Gordon Bunshaft

American, 1909-1990

In its striking curtain wall of glass and modernist steel columns, Gordon Bunshaft’s International-style design for the Lever House — cocreated with Natalie de Blois — garnered widespread acclaim. The Pritzker Prize-winner was a legendary American architect, and his influence can be found today in city skylines all over the world.

Bunshaft studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology before undertaking fellowships in Europe and North Africa. In 1937, he joined New York City architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill where he worked until his retirement in 1979.

Bunshaft shared the same interest in modernist furniture as Florence Knoll, an architect and furniture designer who had a subtle but profound influence on the course of mid-century American modernism and who helped make Knoll Inc. a leading firm in its field. Bunshaft recommended that Knoll be placed in charge of interiors when, while at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, he designed the Connecticut General Life Insurance Company’s headquarters in the mid-1950s.

Bunshaft’s projects drew heavily on the pioneering architectural work of Le Corbusier as well as Mies van der Rohe, an iconic furniture designer and fellow proponent of modernist architecture.

Celebrated architectural marvels created by Bunshaft include the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library for Yale University and the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Research Building for the University of Texas. Completed in 1974, Bunshaft designed the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, part of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., and finished the National Commercial Bank in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in 1983. The National Commercial Bank was his last project.

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Extra-Large Gordon Bunshaft Credenza by De Coene Frères, 1960s

$7,850

H 26.58 in W 110.24 in D 19.69 in

Extra-Large Gordon Bunshaft Credenza by De Coene Frères, 1960s

By Florence Knoll, De Coene Frères, Gordon Bunshaft

Located in Dronten, NL

A rare and exceptional extra-large credenza designed by Gordon Bunshaft and crafted by De Coene Frères for the Lambert Bank in Belgium, circa 1960. This monumental piece exemplifies ...

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1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gordon Bunshaft

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Chrome

Gordon Bunshaft Mahogany Credenza by De Coene, Midcentury Design, 1960

$6,250

H 26.58 in W 78.75 in D 19.69 in

Gordon Bunshaft Mahogany Credenza by De Coene, Midcentury Design, 1960

By Gordon Bunshaft, Florence Knoll, De Coene Frères

Located in Dronten, NL

Gordon Bunshaft–designed mahogany credenza, manufactured by De Coene for Banque Lambert (Belgium), c. 1960. Clean, midcentury monumental proportions executed in rich mahogany with cr...

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1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gordon Bunshaft

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1966 Gordon Bunshaft & Davis Allen Marble & Stainless Steel Side Table 19x19"

$7,500

H 18.75 in W 19.25 in D 19.25 in

1966 Gordon Bunshaft & Davis Allen Marble & Stainless Steel Side Table 19x19"

By Gordon Bunshaft, Davis Allen

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This is a Marble and Stainless Steel Side Table, designed by Davis Allen and Gordon Bunshaft as part of SOM Design. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP. was and still is an important ...

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1960s American Modern Vintage Gordon Bunshaft

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Marble, Steel

1961 Davis Allen and Gordon Bunshaft of SOM Stainless & Rosewood Executive Desk

$30,000

H 28.75 in W 72.25 in D 34.25 in

1961 Davis Allen and Gordon Bunshaft of SOM Stainless & Rosewood Executive Desk

By Gordon Bunshaft, Davis Allen

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This is an Executive Desk, initially designed by Davis Allen and Gordon Bunshaft as part of SOM Design. This particular example dates to the year 1961. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill...

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1960s American Modern Vintage Gordon Bunshaft

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Steel

1966 Gordon Bunshaft and Davis Allen for SOM Marble & Stainless Steel Side Table

$3,500

H 17.125 in Dm 18 in

1966 Gordon Bunshaft and Davis Allen for SOM Marble & Stainless Steel Side Table

By Gordon Bunshaft, Davis Allen

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This is a Marble and Stainless Steel Side Table, designed by Davis Allen and Gordon Bunshaft as part of SOM Design. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP. was and still is an important ...

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1960s American Modern Vintage Gordon Bunshaft

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Marble, Steel

1960s Gordon Bunshaft and Davis Allen of SOM Stainless Steel and Leather Bench

$20,000

H 16 in W 70.25 in D 24.25 in

1960s Gordon Bunshaft and Davis Allen of SOM Stainless Steel and Leather Bench

By Gordon Bunshaft, Davis Allen

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This is a rare stainless steel and leather bench designed in the 1960s by Gordon Bunshaft and Davis Allen of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM). The design features a stainless ste...

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1960s American Modern Vintage Gordon Bunshaft

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Steel

1960s Gordon Bunshaft & Davis Allen of SOM Stainless Steel Dining Table

$35,000

H 27.25 in W 44.25 in D 44.25 in

1960s Gordon Bunshaft & Davis Allen of SOM Stainless Steel Dining Table

By Gordon Bunshaft, Davis Allen

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This is a dining table, originally designed by Gordon Bunshaft and Davis Allen of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM). This particular example was produced in the 1960s and represen...

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1960s Lehigh-Leopold Walnut Side/End Table w/ Legs Attributed to Gordon Bunshaft

$1,500

H 16.5 in W 20 in D 20 in

1960s Lehigh-Leopold Walnut Side/End Table w/ Legs Attributed to Gordon Bunshaft

By Gordon Bunshaft, Davis Allen, Lehigh Leopold

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This is a square side table, featuring a chromed-steel frame with a walnut top, produced in the 1960s by the Lehigh-Leopold Corporation in the USA. It is believed to have been custom...

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$2,500

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1960s

$2,500

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