Tom Dixon Furniture
British, b. 1959
Artistic, innovative and entrepreneurial, the self-taught creator Tom Dixon has been a contemporary design-world maverick for more than three decades. From his revolutionary art-meets-design projects of the 1980s and throughout his dynamic and influential career as a designer of furniture, housewares and interiors, the only consistent note has been change. Dixon’s chief fascination is exploring new materials and new ways of constructing things.
Dixon was restless even as a young man. He enjoyed ceramics and drawing in high school but later dropped out of the Chelsea School of Art in London. While repairing his motorcycle in 1983, Dixon learned how to weld and took to the craft. He began making what he has called semi-functional objects from scrap metal (sometime as performance art in a nightclub), then formed a furniture studio–cum–think tank called Creative Salvage. Amid the ritzy excess of the ’80s, Dixon — along with designers such as Tejo Remy and Ron Arad — forged a new, attention-getting aesthetic with furniture made from found materials.
In 1987, Dixon began working for the Italian furniture manufacturer Cappellini, which put his best-known design, the slender, sinuous S chair, into production, followed by such pieces as the Pylon chair (1992), a wire lattice that resembles electrical transmission towers. Starting in the 1990s, Dixon expanded his interests rapidly. He started a company to manufacture the stackable plastic Jack light; joined the housewares retailer Habitat as creative director; and breathed new life into Artek, the venerable Finnish maker that Alvar Aalto and his wife Aino helped cofound. Since 2002, Dixon has run his namesake company fabricating furnishings from novel materials like brass foil-clad wood and “vacuum-metalized” glass.
The hallmark of Dixon’s design is his captivation with the process of creating pieces such as chairs, tables and lighting fixtures. “A kind friend once described me as a ‘vertebrate designer,’” Dixon has said. “That means that I design from the bones outwards and am not really interested in surface.”
Classic Dixon pieces are those that exhibit the manner of their making — from his early work in welded scrap metal to the woven rattan seats and backs of his Fat chair for Cappellini. There are two ways to approach Dixon designs: as a collector, or as a decorator. The former will seek Dixon’s one-off and limited edition works and prototypes. These historical artifacts carry high prices that range from around $8,000 to $50,000 and above. Those more interested in a dynamic look will find that manufactured Dixon designs — such as his Jack lights or his Melt pendant — can be found for prices that range from about $300 to $1,000. Either way, as you will see on 1stDibs, the designs of Tom Dixon have a singular allure that makes them a noteworthy element in any room.
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Material: Metal
Creator: Tom Dixon
Bone Small Bowl in Brass by Tom Dixon
By Tom Dixon
Located in New York, NY
The small bone bowl is part of a series of sculptural artefacts cast in solid brass with a matt finish bearing a bone-like quality. Bone bowls can be displa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Tom Dixon Furniture
Materials
Brass
Melt Mini LED Pendant Light by Tom Dixon
By Tom Dixon
Located in New York, NY
Melt is evocative of molten glass, the interior of a melting glacier or images of deep space. An imperfect, organic and naturalistic light that produces a mesmerizing hot blown glass...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Tom Dixon Furniture
Materials
Other
Flash Rectangular Table by Tom Dixon
By Tom Dixon
Located in New York, NY
A series of sophisticated tables with an uncompromising metallic surface. Available in brass and now black, the mirrored glass top and iron base result in a table that is both sturdy...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Tom Dixon Furniture
Materials
Steel
Melt Mini LED Surface Light by Tom Dixon
By Tom Dixon
Located in New York, NY
Melt is evocative of molten glass, the interior of a melting glacier or images of deep space. An imperfect, organic and naturalistic light that produces a mesmerizing hotblown glass ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Tom Dixon Furniture
Materials
Other
Limited Series Original Tom Dixon, Flame Cut Chair - 2000s
By Tom Dixon
Located in Renens, CH
"The idea with Flame-Cut furniture was to recreate ephemeral typologies of normally flat or fold-able items, such as poolside sun loungers, in the most heavyweight and indestructible...
Category
Early 2000s British Mid-Century Modern Tom Dixon Furniture
Materials
Steel
Modernist Bar Copper Wine Cooler by Tom Dixon London
By Tom Dixon
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Modernist bar copper wine cooler or ice bucket by Tom Dixon London.
Great modernist design wine cooler will add style in any bar display.
Use it with your favorite wine or champagn...
