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Gerald Summers Birch Ply Occasional Table
With a clear polish to enhance the figuring of the birch wood
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British
1930's
Designed 1933 by Gerald Summers (1899-1967)
Made by 'Makers of Simple Furniture' (1931-1940)
Diameter 73 cm Height 41 cm (28.75 x 16.25 in)
This two tiered coffee table is typical of Summers' love of simple, economical and practical design and the plywood, which had been used since the 1920's but always disguised, is here appreciated for its intrinsic beauty and versatility.
The most innovative designer in Britain in the 1930’s Gerald Summer' significance is only now being appreciated as emphasis has heretofore been placed upon the achievements of European and Scandinavian Modernist designers and because "Makers of Simple Furniture" was a small company, producing mainly to order, without the publicity machine of larger workshops.
Museums & Exhibitions:
Victoria & Albert Museum: Summers work is now included in the new 20th Century Furniture Galleries which opened at the V & A in November, 2012
Museum of Modern Art, New York 2014 Exhibition: The Magic of Plywood
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Vitra Design Museum
Thirties British Art and Design before the War organized by the Arts Council of Great Britain, London 1979
"Constructivism in Art & Design" Crafts Council Gallery, London 1988.
Bibliography:
The Design History Journal 1992 Vol 5 No.3 - precis of Masters' thesis by Martha Deese, Metropolitan Museum New York
Gerald Summers: Furniture For the Concrete Age Dunn and Mantz pub. 2012
1000 Chairs Charlotte and Peter Fiell, Cologne 2000 p.232
Design for Today 1934
100 Masterpieces Vitra Design Museum
Furnishing the small Home published London and New York 1930's by the Studio Ltd.
A History of British Design 1839-1970 Fiona McCarthy pub. 1972
Bent Wood and Metal Furniture 1850-1946 University of Washington Press edited by Derek E. Ostergard
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