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Woven Oak Stool by Jan Vaněk for Krásná Jizba, Czechoslovakia, 1940s
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Woven Oak Stool by Jan Vaněk for Krásná Jizba, Czechoslovakia, 1940s
This rare woven stool was designed by influential Czech modernist Jan Vaněk and manufactured by Krásná Jizba in 1940s Czechoslovakia. A celebrated figure in interwar and postwar European design, Vaněk's work merged functionalist ideals with refined craftsmanship — a quality evident in this modest yet sculpturally elegant piece.
The stool features a solid oak wood frame, gently tapered and splayed, forming a stable, subtly dynamic silhouette. Its most distinctive element is the original woven cotton seat, rendered in a natural grid of interlaced straps — a hallmark of Vaněk's pragmatic yet poetic approach to design. The webbing provides both structural integrity and flexible comfort, making it suitable for occasional seating or display.
This piece is compact yet expressive, 60 cm wide, 37 cm deep, and 41 cm high, making it ideal as a stool, ottoman, or decorative accent. The oak frame has acquired a rich patina over time, while the woven seat remains taut and intact, bearing minor signs of age that enhance its authentic vintage character.
Krásná Jizba was one of the most important producers and promoters of modernist applied arts in Czechoslovakia, and this stool is a fine example of their collaboration with progressive designers like Vaněk. It reflects a moment in Central European design when utility, affordability, and aesthetics were thoughtfully balanced for the modern home.
Highly collectible and rarely found on the market, this stool is a functional object and a piece of design history.
Dimensions:
Width: 60 cm
Depth: 37 cm
Height: 41 cm
Designer: Jan Vaněk
Manufacturer: Krásná Jizba
Origin: Czechoslovakia, 1940s
Materials: Solid oak wood, original woven cotton
Condition: Good vintage condition with light patina
- Creator:Jan Vanek (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 16.15 in (41 cm)Width: 23.63 in (60 cm)Depth: 14.57 in (37 cm)Seat Height: 16.15 in (41 cm)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1940s
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Almelo, NL
- Reference Number:Seller: 69081stDibs: LU3696344867252
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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