Category
Late 20th Century English Modern Tom Dixon Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel, Copper
Melt 5-Light Spheres Chandelier by Tom Dixon
By Tom Dixon
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large, cascading style chandelier featuring two spherical Melt and three Melt Mini pendant lights in a modern Smoke finish. Designed by Tom Dixon (with Mak...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Tom Dixon Furniture
Materials
Metal
Tom Dixon Black Beat Tall Pendant Light
By Tom Dixon
Located in San Francisco, CA
The contemporary Beat Tall pendant light, designed by Tom Dixon, is made of hand spun brass in India. It is satin matte black with a shiny, gold textured interior...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Tom Dixon Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Tom Dixon Black Beat Floor Lamp
By Tom Dixon
Located in London, GB
Designed by Tom Dixon, one of the best known British designers of the 21st century, the Beat lighting collection combines quality materials with a sleek aesthetic.
The floor lamp is...
Category
2010s Indian Tom Dixon Furniture
Materials
Brass
Spin Mini Candelabra in Cast Iron by Tom Dixon
By Tom Dixon
Located in New York, NY
An industrial-strength piece of table-top engineering designed to act as a kinetic centrepiece and produce infinite arrangements. Able to hold tea l...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Tom Dixon Furniture
Materials
Iron
Bone Extra Large Bowl in Brass by Tom Dixon
By Tom Dixon
Located in New York, NY
The extra large bone bowl is part of a series of sculptural artefacts cast in solid brass with a matte finish bearing a bone-like quality. Bone bowls can be displayed on their own as...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Tom Dixon Furniture
Materials
Brass
Spin Floor Chandelier by Tom Dixon, England, 21st Century
By Tom Dixon
Located in Antwerp, BE
Spin floor chandlier by Tom Dixon, a stunning chandelier that pays homage to the robust elegance of Victorian-era bridges and engines. This inverted mobile is a literal revolution in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Tom Dixon Furniture
Materials
Iron
Mid-Century Modern Banana Chair by Tom Dixon for Capellini, 1980s
By Tom Dixon
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Banana Chair by Tom Dixon for Capellini, 1980s
Category
1980s Vintage Tom Dixon Furniture
Materials
Metal
Tom Dixon S-Chair with Marsh Wicker Upholstery for Cappellini
By Cappellini, Tom Dixon
Located in New York, NY
The iconic S-chair by Tom Dixon is an object with an artisanal core, successfully transformed into an authentic Industrial masterpiece, without losing the essence of the original pro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tom Dixon Furniture
Materials
Steel
Tom Dixon for Cappellini Pair of "Banana" Stools, Italy 1980s
By Cappellini, Tom Dixon
Located in Naples, IT
Pair of stools from the "Banana Chair" series.
Anthracite gray metal and banana fiber frame.
Prod. Cappellini 1980s
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tom Dixon Furniture
Materials
Metal
Melt LED Surface Light by Tom Dixon
By Tom Dixon
Located in New York, NY
With Melt, our experiments in the technologically advanced field of vacuum metallisation take on a new twist. Melt is a distorted lighting globe born from our collaboration with Swed...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Tom Dixon Furniture
Materials
Other
Beat Tall Vessel in Brass by Tom Dixon
By Tom Dixon
Located in New York, NY
The beat tall vessel is part of a group of floor vessels made in three unique shapes. Made from brass, the beat vessels are spun and welded in separate pa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Tom Dixon Furniture
Materials
Brass
Set of 3 Fat Bar Stool by Tom Dixon New in Box Custom Made
By Tom Dixon
Located in San Diego, CA
Great set of 3 Barstools these were custom made we have another set of 2 available, but we were not able to use these sets we had to wait 6 months for them our loss is your win. thes...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Scandinavian Modern Tom Dixon Furniture
Materials
Metal
Pair of Fat Bar Stool by Tom Dixon New in Box Custom Made
By Tom Dixon
Located in San Diego, CA
pair of Barstools these were custom made we have another set of 3 available, but we were not able to use these sets we had to wait 6 months for them our loss is your win. these are n...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Scandinavian Modern Tom Dixon Furniture
Materials
Metal
Tom Dixon Wicker S-Chair, 'Pair'
By Cappellini, Tom Dixon, Verner Panton, Marzio Cecchi
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Vintage pair of Tom Dixon S-Chair with wicker for Cappellini. Beautiful s- shape curved back. Very sensual design. Cast Iron base.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Tom Dixon Furniture
Materials
Steel
Mirror Ball Small Pendant Light by Tom Dixon
By Tom Dixon
Located in New York, NY
Sometimes your biggest failure could be your biggest success. The aim for Mirror Ball was to produce a completely spherical, highly mirrored object that would disappear into its surroundings. Instead it does the opposite and is an ultra-visible, highly reflective object referencing space helmets...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Tom Dixon Furniture
Materials
Other
Tom Dixon Modern Black Pendant Light with Frosted Plexiglass Bottom
By Tom Dixon
Located in Pasadena, CA
The Tom Dixon large pendant light features a deep, lustrous black lacquer shade and a frosted plexiglass screen which filters the light and creates a warm inviting atmosphere. The pe...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Tom Dixon Furniture
Materials
Steel
Limited Edition Tubular Steel Side Chairs by Tom Dixon, circa 2000
By Tom Dixon
Located in Surbiton, GB
Thick chrome plated tubular steel and leather side chairs designed by Tom Dixon for his first interior design project within the Hopkins Architects designed Inn the Park, St James Pa...
