Retro Mid-Century Teak Sideboard by E. Gomme Early G Plan

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Retro Mid-Century Teak Sideboard by E. Gomme Early G Plan

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Rare, pre G-Plan teak Sideboard by the makers who invented G-Plan! Beautiful untouched original condition with natural signs of aging. Retains the original gold stamp of E. Gomme, High Wycombe (Gomme is the G in G-Plan!). Consists of a pair of doors on left hand sade, with a bank of four drawers and a drop-down cupboard door on the right. Cupboards all have a central shelf and the top drawers retains its original removable dividers. This is the most sought after model, with the so called 'Floating Base'. The perfect focal point of any mid-century retro interior. G Plan is one of Britain’s most iconic furniture makers of the latter half of the twentieth century. It began as a pioneering a range of furniture, produced by E Gomme Ltd of High Wycombe. (Gomme was the 'G' in G Plan), and is still synonymous with the mid-century style still popular today. Founded in High Wycombe in 1898 by Ebeneezer Gomme, E Gomme began by making hand-made chairs, making use of the abundant supplies of timber from the Chiltern beech woods local to them, and by 1909 had built a factory on Leigh Street. During the First World War, E Gomme were assigned to manufacturing DC9 aircraft, and by 1922 the company had expanded to 300 employees, opening a second factory in 1927 at Spring Gardens. During World War Two, E Gomme were again involved in the war effort, manufacturing Mosquito aircraft. In response to post war demand, Donald Gomme, a designer at E Gomme, decided to produce a full range of contemporary furniture for the whole house that could be bought piece-meal, and over a number of years, according to each household budget. The name G Plan was coined by Doris Gundry of the J. Walter Thompson advertising agency, and all the furniture showed the now iconic brand mark. G Plan was launched in 1953, with the Brandon Range, designed by Victor Bramwell Wilkins, this simply designed range featured splayed legs, wooden handles, and was produced in light and mid oak. As with many of the ranges that followed, it was available to buy for a long time, finally finishing in 1969. In the years that followed, G Plan introduced many different ranges of furniture, including Chinese White(1956), Tola and Black (1958), Group 3 (1963) and Quadrille (1965). From the start, Gomme knew that they had to appeal to and reach a mass-market in order his idea to work, employing the advertising agency J. Walter Thompson early on to help them do so. Instead of simply selling through stockists, G Plan advertised directly to public in home and style magazines and cinemas, as well as setting up showrooms throughout the country where the public could actually see, touch and sit on the G Plan range; the 'G Plan Gallery' was established in Vogue House, St George Street, Hanover Square in London. The G Plan range was so successful, that it led to E Gomme Ltd becoming one of the UK's largest furniture manufacturers, with profits increasing exponentially between 1953 when it was first brought to market and 1958 when the company was floated on the London Stock Exchange. Donald Gomme left the company in 1958, at the peak of the company's success. By the 1960s, G Plan was facing serious competition from the Danish Modern design movement, with Scandinavian design becoming increasingly popular throughout the UK. In response to this, in 1962 G Plan introduced the Danish Modern range, designed by Danish architect and furniture designer, Ib Kofod-Larsen. This range was well made and more upmarket than their others, but made the rest of their furniture seem dated. G Plan had lost their position as market leaders, but continued to produced innovatively furniture, with a well known brand name.

Dimensions:
Height: 29.53 in (75 cm)Width: 80.91 in (205.5 cm)Depth: 17.92 in (45.5 cm)
Style:
Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Teak
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
Mid-20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1855
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Folkestone, GB
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU6227231615732