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1930s pair of bentwood armchairs Jan Vanek, Up Zavody
1930s pair of webbed bentwood armchairs by Jan Vanek, made by Czech producer Up Zavody. Jan Vanek was one of the leading designers and interior architects in Czech in the early 20th century, notably he designed furniture for Villa Tugendhat, designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and built in Brno in the 1920s. The chairs are in exceptional condition and feature their original finish and webbing. The steamed bentwood frame is an amazing piece of design and the chairs exude originality. Measures: Seat height 36cm
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- Creator:Jan Vanek (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 30.32 in (77 cm)Width: 24.41 in (62 cm)Depth: 28.35 in (72 cm)Seat Height: 14.18 in (36 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 2
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- Date of Manufacture:1930
- Condition:Refinished. Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Hook, GB
- Reference Number:Seller: 4451stDibs: LU4494219037832
Jan Vanek
Elegance describes the designs of Jan Vanek.
Influenced by his family’s furniture company, Vandek studied woodworking. Following a stint in Germany, where he advanced his skills at established firms in Munich, Stuttgart and Heilbronn, he returned home to the former Czechoslovakia and took over the family business, which in 1920 became known as Spojené Uměleckoprůmyslové Závody, or UP Závody.
Vanek's early friendships and collaborations with architectural and design greats like Walter Gropius, Le Corbusier, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Adolf Loos and others likely had much to do with his graceful style, best exemplified by his 1930s bentwood chairs, with the arabesque curves of their arms and legs conjoining to form open, dynamic loops.
True to Czech standards for uniformity, Vanek scarcely altered the design over decades of production, though he did gradually modernize his frames: His 1950s models are more angular, industrialized — and very definitely modern.
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