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.
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
$1,995
H 31 in W 20.75 in D 22 in
Streamline Art Deco Cantilever Chair Chrome & Red Vinyl Attr Kem Webber-Lloyds
By lloyd manufacturing co., Kem Weber
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
$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
$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
$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 Kem Weber, Howell Mfg.
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
Classic Art Deco, Bauhaus Tubular Chrome Lounge Chair
By lloyd manufacturing co., Kem Weber
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Art Deco, Bauhaus tubular chrome lounge chair. Cantilever chrome frame, recently upholstered in a blue Naugahyde fabric with baby b...
Metal, Chrome
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
Kem Weber Tubular Chrome Lounge Chair for Lloyd Manufacturing
By lloyd manufacturing co., Kem Weber
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A masterclass in American Streamline Moderne design, this rare lounge chair by Kem Weber for Lloyd Manufacturing captures the spirit of 1930s industrial innovation. Designed with Web...
Chrome
$4,900
H 27 in W 28.5 in D 33 in
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
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
$4,200 / set
H 34.5 in W 25 in D 31.5 in
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
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
Pair of Art Deco Tubular Chrome Lounge Chairs, K E M Weber
By Kem Weber
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic Pair of Art Deco tubular chrome lounge chairs attrib to K E M Weber for Lloyd Manufacturing Co., Classic streamline design. Extremely comfortable, retains original finish / p...
Chrome
Lloyd Kem Weber Tubular Chrome Steel Red Vinyl Cantilever Arm Chair
By Kem Weber
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Lloyd Kem Weber Tubular chrome steel red vinyl cantilever arm chair. Item features red vinyl upholstery, tubular chrome metal frame, very nice vi...
Chrome
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
rare set of 4 KEM Weber for Lloyd Chairs
By Kem Weber, Lloyd Loom
Located in Bainbridge, NY
4 Karl Emanuel Weber designed 3/4" Chrome plated tubular Steel Chairs produced by Lloyd Loom Products by The Lloyd Manufacturing Company, Menominee Michigan. In rounded Art Deco st...
Stainless Steel, Chrome