Category
Early 2000s British Bauhaus Tom Dixon Furniture
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Beat Top Vessel in Brass by Tom Dixon
By Tom Dixon
Located in New York, NY
The Beat top vessel is part of a group of floor vessels made in three unique shapes. Made from brass, the Beat vessels are spun and welded in separate par...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Tom Dixon Furniture
Materials
Brass
Etch Small Pendant Light in Brass by Tom Dixon
By Tom Dixon
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by the logic of pure mathematics, the Etch range is a series of geodesic structures made of razor thin
digitally etched metal sheets. The pendants feature a detailed patter...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Tom Dixon Furniture
Materials
Brass
Tom Dixon S-Chair with Marsh Straw Upholstery for Cappellini
By Cappellini, Tom Dixon
Located in New York, NY
The iconic S-chair by Tom Dixon is an object with an artisanal core, successfully transformed into an authentic Industrial masterpiece, without losing the essence of the original pro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tom Dixon Furniture
Materials
Steel
Spin Large Candelabra by Tom Dixon
By Tom Dixon
Located in New York, NY
A candelabrum with rotating arms, made from robust, honest indestructible cast iron. Five candles can be placed on its extending arms.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Tom Dixon Furniture
Materials
Iron
Beat Wide Pendant Light LED by Tom Dixon
By Tom Dixon
Located in New York, NY
Beat Wide is a medium-sized ceiling light in matte black and features a contrasting warm, golden interior. Made from hand spun brass sculpted by artisan craftsmen in Northern India, the creation of this Beat light...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Tom Dixon Furniture
Materials
Brass
White Marble-Top Adjustable Height Screw Cafe Table, 900mm top
By Tom Dixon
Located in New York, NY
Screw table is a simple, honest design, inspired by materials and processes of the Industrial revolution. Its rotating top on a threaded steel pole allows for adjustable height, whil...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Tom Dixon Furniture
Materials
Marble, Iron
White Marble Tube Black High Table 900mm
By Tom Dixon
Located in New York, NY
A simple, sleek table for all occasions, Tube High is a versatile and elegant table base made from brass plated tubing creating a sophisticated sturdy table component. This bar heigh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Tom Dixon Furniture
Materials
Marble, Steel
Globe Pendant Light Copper
By Tom Dixon
Located in New York, NY
You can probably tell that we are obsessed with spherical objects. In our perpetual quest for the purest forms, Globe stands out as the most minimal of the lot. A spherical orb, highly mirrored and perfectly reflective during the day, when switched on reveals a multiplicity of internal reflections from the integral LED. Reminiscent of ancient witch balls...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Tom Dixon Furniture
Materials
Steel
Globe Pendant Light Chrome
By Tom Dixon
Located in New York, NY
You can probably tell that we are obsessed with spherical objects. In our perpetual quest for the purest forms, Globe stands out as the most minimal of the lot. A spherical orb, high...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Tom Dixon Furniture
Materials
Steel
Melt Gold Standing Floor Chandelier
By Tom Dixon
Located in New York, NY
An extraordinary floor chandelier, featuring three melt mini shades and four melt shades in a modern gold finish. Emitting an attractive, mildly hallucinogen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Tom Dixon Furniture
Materials
Steel
Tom Dixon S-Chair with Marsh Straw or Wicker Upholstery for Cappellini
By Tom Dixon, Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
The iconic S-chair by Tom Dixon is an object with an artisanal core, successfully transformed into an authentic industrial masterpiece, without losing the essence of the original pro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tom Dixon Furniture
Materials
Steel
Kitchen chair Tom Dixon 80s early work creative salvage
By Tom Dixon
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Kitchen chair designed by Tom Dixon. This chair was made of flying pan and Chinese ladle. So named Kitchen chair. One of representing chair of designers early works. Also one of hist...
