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Period: 1950s
1950's Organic Design Sofa Restored with New Faux Sheepskin Upholstery
By Fritz Neth
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
A beautiful organic shaped 1950's sofa fully restored with love
This sofa was purchased from an architects house interior in Belgium
The design is very reminiscent to the works of...
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Steel
Campo & Graffi Wallmounted Teak Plywood Mirror for HOME Italy 1950's
By Franco Campo & Carlo Graffi
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
1950's Italian Teak Plywood mirror by master designers Franco Campo & Carlo Graffi for their furniture company HOME
This example has and shows it age and history and has period repa...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Teak, Plywood
Pair of 1950's Italian Lounge Chairs in Mohair Velvet Restored & New Upholstery!
By (After) Gio Ponti
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Stunning pair of Italian 1950's Lounge Chairs Walnut & Mohair Velvet & Brass hardware
This pair of lounge chairs have been completely to bare-bone and restored with new interior Pir...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Brass
Incredibly Rare Angelo Lelli Arredoluce Mesh Wire 'Vela' Chandelier , Italy 1957
By Angelo Lelii, Arredoluce
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
This incredibly rare mesh wire version 'Vela' chandelier was presented in 1957 at the second Mostra Selettiva del Mobile di Cantù in Italy
Made of a mesh wire 'kite' with, brass har...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal, Brass
12 Brass & Mohair Campanula Chairs by Pagani (Partner of Gio Ponti) Arflex 1952
By Carlo Pagani, Arflex
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Amazing set of eight restored 'Campanula' dining chairs designed by Italian architect Carlo Pagani (architectural partner of both Gio Ponti and Lina Bo Bardi) for Arflex, Italy in 19...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal, Brass
Zanuso Mohair 'Baby' Lounge Chairs, Early Wood Frames, Brass Legs, Arflex, 1951
By Marco Zanuso, Arflex
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Rare pair of elegant 1951 'Baby' lounge chairs by Marco Zanuso for 'Arflex', Italy . These are early , sought after examples with the artisan handcrafted wood seating frames. Please refer to the images where you can see nice detail photos of the bare wood frames prior to applying the new upholstery.
Zanuso's elegant 'baby' chairs were designed to complement both his 'lady' and 'senior' chairs and these examples have been freshly reupholstered in beautiful 70% mohair, 30% silk mix fabric which complements the brass finish legs . Both chairs retain their original early period 'Arflex' manufacturer's metal labels which we managed to retain from the old worn fabric during the reupholstery process
Both chairs have been fully renovated and reupholstered in our in-house workshops, including new rubber seat...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Brass, Steel
Sculptural form brass day bed by Osvaldo Borsani, Arredamento Borsani, circa 1958
By Arnaldo Pomodoro, Arredamenti Borsani, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Beautiful and important sculpturakl form brass single bed or day bed circa 1958-1963 by Osvaldo Borsani for 'Arredamento Borsani', Varedo , Italy.
The small series of Borsani beds designed were produced in several different designs ,each in very limited numbers and all hand made by the Arredamento Borsani in Varedo, italy. This series of beds never went into serial industrial production , a fact confirmed to me by the Arredamento Borsani archives.
Beginning in the late 1950s,Osvaldo Borsani went on to collaborate with many great artists such as Lucio Fontana, Fausto Melotti, Agenore Fabbri, Aligi Sassu and Arnaldo Pomodoro, amongst others entrusting each to provide decorative elements to his designs.
The brass headboard features a series of heavy cast solid brass interlocking geometric elements each featuring a beautiful organic three dimensional surface finish creating a supremely elegant and timeless repetitive motif . The bed still retains all its original decorative brass nuts ,bolts and finials which feature the same three dimensional decorative finish as the decorative sculptural forms contained in the headboard.
We have had a new bespoke mattress and bolster pillow made with a natural latex foam surface as they would have originally had which also has the benefit that latex breathes. The mattress has an opulent decorative buttoned finish . Botht the mattress and pillow have been finished in 100% wool 'PLOEGWOOL' fabric by the high quality Dutch fabric manufacturer DE PLOEG.
MATTRESS DIMENSIONS :
Width 100cm x length 200cm / 3ft 3.37inch x 6ft 6.74inch
BOLSTER PILLOW DIMENSIONS:
Width 100cm diameter 24cm / 3ft 3.37inch x 9.45inch
The mattress is supported on a 20mm ( 0.75 inch ) thick plywood board ,with breathing holes, which spans across the transverse brass plated steel frame elements.
