Architect and designer Kem Weber arrived in the United States in the vanguard of a wave of progressive Central European talents — among them, Rudolph Schindler, Richard Neutra, Paul T. Frankl and Ilonka Karascz — who would profoundly affect the course of modernism in the United States. In his new home, Weber created a wholly American form of modern design that is sleek and stylish, yet comfortable and practical.
Karl Emanuel Martin Weber — “Kem” was his self-styled nom d’usage — was born and trained in Berlin. In 1914, he became an accidental immigrant to the U.S.. Sent to San Francisco by his teacher-turned-employer, architect Bruno Paul, to oversee an installation at a global design expo, Weber was marooned by the outbreak of World War I. But he quickly grew to love California, even if his early years there were difficult. When design commissions were hard to find, he took jobs as a lumberjack, chicken farmer and art school teacher. (He gained U.S. citizenship in 1924.)
In the mid-1920s, while working for the Los Angeles–based Barker Bros. department store — the largest furniture retailer in the country at the time — Weber regularly traveled around the nation to deliver lectures on modernism. His reputation as a champion of a new, clean and elegant style earned him architectural commissions and contracts to design furniture and items such silverware, coffee services and cocktail shakers. His masterpiece is the Airline lounge chair, designed 1934-1935. With its raked, gently angular frame and cantilevered seat, the chair suggests movement, speed and forward progress. Though it seemed perfect for mass production, Weber was never able to convince a major manufacturer to take it on. In the end, fewer than 300 Airline chairs were made. Today, those may be the rarest examples of Weber’s work, but are always worth looking out for. As you will see on these pages, his designs are both intelligent and stylish. They deserve to be a part of any serious collection of American modernism.
Kem Weber Trimline for Heywood Wakefield Desk and Chair
By Heywood-Wakefield Co., Kem Weber
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A very cool looking desk and matching chair designed by Kem Weber for Heywood Wakefield’s Trimline group. The desk has a great green laminate top. The matching chair is wood and stee...
Steel
Scarce Art Deco Lounge Chair by Kem Weber for Lloyd
By Kem Weber
Located in Chicago, IL
Rare Important Design Art Deco Lounge Chair by Kem Weber for Lloyd. All original in as found condition. Original Red Upholstery.
Chrome
$49,677Sale Price / set|49% Off
1938 Art Deco "Airline Chair" Lounge by KEM Weber for Walt Disney, Pair
By Kem Weber
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This rare set of two "Airline Chair" armchairs by the iconic modernist K.E.M. Weber (American b. Germany, 1889-1963) was originally designed in 1934 and produced in 1938 for the Walt...
Wood
Pair of Art Deco Tubular Chrome Lounge Chairs, K E M Weber, Lloyd
By Kem Weber
Located in Buffalo, NY
Pair of Art Deco tubular chrome lounge chairs designed by K E M Weber for Lloyd Manufacturing Co., Classic streamline design. Extremel...
Chrome
Seldom seen Kem Weber / Lloyds, Chromed Steel Art Deco Lounge Chair c 1934
By Kem Weber, Lloyds
Located in Buffalo, NY
Streamline Moderne iconic design by Karl Emanuel Martin (K.E.M.) Weber designed in 1934 and manufactured '35-37 by Lloyd Manufacturing. Uncommon and most sought after form of seating...
Chrome
$1,785Sale Price|40% Off
KEM Weber Springer Armchair for Lloyd
By Kem Weber, lloyd manufacturing co.
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Known as the “Springer” chair, the chairs sit on flat band chrome iron springs and function as rocking chairs. The chair retains its original chrome and with newly made cushions. ...
Metal
Rare Lloyd Chromium Writing Desk by Kem Weber
By Kem Weber
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lloyd Chromium Writing Desk by Kem Weber https://www.themagazineantiques. com/article/kem-weber-southern-california/
Chrome, Steel
Kem Weber, Console Table, Wood, Chrome Metal, USA, 1930s
By Kem Weber, lloyd manufacturing co.
