Chair

So Cal Design
© Dion Neutra, Architect
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Chair

United States, 1931, this example circa 1941
Furnishings; Furniture
Ash plywood, chromed steel, original leather
25 1/2 × 27 1/2 × 28 in. (64.77 × 69.85 × 71.12 cm)
Decorative Arts Council Fund (M.2002.21)
Decorative Arts and Design
Not currently on public view

Curator Notes

Austrian émigré Richard Neutra was a leading proponent of International Style architecture in America....
Austrian émigré Richard Neutra was a leading proponent of International Style architecture in America. He designed this chair for his own home, known as the VDL Research House, but he also patented the design, hoping to put it into production. Its cantilever reflects Neutra’s appreciation of avant-garde architectural concepts to furniture, while the spring system visible in the metal support at the rear demonstrates his interest in both industrial materials and user comfort.

(California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way," 2011-12)
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Bibliography

  • Kaplan, Wendy, ed. California Design, 1930-1965: Living in a Modern Way. Los Angeles: Los  Angeles County Museum of Art; Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 2011.
  • Kaplan, Wendy, ed. Living in a Modern Way: California Design, 1930-1965.  Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2013. 
  • Kaplan, Wendy, ed. California Design, 1930-1965: Living in a Modern Way. Los Angeles: Los  Angeles County Museum of Art; Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 2011.
  • Kaplan, Wendy, ed. Living in a Modern Way: California Design, 1930-1965.  Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2013. 
  • Coffin, Sarah D. and Stephen Harrison. The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2017.
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Exhibition history

  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way" Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, October 1, 2011 - June 3, 2012