High Back Chair by Alvin Lustig
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High Back Chair by Alvin Lustig
About the Item
Lustig was a fascinating member of the California Modern movement. During his tragically short life (he died at the age of forty in 1955), Lustig demonstrated his fluency in many mediums, including graphic design, architecture, and exhibition design.
This beautiful and comfortable chair, a contemporary of the Saarinen "Womb" chair and Eames' fiberglass chairs, suggests that Lustig was also an advanced furniture designer. Looking uncannily like George Nelson's famous "Kangaroo" chair -- which was designed seven years later -- its biomorphism recalls the buoyancy of spirit characteristic of postwar Los Angeles, with its "Case Study" optimism that good design might just save the world.
Here is a rare opportunity to own and enjoy a genuine example of a most unusual chair.
Literature: Arts & Architecture, August 1950, Kaufmann, pg. 33
- Dimensions:Height: 38.5 in (97.79 cm)Width: 37 in (93.98 cm)Depth: 34 in (86.36 cm)
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- Date of Manufacture:1949
- Condition:Though structurally excellent, the chair retains its original upholstery which is worn and needs replacement.
- Seller Location:Los Angeles, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: U0909248091413
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