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.

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

Paul frankl paul frankl bleached walnut. 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. 40ʺw 21ʺd 45ʺh stamford ny dressers chests of drawers standard dressers paul frankl 6 strand chair with ottomon 3 700. Frankl is most known for his writings on the history and principles of architecture which he famously presented within a gestalt oriented framework.

By the 1920s. 42 color and 120 bw illus bibliography index. Frankl immigrated to new york in 1914 and established his own gallery. Frankl skyscraper desk 1927.

Gentleman s chest 1 250 2 600. Frankl spent the summer of 1925. Skyscraper furniture paul t. Frankl october 14 1886 march 21 1958 johnson furniture co.

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. 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. New haven and london.

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 art architecture design. There he began to design interiors and champion the skyscraper as a source of a uniquely american modernist vision.

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. Frankl early skyscraper cabinet 1926. Iconic early cloud coffee table model 5005 designed by paul frankl for johnson furniture company 1951.

The impetus behind the skyscraper cabinet however was distinctly rural. Lot 248 paul frankl buffet designed c. From the start frankl took a different approach designing sleek unadorned pieces that reflected advances in american technology and. Trained as an architect in vienna and berlin paul t.

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. Yale university press 2007.