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Jan Vanek's pair of two curved easy chairs curved oak, canvas, and original upholstery, CZ 1960s
Jan Vanek's pair of curved easy chairs, crafted from oak, features woven canvas straps and retains its original upholstery. These chairs date back to the 1940s in Prague and were designed during the same era as Jindrich Halabala. With elegant oak frames, they show signs of age but remain in excellent original condition, showcasing a beautiful patina.
These stunning armchairs would enhance any interior space, including living rooms, offices, and hospitality environments like boutique hotel lobbies or cocktail bars. Choosing mid-century design promotes sustainability by giving furniture a second life. Mid-century pieces are often of high quality and carry a rich history, with their wear reflecting the lives of previous owners.
Influenced by his family's furniture company, Vanek studied woodworking and honed his skills in Germany before returning to Czechoslovakia to take over the family business, Spojené Uměleckoprůmyslové Závody (UP Závody), in 1920. His early collaborations with design pioneers such as Walter Gropius and Le Corbusier shaped his graceful style. His bentwood chairs from the 1930s exemplify this with their elegant curves. Over the decades, while making minimal design changes, Vanek gradually modernized his frames in the 1950s, adopting a more angular, industrial aesthetic.
- Creator:Jan Vanek (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 25.6 in (65 cm)Width: 25.2 in (64 cm)Depth: 30.71 in (78 cm)Seat Height: 14.57 in (37 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 2
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:1940
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Almelo, NL
- Reference Number:Seller: 71851stDibs: LU3696343324712
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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