American Art Deco Furniture
Pair Of D Chairs By Paul Frankl
This pair of American art deco chairs date from the 1920s and were designed by Paul FranklPaul Frankl
American [1886 - 1958]
Paul Frankl was the first American designer to produce a totally original American furniture design with his "Skyscraper" bookcases, the success of which led him to name his company "Skyscraper Furniture". Between his early (mid 1920's) success with "Skyscraper" style furniture and his later Chinese Modern and "Speed" furniture of the 1930's, Frankl wrote books and magazine articles on the Modern Style and was its most vocal proponent. He later designed production pieces for Brown & Saltzman of California and Johnson Furniture Company of Grand Rapids, incorporating an early use of biomorphic designs and novel materials such as cork veneer.. Similar chairs by Frankl are illustrated in his June 1928 article in Art & Decoration and in New Backgrounds for a New Age in 1927. The chairs are finished in black lacquer and have black vinyl upholstery with red piping. They measure 24" wide x 30" deep and are 26" high at the back.
Reference# AF033