When used as a day bed SEATING...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Brass
Pierre Jeanneret 'Senat' Chair Designed for Chandigarh's High Court, 1959-60
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Authentic original unrestored Pierre Jeanneret 'Senat' chair finished in beautifully grained Teak wood with old damaged leatherette upholstery. The 'Senat' chairs were primarily designed for the high court of Chandigarh although they were also used in smaller numbers among some of the other administrative buildings contained within Chandigarh.
This is a nice, honest and structurally sound authentic example, ripe for restoration. Jeanneret employed local artisans to hand fabricate these chairs and several variations of the 'Senat' chair were produced with model designations 'A',' B', ''C' etc. This is the harder to find 91cm tall (35.83 inches) high back model, we found examples of the same high back model for sale at the exclusive ' Galerie Patrrick Seguin' in Paris, a world renowned Jeanneret specialist, and we bow to his detailed knowledge, Seguin dates this particular model/construction to 1959-60. Please refer to image 2 to compare.
Although the current leatherette upholstery is clearly very old we have been able to determine that this chair had actually been reupholstered once before during it's lifetime. The very old and original type of early latex foam , left in place from the original upholstery, is still clearly visible attached to the chair's wood structure, you can see that when this chair was reupholstered in the current black leatherette the upholsterer just placed a layer of a more modern darker tone foam straight on top of the original latex foam. Please refer to image 4.
Given the plethora of Jeanneret knock offs or modern copies offered on the market we have decided to leave this genuine mid century example in completely original unrestored condition so prospective clients can be be sure of the mid century authenticity and provenance of this example. The chair clearly needs to be completely reupholstered, it's teal wood frame has some surface blemishes commensurate with age and use and is still structurally strong and sound . We are happy to undertake the reupholstery for you should you wish. Please reach out for estimates of the cost to reupholster the chair for you.
According to Chandigarh heritage there were two phases in Chandigarh’s furniture...
Category
Vintage 1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Teak, Upholstery
Pair of 'Elettra' Lounge Chairs by BBPR, Arflex, Italy 1953, Compasso D'Oro 1954
By Studio BBPR, Arflex
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Stunning and rare pair of original period 'Elettra' lounge chairs by the famous ground breaking architect studio partnership BBPR (Gianluigi Banfi (1910-1945), Lodovico Barbiano di Belgiojoso (1909-2004), Enrico Peressutti (1908-1976) and Ernesto Nathan Rogers (1909-1969)).
The 'Elettra' lounge chair won the Gold Medal prize for design, the 'compasso d'oro', at the 1954 Triennale exhibition in Milan and was a big hit featuring on the cover pages of both the esteemed Italian design journals of the period 'Domus' and 'RIVISTA DELL' ARREDAMENTO'
BBPR's best known architectural project is the iconic 109 meter tall 'Torre Velasca...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel
Gio Ponti ''Ninfea'' Chairs, 1958, Published with Certificate from Ponti Archive
By Gio Ponti, Fratelli Reguitti
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Beautiful pair of 1958 Gio Ponti "Ninfea Pieghevole" folding lounge chairs finished in italian walnut with the original red fabric. This pair come with a hand signed certificate from...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Brass
Pair of Marco Zanuso 'Senior' Chairs Mohair Velvet + Ottoman Arflex, Italy, 1951
By Marco Zanuso, Arflex
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
These rare, very early examples ,of Zanuso's 'Senior' chair are identified by their artisan crafted wood frames which were soon replaced by a more cost effective pressed steel constr...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Brass, Steel
Superb Mohair 'Lady' Sitting Room Set Designed by Zanuso for Arflex, Italy, 1951
By Marco Zanuso, Arflex
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Sumptuous and extremely rare 'lady' living room set designed by Marco Zanuso for Arflex ,Italy in 1961. The set consists of a super rare and extremely elegant , three seat elliptical form, 'Lady' sofa ,the largest size produced complete with a matching pair of very early (artisan wood frame) production 'Lady Chairs '. Please note the coffee table is not included with this set.