Located in High Point, NC
A wood and chrome plated metal console table designed by KEM Weber and produced by Lloyd Manufacturing Co. USA, 1930s. With manufacturers label to underside.
Chrome
Machine Age Leather And Chrome Lounge Chair By Kem Weber
By Kem Weber
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This Machine Age, lounge armchair is designed by KEM Weber for Lloyd circa early 1940s. It features a cantilevered tubular and flat bar chrome frame, that gives the chair a nice boun...
Steel, Chrome
$3,950 / set
Kem Weber Chrome and Mohair Thirties Armchairs
By Kem Weber
Located in New York, NY
Kem Weber chrome and mohair thirties armchairs. Great condition and newly reupholstered in steel blue mohair, these small scale chrome open armchairs ...
Chrome
Machine Age / Art Deco Leather And Chrome Lounge Chair By Kem Weber/ Lloyd
By Kem Weber, lloyd manufacturing co.
Located in Buffalo, NY
This Machine Age, lounge armchair is designed by KEM Weber for Lloyd circa late 1930s ,early 1940s. It features a cantilevered tubular and flat bar chrome frame,(in amazing original ...
Chrome
$25,500Sale Price / item|40% Off
1938 Art Deco "Airline Chair" Lounge by KEM Weber for Walt Disney, 2 Available
By Kem Weber
Located in Van Nuys, CA
These rare "Airline Chair" armchairs by the iconic modernist K.E.M. Weber (American b. Germany, 1889-1963) was originally designed in 1934 and produced in 1938 for the Walt Disney St...
Steel
Seldom seen Kem Weber / Lloyds, Chromed Steel Art Deco Lounge Chair c 1934
By Kem Weber, lloyd manufacturing co.
Located in Buffalo, NY
Streamline Moderne iconic design by Karl Emanuel Martin (K.E.M.) Weber designed in 1934 and manufactured '35-37 by Lloyd Manufacturing. Uncommon and most sought after form of seating...
Chrome
Heywood Wakefield Trimline Desk & Chair Kem Weber Design
By Kem Weber, Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Heywood Wakefield Trimline desk & chair Kem Weber Design : U.s.a Period: 1950 full restored.
Chrome
Pr. Art Deco/ Machine Age Chrome & Leather KEM Weber Springer Lounge Chairs
By Kem Weber, lloyd manufacturing co.
Located in Buffalo, NY
This pair of supremely comfortable American art deco chairs was designed by Kem Weber (1889-1963) in 1937 for Lloyd Mfg. Known as the "springer" chairs, they sit on flat band chrome...
Chrome
Vintage Art Deco Kem Weber Petite Desk for Lloyd / Gilbert Rohde Troy
By Kem Weber
Located in Chicago, IL
Early Rare Kem Weber Petite desk for Lloyd early Label attached. Gilbert Rohde style
Chrome
$4,900
KEM Weber Daybed
By Kem Weber
Located in New York, NY
Daybed upholstered in embossed vinyl with black trim. Have tubular chrome legs. Mid-Century Modern.
Chrome
Rare 1930s Art Deco/Machine Age, Streamline Black and Chrome Table, Kem Weber
By Kem Weber
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare 1930s Art Deco/Machine Age, streamline black and chrome table, KEM Weber, have never seen in person, only in 1930s KEM Weber catalog, stunn...
Chrome
$24,000Sale Price / set|20% Off
Important Set of Four Triple Band Chrome Club Chairs by KEM Webber for Lloyd
By Lloyd Loom, Kem Weber
Located in New York, NY
Rare set of four matching Art Deco club chairs, designed by Ken Webber, for Lloyd Furniture circa 1930's. This series was produced in the 1930's, examples of which are not often see...
Chrome
Kem Weber for Lloyd Mfg, chromed steel and red/coral vinyl, 1930 Art Deco
By Kem Weber
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Lovely example of (Karl Emmanuel Martin) Kem Weber Cantilever Lounge Chair manufactured by Lloyd. Vinyl is in a surprisingly good condition with few minor pinhead size spots. It is...
