“Arquitectura” Skyscraper Steel Metal Table Lamp by Sergio Orozco for Brueton

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“Arquitectura” Skyscraper Steel Metal Table Lamp by Sergio Orozco for Brueton. Item features a polished metal shade, brushed metal base, clean Modernist lines, sleek sculptural form. Circa Late 20th Century. Measurements: 31″ H x 17″ Diameter. Base: 9.5″ W x 9.5″ D.Creator: Brueton (Maker)Dimensions: Height: 31 in (78.74 cm)Width: 17 in (43.18 cm)Depth: 17 in (43.18 cm)Power Source: HardwiredVoltage: 220-240vLampshade: IncludedStyle: Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)Materials and Techniques: SteelPlace of Origin: UnknownPeriod: Late 20th CenturyDate of Manufacture: Late 20th CenturyCondition: GoodWear consistent with age and use. Various scuffs to shade and base and light finish wear/variation with examples pictured. Overall very nice.Seller Location: Philadelphia, PAReference Number: Seller: 1671557900441stDibs: LU934143544142Shop All Brueton

Brueton

Initially known as Spanish Metal Arts a supplier of fencing for stately homes on Long Island the principals at New York furniture manufacturer Brueton were artistically minded from the start, ensuring that their furniture company would become a major player in the world of stylish, modern stainless steel-based design. The companys sculptural glass-topped dining tables and vintage mid-century modern chrome-framed armchairs are welcome additions to any contemporary interior.

Brueton got its start with the Manufacturers Hanover Trust building in Manhattan. When award-winning architect Gordon Bunshaft of engineering firm Skidmore, Owings Merrill (SOM) was designing what would become a modernist marvel in the 1950s a structure that traded sleek glass facades for the stone columns typically associated with banks SOM worked with Spanish Metal Artss Bruno Saudino and Tony Vitale to furnish the property.

For Bruno and Tony, it marked the start of the aptly named Brueton the pair produced understated side tables and seating made of glass and aluminum for SOMs project. Revolutionary for its time, instead of traditional narrow windows, the Manufacturers Hanover Trust building was practically transparent allowing passers-by to see the vault from the outside. (Celebrated photographer Ezra Stoller, who chronicled iconic New York buildings like Mies van der Rohes Seagram Building and the soaring silhouette of Eero Saarinens TWA Terminal, shot the building in 1954.)

Much like the material associated with so many of its offerings, Brueton built a reputation of being a strong, dependable and polished manufacturer. The brand worked with designers such as J. Wade Beam, who created cylindrical tables of polished chrome and exquisite marble mirrors during the 1970s, as well as Massimo and Lella Vignelli, a pair of innovative polymaths who left a profound mark on design and wider visual culture.

On 1stDibs, find vintage Brueton case pieces and storage cabinets, tables and seating on 1stDibs.