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Rattan Paul Frankl Style Pretzel Sofa For Sale

A rattan Paul Frankl style pretzel sofa. Sections are individual and can be separated. Original upholstery.
Offered by ASH NYC.

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Rattan Paul Frankl Style Pretzel Sofa

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A rattan Paul Frankl style pretzel sofa. Sections are individual and can be separated. Original upholstery. Offered by ASH NYC.

Details

Of the Period
Mid-Century Modern
Place of origin
United States
Date of manufacture
1940

Period
1940-1949
Materials and techniques
Upholstery, Rattan
Condition
Fair. Original upholstery could use replacing or kept as is. Rattan in good condition. Structurally sound and sturdy. .

Wear
Wear consistent with age and use. Minor fading.
Dimensions
H 34 in. x W 100 in. x D 36 in.
H 86.36 cm x W 254 cm x D 91.44 cm
Seat height
17 in. (43.18 cm)

Seller location
Brooklyn, NY
Reference number
LU97847496013

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About Paul Frankl (Designer)

Born in Vienna, Paul Frankl came to the United States in 1914 as part of a wave of Central European design luminaries — among them Kem Weber, Rudolph Schindler, and Richard Neutra — who were drawn by the energy and optimism of the American scene. Prolific and protean, Frankl would go on to design furnishings that are emblematic of nearly every key stylistic chord in American modernism, from the streamlined Art Deco to free-form organic shapes.

His “Skyscraper” cabinets, introduced in 1924, are Frankl’s earliest and best-known designs (and the work by which he is most often represented in institutions, such as New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art). Tall and narrow, the pieces have staggered shelves meant to mimic the setbacks of Manhattan office towers. A later visually expressive line — the “Speed” chairs and sofas, which have a raked profile suggesting motion — links Frankl to Donald Deskey, Raymond Loewy and other creators of “Streamlined Moderne” design.

Frankl moved to Los Angeles in 1934 and luxuriated in the climate and lifestyle. His designs became lighter and simpler and found an audience among the Hollywood élite. (Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant and Fred Astaire were clients.) Fascinated by Asian arts, Frankl produced numerous pieces — tabletops with edges that curve upward; sofas and chairs with rattan frames — inspired by Chinese and Japanese forms and materials. In the 1940s, Frankl became one of the first designers to incorporate free-form, biomorphic shapes in his work, as well as novel upholstery fabrics such as denim and nubby wool.

Frankl biographer Christopher Long argues that the designer’s easy, elegant aesthetic had an enormous influence on movie set design. As the furniture below attests, Paul Frankl’s work is ready for its close-up.