Herbert Hirche Executive Writing Desk Top Series by Christian Holzäpfel, 1967

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Herbert Hirche Executive Writing Desk Top Series by Christian Holzäpfel, 1967

About the Item

Herbert Hirche, executive writing desk from top series by Christian Holzäpfel designed, 1967. Lightly organically shaped cast aluminium lower frame, teak surfaces on tabletop and container. This piece has been carefully restored and is in perfect shape! Original key included. Measures: W 200 cm, H 75.5 cm, D 100 cm. (This table comes with an additional and original bookcase for the front side, we also have the matching sideboard available.) Literature: Herbert Hirche Architektur Innenraum Design 1945-1978, Gerd Hatje Verlag, Stuttgart 1978, page 84. Born in Görlitz Herbert Hirche moved to Berlin to study at the renowned Bauhaus School in 1932 and was, in fact, one of the last Bauhaus graduates before the enforced closure of the school by the Nazis in 1933. After graduating Hirche worked in Mies van der Rohe’s studio and interestingly, when Mies moved to the United States Hirche was invited to join him but chose stay in Berlin and subsequently joined the team of renowned German designer Egon Eiermann. After the war Hirche found work with the city of Berlin and joined the ranks of countless architects and designers in the mammoth task of rebuilding the German capital. Shortly thereafter, in 1948, he was appointed Professor of Applied Arts at the University of Applied Arts in Berlin-Weissensee. After working for various studios throughout Germany, Hirsche took up the position of Professor for interior and furniture design at the State Academy of Fine arts in Stuttgart. Herbert Hirche’s work is less known than that of his contemporaries but he was a Pioneer who remains an important and influential figure in the story of the development of German Industrial Design with his own unique Minimalist vision.

Creator:
Christian Holzäpfel (Manufacturer),Herbert Hirche (Designer)
Dimensions:
Height: 29.73 in (75.5 cm)Width: 78.75 in (200 cm)Depth: 39.38 in (100 cm)
Style:
Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Aluminum,Teak
Place of Origin:
Germany
Period:
1960-1969
Date of Manufacture:
1967
Condition:
Seller Location:
Munster, DE
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU139125192643