Rare Column Dining Table by Otto Zapf for InDesign Germany, 1967

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Rare Column Dining Table by Otto Zapf for InDesign Germany, 1967

About the Item

Rare Otto Zapf dining table "Column" from the first series 1967, Germany. The table is new lacquered and in an very good condition. Otto Zapf came from a family of carpenters who had immigrated from the Sudetenland to Eschborn near Frankfurt am Main. His professional career also began in his father's company before he began to build up his name as an industrial designer in 1956. This was especially in the 60s with his system furniture e.g. "Pilorama" (cushion landscape) or especially the furniture system "Softline", which opened the international market for him. With the "Zapf Office System" designed by him, 7,500 workstations at "Pacific Telephone" in the USA were equipped, the most extensive order in furniture history to date . The company also designed office furniture systems for the US manufacturer Cadwallader, e.g. for major corporations such as CBS (television station), General Motors or IBM. Highlights of his work can be admired in the “Museum für für Angewandte Kunst” in Frankfurt or in the “Pinakothek der Moderne” in Munich. Otto Zapf, born 1931 in today's Czech Republic, graduated from high school in 1949 in Kronberg Ts. and then studied physics and mathematics at the Goethe University in Frankfurt, parallel to his work as a carpenter. In 1955 Otto Zapf met Dieter Rams, who was responsible for design at Max Braun oHG, an interior designer. Two years later, he moved near to the "RZ-Möbelvertriebs GmbH" founded by the two of them. There, Rams developed furniture that could be extended to suit the living situation and that was also easy to transport, as it could be assembled and dismantled by the customer. In 1970 Zapf left the company to develop his own furniture designs for other manufacturers. His great achievements also include the "Office Chair Collection" (1976), following the presentation of the "Office Chair" in 1974 in the then new foyer of the "World Trade Center" in New York. In 1977 he designed the "Management Office" shelving system and for his "Lobbytop" chair range he received the design prize "Die gute Industrieform". His seating programs all originated from his motto that the backrest should constantly support the seated person, even "follow him" ("Follow-me principle"). Until old age, he always worked out new solutions for this motto. He died in the summer of 2018 in his home town in the Taunus region (Hessia) near Frankfurt.

Creator:
Otto Zapf (Designer)
Dimensions:
Height: 28.35 in (72 cm)Diameter: 49.61 in (126 cm)
Style:
Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Fiberglass,Lacquer
Place of Origin:
Germany
Period:
1960-1969
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1967
Condition:
Refinished. Wear consistent with age and use. Very good restored Condition. New Lacquered.
Seller Location:
Frankfurt / Dreieich, DE
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU98081142226