Category
1980s British Post-Modern Vintage Tom Dixon Furniture
Materials
Steel
Beat Fat Pendant Light LED by Tom Dixon
By Tom Dixon
Located in New York, NY
Beat Fat is a medium-sized ceiling light in matte black and features a contrasting warm, golden interior. Made from hand spun brass sculpted by artisan craftsmen in Northern India, the creation of this Beat light...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Tom Dixon Furniture
Materials
Brass
Flash Square Table by Tom Dixon
By Tom Dixon
Located in New York, NY
A set of three crisp and smartly detailed side tables. Available in brass and glossy black and topped with a mirrored glass surface, Flash are moody singular statements that can be n...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Tom Dixon Furniture
Materials
Steel
White Marble Tube Brass High Table
By Tom Dixon
Located in New York, NY
A simple, sleek table for all occasions, tube high is a versatile and elegant table base made from black powder coated steel tubing creating a sophisticated sturdy table component. M...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Tom Dixon Furniture
Materials
Marble, Steel
Flash Round Table by Tom Dixon
By Tom Dixon
Located in New York, NY
A set of three crisp and smartly detailed side tables. Available in brass and glossy black and topped with a mirrored glass surface, Flash are moody singular statements that can be n...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Tom Dixon Furniture
Materials
Steel
Opal Large Pendant Light by Tom Dixon
By Tom Dixon
Located in New York, NY
Working with our German engineering partners, we have designed our own recipe of opalescent polycarbonate, resulting in a satisfyingly ethereal orb. We decided to remove the usual da...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Tom Dixon Furniture
Materials
Steel
Beat Tall Pendant Light LED by Tom Dixon
By Tom Dixon
Located in New York, NY
Beat Tall is a medium-sized ceiling light in matte black and features a contrasting warm, golden interior. Made from hand spun brass sculpted by artisan craftsmen in Northern India, the creation of this Beat light...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Tom Dixon Furniture
Materials
Brass
Beat Drop Vessel in Brass by Tom Dixon
By Tom Dixon
Located in New York, NY
The beat drop vessel is part of a group of floor vessels made in three unique shapes. Made from brass, the beat vessels are spun and welded in separate pa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Tom Dixon Furniture
Materials
Brass
Tom Dixon Bolide Iron Woven Seagrass Rocking Chaise London 1991
By Tom Dixon
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
One of the most special chairs we have ever had is this one designed by Tom Dixon.
A steel frame as a skeleton and woven seagrass as a skin make it a true sculpture.
Not only does ...
Category
1990s English Post-Modern Tom Dixon Furniture
Materials
Iron
Tom Dixon, Early Pair of Kinetic Gold Leaf Spiral Floor Lamps, UK 1988
By Tom Dixon
Located in New York, NY
Tom Dixon (b. 1959)
An early, highly spirited pair of spiral floor lamps by designer Tom Dixon OBE, in spun steel covered in hand-applied gold leaf. Undulating coils rising out of gilt domed bases that each cradle a hidden bulb, these interactive, sculptural works are intentionally pliable. They’re designed to glimmer and, if desired, sway, projecting helix-like shadows that dance on the ceiling: a choreography of light.
"I got interested in making lights active rather than static," Dixon said of this pivotal work. "It’s hard to pass this lamp without smacking it to make the light dance. This was my first real lamp and sparked an enduring passion for lighting objects."
Inspired by the kinetic sculpture and shadow-play of artists like Alexander Calder, Jean Tinguely, and Ruth Asawa, this raw and buoyant pair of lights is animated by Dixon's ongoing focus on materiality, manufacturing, and form. At the nexus of his early experiments welding found objects into salvage furniture...
