- Designed by
- Richard Neutra
Austria, also active United States and Germany, 1892-1970 - Title
- 'Camel' Table (prototype)
- Date Made
- 1940
- Medium
- Birch plywood
- Dimensions
- Overall: 28 x 37 1/2 x 72 in. (71.12 x 95.25 x 182.88 cm)
- Accession Number
- M.2018.263.1
- Collecting Area
- Decorative Arts and Design
- Curatorial Notes
An especially imaginative solution to the problem of flexible living, Richard Neutra’s design functions as either a dining table or a coffee table depending on the position of the legs. This original example was made for his home, but several others were created for homes that he designed in the 1940s and 1950s. It was called a “Camel” table because, when lowered halfway, its stance resembles that of a kneeling dromedary.
(California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way," 2011-12)
- Selected 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.
- Selected Exhibition History
- California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". October 1, 2011 - June 3, 2012
- California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". October 1, 2011 - June 3, 2012
