Paul Frankl was one of the several Europeans who came to America and helped us forge a new purely American style. When he came to the States he landed in New York City in the early teens. He was surprised to find that there was no trace of the modern trends that were forming all over Europe. He set about to form a truly American modern style. He was pleased to see the skyscrapers that were being built in the twenties and some of his first furniture designs were designed after these. He designed skyscraper bookcases, chairs, vanities, and even a sky scrapper daybed. He also designed chairs he called speed.
He moved across the U.S. to California and developed a beautiful line of modern Rattan pieces that have become iconic. He truly was one of the forerunners of the new American Modern design.
The more I read the more fascinating the journey of modern design becomes.
No comments:
Post a Comment