Category
1980s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tom Dixon Furniture
Materials
Steel, Gold Leaf
Opal Cone Floor Light by Tom Dixon
By Tom Dixon
Located in New York, NY
Working with our German engineering partners, we have designed our own recipe of opalescent polycarbonate, resulting in a satisfyingly ethereal orb. We decided to remove the usual da...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Tom Dixon Furniture
Materials
Steel
Beat Stout Pendant Light by Tom Dixon
By Tom Dixon
Located in New York, NY
Our range of Beat lights, recognized in homes, restaurants and hotels the world over is an exercise in expressive minimalism. The design is inspired by the sculptural simplicity of traditional Indian...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Tom Dixon Furniture
Materials
Brass
Opal Small Pendant Light by Tom Dixon
By Tom Dixon
Located in New York, NY
Working with our German engineering partners, we have designed our own recipe of opalescent polycarbonate, resulting in a satisfyingly ethereal orb. We decided to remove the usual da...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Tom Dixon Furniture
Materials
Steel
Tom Dixon Step Beat Fat White Pendant Light Fixture, Copper, Contemporary, UK
By Tom Dixon
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tom Dixon step beat fat white pendant light fixture, copper, contemporary, UK. Rare, gorgeous piece. Was in production for a very short tim...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Minimalist Tom Dixon Furniture
Materials
Copper
Etch Large Pendant Light in Brass by Tom Dixon
By Tom Dixon
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by the logic of pure mathematics, the Etch range is a series of geodesic structures made of razor thin
digitally etched metal sheets. The pendants feature a detailed pattern...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Tom Dixon Furniture
Materials
Brass
Tom Dixon Step Beat Tall White Pendant Light Fixture, Copper, Contemporary UK
By Tom Dixon
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tom Dixon step beat tall white pendant light fixture, copper, contemporary, UK. Rare, Gorgeous piece. Was in production for a very short time. 2 available. Listing is for one.
A concentric pendant...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Minimalist Tom Dixon Furniture
Materials
Copper
Prototype Steel Chair by Tom Dixon, 1989
By Tom Dixon
Located in Berlin, DE
Prototype steel chair by Tom Dixon, 1989.
Category
1980s English Modern Vintage Tom Dixon Furniture
Materials
Steel
1980 Tom Dixon Pair of Burnished Iron and Raffia Stools
By Tom Dixon
Located in Brescia, IT
Organic shape, iconic design, we can say about this pair of Tom Dixon stools. The raffia is natural handcrafted. The stools have different dimensions but together work very well.
Pr...
Category
Late 20th Century British Tribal Tom Dixon Furniture
Materials
Iron
Tom Dixon Step Beat Fat & Wide White Pendant Light Set, Copper, Contemporary, UK
By Tom Dixon
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tom Dixon step beat fat and wide white pendant light set, copper, contemporary, UK. Rare, gorgeous set. Was in production for a very short time. 2 p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Tom Dixon Furniture
Materials
Copper
'Crown Chair' by Tom Dixon
By Tom Dixon
Located in London, GB
The Chair was designed in 1988 and is a sinuous example in sheet steel with gold leaf finish, made in Tom Dixon's studio.
Category
1990s British Tom Dixon Furniture
Materials
Metal, Steel
Black Pendant by Tom Dixon
By Tom Dixon
Located in San Francisco, CA
A matte black enameled brass lamp with hand beat detail on brass interior and a smooth exterior. Cord length is 6' and can be adjusted.
Category
1950s English Modern Vintage Tom Dixon Furniture
Materials
Brass
Tom Dixon Swarovski Crystal Palace Chandelier
By Tom Dixon
Located in New York, NY
A rare limited edition Tom Dixon designed chandelier for Swarovski for the Crystal Palace collection. The chandelier is composed of a polished chrome fi...
Category
Early 2000s British Modern Tom Dixon Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Chrome
Tom Dixon Black Beat Fat Pendant Light
By Tom Dixon
Located in San Francisco, CA
The contemporary Beat Fat pendant light, designed by Tom Dixon, is made of hand spun brass in India. It is satin matte black with a shiny, gold textured interior...
Category
2010s Tom Dixon Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Tom Dixon Black Beat Wide Pendant Light
By Tom Dixon
Located in San Francisco, CA
The contemporary Beat Fat pendant light, designed by Tom Dixon, is made of hand-spun brass in India. It is satin matte black with a shiny, gold textured interior...
Category
2010s Indian Tom Dixon Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Tom Dixon furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Tom Dixon furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Tom Dixon furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 19 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 51 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original furniture by Tom Dixon were created in the modern style in europe during the 21st century and contemporary. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Tino Seubert, Michael Young, and Margit Wittig. Prices for Tom Dixon furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $195 and can go as high as $29,875, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,470.
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- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Tom Dixon originally created the S chair in the mid-1980s. The chair is characterized by its welded steel frame and woven rush upholstery. Shop a collection of Tom Dixon’s designs from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.