Paul Frankl Skyscraper Furniture

Together with his friend joseph urban he laid the foundations of the american tradition of modern decoration.

Paul frankl skyscraper furniture.

Prolific and protean frankl would go on to design furnishings that are emblematic of nearly every key stylistic chord in american modernism. Here frankl uses maple wood and bakelite to suggest the jagged upward reaching outline of a new york skyscraper. Frankl skyscraper desk 1927. Favorite add to paul frankl full size headboard mid century modern furniture floridamodern.

Frankl american by the 1920s the skyscraper was a symbol of american modernity. Skyscraper furniture paul theodore frankl 1886 1958 austrian furniture designer architect painter and writer paul theodore frankl was one of the most important exponents of the american art déco style. Everything you need to know about the differences between los angeles and new york can be found in the works by paul frankl. His first great success the skyscraper furniture line created when he was in new york epitomizes the city.

From shop floridamodern. 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. Dubbed the skyscraper series the tall slender desks chests of drawers and dressers and cupboards remain some of frankl s best known designs. The pieces are tall cabinets with staggered shelves meant to mimic the jagged setbacks of manhattan.

Frankl opened frankl galleries on 48th street calling his company skyscraper furniture which became an epicenter of american modernism including modern textiles and wallpapers imported from europe. By the 1920s. In the early 1930s frankl relocated to los angeles and moved beyond the art deco realm. Paul frankl for john stuart furniture mid century modern pair of twin headboards floridamodern.

Trained as an architect in vienna and berlin paul t. Although he rose to fame among modernists like ludwig mies van der rohe or le cobusier paul frankl s refusal to be creatively boxed led to an eclectic body of work that dwarfs most contemporaries after moving to new york from austria in 1914 paul introduced his. Frankl spent the summer of 1925. The impetus behind the skyscraper cabinet however was distinctly rural.

5 out of 5 stars 164 164 reviews 595 00. Only 1 available and it s in 1 person s cart. Frankl immigrated to new york in 1914 and established his own gallery. Frankl art architecture design.

There he began to design interiors and champion the skyscraper as a source of a uniquely american modernist vision. In the 1920s he introduced his celebrated skyscraper style before turning to metal furnishings in the 1930s. Skyscraper furniture paul t. Paul frankl furniture designs remain popular today.