Very rare czechoslovakian functionalist tubular steel chair in museum quality, designed by František Berger for Hynek Gottwald with original iron-garn covering
Style: Czechoslovakian Functionalism
Design: František Berger
Manufacturer: Hynek Gottwald
Country: Czechoslovakia
Material: chrome-plated tubular steel,
Year: 1932
Condition: original
Quantity: 1
Price: 6.500 €
The offered tubular steel chair by architect František Berger is one of the most significant functionalist furniture designs of Czechoslovak modernism from the 1930s.
It was manufactured by Hynek Gottwald, a renowned furniture company that produced a series of avant-garde designs by Czechoslovak architects in the 1930s.
The chair is still in its original condition, featuring a bright red iron yarn upholstery and matching painted armrests.
Its unique design and construction vividly embody the spirit of pre-war Czechoslovak design. A version of this chair without armrests graces the cover of the exhibition catalog “Hej Rup! Let’s Go! The Czechoslovak Avant-Garde in the Context of European Modernism” from the Bröhan Museum in Berlin.
There is currently no comparable piece available in the international art market.
“Hey Rup! The Czechoslovak avant-garde in the context of European modernism” Bröhan Museum, edited by Tobias Hoffmann and Julia Meyer-Brehm, Berlin 2023.
2. ” 2100 Metal tubular chairs” by Otakar Marcel
