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Vladimir Kagan Exotic Wood Illuminated Sideboard Bar Cabinet, c 1970s, Signed

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This impressive Vladimir Kagan for Vladimir Kagan Designs illuminated sideboard and hutch cabinet, in an exotic wood with incredible wood grain was restored in a luxurious French Polish which is the most expensive and labor intensive finish available due to its numerous hand applied and hand polished coats. The result is a thick heavy lacquer that is very resilient and protective, and also makes the wood grain pop out like no other finish can do. Signed with Vladimir Kagan Designs New York label. Featuring a long asymmetrical shelf which works great as a bar counter top, illuminated upper vitrine and illuminated lower cubby with glass doors and brass hardware, and invisible two pull out drawers one with built-in felt lining. The wood is exotic but we are unsure of the exact species. It appears to be Zebrawood and Kagan was known to use that species often during the 70s for his more elaborate and high end pieces. And best of all, the signed Kagan label makes this a collectors piece - ideal for art and design investors or interior designers looking for some authentic Kagan to make a room truly special. This opulent sideboard cabinet with vitrine hutch by Vladimir Kagan would look amazing in a Postmodern, Memphis, Art Deco, Mid-Century Modern, Contemporary, Traditional, Transitional, Neoclassical, Hollywood Regency, or Mixed Style home or office. This beautiful set of side chairs can be used together or individually throughout the home in locations such as a dining room, living room, den, games room, office space, entryway or bedroom. They would also be perfect in a hospitality or corporate location, such as a boutique hotel lobby, cocktail bar, members club, workspace studio, executive office or in a luxe clothing emporium. Have a conference room in a fancy high-rise or creative office? Consider this authentic and fully original 1970s modern Vladimir Kagan illuminated bookcase / bar unit and impress your clients while retaining asset value in this fabulous collectors piece. MEASUREMENTS: H 91" x W 89.5" x D 20" Base only: H 32" x W 89.5" x D 20" Hutch only: H 59" x W 42" x D 14" CONDITION: Restored in a French Polish. Some age apparent through restoration as to be expected with items of this age. Some light wear from showroom use. Very attractive and ready for immediate use in a high end luxury location.

Creator:

Vladimir Kagan (Designer)

Dimensions:

Height: 91 in (231.14 cm)Width: 89.5 in (227.33 cm)Depth: 20 in (50.8 cm)

Style:

Post-Modern (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Brass,Glass,Wood

Place of Origin:

United States

Period:

1970-1979

Date of Manufacture:

circa 1970s

Condition:

Refinished. Refinished in a French Polish, some age exhibited through the restoration. Ready for immediate use.

Seller Location:

Los Angeles, CA

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU1330226927282

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Vladimir Kagan

The pioneers of modern furniture design in America in the mid-20th century all had their moments of flamboyance: Charles and Ray Eames produced the startling, biomorphic La Chaise; George Nelson’s firm created the Marshmallow sofa; Edward Wormley had his decadent Listen to Me chaise. But no designer of the day steadily offered works with more verve and dynamism than Vladimir Kagan. While others, it seems, designed with suburban households in mind, Kagan aimed to suit the tastes of young, sophisticated city-dwellers. With signature designs that feature sleekly curved frames and others that have dramatic out-thrust legs, Kagan made furniture sexy.

Kagan’s father was a Russian master cabinetmaker who took his family first to Germany (where Vladimir was born) and then to New York in 1938. After studying architecture at Columbia University, Kagan opened a design firm at age 22 and immediately made a splash with his long, low and sinuous Serpentine sofa. Furniture lines such as the Tri-symmetric group of glass-topped, three-legged tables and the vivacious Contours chairs soon followed.

Kagan’s choices of form and materials evolved through subsequent decades, embracing lucite, aluminum and burl-wood veneers. By the late 1960s, Kagan was designing austere, asymmetrical cabinets and his Omnibus group of modular sofas and chairs. For all his aesthetic élan, Kagan said that throughout his career, his touchstone was comfort. “A lot of modern furniture was not comfortable. And so comfort is: form follows function. The function was to make it comfortable,” he once commented. “I created what I called vessels for the human body.”

A diverse group of bodies have made themselves at home with Kagan designs. Among the famous names who commissioned and collected his designs are Marilyn Monroe, Gary Cooper, Andy Warhol, David Lynch, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, and firms such as Gucci and Giorgio Armani. His work is in numerous museum collections, including those of the Victoria & Albert and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Because of its idiosyncrasy, Kagan’s work did not lend itself to mass-production. Kagan never signed on with any of the major furniture-making corporations, and examples of his designs are relatively rare. As you will see from the offerings on 1stDibs, even decades after their conception, Kagan pieces still command the eye, with their freshness, energy, sensuality and wit.