Name: Howard Keith Original Barbican Three Seater Sofa By HK London Mid Century
Brand: Howard Keith

Howard Keith Original Barbican Three Seater Sofa By HK London Mid Century

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About the Item

New Stock ✅ Howard Keith Original Barbican Three Seater Sofa By HK London Mid Century Vintage Retro MCM An extremely rare and beautiful original 1970s Howard Keith Barbican three seater sofa. This amazing and desirable sofa is upholstered in its original cut fire woven flame velvet velour fabric, which has been professionally deep cleaned and restored to perfect condition. This fabric is known to the one of the most desirable ones he did. The sofa itself sits on a black wooden plinth box which hides its castors and creates a shadow gap to give the illusion of the sofa floating above the ground. Dimensions Height - 80cm Width - 267cm Depth - 100cm Seat Height - 40cm The arms and base are removable for ease of transport and getting through doorways etc. Howard Keith was born Hans Krebs in 1902 in Germany and changed his name when he came to England around 1933, presumably to escape Nazi Germany. Founded in 1933 by Howard Keith, HK established a name for high-quality upholstered products. Howard Keith was a designer and maker of stylish upholstered furniture producing designs for a great number of companies. Chairs like the Encore, Viking and Bambino and lounge seating such as Diplomat, Barbican and Cloud ensured Howard Keith’s position as one of the country’s top furniture designers in the 1940s, 50s, 60s and 70s. Keith’s company was highly successful in making modern designs for domestic sofas and chairs well into the 1970s, before becoming one of Europe’s top high-end contract upholstery manufacturer. HK designs provided furniture for the QE2, Marlborough House, The Royal Train during the Queen’s jubilee year, the States of Jersey Parliament, the Stock Exchange Boardroom, BP’s headquarters and supplies leather seating for the Portcullis House, new parliament building at Westminster. Royal patrons such as Princess Margaret, celebrities and pop stars such as Elton John and Abba, embassies and exclusive hotels, and even the QE2 all took their delivery of Howard Keith furniture during the 60s, 70s and 80s. In the 1970s, HK started manufacturing high-end conference tables and executive desks and became known for craftsmanship, quality and design winning contracts for major blue-chip organizations such as The Bank of England, The Stock Exchange, Barclays and BP. In 2000, HK made the news desk for BBC South East. Today, the company still specializes in high-quality, custom-made executive and conference room furniture.

Creator:
Howard Keith (Designer)
Dimensions:
Height: 31.5 in (80 cm)Width: 105.12 in (267 cm)Depth: 39.38 in (100 cm)Seat Height: 15.75 in (40 cm)
Style:
Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Foam,Other,Wood,Woven
Place of Origin:
United Kingdom
Period:
1970-1979
Date of Manufacture:
Circa 1970
Condition:
Seller Location:
Cambridge, GB
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU9653244642982

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