Paul T Frankl Furniture

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Paul t frankl furniture.

33 5ʺw 35ʺd 37 5ʺh waldorf md seating chair ottoman sets. Gentleman s chest 1 250 2 600. The table is in very good condition with a natural waxed cork top and bleached. Iconic cloud coffee table by paul t frankl frankl for johnson furniture by johnson furniture company paul frankl.

By the 1920s. Skyscraper furniture paul t. From the start frankl took a different approach designing sleek unadorned pieces that reflected advances in american technology and. Yale university press 2007.

Frankl and modern. Trained as an architect in vienna and berlin paul t. Frankl immigrated to new york in 1914 and established his own gallery. Frankl 1886 1958 was one of the most important and influential designers working in the united states during the first half of the twentieth century.

New haven and london. Lot 248 paul frankl buffet designed c. Frankl and modern american design. Frankl skyscraper desk 1927.

Frankl and modern american design. There he began to design interiors and champion the skyscraper as a source of a uniquely american modernist vision. 40ʺw 21ʺd 45ʺh stamford ny dressers chests of drawers standard dressers paul frankl 6 strand chair with ottomon 3 700. Paul frankl paul frankl bleached mahogany and waxed cork guitar pick coffee table model 5030 h 14 in w 46 in d 43 in 16 000.

Xi 225 pp. 1908 1983 grand rapids michigan an émigré from austria frankl settled in new york in 1914 and quickly saw a country awash in reproductions of uncomfortable european styles. Frankl spent the summer of 1925. Paul frankl paul frankl bleached walnut.

1950s mid century modern paul frankl for johnson furniture co. Frankl is most known for his writings on the history and principles of architecture which he famously presented within a gestalt oriented framework. The impetus behind the skyscraper cabinet however was distinctly rural. Paul frankl at his desk in 1958 paul frankl 22 april 1878 30 january 1962 was an art historian born in austria hungary.

42 color and 120 bw illus bibliography index. The term skyscraper was first introduced in the late 19th century to describe buildings employing new techniques of steel framed construction that stood at over 10 stories. 2240 johnson furniture company branded johnson furniture company and 2440 32 25 x 72 x 19 5 literature. Paul frankl iconic cloud coffee table by paul t frankl for johnson furniture h 14 in w 48 in d 36 in 25 000.

Iconic early cloud coffee table model 5005 designed by paul frankl for johnson furniture company 1951. Yale university press 2007.