Paul T Frankl Furniture

The table is in very good condition with a natural waxed cork top and bleached.

Paul t frankl furniture.

From the start frankl took a different approach designing sleek unadorned pieces that reflected advances in american technology and. 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. Frankl art architecture design.

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 is most known for his writings on the history and principles of architecture which he famously presented within a gestalt oriented framework. Yale university press 2007. Skyscraper furniture paul t.

Frankl skyscraper desk 1927. 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. Frankl october 14 1886 march 21 1958 johnson furniture co.

Iconic cloud coffee table by paul t frankl frankl for johnson furniture by johnson furniture company paul frankl. Yale university press 2007. 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. There he began to design interiors and champion the skyscraper as a source of a uniquely american modernist vision.

Iconic early cloud coffee table model 5005 designed by paul frankl for johnson furniture company 1951. Xi 225 pp. Paul frankl at his desk in 1958 paul frankl 22 april 1878 30 january 1962 was an art historian born in austria hungary. Frankl and modern.

Frankl immigrated to new york in 1914 and established his own gallery. Lot 248 paul frankl buffet designed c. The impetus behind the skyscraper cabinet however was distinctly rural. New haven and london.

Paul frankl iconic cloud coffee table by paul t frankl for johnson furniture h 14 in w 48 in d 36 in 25 000. By the 1920s. Trained as an architect in vienna and berlin paul t. 1950s mid century modern paul frankl for johnson furniture co.

Frankl and modern american design. 2240 johnson furniture company branded johnson furniture company and 2440 32 25 x 72 x 19 5 literature. Paul frankl paul frankl bleached walnut. Gentleman s chest 1 250 2 600.

Frankl and modern american design. Frankl spent the summer of 1925.