SET of SIX mid-century STOOLS by Günter Talos Vienna or pin legs ar. 1950
By Günter Talos
Located in Landshut, BY
Six mid-century stools designed and made in Vienna around 1950 by J. A. Talos, Vienna XII. Bezirk , Dörfelstraße 6-8 .
The architectually significant and quite representative building is still existing and under monument protection - the company existed until between 1976 and 1978 according the senior Owner the Cabinet Maker Anton Griessler - just opposite the road who´s son was so kind to give me those informations on the phone.
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designed by Günter Talos.
The company produced high quality iron furniture and was having the honour in taking part in the Werkbundausstellung 1930
The triangular seat is covered with its original red leatherette and as a special featuret they have a solid round and rounded straight chromed ornament in its middle - solid steel chromed hairpin legs
Vintage condition is very good with some signs of age.
Dimensions:
Width 40cm
Depth 40 cm
Height 46 cm
Seat height 46 cm.
Weight: 4.5 Kg / each
shipped in 2 custom made boxes 3 stools each for a maximum of safety
For people interested in the fascinating Viennese History of Art / Art and Design of the early 20th Century:
Werkbund Exhibition 1930
Werkbund Vienna
The Werkbund Wien was an association of artists, industrialists and craftsmen that split off from the Österreichischer Werkbund, founded in 1912, in 1921 under the leadership of Josef Hoffmann and reunited with it in May 1928. The latter was dissolved by the National Socialists in 1938.
History
In 1920, on the occasion of an exhibition in the Vienna Museum of Art and Industry, the fundamental discussion flared up again as to whether the Austrian Werkbund should be oriented towards arts and crafts or whether serial, industrial production based on artistic designs should be the decisive factor. This discussion had been initiated by the art critics Arthur Rössler and Hans Tietze; the latter spoke of "a thousand cute things...
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Iron Stools