Mid Century Modern Raymond Loewy for Mengel Cerused Oak 6 Drawer Highboy Chest

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Raymond Loewy designed the Perminized line for Mengel Furniture. A 6 drawer highboy chest is Taupe colored cerused oak with … more Raymond Loewy designed the Perminized line for Mengel Furniture. A 6 drawer highboy chest is Taupe colored cerused oak with long matte silver pulls. Recessed bottom with one piece rectangular legs, front to back, on wheels! Easy to move. Branded label in drawer says Raymond Loewy Mengel. An “M” is inset on the inner front of each drawer. Perfect for your living room or bedroom. Has matching pair of 4 drawer chests and pair of 4 drawer tall nightstands. Very good condition (some marks on top corners where pads were to hold the glass tops, now gone). Dealer 18.

34”w x 19”d x 44”h

*French-born American industrial designer Raymond Loewy (1893- 1986) is the “father of streamlining.” He is widely recognized as a pioneer of industrial design consulting - a creative powerhouse who took aim at cluttered designs and simplified them. Loewy left his mark on everything from toothbrushes to trash cans to spacecraft interiors. He designed cars, worked in illustration, and crafted comely dressers and other furniture. Loewy delighted in creating furniture and collaborated with manufacturers such as Mengel Furniture, Rosenthal, and Doubinsky Freres. In the 1970s, Loewy and his wife shuttered their businesses and retired in France.

*Mengel Furniture Company was founded in 1877 as a lumber manufacturer in Kentucky. Over its 83 years, many designers were involved in the products this company made. But there is one that stands out for his design notoriety. A designer by the name of Raymond Loewy was to design for a new line of modern furniture called Perminized. Raymond Loewy would later be dubbed “the father of industrial design.” He prided himself on making “the mundane side of the 20th century more beautiful.” His legacy continues as this mid-century modern furniture continues to be collected by aficionados. less