, FL
A gorgeous vintage sculptural carved stone lamp on a wooden base in the style of Henry Moore. Depicting multiple dancing abstract figures. Beautiful patina. Shade not included, for d...
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1950s American Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Stone

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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