Steel, Chrome
1940s Kem Weber for Lloyd SD-17-C Three Seat Tubular Steel Sofa in Fabric
By Kem Weber
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Deco Streamline three-seater sofa, designed by Kem weber for Lloyd masnufacturing in 1935. This example dates to the 1940s. It has a tubular chromed-steel frame, and has fo...
Steel, Chrome
Single Tier Table by KEM Weber
By Kem Weber, lloyd manufacturing co.
Located in South Charleston, WV
Streamline Moderne iconic design by Karl Emanuel Martin (K.E.M.) Weber designed in 1935 and manufactured '35-37 by Lloyd Manufacturing. Comes with rare provenance - a copy of original receipt from July 1935. Measures: 28.75" wide, 16.5" deep and 19.75" tall. Tubular steel with chrome plating. Table top has had the lacquer buffed and a seal coat...
Steel, Chrome
$2,000 / set
Kem Weber Signed Chairs
By Kem Weber
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of Art Deco style armchairs designed by Kem Weber. Kem Weber (1889-1963) was a German-born architect and furniture designer. Tubular chrome frames with two thick cushions. Pleas...
Metal, Chrome
Matched pair Chromed Steel Art Deco Springer Chairs, , LLoyd Mnfg Co.
By Kem Weber
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic pair of chromed steel springer chairs designed by K E M Weber made by LLoyd Manufacturing Co.,Extremely comfortable,,Recently reupholster...
Chrome
$1,740Sale Price|40% Off
Art Deco Chrome & Vinyl Springer Rocking Chair by Kem Weber for Lloyd
By lloyd manufacturing co., Kem Weber
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This is a beautiful spring cantilever chrome lounge chair with black wood arms in yellow vinyl, designed by Kem Weber for Lloyd Manufacturing Company, later Heywood Wakefield, in the...
Chrome
Art Deco Chrome Sofa & Chair by Kem Weber Newly Reupholstered in Black Leather
By Kem Weber
Located in Chicago, IL
Art Deco Chrome Tubular Sofa & Chair by Kem Weber Newly Reupholstered in Black Leather - Set of 2 This exquisite Art Deco sofa and lounge chair set designed by Kem Weber showcases...
Chrome
1940s Pair of Kem Weber for Lloyd Maufacturing Cantilevered Arm Chairs in Steel
By Kem Weber
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a pair of large lounge chairs, designed by Kem Weber for Lloyd Manufacturing in 1935. The listed price includes the pair of chairs as shown. Their design features a chromed-s...
Steel, Chrome
Kem Weber, Console Table, Wood, Chrome Metal, USA, 1930s
By Kem Weber, lloyd manufacturing co.
Located in High Point, NC
A wood and chrome plated metal console table designed by KEM Weber and produced by Lloyd Manufacturing Co. USA, 1930s. With manufacturers label to underside.
Chrome
$750 / set
H 29 in W 30 in D 26 in
1970s Tubular Chrome and Upholstered Cantilever Lounge Chairs, A Pair
By Brueton, Milo Baughman, Harvey Probber, Pace Collection
Located in New Windsor, NY
Tubular chrome and upholstered 1970s cantilever lounge chairs. Structurally sound and sturdy condition. The tubular chrome frames are in very good shape with no major visible pitting...
Metal, Chrome
$23,500 / set
H 30.71 in W 27.17 in D 35.04 in
Levitan Décoration Pair of French Art Deco Lounge Chairs
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Levitan Décoration, pair of lounge chairs, fabric, lacquered wood, France, 1930s One can hardly resist the charm of these 1930s French armchairs by the French studio Levitan Décorat...
Fabric, Wood
Pair of Art Deco Style Lounge Chairs
Located in Pasadena, TX
Pair of Art Deco style lounge chairs Burl framed lounge chairs upholstered in a rich eggplant fabric. Measures: 31.25 Width x 29.5 Depth...
Burl
$1,480Sale Price|20% Off
H 17 in W 30 in D 74 in
Art Deco "Steamer" Chromed Steel & Velvet Lounge/Daybed by Kem Weber for Lloyd
By lloyd manufacturing co., Kem Weber
Located in Van Nuys, CA
All original "steamer" chaise lounge or daybed by the well known Lloyd Manufacturing Co and often attributed to Kem Weber. This Chase Lounge/Daybed features a streamlined styled bent...
