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Pair of Modernist Wooden Armchairs by Jan Vaněk, Original Upholstery, circa 1935
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Pair of modernist wooden reclining armchairs by Jan Vanek with original upholstery. The armchairs were manufactured by UP Závody Brno, circa 1935.
Jan Vanek (1891–1962) was architect, designer, furniture manufacturer and publicist. A prestige order for Vanek's company was the production of furniture for the Villa Tugendhat in Brno, who was built circa 1929-1930 after Mies van der Rohe's plans.
In the image gallery, the last illustaration: "Jan Vanek (1891-1962) - a civilized living for everyone", exhibition in the Prague City Museum, 2010.
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- Dimensions:Height: 33.86 in (86 cm)Width: 24.41 in (62 cm)Depth: 29.53 in (75 cm)Seat Height: 16.34 in (41.5 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 2
- Style:Modern (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:circa 1935
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Minor fading.
- Seller Location:Berlin, DE
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1972333465262
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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