Walter Dorwin Teague Furniture

This striking Art Deco Kodak No. 1A Gift Camera Box is a beautifully designed collector’s piece from circa 1930 by Walter Dorwin Teague, showcasing signature elements of the era’s bold aesthetic. Crafted with exquisite multicolor enamel accents and sleek polished nickel, the camera box embodies a fusion of elegance, functionality, and modern geometric design that defined the Art Deco movement. The hues of the piece resonate with staggering beauty and harmony, with a deep oxblood red hues in bold rectilinear shapes sumptuously paired with sienna and a partially concealed circle of vermillion crimson that anchors the more subdued tones with a bright and expressive contrast. Alongside the sleek polished nickel framework in stunning condition, this piece is notable for both material and conceptual design from the period, with a lovely ebonized finish on the side surfaces of the box. Designed not only as a practical photographic device but also as a statement of style, this Kodak camera box was marketed as a luxurious gift item. Whether treasured as a unique decorative object or a nostalgic nod to early 20th-century camera...

Here is a rare 1930s Kodak 1-A gift camera designed by Walter Dorwin Teague, one of the great industrial designers of the machine age in America. Although this camera is rare, the be...

Art Deco Model 1A Gift Camera and Original Boxes, designed by Walter Dorwin Teague for Kodak, American, circa 1930s. Rare to find with the original boxes.

Walter Dorwin Teague (1883-1960) designed this Art Deco camera and box in 1930 for the Eastman-Kodak Company in Rochester, New York for the Christmas seaso...

Walter Dorwin Teague for Hastings burled wood coffee table with painted waterfall legs. Beautifully refinished! Probably one of the rarer piec...

Sleek Art Deco Credenza, designed by Walter Dorwin Teague, American, circa 1930s. We believe the black lacquer finish to be original, as it has some overall craquelure to the finish ...

Streamline Modern buffet or cabinet by Walter DorwiStreamline Modern buffet or cabinet by Walter Dorwin Teague for Hastings Furniture co. Newly refin...

Pair of embassy crystal cordial glasses, designed by Walter Dorwin Teague for Libby Glass Company, circa 1939.

This graphic and iconic desk lamp was realized by the esteemed American designer Walter Dorwin Teague in America, circa 1939. It represents one of Teague's most important and celebrated designs. The lamp features a streamlined domed skyscraper style shade consisting of a raised centrepiece framed on either side by slightly recessed shoulders and venting on its angled back. Additionally, it offers a conical brushed aluminum body that connects to a circular base. The shade and base are forged in mottled bakelite in coffee and graphite hues- resembling a dark tortoise shell. Appears as Avant Garde and modern today as when it was created over 80 years ago. Walter Dorwin Teague- along with Norman Bel Geddes, Henry Dreyfuss and Raymond Loewy- transformed the aesthetics of industrial design in the early 20th century. Teague traveled to Europe 1926- he toured the Universal Exposition in Paris, and saw first hand buildings by Le Corbusier- which represented a formative experience in forging his aesthetic sensibilities. Upon returning home, Teague founded an industrial-design consultancy and shortly thereafter won his first major client, Kodak, for whom he designed cameras, such as the famed Bantam Special. His firm went on to design pavilions for the 1939 New York World’s Fair, as well as rail coaches, automobiles, corporate logos and a Boeing airliner. This graphic and stunning piece helps to explain Teague's renown and enduring influence. It represents an important historical object, and thus a prized acquisition for discerning collectors of the period. It is also an aesthetically powerful piece, perfect for anyone with an eye for first-rate design. An example of the Polaroid lamp is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The piece comes with its original label on the underside of the base. It has been newly rewired to American standards and is in excellent vintage condition. The piece is documented and illustrated in the book "Art Deco: 1930-1939" (Ed. by Charlotte Benton...

Phenomenal Art Deco, streamline moderne, Machine Age black and chrome desk by Walter Dorwin Teague for Texaco. It is in fabulous vintage conditio...

This is a really beautiful sideboard or console cabinet designed by Walter Darwin Teaque for Hastings Co. It is exotic book-matched burled walnut with black lacquer accents and polis...

Polaroid desk lamp in bakelite, aluminum and plastic film by Walter Dorwin Teague, 1939. Original cord. Original on/off switch on base of lamp. Diff...