Marianne Brandt was a German painter, sculptor, photographer and designer who attended the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. There she became a student of Hungarian modernist theorist and designer László Moholy-Nagy in the metal workshop.
After leaving the Bauhaus, Brandt worked for Walter Adolph Georg Gropius in his Berlin studio. Brandt subsequently became the head of metal design at the Ruppelwerk firm in Gotha, where she remained until losing her job during the ongoing financial Depression in 1932.
After the Second World War, Brandt remained in Germany to help rebuild her family's home, which had been severely damaged in the bombings. She lived out her days in Germany while the Bauhaus was generally reviled as decadent during much of the German Democratic Republic. By the end of her life Brandt had a loyal group of students from her many years as a teacher of design.
Brandt's designs for household objects such as table lamps, ashtrays and teapots are considered the timeless examples of modern industrial design.
Find vintage Marianne Brandt furniture and decorative objects on 1stDibs.
(Biography provided by DADA)
$3,500 / item
Bauhaus Pendant Lamp HMB 25/500 by Marianne Brandt
By Marianne Brandt, Tecnolumen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bauhaus pendant lamp HMB 25/500 by Marianne Brandt. Originally designed in 1925. Current production by Tecnolumen. Nickel. Wired for U.S. standards. Marianne Brandt designed various ...
Nickel
Model DMB 26 Bauhaus Pendant Light by Marianne Brandt for Tecnolumen
By Marianne Brandt, Tecnolumen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Model DMB 26 Bauhaus pendant light by Marianne Brandt for Tecnolumen. Originally designed in 1926. Current production designed and manufactured in Germany. Nickel and opaque glass gl...
Nickel
Opaline Pendant Lights by Marianne Brandt for Schwintzer & Gräff
By Marianne Brandt
Located in Gloucester, GB
Opaline pendant lights by Marianne Brandt for Schwintzer & Gräff - Price is per light - Opaline glass globes - Conical brass galleries - Takes E27 fitting bulbs - Comes with 1...
Opaline Glass
Bauhaus Ceiling Lamp DMB 30 by Marianne Brandt for Tecnolumen
By Marianne Brandt, Tecnolumen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Various lamps designed by Marianne Brandt are described, dimensioned and illustrated in detail in the 1928/29 catalogue published by Schwintzer&Gräff. These lighting fixtures were al...
Metal
Model HMB 27/250 Bauhaus Suspension Light by Marianne Brandt
By Marianne Brandt, Tecnolumen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Model HMB 27/250 Bauhaus suspension light by Marianne Brandt. Originally manufactured in 1926. Current production manufactured in Germany by Tecnolumen. Nickel plated metal, opaque g...
Nickel
Early Tecnolumen Pulley Pendant Lamp Bauhaus HMB 25/300 by Marianne Brandt 1980s
By Marianne Brandt, Tecnolumen, Hin Bredendieck
Located in München, BY
Early production minimalistic pulley / counterweight pendant lamp or hanging light "BAUHAUS HMB 25/300". Designed in 1925 by Marianne Brandt & Hans Przyrembel. Manufactured in 1980s ...
Aluminum, Nickel
Early Tecnolumen Pendant Lamp 'Bauhaus HMB 25/500' by Marianne Brandt 1980s
By Tecnolumen, Hin Bredendieck, Marianne Brandt
Located in München, BY
Early production counterweight pendant lamp or hanging light "BAUHAUS HMB 25/500". Designed in 1925 by Marianne Brandt & Hans Przyrembel. Manufactured in 1980s by Tecnolumen, Germany...
Aluminum, Nickel
Model HMB 29/400 Pendant by Marianne Brandt for Tecnolumen
By Marianne Brandt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
HMB 29/400 pendant by Marianne Brandt. Manufactured in Germany by Tecnolumen. This is a current production that was originally designed in 1928. Nickel plated hardware, opaque and frosted glass diffuser. Rewired for U.S. junction boxes. Takes one E 27 100w maximum bulb. Bulb provide as a onetime courtesy. Each lamp is consecutively numbered and bears the Tecnolumen Bauhaus...
Nickel
$4,100
H 39.38 in Dm 6.3 in
Early "Le Tre Streghe" Light by Gunter Leuchtmann, before Tecnolumen Production
By Günther Leuchtmann, Tecnolumen
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Beautiful rare and early example of "Le Tre Streghe" (the three witches) flush mount light by Günter Leuchtmann predating Tecnolumen´s mass productio...
Brass
Polinnia model suspension lamp by BBPR Artemide
By Studio BBPR
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Polinnia model suspension lamp, designed by the BBPR studio and produced by Artemide. The project reflects the rigorous and architectural approach typical of the Milanese group, tra...
Steel
"Bauhaus Lamp" WG 24 by Wilhelm Wagenfeld for Tecnolumen
By Tecnolumen, Wilhelm Wagenfeld
Located in Brooklyn, NY
For your consideration is this authentic model WG 24 "Bauhaus" lamp designed by Wilhelm Wagenfeld in 1924, at the age of 24, when he was admitted as a journeyman to the Bauhaus works...
