Modern Furniture Designers
George Nakashima Furniture
George Nakashima was born in Spokane,Washington,USA.
Following early work as an architect in Tokyo and India,
Nakashima moved to New Hope,PA in the mid-1940's to
begin making handmade sculptural furniture.His creations
were informed by Japanese grace and Shaker design.George Nakashma
was known as the dean of 20th-c American woodworkers
because of his high professional standards.
George Nakashima Cabinet
George Nakashima Coffee Table
Tommi Parzinger Furniture
Parzinger, the son of a well known sculptor, studied design at Munich
School of Arts and Crafts,
where he was trained in the mediums of ceramics, glass ,metal and
wood.By 1939, he had
established a company of his own,Parzinger Inc. later known as
Parzinger Originals,which
quickly established a reputation for restrained, though luxurious
furniture.Parzinger
like his colleagues Edward Wormley and Robsjohn-Gibbings practiced a
non-doctrinaire,
eclectic modernism. In addition to his private practice, Parzinger
also designed for other
furniture manufacturers,including Charak Modern.
Tommi Parzinger Chaise
Tommi Parzinger Cabinets
More Designers:
Vladimir Kagan furniture
Harry Bertoia sculptures
Paul Evans furniture
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