Clara Porset Steel Desk for DM Nacional Company

Made with amazing tropical woods in Michoacán Mexico by Iconic woodmaster and designer Don Shoemaker. Very practical and refined. Coming from an affluent family, Don was originally from Nebraska. During the 1930s he studied at the Fine Arts Institute of Chicago thinking to become a painter. Visiting Mexico for his honeymoon he fell in love with the country and he finally decided to move to Mexico in the late 1940s. He lived for a while and painted in San Miguel Allende, Guanajuato, but finally he settled down in a little uphill town called Santa María de Guido, overseeing the city of Morelia, in the state of Michoacán, Mexico. Don began the manufacture of his furniture in tropical precious woods and other wood products. What started as a little factory in the late 1950s called SEÑAL, S.A., grew to the point where Don employed more than a hundred skilled craftsmen. Soon Shoemaker became an important milestone of the economic and cultural life of his adopted home. SEÑAL, S.A. brought great wealth and economical boost to the village and Don was well known for his good heart and charity projects. Don S. Shoemaker delivered furniture pieces in to his showrooms in Chicago, Los Angeles, Houston and large cities in Mexico. His designs were very much appreciated by wealthy Mexican families...

Made in Michoacan, Mexico at Shoemaker Workshop in 1980s. Perfect condition. Great patina. Beautiful pieces.  

This is a Mexican wood tray, cutting board or serving platter made in 1960s in Michoacan, Mexico by Don Shoemaker. It is in excelllent condition and...

Magdiel Garcia is a contemporary Cuban artist whose work evolves around the human figure, volumes and color. He is passionate about wood, which he selects very carefully to obtain an...

Made in Mexico by Danish modernist master architect and designer Palle Seiersen Frost. This screen is made of cloth with ink and wooden frame. Very nice warm tones and shadows.

All original Don Shoemaker paper basket. Almost perfect condition. Wood and leather.  

For your consideration, desk sadly attributed to Clara Porset, Diaz Infante is the real and original designer, I have the documents that support it, manufactured by DM Nacional.

For your consideration, desk sadly attributed to Clara Porset, Diaz Infante is the real and original designer, I have the documents that support it, manufactured by DM Nacional.

We offer this midcentury Petite table in the style of Clara Porset made in premium mahogany wood and palm cords, circa 1960.

We offer this midcentury side table in the style of Clara Porset made in premium mahogany wood and palm cords, circa 1960. Great vintage conditions.

Cuban-born Clara Porset was a pioneer for modern design in Mexico. Having studied architecture in New York and then Paris, she finally settled in Mexico devoting her life to champion...

1950s Steel desk with a dark green table top and cargo green base.