This set has been recovered in an extremely elegant high quality 'Musco' 00 mohair fabric by the famous Dutch textile manufacturer 'De Ploeg' . The fabric creates a warm luxurious organic glow as the mohair pile...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Steel, Brass
First Edition P32 Lounge Set by Borsani, Early Triangulated Form Wire Base, 1956
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Stunning, rare early first edition 1956 "32" series lounge set by Italian designer Osvaldo Borsani for 'Tecno', Italy. This set comprises a pair of first edition 'P32' lounge and the extremely rare and rrarely seen matching first edition three seat 'D32' sofa. This early set also still retain their original solid brass 'Tecno' manufacturer's roundels (, the P'32' lounge chairs still retain their early first edition solid brass knurled spring adjusters. See image 5.
A rare opportunity to acquire a complete first edition series '32' lounge set.
The first edition of this series is disinguished by its elegant triangulated wire rod base which gives the base a sculptural quality that was somewhat lost in the second ediiton where the triangulated wire base was replaced by a more utilitarian and simplified three prong steel base of a heavier guage to replace the strength lost by the removal of the triangulation. This simplification of the second edition reduced overall production costs but in my opinon lost some of the visual appeal of the first edition chairs.
This set have had their upholstery completely restored with new high quality Pantera foam and new rubber support webbing by the original italian manufacturer PIRELLI. The chairs and sofa have been finished in lovely high quality ' A perfect flower' fabric by italian textile manufacturer DEDAR.
'A perfect flower' by DEDAR has a hard-wearing wool texture poised between the perfect regularity of its warp and weft weaving and the natural exuberance of ondé yarn which ripples its surface.
The black enamel finish on the chair bases and sofa legs have been left in their original condition to maintain some visual original period authenticity to this rare early set, these could easily be repainted should the buyer wish to do so. We have also left the brass hardware in its original patina for the same reason but these could also be polished.
The 'P32' lounge chairs was presented in 'Tecno' manufacturer catalogs as a "swivel armchair with automatic repositioning mechanism, metal frame , adjustable back and spring, foam rubber padding and interchangeable covers available in a broad range of colors"
This ingenious automatic repositioning mechanism means that you when sat in the seat you can swivel the chair through any angle between 0- 360 degrees for ease of conversation etc however when you stand up the seat will automatically return to its original position in order to "maintain order in the room".
Dimensions:
Lounge chairs:-
84 cm wide x 75 cm deep x 80 cm high, seating height 40 cm
33.1" wide x 29.5" deep x 31.5" high, seating height 15.7"
Sofa:-
190 cm wide x 75 cm deep x 80 cm high, seating height 40 cm
74.8" wide x 29.5" deep x 31.5" high, seating height 15.7"
LITERATURE:
The 'P32' lounge chairs are published in :-
'Osvaldo Borsani', Gramigna and Irace, pg. 278-279
Domus, issue number 342, May 1958, , page 15
The 'D32' sofa is published in:-
RIVISTA DELL ARREDAMENTO ,issue number 56, 1959 (original full page Tecno advert )
RIVISTA DELL ARREDAMENTO, issue number 115,1964 page 27...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Metal, Brass
Stunning Original Italian 1950's Floorlamp Brass and Black & Pink Marble base
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Stunning Italian Floorlamp from the 1950's
Black & Pink Carrara marble base and 3 beautiful detailed brass 'flower' bulb holders
The lamp will be sold without the shade, a new cus...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
Pair of Leggera Black Ebonized Wooden Dining Chairs by Gio Ponti, Italy, 1950s
By Gio Ponti, Cassina
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Pair of Gio Ponti Model 646 "Leggera" chair for Cassina in 1957.
Black ebonized wooden frames with an unusual plastic finished papercord woven seat in remarkable good condition
V...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Papercord, Plastic, Wood
3 Sculptural Form 'Oro' Dining Chairs by Raoul Guys, 1951, Airborne, France
By Raoul Guys
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Exquisite and extremely rare set of three 'oro' dining chairs designed by sculptor and designer Raoul Guys in 1951 for 'Airborne',France.
These chairs were commissioned by Air Fr...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel
12 Birch and Aluminium Chairs by Armin Wirth for Aluflex, Switzerland, 1951
By Armin Wirth, Aluflex
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Large set of 12 Swiss "Aluflex" chairs by Armin Wirth and produced by Aluflex, Switzerland
This ingenious lightweight chair is made out ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Superb 1958, 3 Seat, Gianfranco Frattini, '872' Leather Sofa, Cassina, Italy
By Gianfranco Frattini, Figli di Amadeo Cassina
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Superb and very rare 1958 '872' sofa by Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina, Italy.
