MODERN FURNITURE Modern furniture refers to furniture produced from the late 19th century through the present that is influenced by modernism. Post-World War - II ideals of cutting excess, comodification, and practicality of materials in design heavily influenced the aesthetic of the furniture.
There was an opposition to the decorative arts, which included Art Nouveau, Neoclassical and Victorain Styles.
This shift from decorative to minimalist principles of design can be attributed to the introduction of new technology, changes in philosophy, and the influences of the principles of architecture
As Philip Johnson, the founder of the Department of Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art articulates
FAMOUS ARCHITECT’S
Frank Lloyd Wright and the Guggenheim Museum
Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer
Mies van der Rohe
Richard Neutra and Charles Eames
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill and Wallace K. Harrison
Philip Johnson
Eero Saarinen
Louis Kahn
Ieoh Ming Pei
ART NOUVEAU
Is an international style of art, architecture and applied art, especially the decorative arts , that was most popular between 1890 and 1910
A reaction to the academic art of the 19th century, it was inspired by natural forms and structures, particularly the curved lines of plants and flowers.
1. Submitterd By :-
Sahil Ali
SANSKAR COLLEGE OF
ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING
B.ARCH IIIRDYR. VTH SEM
INTERIOR DESIGN
NAR 504
2. HISTORY OF MODERN FURNITURE
•Post-WorldWar - II ideals of cutting excess, comodification, and practicality of materials in design heavily influenced the
aesthetic of the furniture.
•There was an opposition to the decorative arts, which includedArt Nouveau, Neoclassical andVictorain Styles.
•This shift from decorative to minimalist principles of design can be attributed to the introduction of new technology,
changes in philosophy, and the influences of the principles of architecture
•As Philip Johnson, the founder of the Department of Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art articulates
MODERN FURNITURE
Modern furniture refers to furniture produced from the late 19th century through the present that is influenced by modernism.
ART NOUVEAU
• Is an international style of art, architecture and applied art, especially
the decorative arts , that was most popular between 1890 and 1910
•A reaction to the academic art of the 19th century, it was inspired by natural
forms and structures, particularly the curved lines of plants and flowers.
Neoclassical
•Is the name given to Western movements in the decorative and
visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that draw
inspiration from the "classical" art and culture of Ancient Greece or
Ancient Rome .
Victorian Decorative
•the style of Decorative Arts during the Victorain Era. Victorian design is
widely viewed as having indulged in a grand excess of ornament.
The use of new materials, such as steel in its many
forms; glass, used by Walter Gropius; molded plywood,
FAMOUS ARCHITECT’S
•Frank Lloyd Wright and the Guggenheim Museum
• Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer
•Mies van der Rohe
•Richard Neutra and Charles Eames
•Skidmore, Owings and Merrill and Wallace K. Harrison
•Philip Johnson
•Eero Saarinen
•Louis Kahn
•Ieoh Ming Pei
3. Frank Lloyd Wright
•Was eighty years old in 1947; he had been present at the beginning of American modernism, and though he
refused to accept that he belonged to any movement, continued to play a leading role almost to its end. One
of his most original late projects was the campus of florida southern college in lakeland,florida, begun in
1941 and completed in 1943.
Frank Lloyd Wright Origami Chair –
1949
plan
Side section
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Frank Lloyd Wright Barrel Chair
plan
Front elevation
side elevation
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STRUCTURE
solid cherry wood / finish of the wood is available in dark
cherry, walnut.
SEAT
Density foam '40.
Leather or fabric.
MEASURES
54 x 55cm h. 81
How is made
•The chair utilizes multiple geometric shapes including trapezoid
interior/exterior side panels and 60 degree triangular shapes for the
arms and legs and copper sheet at floor rests.
•Materials include (interior and exterior grade) cherry veneer plywood
and fabric upholstered cushions; copper foot guards.
