Lot: 323
Erich Menzel
Two 'Menzel' chairs, 1952
H. 78 x 42 x 50 cm. Made by VEB United Workshops Hellerau. Beech plywood, painted black and blue. Marked: V.
One of the most important designs of the GDR in the postwar years, designed by Bauhaus student and draughtsman Erich Menzel. The first chipless bent plywood chair. "(... ) It was made of 29 layers of resin-drenched plywood, that are being molded with the aid of a steam-heated forging die that exerts a hydaulic pressure of 60 kg/cm2 and bends 140 grades in 25 minutes (...)" (Vom Sofakissen zum Städtebau, p. 117). The chair has no screws or any other pieces of metal.
Estimate: 800 € - 1,200 €
Unsold lot
19. March 2024 at 6:30 PM CEST
Literature:
Vom Sofakissen zum Städtebau, p. 244f; DDR Design, p. 18.
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