This 3 seat sofa has been newly upholstered with new Pantera TM foam and finished in superb dark brow...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Nickel
Mategot Style Illuminated Mirror Artimeta Soest
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Artimeta was the Dutch distributor of Mategot products in the 1950s.
This illuminated mirror was clearly influenced by the works of Mategot.
Category
Vintage 1950s Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass
Lovely 1950's Italian chandelier, birch & brass hardware and 3 glass pendants
By Stilnovo
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
A high quality production Italian chandelier with 3 glass pendants hanging down from a brass & birch fixture
very nice diffused light and a minimal 50's look
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Set of 4 Italian 1950s Dining Chairs with New Mohair Velvet Upholstery
By Ico Parisi
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Set of 4 Italian 1950s dining chairs in dark mahogany stained ash or beechwood.
This set has been restored with new "De Ploeg' Musco Mohair wo...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mohair, Velvet, Ash
Beautiful Ico Parisi '856' Leather Lounge Chairs, Cassina, 1957
By Ico Parisi
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Lovely and important pair of original 1957 Ico Parisi “856” lounge chairs finished in high quality leather, manufactured by Cassina, Meda (Milan), Italy...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
1950's Italian Adjustable Patio and Garden Chaise Longue Original As Found
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Beautiful Italian 1950's Patio / Garden adjustable Chaise Longue / Sun bed in original as found condition
Tubular metal and wrought iron
It would be possible to restore this Chais...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Metal
Beautiful Italian Walnut Side Chair by Gaetano & Alessandro Besana 1958
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Very rare and finely restored Walnut armchair with new beautiful De Ploeg Wool fabric.
Designed by architects Lietti and Motta and produced by Gaetano and Alessandro Besana of Mari...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
1950s Italian Chiavari Rocking Chair with Original Woven Seat
By Chiavari, Fratelli Podestà
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Rare 1950s all original condition Chiavari rocking chair by Fratelli Podestà
All the wicker craftsman where located in the Liguria area and Gio Ponti 's Legera was based on the traditional chairs that where produced in Chiavari
The Fine artisan woven seats are a true wonder of craftsmanship
This chair has a beautiful aged patinated wood and its original wicker with just a few damages not compromising its strength
A lovely original vintage example...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Beech, Wicker
Pair of Danish Teak 1950s Lounge Chairs Bovenkamp The Netherlands New Upholstery
By Bovenkamp
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Great pair of new upholstered Danish lounge chairs marked Bovenkamp
Bovenkamp was a Dutch based company that imported Danish furniture by famous designers like Aksel Bender Madese...
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel
1950's Italian glass & brass chandelier with 9 glass globes
By Stilnovo
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
A very nice looking 50's brass Italian chandelier with 9 glass globes with a transparent gold finish
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Italian Leather and Hand Woven Rattan Coatrack by Vintage Bonacina, 1950s
By Pierantonio Bonacina, Bonacina
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Very nice and uncommon 1950s Italian rattan coatrack with very nice detailed Leather hooks.
This coatrack was all handcrafted by Italian wicker crafts...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Coat Racks and Stands
Materials
Leather, Bamboo, Wicker
4 Chiavari "Impero Classica' S.A.C. Original Artisan Handwoven Seats, Italy, 1950
By Chiavari
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
4 Chiavari "Impero Classica' S.A.C. original artisan handwoven seats, Italy 1950s.
Four super light "Impero" dining or side chairs in stained mahogany beech, cherry or maple wood ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Beech
Stunning 1950s Sculptural Form Mirror in the Style of Osvaldo Borsani
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Stunning 1950s mirror in the style of Osvaldo Borsani featuring a sculptural form comprising three non concentric brass circles formed from brass bar. A rare and lovely piece.
The...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
Rare table lamp by H. Fillekes for Artiforte, The Netherlands
By H. Fillekes, Artifort
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
A top quality manufactured desk lamp by Dutch designer H. Fillekes who worked for Rotterdam based lighting company Artiforte
A nickel plated sculptured tripod base holds a grey e...
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Table Lamps
Materials
Nickel, Brass
French 1950s Wicker and Metal Side Table or Magazine Rack
By Raoul Guys
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
A beautiful French 1950s small side table with magazine rack in black enameled metal rod and original wicker.
