Cylindra dining set of molded walnut plywood by Austrian/American architect and designer Henry Glass, whose furniture designs combined expressive, curvilinear visual elements with an underlying engineering sensibility. Produced by Richbilt Mfg circa 1966. #henryglass #eamesera #mcmdesign #chicagomodernism #weinbergmodern
2018-09-23 00:59
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David Wurster nest of tables with birch tops and blackened tubular steel legs for Richards-Morgenthau (Raymor) shown here in image 4 in Furniture Forum in 1952. Very hard to find as a complete original set of three. #davidwurster #richardsmorgenthau #raymor #gooddesign #mcmdesign #weinbergmodern
2018-09-21 20:41
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More photos of Greta Grossman outdoor folding chair of tubular steel and cotton cord. An exceedingly rare item, possibly the first of its kind on the secondary design market. The “Greta Grossman green” paint is original with great patina and character (the cotton cord is new). An exciting discovery from one of America’s most important mid-century designer/architects. #gretagrossman #raremcmdesign #foldingchair #californiadesign #weinbergmodern
2018-09-21 20:28
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Exceedingly rare Greta Grossman outdoor folding side chairs produced in California circa 1949. The chaise and lounge versions are documented as Barker Brothers productions with staged archival photos in the chronology section of the book “Greta Magnusson Grossman—A Car and Some Shorts;” the present side chair version is apparent in a photograph of Grossman’s own house proximate to an outdoor dining table—it makes sense that she would have an example of all the pieces in the series. The lounge chair subsequently appears in the ICA Boston’s “Current Design” in 1950. Modern Color, Inc of Los Angeles is listed as the producer/distributor. The details of the present chairs—the gauge of the tubular steel, the overall width, the “Greta Grossman green” color—all line up with the ICA description. Modern Color probably failed in its marketing efforts, perhaps sending a few prototypes to museums or showrooms. More likely, the present chairs were made by Barker Brothers as part of a small production run in Los Angeles in the late 1940’s. The cotton cord is new; the green paint is spot-on original, with obvious wear (and character) associated with age and use. Exciting and perhaps unprecedented in the market! For more information and pricing see my website at www.weinbergmodern.com under Seating. #gretagrossman #raremcmdesign #californiamodernliving #californiadesign #midcenturymodern #foldingchair #weinbergmodern