Mid-Century Paul Frankl Rattan Chaise Pretzel Arms Lounge Chair with Ottoman
About the Item
- Creator:Paul Frankl (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 33 in (83.82 cm)Width: 32 in (81.28 cm)Depth: 80 in (203.2 cm)Seat Height: 16.5 in (41.91 cm)
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (In the Style Of)
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- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:Unknown
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Minor structural damages. Homemade slip covers with slight wear. Original fabric seems frail/stained. Cushion foam is heavy, flexible, and usueable. Rattan is good with some slight breakage on some of the jointed areas. Ottoman more so unraveling at some joints.
- Seller Location:Bay City, MI
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU8079232485852
Paul Frankl
Born in Vienna, Paul Frankl came to the United States in 1914 as part of a wave of Central European design luminaries — among them Kem Weber, Rudolph Schindler, and Richard Neutra — who were drawn by the energy and optimism of the American scene. Prolific and protean, Frankl would go on to design furnishings that are emblematic of nearly every key stylistic chord in American modernism, from the streamlined Art Deco to free-form organic shapes.
Frankl's Skyscraper cabinets, bookcases and more — introduced in 1924 — are his earliest and best-known designs (and the work by which he is most often represented in institutions, such as New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art). Tall and narrow, the pieces have staggered shelves meant to mimic the setbacks of Manhattan office towers. A later visually expressive line — the Speed chairs and sofas, which have a raked profile suggesting motion — links Frankl to Donald Deskey, Raymond Loewy and other creators of Streamline Moderne design.
Frankl moved to Los Angeles in 1934 and luxuriated in the climate and lifestyle. His designs became lighter and simpler and found an audience among the Hollywood élite. (Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant and Fred Astaire were clients.) Fascinated by Asian arts, Frankl produced numerous pieces — tabletops with edges that curve upward; sofas, chairs and other seating with rattan frames — inspired by Chinese and Japanese forms and materials. In the 1940s, Frankl became one of the first designers to incorporate free-form, biomorphic shapes in his work, as well as novel upholstery fabrics such as denim and nubby wool.
Frankl biographer Christopher Long argues that the designer’s easy, elegant aesthetic had an enormous influence on movie set design. As the furniture below attests, Paul Frankl’s work is ready for its close-up.
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