Gordon Bunshaft Furniture
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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Creator: Gordon Bunshaft
1960s Gordon Bunshaft and Davis Allen Marble & Wood Table or Large Desk 42x72"
By Davis Allen, Gordon Bunshaft
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Large Marble and Steel Worktable or Executive Desk, custom-designed in the 1960s by Gordon Bunshaft and Davis Allen for SOM. It features a thick rectangular black and white...
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1960s American Modern Vintage Gordon Bunshaft Furniture
Materials
Marble, Steel, Enamel
1965 Davis Allen and Gordon Bunshaft of SOM Credenza for Chase Manhattan Bank
By Gordon Bunshaft, Davis Allen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Custom 2-position credenza, produced in 1965 and designed by Davis Allen and Gordon Bunshaft for the interior of the Chase Manhattan Bank headquarters, one of Bunshaft and ...
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1960s American Modern Vintage Gordon Bunshaft Furniture
Materials
Travertine, Steel
1962 Davis Allen & Gordon Bunshaft 30 inch Coffee Table in Steel w/ Granite Top
By Davis Allen, Gordon Bunshaft
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Square Coffee Table, Model TA-2, designed by Davis Allen under the leadership of Gordon Bunshaft within SOM. It's possible that Nicos Zographos played a role in the executi...
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1960s American Modern Vintage Gordon Bunshaft Furniture
Materials
Granite, Steel
1965 Marble Coffee Table by Davis Allen and Gordon Bunshaft for SOM Architects
By Davis Allen, Gordon Bunshaft
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a custom-designed minimalist coffee table, featuring an impressive slab of fine Spanish Emperador Marble which is perched atop a welded and hand polished stainless-steel fram...
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1960s American Modern Vintage Gordon Bunshaft Furniture
Materials
Marble, Stainless Steel, Steel
1960s Gordon Bunshaft and Davis Allen of Teak Credenza for Chase Manhattan Bank
By Davis Allen, Gordon Bunshaft
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a substantial teak credenza, designed ca. 1965 by Gordon Bunshaft and Davis Allen for Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill. It is a custom-made piece, created to grace the offices o...
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1960s American Modern Vintage Gordon Bunshaft Furniture
Materials
Steel
1960s Lehigh-Leopold Walnut Side/End Table w/ Legs Attributed to Gordon Bunshaft
By Gordon Bunshaft, Lehigh Leopold, Davis Allen
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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1960s American Modern Vintage Gordon Bunshaft Furniture
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Custom Desk with Credenza by Gordon Bunshaft for General Fireproofing Company
By Gordon Bunshaft, General Fireproofing Company
Located in Kansas City, MO
This is a one of a kind, custom designed partners desk with credenza by Gordon Bunshaft for the General Fireproofing Company, also know as GF and Go...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gordon Bunshaft Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Gordon Bunshaft's Collection: Lighter, Paperweight, Shovel Pin and Glass Piece
By Gordon Bunshaft
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a collection of personal desk objects from the estate of Gordon Bunshaft, the influential American architect best known for his work with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and iconi...
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20th Century Unknown Modern Gordon Bunshaft Furniture
Materials
Metal
1936 Painting of Berlin by Gordon Bunshaft of Skidmore Owings and Merrill (SOM)
By Gordon Bunshaft
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an original 1936 painting of Berlin by Gordon Bunshaft, the influential modernist architect best known for his work with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM). It is a rare and in...
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1930s American Modern Vintage Gordon Bunshaft Furniture
Materials
Wood
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 steel f...
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1960s American Modern Vintage Gordon Bunshaft Furniture
Materials
Steel
C. 1958 Gordon Bunshaft of SOM / Alcoa / GF Studios Italic Desk
By Gordon Bunshaft
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a custom Italic Desk, designed by Alcoa / Reynolds / GF Studios for Gordon Bunshaft and SOM's Reynolds Metals Headquarters in Richmond, VA. The design is largely seen as a co...
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1950s American Modern Vintage Gordon Bunshaft Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
C. 1985 Gordon Bunshaft and Davis Allen of SOM for Treitel Gratz Side/End Table
By Davis Allen, Gordon Bunshaft
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a round side table, designed by Davis Allen under the leadership of Gordon Bunshaft within SOM for Treitel Gratz. This particular example dates back to circa 1985. This sophi...
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1980s American Modern Vintage Gordon Bunshaft Furniture
Materials
Marble, Steel
1960s Davis Allen and Gordon Bunshaft for SOM 66 inch Credenza/Cabinet in Walnut
By Davis Allen, Gordon Bunshaft
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Four Position Credenza, originally designed by Gordon Bunshaft and Davis Allen in the late 1950s. This particular example was produced by Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill (or ...
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1960s American Modern Vintage Gordon Bunshaft Furniture
Materials
Travertine, Steel
1960s Davis Allen and Gordon Bunshaft of SOM Club Lounge Chair in Stainless
By Davis Allen, Gordon Bunshaft
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Tuxedo Club Chair, designed by Davis Allen under the leadership of Gordon Bunshaft within SOM. The detailing is typical of Davis Allen's w...
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1960s American Modern Vintage Gordon Bunshaft Furniture
Materials
Steel
1965 Gordon Bunshaft and Davis Allen for SOM TA-39 Marble and Steel Side Table
By Davis Allen, Gordon Bunshaft
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a sophisticated marble and stainless steel side table, Model TA-39, designed by Davis Allen and Gordon Bunshaft of SOM. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill is a hugely important archi...
Category
1960s American Modern Vintage Gordon Bunshaft Furniture
Materials
Marble, Steel
1980s Gordon Bunshaft & Davis Allen Side/End Table in Solid Stainless and Marble
By Gordon Bunshaft, Davis Allen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Round Side Table, designed by Davis Allen under the leadership of Gordon Bunshaft within SOM for Treitel Gratz. This particular example dates back to the 1980s. This sophis...