Nicely organic shaped and transparent French design in the style ...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wicker
Bespoke Gianni Versace Fabric Custom Upholstered Pair of 1950's Cocktail Chairs
By Gianni Versace
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
This pair of 1950's 'cocktail' chairs has been custom upholstered with exclusive and bespoke old stock fabric by Gianni Versace
A unique pair of side chairs with the flamboyant ap...
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Friso Kramer 'Reform' Table or Desk with Reclaimed Rustic Oak Top
By Ahrend de Cirkel, Friso Kramer
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
A reclaimed vintage rustic solid oak top has been mounted on a Friso Kramer 'Reform' table frame
The Reform table was designed by Friso Kramer for Ahrend/De Cirkel to match with ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Pair of Side Chairs by Judit Burian & Erika Szek Hungary, circa 1959
By Judit Burian & Erika Szek
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Pair of side chairs by Judit Burian & Erika Szek made in Hungary, circa 1959
Very much inspired by the works of Italian (Aug...
Category
Vintage 1950s Hungarian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Faux Fur, Ash, Plywood
Large 1950s Italian Organic Venini Style White Opaline Glass Pendant
By Venini
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
A large 1950s Italian white opaline glass pendant suspended from a steel wire
In the style of Venini with a typical organic 1950s design...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Opaline glass & Brass Italian Chandelier 1950's
By Stilnovo
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
A very nice Italian 1950's chandelier with 3 opaline glass tube shaped diffusers and brass details.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass, Metal
Dutch Minimalist Coffee Table by Gebroeders De Wit, Schiedam, 1950s
By Martien de Wit 1, Toon de Wit
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Rare Dutch coffee table produced by Gebroeders De Wit, Schiedam
In the 1930's the 2 brothers (gebroeders) Toon & Martien de Wit worked for Gispen who was at that time the biggest ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Minimalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Enamel
Unique Artwork Original 'Atomium' Panel World Expo 58 Brussel Belgium 2005
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
This is an original panel from a marvellous piece of architecture build for the 1958 World Expo that was held in Brussel Belgium
from 2004 to 2006 a renovation of this landmark started and all the exterior aluminum panels where replaced
This panel has been rescued and turned into an artwork by 'Fred & Francine' in 2005
The 58 World Expo was an important event after world war II and all world countries...
Category
Vintage 1950s Belgian Space Age Panelling
Materials
Aluminum
1950's Lounge Chair by Fritz Neth for Correcta Germany Original Upholstery
By Fritz Neth, Correcta
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Fritz Neth Lounge Chair for Correcta Germany 1950's
Original high pile upholstery fabric in a deep blue with brass legs
Nice original as found condition
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Brass
Pair of Raoul Guys 'Antony', Chairs Designed for Cite University, Paris , 1954
By Raoul Guys
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Rare and important pair of Raoul Guys 'Antony' chairs designed in 1954 for the world famous 'Cite' university's 'Jean Zay / Antony' residence 'in Paris . This stunning design was produced concurrently by 'Airborne' in France and 'Trefac' in Belgium (on official license) '
Beautiful sculptural form design with enameled steel rod frame and thermoformed plywood seat and backrests .both chairs are finished in their original faux leather fabric.
A rare opportunity to acquire a pair complete with original upholstery, We can recover the chairs should we receive a request to do so.
This pair were produced by 'Trefac' in Belgium , we found a 'Trefac' manufacturer's catalog dated 1957 which illustrates this model (please see image 6). 'Trefac' produced these chairs for the Belgian market under license from 'Airborne',France.
The 'Jean Zay/ Antony' university residence was designed by the French architect Eugene Beaudoin and built in 1954. The interior furniture and lighting for the “Antony” residence was designed by the most influential of the group of “new” French designers , key figures such as Jean Prouve , Charlotte Perriand and Serge Mouille .
Several of the chairs chosen for the ”Antony” building in Paris were designed by Raoul Guys including this design and his famous sculptural form wicker and steel lounge chair, please refer to images 2 and 3. These chairs were commissioned by the French government ,through the guidance of master French Sculptor and archtect , Andre Bloc, who greatly admired Guys' sculptural yet practical designs. Bloc was also involved in selecting furniture for the 'Cite' university's 'Maison Bresil' and 'Maison Mexique' university buildings in 1953 again furnished with designs by Jean Prouve , Charlotte Perriand and Serge Mouille among others.
