Roland Rainer Leather and Chrome Sofa Austria 1956 Model 462S

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Roland Rainer Leather and Chrome Sofa Austria 1956 Model 462S

About the Item

Very rare four-seat by Roland Rainer for Wilkhahn, 1956. Chrome-plated steel and loose cushions, leather Good original condition. Worldwide shipping. Dr. Roland Rainer helped to shape Austrian architecture for many decades and received numerous state awards for his work. He was also active in the design of green spaces and garden planning in some cities. As a worldly all-rounder, he also devoted himself to furniture designs that became very popular and partly famous, such as his wooden bar chairs (1947), the stackable series chairs of the Vienna Stadthalle (1951) or his tubular steel armchair (1955, Wilkhahn company). Rainer studied architecture at the TH in Vienna from 1928 and finished his dissertation in 1935. He travelled half the world, was in China, France, Holland, Persia, Poland, Italy and Germany for study purposes, and then returned to Vienna after the war in 1949. 1953/54 he had a professorship for housing, urban planning and regional planning at the TH Hannover, in the years 1955 to 1956 a professorship for design and building construction at the TH Graz and from 1956 to 1980 he headed the master school for architecture at the Academy of Fine Arts in his hometown Vienna. Among his many awards are the Austrian Cross of Honour 1st Class (1962), the Austrian Decoration of Honour for Science and Art (1979) and the Great Golden Decoration of Honour for Science and Art with the Star (2000). From 1958 to 1963 he also worked as a city planner for Vienna. Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Roland Rainer died in 2004 at the age of 94 in his hometown

Creator:
Wilkhahn (Maker),Roland Rainer (Designer)
Dimensions:
Height: 27.17 in (69 cm)Width: 91.34 in (232 cm)Depth: 31.5 in (80 cm)Seat Height: 16.54 in (42 cm)
Style:
Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Leather,Steel
Place of Origin:
Austria
Period:
1950-1959
Date of Manufacture:
1956
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Frankfurt / Dreieich, DE
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU98087530663