Art Nouveau Style Coffee Table, Vienna, Austria, 1980

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Object: coffee table
design/execution: unknown cabinetmaker (vienna, circa 1980)
model number: -
dimensions in cm (h x w x d): … Read more Object: coffee table
design/execution: unknown cabinetmaker (vienna, circa 1980)
model number: -
dimensions in cm (h x w x d): 50 x 100 x 50
material: bent beechwood, glass
condition: very good, with minimal signs of wear
provenance: private collection, lower austria
literature: -

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this elegant coffee table was presumably made around 1980 by an unknown viennese cabinetmaker from bent beechwood. The black lacquered bentwood frame is characterized by its softly curved, enclosed sides and supports two rectangular shelves with rounded corners, one above the other.

in terms of design, the table follows the tradition of viennese bentwood production, which was particularly influenced by michael thonet and the companies gebrüder thonet and j. & j. Kohn. Around 1900, bentwood furniture, originally primarily designed for structural and functional purposes, evolved into an important design element of viennese art nouveau and the viennese reform movement. Characteristic of this development were the combination of curved wooden elements with geometric forms, a reduced ornamentation, and an emphasis on structural lines.

this table adopts these design principles and reinterprets them in a distinctive, modern design language. See less