Willy Daro’s sculptural furniture creations double as striking works of art. The designer is known for his glitzy Hollywood Regency-style lighting fixtures, including a range of elegant table lamps, wall lights and ceiling lights. Collectors also gravitate toward vintage Willy Daro coffee tables — with their provocatively winding bases of brass or travertine, these pieces exude sophistication in any modern space.
Daro established his design studio after World War II. In the early 1960s, he opened Les Nouveaux Ateliers Willy Daro in Brussels, where he produced furniture for nearly three decades until the workshop closed in 1987.
Most of Daro’s most famous designs were created during the 1970s when he garnered attention for an innovative use of natural materials. Daro’s audacious furnishings featured an unlikely merging of brass, minerals, fossils, coral, shells and stones. The works from this era frequently share commonalities with brutalist-style design while retaining a luxurious look and feel.
Daro’s lighting fixtures add visual intrigue to bedrooms and living rooms. Each lamp, pendant and chandelier has a distinct personality, such as through the contrast of a metallic finish with a large shell or a geode. Daro’s fixtures often see an integration of botanical and floral flourishes, complete with intricate brass leaves and petals. His tables similarly draw on the natural world — metal bases shaped like bonsai trees are topped with thick glass surfaces that allow for visibility of the sculptural forms below. Today, Daro's pieces remain highly collectible, fetching considerable prices at auction.
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Willy Daro Bonsai Tree Brass Coffee Table, Belgium, 1970s
By Willy Daro
Located in Aachen, NW
Rare Bonsai tree coffee table made by Willy Daro, Belgium 1970s. Sculptural base with fine sanded glass top. Decorative floral elements made by brass with a wonderful patina. Thi...
Brass, Bronze
$7,200
H 17.5 in W 41.5 in D 41.5 in
Belgian Brass Bonsai Round Glass Top Coffee Table by Willy Daro No. 01, 1970s
By Willy Daro
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1970s Belgian coffee table by Willy Daro, defined by its sculptural brass base shaped like a bonsai tree. A round glass top rests above the intricate base. Willy Daro, born in Bel...
Brass
Bonsai Tree Coffee Table by Willy Daro
By Willy Daro
Located in Waasmunster, BE
Bonsai Tree Coffee Table by Willy Daro
Brass
Brass Tree Sculpture Coffee Table with Round Glass Top
Located in Berlin, BE
Brass tree sculpture coffee table. Glass top shown is 31.5" diameter.
$4,549
H 19.89 in W 45.67 in D 25.6 in
20th Century Belgian Bonsai Tree Coffee Table, Willy Daro, c.1970
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A most unusual mid 20th Century Belgian large smoked glass topped coffee table with a bonsai tree base in black metal with gilt flowers, This iconic coffee table is a real conversati...
Metal
A Bronze Verdigris Coffe Or Cocktail Table By Willy Daro
By Willy Daro
Located in London, GB
A verdigris finish bronze organic and naturalistic cocktail table by Willy Daro. The base of branches and leaves with two perched birds. The top circular clear glass. Images are a tr...
Bronze
$23,626
H 13.78 in W 51.58 in D 29.53 in
Sculptural Gilt Bronze & Glass Coffee Table by Fred Brouard, France, 1970s
By Fred Brouard
Located in LE PRÉ-SAINT-GERVAIS, FR
A rare and exceptional coffee table by French sculptor Fred Brouard (1944–1999), crafted in France during the 1970s. Brouard was a French sculptor who made both functional sculptures...
Bronze
$5,197
H 16.74 in W 45.28 in D 23.63 in
Coffee Table by Willi Daro, Bronze and Glass Top, XXth Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Coffee table by Willi Daro, Bronze and glass top, XXth Century. Coffee table inspired by a Bonsai tree, bronze and glass top by Willi Daro, 20th century. Dimensions : H: 42,5cm ,...
Bronze
$22,800Sale Price|20% Off
H 28.5 in W 86 in D 52 in
Jacques Duval-Brasseur Gilt Bronze Tree Form Dining Table, France, 1970s, Signed
By Jacques Duval-Brasseur 1, Jacques Duval Brasseur
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare and monumental gilt bronze tree-form dining or center table by French designer and sculptor Jacques Duval-Brasseur, executed circa 1970. While Duval-Brasseur is widely known f...
Bronze
$32,000
H 16.5 in W 51 in D 32 in
Rare Sculptural Bronze Coffee Table by Victor Roman, Signed + Numbered, 1970s
By Victor Roman
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare low coffee table by Romanian-born sculptor Victor Roman, cast in solid bronze with a hand-polished finish. The biomorphic base ripples with curves and protrusions, referencing...
Bronze
Post-Modern Coffee Table by Kouloufi, Bronze & Glass, Belgium, 1970
By Kouloufi
Located in Antwerp, BE
Kouloufi cocktail table, polished bronze, Belgium 1970s the base is composed of double arches which are connected to each other via two stretchers. The base supports a thick clea...
Brass
Brass Etched Coffee Table by Christian Heckscher, Belgium, 1970s
By Christian Heckscher
Located in Antwerp, BE
Brass etched coffee table by Christian Heckscher, crafted in Belgium during the 1970s. A key piece from a living room set that includes two matchin...
Brass
Hollywood Regency Carved Giltwood Coffee Table, 1940s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Baroque giltwood carved Regency style coffee table. Glass top with brass details, made in Belgium, the 1940s. Would look good in an eclectic interior.
Brass
Brass Cast Dining Table by Luciano Frigerio, Italy, 1970s
By Luciano Frigerio
Located in Antwerp, BE
Postmodern; Brutalist; Hollywood Regency; brass round dining table by Luciano Frigerio, Italy, 1970s Postmodern sculptural brass cast dining table w...
Brass
Hollywood Regency Console Tables by Romeo Rega, Brass & Glass, Italy
By Romeo Rega
Located in Antwerp, BE
Maison Jansen; Romeo Rega; Hollywood Regency; Brass; Boho Chique; Luxury; Console table; Side table; France; Hollywood regency set of two console tables with brass legs...
Brass
Bamboo Coffee Table by Gabriella Crespi, Italy, 1970s
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rare bamboo coffee table by Gabriella Crespi, a unique collector's piece, signed and crafted with exquisite attention to detail. The radial bamboo pattern and brass accents showcase ...
Bamboo
