Arthur Umanoff Shaver Howard Bistro Table and Two Chairs
About the Item
- Creator:Arthur Umanoff (Designer),Shaver Howard (Manufacturer)
- Dimensions:Height: 30.13 in (76.54 cm)Diameter: 25.75 in (65.41 cm)Seat Height: 18 in (45.72 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 3
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1965
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Nice patina on original paint. One minor flea bite on edge of glass.
- Seller Location:Ferndale, MI
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU5914237489292
Arthur Umanoff
Though much of Arthur Umanoff’s furniture is marked by a no-frills simplicity common in American mid-century modern design, his work is anything but one-note. Over the course of a prolific career, Umanoff designed everything from case pieces to candleholders to dining chairs in iron, leather, walnut, wicker and more. With furnishings for a broad range of manufacturers throughout the ’50s, ’60s, ’70s and early ’80s, Umanoff continued a thread of sculptural elegance and textural sensitivity through his designs.
After graduating from Pratt Institute in the early 1950s, Umanoff experimented mostly with wood furniture before landing a job at Post Modern Ltd, a New York manufacturer of wrought-iron furniture. There he produced furnishings that married wrought iron with wood and plastic, creating functional pieces free of utilitarian bulkiness. Umanoff continued his experimentation with mixed materials through a partnership with Shaver Howard, for whom he designed wine racks in combinations of iron, leather and wicker.
When Shaver Howard bought Boyeur Scott, Umanoff conceived several furniture designs for the brand, including the 1964 Granada collection, whose curlicue iron bases, visible through glass tops, stand out as some of his most ornate and decorative work. Indeed, much of Umanoff’s oeuvre is far more simplistic, like iron-and-pine armchairs for The Elton Co. or low-backed, slatted-seat barstools with slender iron legs for Raymor.
Umanoff was fluent, too, in the more sumptuous modernism of the era: In the mid-1960s, he designed the 2405 and 4449 armchairs for Madison Furniture Industries. Popular in offices, the walnut-framed, leather-upholstered seats, which could have been mistaken for the seductive Scandinavian modern seating of the era, were reportedly the jumping-off point for Captain Kirk’s iconic seat on Star Trek.
Even as he is among the mid-century modern designers you may not know, with work across such a range of styles and manufacturers (most no longer in business), Umanoff, who died in 1985, leaves a legacy that is fascinatingly diverse and at times enticingly elusive, making his work intriguing objects for collectors.
Find vintage Arthur Umanoff furniture today on 1stDibs.
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: Ferndale, MI
- Return PolicyThis item cannot be returned.
- 1960s Aluminum Framed Webbed Palm Springs Poolside Chaise LoungeLocated in Ferndale, MISlim Aarons era undulating extra wide aluminum framed Palm Springs poolside chaise lounge. My vision would be a Yayoi Kusama style custom made b...Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
MaterialsAluminum
- Original Oil Painting on Board, Two Gothic Girls, FramedLocated in Ferndale, MIOffering an as found framed original mid-century oil painting on board of two gothic style teenage girls, perhaps sisters. Most likely influenced by the pop surrealism "Big Eyes" paintings of Margaret Keane, this original is slightly more representational and easier to behold while still evoking emotions through the lens of their eyes. Unsigned, I attribute this to Etienne Roth...Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Paintings
MaterialsWood, Paint
- Round Milo Baughman Style Walnut Coffee TableBy Milo BaughmanLocated in Ferndale, MIMilo Baughman style round coffee table in walnut with a chrome plated steel base. Professionally refinished walnut veneer top with solid steel base in excellent original condition. T...Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
MaterialsSteel, Chrome
- Large Glazed Ceramic Table Lamp with Monumental ShadeBy Gordon MartzLocated in Ferndale, MIReed style ceramic bottle neck lamp in yellow and olive with wood base, and monumental shade. Can be purchased without shade, lamp measurements are 9" d x 26" tCategory
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsMetal
- Alvar Aalto Style Side Table or Stool by ThonetBy Thonet, Joe Atkinson, Alvar AnderssonLocated in Ferndale, MIThis laminated wood stool or side table by Thonet, New York and attributed to Joe Atkinson as designer. A circular top and three bentwood legs made of plywood. Perfect mid-century mo...Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stools
MaterialsBentwood, Plywood
- White Square Steel Frame End Table with Slate TopLocated in Ferndale, MIAn open cube square-shaped steel frame end table recently powder-coated in white with a cut to fit slate top. Clean modern design with the natural element of slate. c.1960s Comes wit...Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern End Tables
MaterialsSlate, Steel
- ARTHUR UMANOFF for Shaver-Howard MCM Modern Steel Dining Side Chairs - Pair BBy Arthur UmanoffLocated in Charlotte, NCA pair of Mid 20th Century Modern style steel patio side chairs designed by Arthur Umanoff for Shaver-Howard. Steel metal frame, grey color finish, flared backrest with straight cres...Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
MaterialsSteel
- ARTHUR UMANOFF for Shaver-Howard MCM Modern Steel Dining Side Chairs - Pair ABy Arthur UmanoffLocated in Charlotte, NCA pair of Mid 20th century Modern style steel patio side chairs designed by Arthur Umanoff for Shaver-Howard. Steel metal frame, grey color finish, flared backrest with straight cres...Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
MaterialsSteel
- 'Granada' Patio Dining Set by Arthur Umanoff for Shaver-Howard, circa 1960sBy Arthur Umanoff, The Grenada Collection by Boyuer ScottLocated in Los Angeles, CAThis vintage 'Granada' patio dining set by Arthur Umanoff for Shaver-Howard, Inc (Boyuer Scott Furniture) features incredible wrought iron scroll work across four patio dining chairs...Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
MaterialsWrought Iron
- Arthur Umanoff for Shaver Howard SofaBy Maurizio Tempestini, John SalteriniLocated in Philadelphia, PAArthur Umanoff for Shaver Howard Sofa. We currently also have a matched pair of chairs, matched pair of end tables and a coffee Table. All in nice solid shape...Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
MaterialsIron
- Arthur Umanoff for Shaver Howard Round Patio Table from the Grenada CollectionBy Maurizio Tempestini, SalteriniLocated in Philadelphia, PAArthur Umanoff for Shaver Howard Coffee Table from the Grenada Collection 1964. We have 2 Lounge chairs, 1 sofa, 2 End tables also available. Hard to fi...Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
MaterialsIron
- Arthur Umanoff for Shaver Howard Pr. of Lounge Chairs for the Grenada CollectionBy Maurizio Tempestini, SalteriniLocated in Philadelphia, PAArthur Umanoff for Shaver Howard Pair of Lounge Chairs for the Grenada Collection. We also have a Sofa, pair of End tables and a round Coffee Table avail...Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
MaterialsIron
