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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
Biomorphic Lighting by Studio Chora, Table Lamp, Gray Concrete Finish, in Stock
Located in Albuquerque, NM
Designed by Studio Chora, Biomorphic 2 Series, 2023. Biomorphic: ‘bios' meaning life and 'morphe' meaning form. The Biomorphic series of organic light sculptures are one-of-a-kin...
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2010s American Brutalist Table Lamps

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Plaster, Paper

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Modern Brutalist Lamps
Located in Chicago, IL
A sharp pair of contemporary American artist-made table lamps designed with a Brutalist spirit, and constructed with steel dome shades, cylindrical cement bodies, with wood bases. El...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Brutalist Table Lamps

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Concrete, Steel

Mid Century Modern Sculptural Iron Table Lamps Brutalist Industrial
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of Mid Century Modern Sculptural Brutalist iron table lamps with a simple straight forward tripod configuration wrapped in the...
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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Brass, Iron

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

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

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 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

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

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

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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Copper, Brass

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

Stunning MidCentury Brutalist lamp
Located in Evanston, IL
Bold, sculptural and unapologetically modern, this Italian Brutalist lamp is a striking fusion of raw industrial aesthetics and refined craftsmanship. Whether as a dramatic accent i...
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1960s Italian Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Ceramic

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

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

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

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

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

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

A Pair of Jigsaw Studio Pottery Lamps
Located in London, GB
England, modern. A pair of studio pottery stoneware lamps of cuboid form, with unusual jigsaw cutaway to one side, with patinated white glaze to the surface. Lead time: 5-7 weeks. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary English 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

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 Italian Handcrafted Lamp in Metal and Bakelite, 1970s
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Large brutalist lamp, a one-off artisanal piece handcrafted in Northern Italy in the 70s. Built with heavy and solid metals of different types - stainless steel, raw iron - complemen...
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1970s Italian Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Metal

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

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

English Large Ceramic Table Lamps with Art Glaze and Hand Turned Wood Bases
Located in London, GB
We have reduced the price to sell, due to increased costs of selling on this platform we are closing our storefront on 1st Dibs at the end of Feb 2025 This is a stunning huge pair o...
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1970s British Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Giltwood

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

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

1 of the 6 Bitossi Lamps, Custom Silk Lamp Shades by R. Houben
Located in Rijssen, NL
1 of the 6 ceramic table lamps, most lamps are made by Bitossi, other ones are in the style of Bitossi. This set brings a rich visual appeal to any interior. With its beautiful shap...
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1970s Italian Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Ceramic

1 of the 2 Ceramic Table Lamps by Noomi Backhausen for Soholm, Denmark 1960
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful set of two 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 e...
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1960s Danish Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Ceramic

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

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

1 of the 3 Green Brown Ceramic Table Lamps, Custom Silk Lamp Shades by R. Houben
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
One of the three ceramic 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 brown and ...
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1970s Danish Vintage 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

XL Brown and Beige Ceramic Floor Table Lamp, Denmark
By OTHR
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful XL ceramic table/floor  lamp, Denmark 1960s. Combined with a custom lampshade. The base with brown tones and a dripping pattern fits perfectly with the custom made ocher s...
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1960s Danish Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Ceramic

Brutalist table or floor lamp "Drop" by Giotto Stoppino for Tronconi, Italy 1976
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Post-modern style Italian table or floor lamp "Drop", designed by Giotto Stoppino in 1976 and produced by Tronconi (Enrico Tronconi, editor). Frosted or sanded glass body in the shap...
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1970s Italian Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Metal, Chrome

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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Sculptural Table Lamp by Laurel
Located in Highland, IN
This dramatic large-scale table lamp by Bijan of California for Laurel titled “Setarrah”. It has a base that is a powerful metal sculpture surrounding the central stem above the bla...
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1960s American Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Brass

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

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

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

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

Vintage Brutalist Table Lamp in the Style of Paul Evans
Located in Pasadena, TX
Classic Brutalist style lamp. (MR15043). Sculptural metal with wood base. Base: 9.5" x 9.5" Height base to top lampshade holder; 42.5".
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1960s American Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Metal

"Altar" Golden Floor Lamp in Cast Brass and Raw Crystal by Estudio Orth
Located in Sao Paulo, BR
Altar I Contemporary golden altar, in cast brass and illuminated raw crystal. Produced in São Paulo, Brazil. This golden altar was meticulousl...
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2010s Brazilian Brutalist Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

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

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

Wire, Brass

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

Curtis Jere Signed Flock of Seagulls Sculptural Brutalist Table Lamp
Located in West Hartford, CT
Mid century Curtis Jere signed table lamp which features a sculpture of a flock of seagulls in the body of the lamp and a patinated chrome base which...
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1970s American Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Steel, Chrome

Harry Balmer, Mid Century Brutalist Bronze Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional pair of Mid Century Brutalist bronze finished stylized bone lamps on a black enamaled cube base. :amps have been rewired for use in the USA with new sockets and cords by ...
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20th Century American Brutalist Table Lamps

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Metal, Bronze

1970/80 Violin Lamp In Bronze And Glass Paste, Sculpture Signed LOHE
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture lamp in the shape of a violin in gilded bronze signature LOHE Yves born in 1947, good condition, Circa 1970/80 Height: 78 cm Depth: 41 cm Basis: Width: 19.5 cm Depth: 13.5 cm
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1970s French Vintage Brutalist Table Lamps

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Bronze

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

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

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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