American Art Deco Furniture
Kem Weber Sofa & Two Chairs
Kem WeberKem Weber
American [1889 - 1963]
Karl Emanuel Martin Weber studied under Bruno Paul who guided him to design and supervise the construction of the German Pavilion at the 1910 International Exposition in Brussels, leading to his commission to do the German section at the Panama-Pacific Exposition. World War I broke out and Weber was trapped in America.
In the early 1920's, Weber became Art Director for Barker Brothers in Santa Barbara, California, designing several lines of modern furniture. In 1927 he left Barker Brothers (but remained as design consultant) and opened his own design studio in Los Angeles.
Weber designed furniture for Higgins Mfg.Co., Meyers Co., Berkley and Gay, Haskelite Mfg., Karpen Furniture Co., Noha Furniture Co., Grand Rapids Furniture Co., and Lloyd Mfg. Co. He also designed a line of modern clocks for the Lawson Clock Co. designed this American art deco triple band sofa and two chair set for Lloyd Manufacturing Company in 1937. The set features machine age triple band arms enclosing a sprung seat and back. The set is featured in Lloyd's 1937 and 1938 catalogs. The chrome tubing has been replated and the seats have been reupholstered in soft black leather. The chairs measure 27 1/2" wide and the sofa is 66 1/2" wide.
Reference# AF050
