Art Deco Vintage Brown Beech Windsor Chairs Josef Frank, circa 1930, Vienna
About the Item
- Creator:Josef Frank (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 34.26 in (87 cm)Width: 17.33 in (44 cm)Depth: 20.08 in (51 cm)Seat Height: 18.51 in (47 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 4
- Style:Art Deco (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:circa 1930
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Vienna, AT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1069810993481
Josef Frank
Austrian architect and furniture and fabric designer Josef Frank was a leading voice for a gentle, humane modernism. His advocacy of warm, comfortable, eclectically styled environments was highly influential in his adopted country of Sweden, and it’s now widely regarded as a harbinger of the backlash against doctrinaire modernism and the embrace of the homespun that occurred in the late 1960s.
The son of a successful Viennese textile manufacturer, Frank studied architecture at Vienna University of Technology, graduating in 1910. From the first years of his practice, he marched counter to the orderly, symmetrical architectural layouts and decors prescribed by contemporaries such as Adolf Loos.
Frank drafted rooms of varying shapes and called for flexible interior-design arrangements. His furniture pieces are light and easy to move — and his chairs are always made of wood, most often with lushly curved steam-bent arms and slatted backs. Frank openly loathed the tubular steel furnishings and “machine for living” aesthetic promoted by Le Corbusier and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and other Bauhaus principals. “The home must not be a mere efficient machine,” Frank once said. “It must offer comfort, rest and coziness…. There are no puritan principles in good interior decoration.”
Frank — who was Jewish — sensed the dire implications of the rise of Nazism in Germany and Austria, and in 1933 he moved to Stockholm with his Swedish wife, Anna. He became the design chief for the furnishings maker Svenskt Tenn and found a perfect match culturally for his brand of simple, relaxed and bright creations. Like many modernists — notably Charles and Ray Eames and Alexander Girard — Frank had a deep love of folk art, which influenced his designs for a wide array of colorful, richly patterned upholstery fabrics, many based on the classic “Tree of Life” motif.
In all his designs, Frank took inspiration from a broad variety of sources. In his furniture, one can discern traces of Asian patterns, Rococo, Italian Renaissance, Scandinavian handicrafts and even Chippendale pieces. As such, the work of Frank — the friendly modernist — is at home in any type of décor.
Find vintage Josef Frank pillows, armchairs, floor lamps and other furniture on 1stDibs.
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: Vienna, Austria
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 3 days of delivery.
- Art Deco Era Josef Frank Beech Vintage Windsor Chairs Vienna, circa 1925By Josef FrankLocated in Vienna, ATArt Deco outstanding and rare set of 6 Windsor chairs designed by Josef Frank for Haus & Garten and executed by Thonet, circa 1925. (Labeled underneath) The set consists of 5 green Windsor chairs...Category
Vintage 1920s Austrian Art Deco Windsor Chairs
MaterialsBeech
- Art Deco Vintage Brown Beech Armchair Windsor Chair Josef Frank, AustriaBy Josef FrankLocated in Vienna, ATArt Deco vintage brown beech armchair or Windsor chair, which was designed by Josef Frank, circa 1925, Austria. The armchair was made from solid beech, cherry stained and natural lac...Category
Vintage 1920s Austrian Art Deco Armchairs
MaterialsBeech
- Art Deco Era Windsor Chair by Walter Sobotka Circle of Josef Frank, Vienna, 1932By Walter SobotkaLocated in Vienna, ATArt Deco Era Windsor chair design attributed to Walter Sobotka Vienna 1932. The WIndsor chair from solid oakwood features a saddle seat and conical feet. Walter Sobotka (1888 Vienna - 1972 New York) has a leading position in 1929 and also from 1932 - 1934 he was Vice President of the Austrian Werkbund. He designed for the Austrian Werkbundsiedlung in the 14th district 2 buildings. In the interwar period he worked in the circle of Jaques Groag, Felix Augenfeld...Category
Vintage 1930s Austrian Art Deco Windsor Chairs
MaterialsOak
- Art Deco Era Vintage Armchairs attributed to Josef Frank Vienna, 1930sBy Josef FrankLocated in Vienna, ATArt Deco three armchairs from oak and plywood in by Josef Frank attributed and executed by Thonet Vienna, 1930s. The frame of the chairs from oa...Category
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Armchairs
MaterialsIron
- Art Deco Vintage Beech Windsor Dining Room Chairs Four Josef Frank 1920s ViennaBy Josef FrankLocated in Vienna, ATArt Deco vintage four ( 4 ) Windsor dining room chairs from beech attributed to Josef Frank for Haus & Garten, circa 1920 Vienna. A beautifu...Category
Vintage 1920s Austrian Art Deco Dining Room Chairs
MaterialsBeech
- Art Deco Two Vintage Ash Viennese Mesh Armchairs Josef Frank Vienna, circa 1928By Josef FrankLocated in Vienna, ATArt Deco two armchairs from ash wood and Viennese mesh by Josef Frank, Vienna circa 1928. The armchairs show a Viennese mesh structure at the back. Furth...Category
Vintage 1920s Austrian Art Deco Armchairs
MaterialsAsh
- Antique Elbow Chair, English, Victorian, Stick Back Windsor, Elm, circa 1880Located in Hele, Devon, GBThis is an antique elbow chair, an English, Victorian stick-back Windsor chair in elm dating to the late 19th century, circa 1880. Appealing color and a desirable aged patina Gra...Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Windsor Chairs
MaterialsElm
- 18th Century Bentwood Windsor ChairLocated in Stockton, NJAn interesting late 18th century elm Windsor chair. Interesting and rare continuous bentwood hoop back construction.Category
Antique Late 18th Century American American Colonial Windsor Chairs
MaterialsWood
- Set of 6 "Windsor" / Western / Cowboy chairs in beech, Circa 1970Located in VÉZELAY, FRSet of 6 Windsor / tavern / western / bistro / saloon / cowboy chairs in beech wood. Good condition, heavy and solid, small traces of wear. Circa 1970. ...Category
Vintage 1970s British Victorian Windsor Chairs
MaterialsWood, Beech
- 19th C. Windsor Style Chair with Dolfin Head ArmsBy George HunzingerLocated in Southampton, NJA scarcely seen 19th c. spindle back barrel chair with George Hunzinger & Windsor chair influences. Marvelous character in the unusual splaye...Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chairs
MaterialsUpholstery, Walnut
- (4) Beech Windsor Chairs, Manner of Frits HenningsenBy Frits HenningsenLocated in Norwalk, CTBask in the timeless elegance of these four Beech Windsor Chairs, artfully designed in the manner of the illustrious Frits Henningsen. Crafted with precision and passion, each chair ...Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Windsor Chairs
MaterialsBeech
- Small Antique Windsor Chair, English, Oak, Apprentice, High Wycombe, VictorianLocated in Hele, Devon, GBThis is a small antique Windsor chair. An English, oak apprentice piece redolent of the High Wycombe school of miniature furniture, dating to the Victoria...Category
Antique Mid-19th Century European Victorian Chairs
MaterialsOak