Bloc also advised 'Air France' to select Guys' 'oro' series of designs finished in bent steel and wicker for use in their 48 airports across the African continent ,they were famously used in the 'Brazzaville' complex of hotels and the Hotel N'Gor in Dakar again alongside furniture designed by Jean Prouve and Charlotte Perriand again selected by Andre Bloc.
Please refer to the the last two images where you can see our collection of chairs that Raoul Guys designed for the 'Anthony' building in Paris and Air France's 'Brazzaville' complex and HotelT N'Gor in Dakar .
Charles Bernard founded his company 'Airborne' in order to bring modern design to the population of France. Bernard asked his close friend and famous sculptor and architect Andre Bloc to seek out talented young designers who could produce furniture with an artistic or sculptural quality. Bloc was already working in this field with the “group espace” who saw art and sculpture as a social phenomena and aimed to bring art into the everyday living experience . For example it was Bloc who commissioned Charlotte Perriand to produce the famous 'Mexico' and 'Tunisie' bookcases for the Cité Internationale Universitaire , Paris for which Bloc also produced the colour scheme and he also worked closely with the Steph Simon gallery in Paris famous for showcasing the work of Prouve,Perriand and Noguchi among others. . Bloc had at this time recently come across a young designer Raoul Guys who’s work he greatly admired and which offered a sculptural quality to furniture design and asked him if he would like to collaborate with Airborne . In the book “les decorateurs des Annees 50” by Patrick Favardin it mentions that Andre Bloc presented Raoul Guys as a very interesting creator. Guy’s chairs had a suprising and sculptural quality in the free spirit of the after war period.
LITERATURE:
'Airborne i945-75' ,page 35...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Sculptural Form Lounge Chairs, Mohair Fabric with Brass Legs, ISA, Italy, 1950
By Gio Ponti, ISA Bergamo
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Beautiful pair of restored sculptural form Italian lounge chairs in the style of Gio Ponti dating from the very early 1950s with beautifully hand crafted wood frames and sprung seats...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Brass
Arne Jacobsen 3107 Butterfly Chairs & Piet Hein Table Fritz Hansen 1990 Denmark
By Bruno Mathsson, Piet Hein, Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Nice matching dining set produced by Fritz Hansen in 1990
4 seven series 'butterfly' dining chair by Arno Jacobsen with a complementing dining table by...
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
Rare Tapio Wirkkala 'Leaf' Coffee Table Asko Finland 1950s
By Asko, Tapio Wirkkala
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
A rare coffee table designed by Tapio Wirkkala for Asko Finland 1950's
African Padouk veneered top with two leaf pattern inlays of laminated Birch, Haz...
Category
Vintage 1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Triptych of Jewel like Appliques attr. to Angelo Lelli in Suprematist Art Style
By Angelo Lelii
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Stunning and super rare triptych of jewel like appliques finished in plexiglass and brass attributed to Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce, circa 1956. These appliques feature a stunning suprematist/constructivist style art form showing the influence of artists such as Malevitch, El Lissitsky...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Pair of New Upholstered Lounge Chairs by Theo Ruth for Artifort 1950's
By Artifort, Theo Ruth
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Pair of nicely curved wingback chairs in a senior and lady version by Dutch designer Their Ruth for Artifort manufactured in the 1950's
Photo's of the complete classic reupholstery proces are featured in this listing showing the craftsmanship we put back in to restore these chairs as if they where made in the 1950's
The Wool Boucle fabric is 'Monza' by Dutch manufacturer De Ploeg
These chairs are made of solid Birch wood frames and a classic steel spring & stepped grass & cotton interior and will last another lifetime
The sizes listed are for the senior version
The lady chair...
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Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel
1950's Amazing "Magic Box' Organiser Bureau Compact Plywood Ateliers Genestar
By Mummenthaler and Meier
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
This 'Magic Box' organising desk has been produced by various manufactures in Europe in the 1950's and 1960's
Commonly this desk is known as produced in Switzerland by Mummenthaler & Meier but this same model was also made in Norway and France
We believe this is the French version that was made by Ateliers Genestar as that version has the retractable plywood curved lamp...