Metal
Bauhaus Bakelite Pendant Lamp
Located in Vienna, AT
Bauhaus pendant from the 1940s. Opaline glass shade mounted on a steel construction, cover and shade made of bakelite. Up to 20 pieces available.
Steel
Edgar Brandt iron ceiling fixture
By Edgar Brandt
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Classic French Art Deco ceiling fixture by Edgar Brandt, circa 1922, in hand forged iron with alabaster shades.
Alabaster, Iron
$1,221
H 10.24 in Dm 10.24 in
Picaro Model Suspension Light by Sergio Mazza for Artemide, 1960s, Italy
By Artemide, Sergio Mazza
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Picaro Model suspension light by Sergio Mazza for Artemide, 1960s, Italy Lampshade is in very good vintage condition. Original canopy. Painted aluminum, raw aluminum and clear s...
Metal, Aluminum
Model 551 Suspension Light by Oscar Torlasco for Lumi
By Oscar Torlasco, Lumi
Located in Vienna, AT
Model 551 suspension light by Oscar Torlasco for Lumi. Large model 551 chandelier by Oscar Torlasco for Lumi. Enameled metal, brass with the original canopy. Original chandelier, ...
Brass
Bauhaus Opaline Pendant Lamp
Located in Vienna, AT
Bauhaus pendant from the 1940s. Opaline glass shade mounted on a steel construction, cover and shade made of bakelite. Up to 20 pieces available. (more on request).
Steel
Model HP 28 Bauhaus Pendant Lamp Hans Przyrembel
By Tecnolumen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Model HP 28 Bauhaus pendant lamp by Hans Przyrembel, originally designed in 1928. Current production constructed of chromed metal and frosted glass. Wired for U.S. standards. It can ...
Metal, Chrome
$1,290Sale Price|38% Off
H 18.12 in W 9.85 in D 8.67 in
Bauhaus Table or Desk Lamp Designed by Marianne Brandt
By Kandem, Marianne Brandt
Located in Vienna, AT
Beautiful iconic Bauhaus desk lamp designed by Marianne Brandt for Kandem Leuchtenbau Leipzig. It has the typical glass base which makes this model the much sought after one fitted w...
Steel
Bauhaus Opaline Pendant Lamp
Located in Vienna, AT
Bauhaus pendant from the 1940s. Opaline glass shade mounted on a steel construction, cover and shade made of bakelite. Up to five pieces available. (more on request).
Steel
$820
H 19.69 in W 5.91 in D 12.6 in
Bauhaus Table or Desk Lamp Designed by Marianne Brandt, Kandem, 1930s
By Kandem, Hin Bredendieck, Marianne Brandt
Located in Praha, CZ
- marked - adjustable - bauhaus, art deco, functionalism - nice style of lighitng
Metal
Bauhaus Dessau Pendant by Marianne Brandt
By Marianne Brandt, Kandem
Located in Dronten, NL
Rare large pendant designed at the Bauhaus Dessau ateliers by Marianne Brandt and executed by Kandem, Leipzig, Germany. White cased opal glass with nick...
Aluminum, Nickel
Opaline Pendant Lights by Marianne Brandt for Schwintzer & Gräff
By Marianne Brandt
Located in Gloucester, GB
Opaline pendant lights by Marianne Brandt for Schwintzer & Gräff - Price is per light - Opaline glass globes - Conical brass galleries - Takes E27 fitting bulbs - Comes with 1...
Opaline Glass
Opaline Glass Pendant by Marianne Brandt, Germany, circa 1920
By Marianne Brandt
Located in Culver City, CA
Opaline glass pendant by Marianne Brandt, Germany, circa 1920. A rare, large size pendant with patinated metal enclosure and single piece bell-shaped shade. Drop is adjustable.
Metal
Bauhaus Pendant Light by Kandem, circa 1920s
By Marianne Brandt
Located in Gloucester, GB
Bauhaus pendant light by Kandem, circa 1920s. - Ornate steel and porcelain top - Etched glass with opaline glass bottom - Takes E27 bulb - Comes with 100cm of black twist cable...
Rare Large Nickel and Glass Kandem Ceiling Light, 1930s
By Marianne Brandt, Kandem
Located in Vienna, AT
Beautiful ceiling light produced by Kandem in the early 1930s. The canopy is nickeled copper while the rest of the hardware is nickeled brass. The large blown glass "bell" is semi-tr...
Nickel
Rare Large Kandem Pendant by Marianne Brandt and Hin Bredendieck
By Marianne Brandt, Kandem
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare and unusually large double conical pendant by Marianne Brandt and Hin Bredendieck for Kandem. Cased and satinated glass with patinated brass or copper hardware. Apart from ...
Metal