Measures
77.4x 104.3 x 93 cm
4. Frank Lloyd Wright Taliesin Dresser
CREATOR
Frank Lloyd Wright (Designer),
Henredon (Manufacturer)
DATE OF MANUFACTURE
1955
PERIOD
1950-1959
DIMENSIONS
33 “x65.5”x20”
84 cmx166 cmx51 cm
MATERIALS AND
TECHNIQUES
Mahogany
"Sondern-Adler House" Table
by Frank Lloyd Wright
CREATOR
Frank Lloyd Wright (Designer)
DATE OF MANUFACTURE
1939-1940
PERIOD
1930-1939
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES
Cypress
CONDITION
Good. Lovely vintage condition. None of the wear is objectionable: minor
scuffs to legs and the top, a small dent to one corner of the top, and tiny
dents to some of the top's edges..
DIMENSIONS
18.75 “x29.75”x18.75”
48 cmx76 cmx48 cm
Frank Lloyd Wright Side Table
CREATOR
Frank Lloyd Wright (Designer),
Heritage-Henredon(Manufacturer)
DATE OF MANUFACTURE
circa 1955
PERIOD
1950-1959
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES
Mahogany,
Slate
CONDITION
Excellent
DIMENSIONS
16.75 in.H
43 cmH
DIAMETER
22 in. (56 cm)
5. MARCEL BREUER
Was a Hungarian-born modernist, architect, and furniture designer. Breuer extended the sculptural
vocabulary he had developed in the carpentry shop at the Bauhaus into a personal architecture that
made him one of the world's most popular architects at the peak of 20th-century design.
Marcel Breuer Tubular Steel Side Tables - 1925
planFront elevation
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Measures
21.75“x19“x17.75"
CONSTRUCTION AND DETAILS
•Top has MDF core with a smooth plastic laminate in a
satin finish
•Base is seamless tubular steel with polished chrome finish
•Four plastic glides snap into pre drilled holes on base of
the table
•The KnollStudio logo and signature of Marcel Breuer are
stamped into the base of the table
•Laccio Side Tables can nest over the Laccio Coffee Table
Marcel Breuer 1928
Side elevationFront elevation
Measures
23.5“x23.5“x31.5“
sheat-17.75” arm-27”
CONSTRUCTION AND DETAILS
Available with or without arms
Fully upholstered seat, back and arms available in a range of KnollTextiles and Spinneybeck® leathers
Fully upholstered chairs feature urethane foam over molded plywood seat and back
Handwoven cane insets available with beech hardwood for the seat, back frames and arms
Beech available with natural clear finish or matte ebonized finish
Frame is 1” diameter chrome-plated round steel tube with a polished finish
Plastic glides snap into base to protect floors
The KnollStudio logo and signature of Marcel Breuer are stamped into the base of the chair
6. Laccio Coffee Table
by Marcel Breuer 1925
Front elevation Plan
view
CONSTRUCTION AND DETAILS
•Top has MDF core with a smooth plastic laminate in a satin finish
•Base is seamless tubular steel with polished chrome finish
•Four plastic glides snap into pre drilled holes on base of the table
•The KnollStudio logo and signature of Marcel Breuer are stamped into
the base of the table
•Laccio Side Tables can nest over the Laccio Coffee Table
DIMENTIONS
W = 53.5”
D = 19”
H = 13.5”
Wassily Chair
by Marcel Breuer 1925
Side elevationfront elevationview
CONSTRUCTION AND DETAILS
•Edges of black cowhide leather are dyed black
•Frame is seamless tubular steel with a polished chrome finish
•Four plastic glides snap into pre-drilled holes on base of the chair
•The KnollStudio logo and signature of Marcel Breuer are stamped into the base of
the chair
DIMENTIONS
W = 31"
D = 28.75"
H = 28.57“
Seat h =16.5"
Arm h = 23"
Cesca Chair - Armless Upholstered
by Marcel Breuer 1928
CONSTRUCTION AND DETAILS
•Urethane foam over molded plywood seat and back
•Cane insets are handwoven
•Frame is 1” diameter chrome-plated round steel tube with a
polished finish
•Plastic glides snap into base to protect floors
•The KnollStudio logo and signature of Marcel Breuer are
stamped into the base of the chair
DIMENTIONS
W = 18.5"
D = 23.5"
H = 31.5"
Seat h = 17.75"
Side elevationfront elevation
18.5" 23.5" 31.5" 17.75"
7. EERO SAARINEN
Born to world famous parents, architect and Cranbrook Academy of Art director Eliel Saarinen and
textile artist Loja Saarinen, Eero Saarinen was surrounded by design his whole life. It came as no
surprise that Eero was helping his father design furniture and fixtures for the Cranbrook campus by
the time he was in his teens. In 1929 Eero left for Paris where he studied sculpture before enrolling
in the Yale architecture program the following year. In 1934, he returned to Michigan to teach at
Cranbrook, work on furniture designs, and practice architecture with his father.
