A rare Holm Sorensen "brutalist" large abstract ceiling pendant light in oxidized and chemically treated copper, designed by Sven Aage Holm Sørensen and produced by Holm Sorensen & Co. A/S in Denmark. The pendant light is not signed.

Condition: The light is in excellent condition, with slight age-related patina.

Dimensions: The light has a diameter of 37cm (14 4/5 inches) and is around 28cm tall (approx. 11 1/5 inches).

Brutalist Furniture and Design (America, Europe (ca. 1950s - 1970s))

The term Brutalism — which derives from the French word brut, meaning “raw” — was coined 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 Marcel Breuer-designed Whitney Museum of American Art and Paul Rudolph‘s Yale Art and Architecture Building.