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1980s American Modern Vintage Gordon Bunshaft Furniture
Materials
Marble, Steel
1965 Gordon Bunshaft and Davis Allen for SOM TA-39 Marble and Steel Side Table
By Davis Allen, Gordon Bunshaft
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a sophisticated marble and stainless steel side table, Model TA-39, designed by Davis Allen and Gordon Bunshaft of SOM. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill is a hugely important archi...
Category
1960s American Modern Vintage Gordon Bunshaft Furniture
Materials
Marble, Steel
C. 1958 Gordon Bunshaft of SOM / Alcoa / GF Studios Italic Desk
By Gordon Bunshaft, General Fireproofing Company
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Italic Desk, designed by Alcoa / Reynolds / GF Studios for Gordon Bunshaft and SOM's Reynolds Metals Headquarters in Richmond, VA. The design is largely seen as a collabor...
Category
1950s American Modern Vintage Gordon Bunshaft Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
1974 Davis Allen & Gordon Bunshaft of SOM Coffee Table Granite & Steel 4x Avail
By Davis Allen, Gerald R. Griffith, Gordon Bunshaft
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a substantial Circular Coffee / End Table in Polished Steel and Black Granite, custom-designed by Davis Allen and Gordon Bunshaft for use in the Sears Tower in 1973. At the t...
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1970s American Modern Vintage Gordon Bunshaft Furniture
Materials
Granite, Steel
1966 Pair of Gordon Bunshaft and Davis Allen of SOM Glass and Steel End Tables
By Davis Allen, Gordon Bunshaft
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a pair of round side tables, designed by Davis Allen under the leadership of Gordon Bunshaft within SOM. It's possible that Nicos Zographos played a role in the execution of ...
Category
1960s American Modern Vintage Gordon Bunshaft Furniture
Materials
Steel
1970s Gordon Bunshaft & Davis Allen of SOM Bronze Coffee Table by Treitel Gratz
By Davis Allen, Treitel Gratz, Gordon Bunshaft
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This table came from the private collection of Gratz Industries, known formerly as Treitel Gratz. The base is constructed from solid and tubular bronze, which was designed to accommo...
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1970s American Modern Vintage Gordon Bunshaft Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
1965 Davis Allen & Gordon Bunshaft w/ Steel, Marble & Teak 2-Position Credenzas
By Gordon Bunshaft, Davis Allen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are custom 2-position credenzas, designed C. 1965 by Gordon Bunshaft and Davis Allen within Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill. The listed price includes one credenza, and we have 2...
Category
1960s American Modern Vintage Gordon Bunshaft Furniture
Materials
Marble, Steel
1960s Davis Allen and Gordon Bunshaft Round Side Table Stainless w/ Marble Top
By Gordon Bunshaft, Davis Allen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Round Side Table, designed by Davis Allen under the leadership of Gordon Bunshaft within SOM. Its possible that Nicos Zographos played a role in the execution of this, thou...
Category
1960s American Modern Vintage Gordon Bunshaft Furniture
Materials
Marble, Steel
C. 1958 Gordon Bunshaft of SOM / Alcoa / GF Studios Italic Credenza / Cabinet
By General Fireproofing Company, Gordon Bunshaft
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a custom Italic Cabinet, designed by Alcoa / Reynolds / GF Studios for Gordon Bunshaft and SOM's Reynolds Metals Headquarters in Richmond, VA. The design is largely seen as a...
Category
1950s American Modern Vintage Gordon Bunshaft Furniture
Materials
Steel, Aluminum
1969 Davis Allen and Gordon Bunshaft of SOM Bench in Steel and Suede 20 x 48
By Gordon Bunshaft, Davis Allen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Custom Rectangular Upholstered Steel Bench, designed by Davis Allen and Gordon Bunshaft under SOM. SOM, as it is known, refers to the architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & ...
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1960s American Modern Vintage Gordon Bunshaft Furniture
Materials
Steel
1960s Gordon Bunshaft and Davis Allen for Thonet Tuxedo Two Seat Loveseat Sofa
By Davis Allen, Thonet, Gordon Bunshaft
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an armless two-seater tuxedo settee / sofa, designed by Davis Allen and Gordon Bunshaft of SOM Architects. This example appears to be a Thonet production, one of the manufact...
Category
1960s American Modern Vintage Gordon Bunshaft Furniture
Materials
Steel
1974 Davis Allen & Gordon Bunshaft of SOM Coffee Table Granite & Steel 4x Avail
By Gerald R. Griffith, Davis Allen, Gordon Bunshaft
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a substantial Square Coffee Table in Polished Steel and Black Granite, custom-designed by Davis Allen and Gordon Bunshaft for SOM for use in the Sears Tower in 1973. SOM refe...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Gordon Bunshaft Furniture
Materials
Granite, Steel
1965 Olive Ash Burl and Marble Credenza by Gordon Bunshaft of SOM
By Gordon Bunshaft, Som American
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a monumental custom 2-position credenza, produced in 1965 by Gordon Bunshaft for the interior of the Chase Manhattan Bank headquarters, one of Bunshaft and SOM's most notable...
Category
1960s American Modern Vintage Gordon Bunshaft Furniture
Materials
Marble, Steel
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Gordon Bunshaft furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Gordon Bunshaft furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Gordon Bunshaft furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original furniture by Gordon Bunshaft were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the mid-20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Jean Batenburg, Richard Neutra, and Richard Artschwager. Prices for Gordon Bunshaft furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $7,332 and can go as high as $10,500, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $8,850.