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak, Plywood
Rare Pair of 020 Lounge Chairs, Kho Liang Ie for Artifort the Netherlands, 1958
By Artifort, Kho Liang Ie
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Rare pair of lounge chairs by Dutch designer Kho Liang Ie for the company Artifort
Kho Liang Ie joined Artifort in 1958, as estethic advisor to guide Artifort into a modern company
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Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Unique Rosewood Cabinet by Vittorio Dassi with Painting by Pietro Toppi, 1955
By Consorzio Esposizione Mobili Cantù, Vittorio Dassi
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Stunning unique rosewood storage cabinet designed by Vittorio Dassi, Italy with unique hand painted panel signed by the famous Italian artist Pietro Toppi. This cabinet was clearly a...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
Materials
Brass
4 Dining Chairs by Pizzetti Rome Italy 1950s, New Wool Boucle Upholstery
By Mobili Pizzetti
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Nice set of 4 Italian dining chairs produced by Pizzetti, Rome in the 1950s
During restoration the original manufacturers labels showed up under the old upholstery and were saved to be added on again when finished
The chairs have been restored with respect with new Pirelli rubber strapping and latex interior foam as they were done original
Zumirez moonbeam wool bouclé fabric by Zinc from their Malibu collection
The black enameled solid steel frames have been polished and have paint loss consistent with age and use but proving the age of these chairs and adding character
Upon request the frames can be repainted or powder coated
A nice set of Italian chairs...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel
Beautiful French 1950s Atomic Age Console Table
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
A stunning looking piece of French 1950s craftsmanship.
Wrought iron rod is used to make an atomic looking composition.
The 'atoms' are made of wooden balls.
Unfortunately I have no more information on the designer of this beautiful piece of atomic age design...
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Vintage 1950s French Console Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Important Cobra and Situationist Group Artist Constant Table Set
By Constant Nieuwenhuys
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Super rare and important set of three "IJHORST" tables designed by important COBRA group artist and visionary Situationist group founding member ,artist and architect Constant van Ni...
Category
Vintage 1950s Side Tables
Materials
Steel
Walnut & Mohair Dining Set by Pier Luigi Colli for Fratelli Marelli, Italy, 1950
By Fratelli Marelli, Pier Luigi Colli
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Stunning walnut dining table and six matching dining chairs by Pier Luigi Colli, handmade by the famed 'Fratelli Marelli' atelier in Cantu, Italy circa 1950.
The dining table is ...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Stunning Sculptural Form Wicker Chaise Attributed to Raoul Guys, France, 1950's
By Raoul Guys
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Stunning French 1950s sculptural form wicker chaise. This chaise has the wonderful juxtaposition of a free form organic flowing organic wicker element mounted on a Minimalist triangu...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Chaise Longues
Materials
Steel
Rare Important Cobra and Situationist Group Artist Constant Custom Table
By Constant Nieuwenhuys
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Super rare and important custom "IJHORST" table with special artisan made glass top designed by important COBRA group artist and visionary Situationist group founding member, artist ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Wire
Pair of DUX Lounge Chairs Fully Restored in Mohair Velvet, Artifort, 1955
By Artifort, Theo Ruth
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Pair of lounge chairs by Swedish manufacturer DUX and distributed by Artifort the Netherlands 1955
These lounge chairs were top of the Artifort range in 1955, handmade in Sweden and...
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel
Miffy Silver Plated Money Bank by Dutch Illustrator and Writer Dick Bruna, 1955
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
This silver plated Miffy money bank is the perfect gift for children or even adults
Miffy is a Dutch personality that was born in 1955 in the head of Dutch writer and illustrator Dick Bruna...
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Space Saving Sleeping Sofa Minimal Design 1950s, Auping, the Netherlands
By Martin Visser
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
A midcentury Dutch minimal and functional design sleeping sofa that can be used in 2 positions sit / sleep
This daybed was most likely produced by ...
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Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Steel
Italian 1950s Organic Carved Walnut and Marble-Top Side Table with Bras Detail
By Ico Parisi
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Cute Italian 1950s side table with a marble oval top in the style of Ico Parisi
The base is made of solid carved walnut and its shape has nice organic details and a wonderful agi...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
Extremely Rare Set of 8 Friso Kramer 'theatre' Chairs with Fold Up Seats
By Friso Kramer
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
In 1959 Friso Kramer transformed his 1953 Revolt chair into his absolute masterpiece, the 'theatre" chair, a Revolt chair that was linkable, stackable with a fold up seat for use mai...
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Industrial Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel
