Peter Ghyczy Side Table

Square tessellated Travertine cube on wheels. Comes with a herringbone motif Coffee side end occasional table or wide pedestal on wheels. Very nice and useful table, 1970s.  

Nicely shaped tree trunk slab coffee table from the 1960s, good sturdy construction and quality finish.

Stunning bronze and glass side or cocktail table by Peter Ghyczy, circa early 1970s. This example handsomely wraps around the glass top with solid bronze legs with architectural deta...

This is a very rare model coffee table, we contacted Peter Ghyczy, who told us that this table was issued once in 1970 for a large fair, the IMM in Cologne in the early 1970s. At that time 10 tables were made and this is one of them. Therefore, if you are a fan of Ghyczy, this can be a nice addition. Information about Peter Ghyczy. German designer Peter Ghyczy was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1940. After political turmoil, Ghyczy's family fled Budapest in 1956, first to Vienna and then to Bonn in Germany. Ghyczy completed his secondary education in Germany, studied sculpture in Düsseldorf before studying architecture at the Technical University of Aachen in 1960, specializing in structural engineering. He graduated in 1967 and wrote his thesis on unconventional school buildings. During his studies, Ghyczy worked as an assistant to the famous German architect Rudolf Steinbach (1903-1966) and on projects in Paris and Egypt. In 1969 he became a German citizen. After graduating, Ghyczy worked on a large number of designs by furniture makers and factories in Germany, including Vitra. Ghyczy's most successful design during this period was the Garden Egg Chair (1968) for Reuter, which remains one of his most recognizable designs today and is one of the earliest known examples of a hinged chair...