Two 'Menzel' chairs, 1952 – Erich Menzel | Lot 324

Lot: 324

Erich Menzel
Two 'Menzel' chairs, 1952

H. 78 x 42 x 50 cm. Made by VEB United Workshops Hellerau. Beech ply wood. 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.

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Estimate: 1,500 € - 1,800 €

Unsold lot

173B - International Design
19. March 2024 at 6:30 PM CEST

Literature:

Vom Sofakissen zum Städtebau, p. 244 f.; DDR Design, p. 18.

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Erich Menzel
Two 'Menzel' chairs, 1952