Elegance describes the designs of Jan Vanek.
Influenced by his family’s furniture company, Vandek studied woodworking. Following a stint in Germany, where he advanced his skills at established firms in Munich, Stuttgart and Heilbronn, he returned home to the former Czechoslovakia and took over the family business, which in 1920 became known as Spojené Uměleckoprůmyslové Závody, or UP Závody.
Vanek's early friendships and collaborations with architectural and design greats like Walter Gropius, Le Corbusier, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Adolf Loos and others likely had much to do with his graceful style, best exemplified by his 1930s bentwood chairs, with the arabesque curves of their arms and legs conjoining to form open, dynamic loops.
True to Czech standards for uniformity, Vanek scarcely altered the design over decades of production, though he did gradually modernize his frames: His 1950s models are more angular, industrialized — and very definitely modern.
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Modernist Coffee Table by Jan Vaněk for Krásná Jizba
By Jan Vanek, Krasna JIzba
Located in PRAHA 5, CZ
Rare sculptural coffee table designed by Czech architect Jan Vanek for Krásná Jizba, Czechoslovakia in late 40's. Made of beech wood and very thick heavy glass. In very good original...
Glass, Wood
Brown Jan Vanek Nest Tables Made in 1930s Czechia, Art Deco
By Jan Vanek
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Sold as a set. The tables have been re-polished with polyutherane piano lacquer by our professional refurbishing team in Czechia according to the original process. This item fe...
Oak
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Modernist oak side table by Jan Vaněk for Krásná Jizba
By Krasna JIzba, Jan Vanek
Located in PRAHA 5, CZ
Designed by duo of Czech architects Jan Vaněk and Ladislav Bartoníček for Krásná Jizba / Družstevní práce, Czechoslovakia 1947. Made of solid oak wood and oak veneer. In good origina...
Oak
Modernist Cocktail Table by Guy Lefevre for Maison Jansen
By Guy Lefevre, Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
A modernist cocktail table designed by Guy Lefevre for Maison Jansen. Brushed nickel with a smoked glass top.
Stainless Steel
Modernist Coffee Table, 1930
Located in Catonvielle, FR
Modernist coffee table, 1930. Slatted plywood with rosewood veneer. In the spirit of Maija Heikinheimo, Finland. Very good condition.
Rosewood
$2,838
H 16.93 in W 11.82 in D 11.82 in
“Portico Side Table” Riuvina Marble Minimalist Side Table by Aparentment
By Josep Vila Capdevila
Located in Terrassa, Catalonia
Portico is a robust, brutalist, minimalist and eternal stool/side table. The arches created by the doors on both sides, concentrate the light in a central point, and gives the viewer...
Marble
Art Deco Coffee Round Dining Table Bauhaus, 1930s
By Thonet
Located in Antwerp, BE
This coffee, side table was designed by Thonet in the 1930s. The table features a tubular brass metal base and a Beechwood top with round faceted glass. In good Vintage condition. Di...
Brass
$4,438
H 22.45 in Dm 42.92 in
Modernist teak and beech coffee table by Kurt Østervig for Jason, Denmark, 1950s
By Kurt Østervig, Jason Ringsted
Located in Eskilstuna, SE
Coffee table designed by Kurt Østervig for Jason Ringsted in 1953. Three sculptural legs in beech with a table top of beautiful teak. Legs may be un...
Beech, Teak
$6,000
H 22.84 in W 51.19 in D 38.59 in
Coffee Table by Dom Hans van der Laan & Jan de Jong, Netherlands, 1960s
By Dom Hans van der Laan, Jan de Jong
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rare and historically significant coffee table, designed by the legendary Dom Hans van der Laan in 1955 for the Sint-Johannes Geboortekerk in Nieuwkuijk. This piece exemplifies the m...
Wood
$1,869
H 14.57 in W 26.78 in D 24.81 in
Sculptural Coffee Table, Side Table, Rustic, Burnt Wood, Black, Oak Logniture
By Logniture
Located in Stara Gradiška, HR
Chainsaw carved coffee table. Carved from a single piece of burnt oak wood and protected with the highest quality oils, ensuring durability for generations. Such unique handmade desi...
Wood, Oak
Dutch Art Deco circular Coffee or Side Table in Oak, 1930s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Round Art Deco Coffee Table or Side Table from an unknown Dutch manufacturer, 1930s. Solid and very sturdy oak frame. Veneered tabletops with solid oak, hollow-profiled edges. Beauti...
Oak
Handcrafted English Oak Modernist Table
By SUM Furniture
Located in London, GB
Handcrafted from the finest quality English Quartersawn oak. These Postmodernist tables are acutely eye-catching but highly practical pieces of furniture. Bespoke and handmade by our...
Oak
$2,200 / item
H 15.75 in Dm 27.56 in
Porto Side Table, by RAIN, Contemporary Side Table, Laminated Ebanizated Oak
By RAIN
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
Porto low tables are composed of a circular top that seems to rest on a sturdy oblong base. Lightness and weight overlap creating a harmonic and unconventional monoblock. The unagreement between the geometry of the elements generates irregular pieces capable of evoking movement, as they elude the gaze, changing according to the viewing angle. The tables give continuity to the Porto collection, whose inspiration comes from the weight and scale...
Wood
$1,400 / item
H 17.72 in W 9.85 in D 17.72 in
Porto Side Table, High, by Rain, Contemporary Side Table, Ebonized Oak
By RAIN
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
The collection has rounded lines that look for inspiration in the anchor elements present in the ports. The weight and scale of this elements guide t...
Wood
1930s Art Deco Coffee Table , Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
Shows signs of use Good original condition Made in Czechoslovakia 1930 After cleaning, a special organic oil in brown was applied to the wood
Wood