Steel, Chrome
Pair of KEM Weber Springer Armchairs
Located in Sheffield, MA
Matching pair of extremely comfortable Machine Age American Art Deco armchairs designed, circa 1935, for Lloyd manufacturing by Karl Emmanuel Martin (KEM) Weber (1889 -1963). Known a...
Chrome
$2,895
H 31 in W 20.5 in D 22 in
Art Deco Cantilever Chairs Kem Weber Newly Reupholstered in Leather - Pair
By lloyd manufacturing co., Kem Weber
Located in Chicago, IL
Art Deco Cantilever Chairs Attributed to Kem Weber for Lloyd’s Manufacturing Newly Reupholstered in Holly Hunt Teal Metallic Full Grain Leather wit...
Chrome
Mid Century Modern Heywood Wakefield 8 Piece Dining Set
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Modern Heywood Wakefield 8 Piece Dining Set The Mid Century Modern Heywood Wakefield 8 Piece Dining Set is a timeless representation of mid-century design excellence. Th...
Fabric, Wood
Heywood Wakefield Mid Century Dining Table
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Heywood Wakefield mid century dining table Table measures: 50 wide x 34 deep x 29.5 inches high All pieces of furniture can be had i...
Wood
$1,496Sale Price|25% Off
H 31 in W 20.75 in D 22 in
Streamline Art Deco Cantilever Chair Chrome & Red Vinyl Attr Kem Webber-Lloyds
By Kem Weber, lloyd manufacturing co.
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous streamline modern cantilever chair comprised of chrome frame and tomato red vinyl faux leather upholstery attributed to KEM Weber for Lloyd’s Manufacturing. Beautiful condition with wear as you would expect with a vintage piece. This one looks like it was seldom used! Please see photos, Circa Mid Century. WOW!!!! What a gorgeous tomato red streamline modern cantilever chair!!!! Attributed to KEM Weber for Lloyd’s Manufacturing and categorized in many design styles; Art Deco, Machine Age, Streamline Modern, Art Moderne, and Bauhaus. Too many awesome styles to choose just one… So, you pick!! This chair is comprised of a tubular chrome cantilever frame and is upholstered in a bright and beautiful red vinyl faux leather that demands attention. This piece has no tag or markings but is done in the style of the era’s greats: Gilbert Rohde, Wolfgang Hoffman, Warren McArthur, Donald Desky, Alfons Bach, Gilbert Rhode, Marcel Breuer, and from online searches attributed to KEM Weber for Lloyd’s Manufacturing. It doesn’t get much better than that!! You could use this fabulous chair in your living room, bedroom, sitting room, or kitchen. It would be a wonderful chair at a vanity or a stylish place to sit to take off your shoes in the entry way. The possibilities are truly endless. KEM Weber (1889-1963) was a German-born architect and furniture designer. His birth name was Karl Emanuel Martin Weber but in 1914, he changed his first name to a less German sounding, 'Kem' when he became stranded in the USA after the outbreak of the First World War. Kem Architecture was part of the West Coast Modernist movement in America. His designs included many projects and products in Streamline Modern, a form of Art Deco design and architecture that was extremely popular in the USA and Europe in the 1930s. This style emphasized curved forms and long horizontal lines; it was the epitome of sophistication and modernity in that era. Streamline Modern was used for everything from stainless steel cocktail shakers...
Chrome
$3,850
H 30.63 in W 67 in D 23 in
Kem Weber Style 1930s Art Deco Chrome Tubular Frame Tandem 3-Seater Arm Chairs
By Howell Mfg., Kem Weber
Located in St. Louis, MO
Unique streamline tubular chrome Art Deco tandem 3-seater with arms and upholstered seats and backs, in the style of Kem Weber or Wolfgang Hoffmann for Howell Manufacturing. Older up...
