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.
$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
$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
$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
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
$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
$49,677Sale Price / set|49% Off
H 34 in W 30 in D 34 in
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 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
$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
Black Lacquered Armchair
By Kem Weber
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Black lacquered armchair in the style of Kem Weber. A 20th-century Art Deco constructivist design. This unmarked piece features a stunning black piano lacquered frame that beautifull...
Hide, Lacquer
$3,600 / set
H 32 in W 27 in D 34 in
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
Pair of Armchairs Upholstered in Pure Mohair
By Guglielmo Ulrich, Paolo Buffa, Gio Ponti
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
A super pair of modern armchairs, in the manner of Guglielmo Ulrich, newly upholstered in a rust / burnt orange pure Mohair fabric. Quality handmade beech frames, traditional hand ...
Wood, Mohair
$2,199
H 22 in W 26.5 in D 73 in
Art Deco Daybed, KEM Weber for Lloyd, 1930s Streamline Industrial Design
By Kem Weber
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Art Deco Daybed, KEM Weber for Lloyd, 1930s Streamline Industrial Design Original "steamer" chaise lounge or daybed by Lloyd Manufacturing Co, features stunning tubular bent chrome l...
Steel
$6,400 / set
H 28.25 in W 30.5 in D 31.5 in
Mid-Century Italian Modern Tufted Mohair and Chrome Lounge Chairs
By Milo Baughman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Luxurious pair of Mid-Century Modern arm chairs with polished chrome frames and tufted back and seat (reminiscent of the flat bar lounge chairs by Milo Baughman but an Italian design...
Chrome
$1,740Sale Price|40% Off
H 33 in W 24 in D 24 in
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
$800
H 31 in W 20.5 in D 22 in
C. 1940s Streamline Lounge Chair with Tubular Steel Frame after Ken Weber
By lloyd manufacturing co., Kem Weber
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Art Deco Cantilever Chair, attributed to Kem Weber for Lloyd's Manufacturing. The chair has a tubular polished stainless steel fra...
Steel
Bauhaus Cantilever Armchairs by Kem Weber for Chromecraft, 1950s
By Chromcraft, Kem Weber
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 Lloyd Chrome Set of 8 Z Chairs
By lloyd manufacturing co., Kem Weber
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
Art Deco Tubular Chrome Armchairs by KEM Weber
By Kem Weber, lloyd manufacturing co.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of machine-age, Art Deco, armchairs by KEM Weber feature minimal, tubular chrome frames with two-tone, vinyl upholstery with nailhead detail.
Chrome
Sold
H 34.75 in W 23 in D 32.13 in
Streamline Moderne KEM Weber for Lloyd Chrome Tubular Lounge Chair, circa 1940s
By Kem Weber, lloyd manufacturing co.
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A delightful streamline Moderne lounge chair designed by KEM Weber and manufactured by Lloyd in the 1940s, it is a comfortable and striking seating piece. The beige suede upholstery ...
Steel
Art Deco Accent Chairs in Black by Kem Weber for Lloyd, Pair
By Kem Weber
Located in Wilton, CT
A lesser known name than those of his more popular contemporaries, Karl Emanuel Martin "Kem" Weber was a designer whose work is sought after by the most discerning collectors today. ...
Metal, Chrome
Kem Weber Chrome Tubular Sofa by Lloyd Manufacturing
By Kem Weber, lloyd manufacturing co.
Located in Van Nuys, CA
A Kem Weber designed chrome flat iron sofa, featuring a bent spring-like base with the iconic rolled Weber arms. The arms are topped with red padded vinyl armrests that follow the cu...
Steel, Chrome
Kem Weber Red Tubular Armchair, Vintage Mid-Century Modern
By Kem Weber
Located in Wilton, CT
Vintage Kem Weber tubular armchair Recently reupholstered in red leather with black trim Made in USA, circa 1950s.
Chrome
K.E.M. Weber Airline Armchair
By Kem Weber
Located in Los Angeles, CA
K.E.M. Weber (1889-1963) Airline armchair Disney Studios, Burbank, California, 1934. Manufactured by Airline Chair Company, Los Angeles, California. Birch veneer, ash, naugahyde, s...
Leather, Birch
KEM Weber Cantilever 'Springer' Armchair for Lloyd, circa 1930
By Kem Weber, lloyd manufacturing co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An eye catching and comfortable American Art Deco arm chair designed by Karl Emmanuel Martin (KEM) Weber for Lloyd Manufacturing, circa 1935. Referred to as the “Springer” chair, thi...
Chrome
KEM Weber Springer Chair
By Kem Weber
Located in Bochum, NRW
Designed in1935, for Lloyd Manufacturing by Karl Emmanuel Martin (KEM) Weber (1889 -1963), this supremely comfortable American Art Deco chair i...
Metal
Pair of K.E.M. Weber Airline Chairs
By Kem Weber
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of extremely rare K.E.M. Weber reclining 'Airline chairs'. Two of only 300 ever made, exclusively produced for the Walt Disney Company.
Birch, Leather
KEM Weber Chrome Art Deco Armchair "Springer Chair" for Lloyd Label
By Kem Weber, lloyd manufacturing co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very comfortable springer action chair in chrome designed by KEM Weber. Cushions have been redone in the last 30 years. They are still vintage.