Paul Frankl Furniture Designer

Prolific and protean frankl would go on to design furnishings that are emblematic of nearly every key stylistic chord in american modernism.

Paul frankl furniture designer.

Frankl johnson furniture company catalogue c. 5001 johnson furniture company each branded 5001 each. Contemporary designs by paul t. Rare mid century low side table by marcel breuer for isokon design xcapevintage.

Also known as the designer who put the bam in bamboo paul frankl ranks among design insiders best kept secrets. Frankl october 14 1886 march 21 1958 an art deco furniture designer and maker architect painter and writer from vienna austria was the son of a wealthy real estate speculator. Check out our paul frankl selection for the very best in unique or custom handmade pieces from our living room furniture shops. Mid century paul frankl for johnson furniture mahogany and cork low coffee table.

Paul frankl two tiered end tables 3 designed c. See more ideas about rattan rattan furniture vintage rattan furniture. Together with his friend joseph urban he laid the foundations of the american tradition of modern decoration. Frankl s earlier works were influenced by the architecture of manhattan.

Born in vienna paul frankl came to the united states in 1914 as part of a wave of central european design luminaries among them kem weber rudolph schindler and richard neutra who were drawn by the energy and optimism of the american scene. Although he rose to fame among modernists like ludwig mies van der rohe or le cobusier paul frankl s refusal to be creatively boxed led to an eclectic body of work that dwarfs most contemporaries after moving to new york from austria in 1914 paul introduced his. Yale university press 2007. 5 out of 5 stars 114.

After emigrating to the united states in 1914 he began designing stage sets for new york s theater guild before venturing into furniture design. Paul theodore frankl was born in vienna in 1886. Paul frankl 22 april 1878 30 january 1962 was an art historian born in austria hungary frankl is most known for his writings on the history and principles of architecture which he famously presented within a gestalt oriented framework. 24 x 36 x 33 literature.

Image courtesy of doppelhouse press. He pursued a degree in architecture at vienna polytech university with the intention of designing buildings for the family business and had a few architectural. Frankl and modern american design.