Paul T Frankl Furniture

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Paul t frankl furniture.

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. Xi 225 pp. Iconic early cloud coffee table model 5005 designed by paul frankl for johnson furniture company 1951. From the start frankl took a different approach designing sleek unadorned pieces that reflected advances in american technology and.

Frankl is most known for his writings on the history and principles of architecture which he famously presented within a gestalt oriented framework. Paul frankl paul frankl bleached walnut. Gentleman s chest 1 250 2 600. Frankl and modern american design.

Frankl october 14 1886 march 21 1958 an art deco furniture designer and maker architect painter and writer from vienna austria was the son of a wealthy real estate speculator. Frankl immigrated to new york in 1914 and established his own gallery. By the 1920s. New haven and london.

Frankl early skyscraper cabinet 1926. 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. Paul frankl iconic cloud coffee table by paul t frankl for johnson furniture h 14 in w 48 in d 36 in 25 000. Frankl october 14 1886 march 21 1958 johnson furniture co.

Frankl skyscraper desk 1927. There he began to design interiors and champion the skyscraper as a source of a uniquely american modernist vision. Frankl and modern. The table is in very good condition with a natural waxed cork top and bleached.

Trained as an architect in vienna and berlin paul t. Frankl spent the summer of 1925. Paul frankl at his desk in 1958 paul frankl 22 april 1878 30 january 1962 was an art historian born in austria hungary. Lot 248 paul frankl buffet designed c.

Iconic cloud coffee table by paul t frankl frankl for johnson furniture by johnson furniture company paul frankl. The impetus behind the skyscraper cabinet however was distinctly rural. 40ʺw 21ʺd 45ʺh stamford ny dressers chests of drawers standard dressers paul frankl 6 strand chair with ottomon 3 700. Frankl art architecture design.

33 5ʺw 35ʺd 37 5ʺh waldorf md seating chair ottoman sets. Yale university press 2007. 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. 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.

Frankl and modern american design. Yale university press 2007.