Saarinen Dining Table - 54" Round
Eero Saarinen 1957
planElevation
view
Measures
54“x28.25"
CONSTRUCTION AND DETAILS
54" table seats 4-6 people
Tabletop features beveled edge
Top attaches to base with threaded rod
Base is heavy molded cast aluminum with white or black paint
Womb Chair
Eero Saarinen 1948
Front elevation Side elevation
Measures seat arm
40”x34”x35.5” 16” 20.5”
CONSTRUCTION AND DETAILS
Seat shell is foam-covered molded fiberglass
Base is steel rod with polished chrome or black paint
8. Womb Ottoman
by EERO SAARINEN 1948
Rear elevationFront elevationview
CONSTRUCTION AND DETAILS
•Shell is foam-covered molded fiberglass
•Base is steel rod with polished chrome finish
DIMENTIONS
W = 25.5"
D = 20"
H = 16"
DIMENTIONS
W = 62.75"
D = 34"
H = 35.5"
Seat h = 16"
Arm h = 20.5”
Womb Settee
by EERO SAARINEN 1948
Front elevation Side elevationview
CONSTRUCTION AND DETAILS
•Seat shell is foam-covered molded fiberglass
•Base is steel rod with polished chrome or black paint
Tulip Armless Chair
by EERO SAARINEN 1957
CONSTRUCTION AND DETAILS
•Seat shell is molded fiberglass
•Base is heavy molded cast aluminum with white paint
DIMENTIONS
W = 20"
D = 21.25"
H = 32"
Seat h = 18.5"
Front elevation Side elevation
view
9. RICHARD JOSEPH NEUTRA
Was an Austrian-American Architect . Living and building for the majority of
his career in Southern California, he came to be considered among the most important modernist architects.
Richard Neutra for Maximilian Karp Chair
CREATOR
Richard Neutra (Designer)
DATE OF
MANUFACTURE
1940s
PERIOD
1940-1949
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES
Oak,
Upholstery
CONDITION
Excellent. Original.
DIMENSIONS
27.5 “x16 “x18.5”
70 cmx41 cmx47 cm
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IN THE STYLE OF
Mid-Century Modern
PLACE OF ORIGIN
North America
DATE OF MANUFACTURE
1985
PERIOD
20th Century
CONDITION
Fair
DIMENSIONS
28.94 “x72.05 “x36.61”
73.5 cmx183 cmx93cm
Camel Dining or Coffee Table by Richard Neutra
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10. RICHARD JOSEPH NEUTRA
Was an Austrian-American Architect . Living and building for the majority of
his career in Southern California, he came to be considered among the most important modernist architects.
Richard Neutra for Maximilian Karp Chair
CREATOR
Richard Neutra (Designer)
DATE OF
MANUFACTURE
1940s
PERIOD
1940-1949
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES
Oak,
Upholstery
CONDITION
Excellent. Original.
DIMENSIONS
27.5 “x16 “x18.5”
70 cmx41 cmx47 cm
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IN THE STYLE OF
Mid-Century Modern
PLACE OF ORIGIN
North America
DATE OF MANUFACTURE
1985
PERIOD
20th Century
CONDITION
Fair
DIMENSIONS
28.94 “x72.05 “x36.61”
73.5 cmx183 cmx93cm
Camel Dining or Coffee Table by Richard Neutra
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