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
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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
$8,766
H 13 in W 48.82 in D 55.91 in
Modern Rubber and Waxed Aluminium Coffee Table by Jan Ankiersztajn
By Rossana Orlandi
Located in Milan, IT
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Aluminum
$7,200
H 16 in W 39.13 in D 33.88 in
Italian Modernist Walnut and Iron Hexagonal Coffee Table by Gio Point for Isa
By ISA Bergamo, Gio Ponti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gio Ponti for Isa Bergamo coffee/cocktail table featuring a honeycomb/hexagonal-form Italian walnut top supported by a bent iron base (ca. 1955, Italy). Scarcely seen full-size examp...
Iron
1930s Dutch Art Deco Amsterdam School Coffee Table
Located in London, London
A Dutch oak coffee table in the manner of the Amsterdam School, dating from the early to mid-20th century. Executed in solid oak with a rich warm tone, the table displays the sculptu...
Oak
Art Deco Side Table / Dry Bar Sweden, 1930s
By Axel Larsson
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
Sophisticated and crafted coffee/side or dry bar table made in the 1930s Sweden. The table is made with two doors and two drawers together with shelves. ITs made in veneer of mahog...
Glass, Birch, Mahogany
$1,833
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
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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
$2,517 / item
H 17.72 in W 11.82 in D 11.82 in
“Portico Side Table” Collectible Riuvina Marble Side Table by Aparentment
By Josep Vila Capdevila
Located in Terrassa, Catalonia
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Marble
$4,867 / set
H 12.8 in W 21.26 in D 23.23 in
Set of Four Sculptural Awa Solid Oak Side Tables by Radboud Dittmann for Dittman
By Le Corbusier, Henning Kjærnulf, Svend Aage Holm Sørensen, Adrian Pearsall, AWA Holland
Located in Brussels, Brussels
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Oak
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Located in LYON, FR
Pretty little coffee table, very decorative to match a warm interior. Completely matt varnished. Dimensions: L70 x D70 x H40 cm
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$1,799
H 15.25 in W 75 in D 15.75 in
Kipp Stewart for Drexel Modernist Walnut Long Coffee / Cocktail Table / Bench
By Kipp Stewart, Drexel
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning Modernist Figured Walnut Long Cocktail; Table/Bence designed by Kipp Stewart manufactured by Drexel..Classic mid century modern design,, sleek simple ,elegant.Hand delivery ...
Walnut
Coffee Table By Jan Janssen And Oliver Gustav
By Jan Janssen
Located in London, GB
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Aluminum
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Located in Praha, CZ
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Wood
Modernist Figured Catalpa Wood Coffee Table by Griff Logan
By Griff Logan
Located in Buffalo, NY
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Wood
Italian art deco wooden coffee table, 1930s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian art deco wooden coffee table, 1930s Wooden coffee table with a three-tier structure. It features geometric lines, vertical supports and curved side supports connecting the sh...
Wood