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Early Vladimir Kagan Side Table w J. Warner Prins Ceramic Tiles, c 1949, Signed
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This rare and early (circa 1949) open-sided tiered side / end table by Vladimir Kagan, during his early years either right before or in the beginning of his partnership with Hugo Dreyfuss, features three hand made ceramic art tiles by J. Warner Prins (signed) plus a lower shelf in a cubist form.
Designed around 1949, this table was produced around the same year right before his time at Kagan-Dreyfuss. This design and other similar designs with J. Warner Prins and Alexandra Kasuba artisan ceramic tiles are documented in the book "Vladimir Kagan, A Lifetime of Avant-Garde Design" on page 43 and 44.
This cubist side / occasional table is a rare collectors item, suitable for high-end interiors and discriminating collector clients. Art investors recognize the value of Kagan's works, especially his earlier years pre and with Hugo Dreyfuss during the 1940's and 1950's and coupled with the future potential value of Prins art tiles positions this signed tiered side table as an incredible opportunity for functional fine art.
This Vladimir Kagan table with J. Warner Prins ceramic art tiles would work great in a Mid-Century Modern, Scandanavian Modern or Danish Modern home or penthouse apartment but could also look fantastic in a Contemporary or Post-Modern room. Also consider mixing it up in a Traditional, Transitional, Classical or Art Deco room with a splash of juxtaposition. Would also be an apt choice in a commercial project such as a hotel lobby lounge or members club, creative design studio or high-rise executive office.
DOCUMENTATION:
"Vladimir Kagan, A Lifetime of Avant-Garde Design" on page 43 and 44.
MEASUREMENTS:
H 22" x W 28" x D 16"
CONDITION:
The oak frame was lightly refinished and is in gorgeous condition. The ceramic art tiles are in very good vintage condition. All tiles are in-tact and present with no visible losses. Color is vivid and clean throughout. Grout is clean and mostly in-place with some areas of minor grout loss. Excellent and ideal collectors example.
- Creator:
- Dimensions:Height: 22 in (55.88 cm)Width: 28 in (71.12 cm)Depth: 16 in (40.64 cm)
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:circa 1949
- Condition:Refinished. Lightly refinished, ready for immediate use.
- Seller Location:Los Angeles, CA
- Reference Number:Seller: AUTOM002601stDibs: LU1330227976492
Vladimir Kagan
The pioneers of modern furniture design in America in the mid-20th century all had their moments of flamboyance: Charles and Ray Eames produced the startling, biomorphic La Chaise; George Nelson’s firm created the Marshmallow sofa; Edward Wormley had his decadent Listen to Me chaise. But no designer of the day steadily offered works with more verve and dynamism than Vladimir Kagan. While others, it seems, designed with suburban households in mind, Kagan aimed to suit the tastes of young, sophisticated city-dwellers. With signature designs that feature sleekly curved frames and others that have dramatic out-thrust legs, Kagan made furniture sexy.
Kagan’s father was a Russian master cabinetmaker who took his family first to Germany (where Vladimir was born) and then to New York in 1938. After studying architecture at Columbia University, Kagan opened a design firm at age 22 and immediately made a splash with his long, low and sinuous Serpentine sofa. Furniture lines such as the Tri-symmetric group of glass-topped, three-legged tables and the vivacious Contours chairs soon followed.
Kagan’s choices of form and materials evolved through subsequent decades, embracing lucite, aluminum and burl-wood veneers. By the late 1960s, Kagan was designing austere, asymmetrical cabinets and his Omnibus group of modular sofas and chairs. For all his aesthetic élan, Kagan said that throughout his career, his touchstone was comfort. “A lot of modern furniture was not comfortable. And so comfort is: form follows function. The function was to make it comfortable,” he once commented. “I created what I called vessels for the human body.”
A diverse group of bodies have made themselves at home with Kagan designs. Among the famous names who commissioned and collected his designs are Marilyn Monroe, Gary Cooper, Andy Warhol, David Lynch, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, and firms such as Gucci and Giorgio Armani. His work is in numerous museum collections, including those of the Victoria & Albert and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Because of its idiosyncrasy, Kagan’s work did not lend itself to mass-production. Kagan never signed on with any of the major furniture-making corporations, and examples of his designs are relatively rare. As you will see from the offerings on 1stDibs, even decades after their conception, Kagan pieces still command the eye, with their freshness, energy, sensuality and wit.
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