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Vladimir Kagan Ribbon Sideboard/Credenza in Tawi Wood

Name: Vladimir Kagan Ribbon Sideboard/Credenza in Tawi Wood
Brand: Vladimir Kagan
Price: 31468.04 CHF
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (17 reviews)

About the Item

This is truly an exceptional credenza designed and manufactured by Vladimir Kagan. The credenza sits atop two thick Lucite legs and is composed in an exotic tawi wood with stunning brass accents. The credenza features two file drawers and two large storage drawers. This credenza was owned by one person who custom ordered it from Vladmir Kagan. It has been in storage for decades prior to being offered for sale. We have expertly repolished all the Lucite and brass. The wood has been polished and restored, although not completely refinished. It is in very good condition with minor wear. We have a matching desk and credenza that was purchased by the owner with this credenza. It is in a separate listing. We have included a photo of the desk with the credenza. Please check our "tables" listings for the desk listing.

Creator:
Vladimir Kagan (Designer)
Dimensions:
Height: 29 in (73.66 cm)Width: 78 in (198.12 cm)Depth: 19.25 in (48.9 cm)
Style:
Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Brass,Lucite,Wood
Place of Origin:
United States
Period:
20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1970s
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. We have polished the brass and the luicite. We have touched up the wood. The wood shows minor wear here and there but overall, in very nice condition. If perfection is desired, we can completely refinish the wood for an added cost.
Seller Location:
Dallas, TX
Reference Number:
Seller: #9300801stDibs: LU1078444104242

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Vladimir Kagan

The pioneers of modern furniture design in America in the mid-20th century all had their moments of flamboyance: Charles and Ray Eames produced the startling, biomorphic La Chaise; George Nelson’s firm created the Marshmallow sofa; Edward Wormley had his decadent Listen to Me chaise. But no designer of the day steadily offered works with more verve and dynamism than Vladimir Kagan. While others, it seems, designed with suburban households in mind, Kagan aimed to suit the tastes of young, sophisticated city-dwellers. With signature designs that feature sleekly curved frames and others that have dramatic out-thrust legs, Kagan made furniture sexy.

Kagan’s father was a Russian master cabinetmaker who took his family first to Germany (where Vladimir was born) and then to New York in 1938. After studying architecture at Columbia University, Kagan opened a design firm at age 22 and immediately made a splash with his long, low and sinuous Serpentine sofa. Furniture lines such as the Tri-symmetric group of glass-topped, three-legged tables and the vivacious Contours chairs soon followed.

Kagan’s choices of form and materials evolved through subsequent decades, embracing lucite, aluminum and burl-wood veneers. By the late 1960s, Kagan was designing austere, asymmetrical cabinets and his Omnibus group of modular sofas and chairs. For all his aesthetic élan, Kagan said that throughout his career, his touchstone was comfort. “A lot of modern furniture was not comfortable. And so comfort is: form follows function. The function was to make it comfortable,” he once commented. “I created what I called vessels for the human body.”

A diverse group of bodies have made themselves at home with Kagan designs. Among the famous names who commissioned and collected his designs are Marilyn Monroe, Gary Cooper, Andy Warhol, David Lynch, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, and firms such as Gucci and Giorgio Armani. His work is in numerous museum collections, including those of the Victoria & Albert and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Because of its idiosyncrasy, Kagan’s work did not lend itself to mass-production. Kagan never signed on with any of the major furniture-making corporations, and examples of his designs are relatively rare. As you will see from the offerings on 1stDibs, even decades after their conception, Kagan pieces still command the eye, with their freshness, energy, sensuality and wit.

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