Steel
Art Deco Lounge Chairs
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Vintage 1940's Art Deco lounge chairs, with new fill and mustard velvet upholstery. Elegant and simple oak leg. The low blocky silhouette, deep seat, and strong geometric fo...
Fabric
KEM Weber Model 304 "Zephyr" Digital Clock by Lawson, circa 1934
By Lawson, Kem Weber
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Art Deco / Streamline design,, Cast aluminum and brass .. Machine Age design electric clock designed in the 1930s. stylized numbers in a digital form with the seconds wheel....
Aluminum, Brass
Machine Age KEM Weber for Lloyd Chrome "SPRINGER" Lounge Chair
By lloyd manufacturing co., Kem Weber
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic 1940s, Machine Age, lounge chair by KEM Weber for Lloyd "springer" with cantilever, tubular chrome frame with birch wood armrests and original oil cloth cushions. Unmolested ...
Chrome
Sold
H 31.5 in W 26 in D 34 in
Classic Art Deco / Machine Age Tubular Chrome Lounge Chair by Kem Weber
By Kem Weber
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic 1930s Art Deco / Machine age lounge chair designed by Kem Weber. Kem Weber (1889-1963) was a German-born architect and furniture designer. Tubular chrome frame and cushions....
Chrome
Sold
H 29 in W 60 in D 20 in
Art Deco Machine Age Console Table by KEM Weber for Lloyd Furniture c. 1930's
By lloyd manufacturing co., Kem Weber
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Art Deco, Machine Age console table designed by KEM Weber for Lloyd Furniture Company circa 1930's. The table features a stylized tubular chrome...
Chrome
Sold
H 4 in W 13 in D 4 in
Art Deco Silver and Marble Digital Mantel Clock Model 975 by Lawson, Circa 1930
By Kem Weber
Located in Van Nuys, CA
An early circa 1930s cyclometer model 975 electric digital clock housed in a wonderful silver architectural case with stepped chromed art deco accents and a marble base. Introducing...
Onyx, Silver Plate, Brass
Sold
H 33 in W 22.5 in D 24 in
Vintage Lloyd Mfg Kem Weber Art Deco Steel Cantilever Lounge Chairs - a Pair
By Kem Weber
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Lloyd Mfg Kem Weber Art Deco Steel Cantilever Lounge Chairs - a Pair. Item features a steel flat bar cantilever frames, brown naugahyde upho...
Steel
Kem Weber for Lloyd Furniture Pair of Chairs
By lloyd manufacturing co., Kem Weber
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of hard to find Lloyd Chrome Chairs from the 1930's. Designed by Kem Weber. Couple repairs as seen in photos that discolored the chrome a bit...
Chrome
Iconic Airline Lounge Chair by Kem Weber, 1930's
By Kem Weber
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Kem Weber airline chair circa late 1930’s. This chair appears to be all original.
Brass
Bauhaus Cantilever Armchairs by Kem Weber for Chromecraft, 1950s
By Kem Weber, Chromcraft
Located in View Park, CA
A pair of cantilever Bauhaus lounge chairs by Kem Weber for Chromecraft, circa 1950. Chrome frames and black vinyl with studs punctuating the backs. Fabulous condition with little si...
Chrome
KEM Weber for Heywood Wakefield Trimline Desk
By Kem Weber, Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Fulton, CA
An exceptional collaboration between Kem Weber and Heywood Wakefield created this amazing industrial Modern / Mid-Century Modern desk. A combination of steel, maple and laminate. Vib...
Steel
Vintage Kem Weber Deco Chrome Chaise Lounge for Lloyd
By lloyd manufacturing co., Kem Weber
Located in Chicago, IL
Dramatic Kem Weber Chaise Lounge in original upholstery. The color and condition of the vinyl is in pretty nice shape minus the tear at the seam. I think if the color is desirable it...
Chrome
KEM Weber for Lloyd Chrome Set of 8 Z Chairs
By Kem Weber, lloyd manufacturing co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Set of 8 "Z" chairs designed by Kem Weber for Lloyd Loom. Mid 1930's design. One of the most iconic designs from the Machine Age. Nice set of 8! Chairs show some wear, with some chro...
Chrome