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Gordon Bunshaft Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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.

On 1stDibs, find vintage Gordon Bunshaft case pieces and other furniture.

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Creator: Gordon Bunshaft
Gordon Bunshaft Extra Large Credenza
By Gordon Bunshaft, De Coene Frères, Florence Knoll
Located in Dronten, NL
Large mahogany credenza with chrome recessed pulls, designed by Gordon Bunschaft and manufactured by De Coene for the Belgium Lambert Bank, circa 1960. The credenza features six draw...
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1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gordon Bunshaft Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Gordon Bunshaft Extra Large Credenza
Gordon Bunshaft Extra Large Credenza

Gordon Bunshaft Extra Large Credenza

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Gordon Bunshaft commodes and chests of drawers for sale on 1stDibs.

Gordon Bunshaft commodes and chests of drawers are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. Many of the original commodes and chests of drawers by Gordon Bunshaft were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 1960s. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider commodes and chests of drawers by and De Coene Frères. Prices for Gordon Bunshaft commodes and chests of drawers can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $8,250 and can go as high as $10,500, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $9,375.

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