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Klaus Grabe rare height-adjustable dining or coffee table and stools

Creator: Klaus Grabe
Offered by: Bloomberry

Description
A rare Klaus Grabe table, made of an X-shaped pitch pine plywood base and a square top. By placing the base in a horizontal or vertical position, you can choose between a low (50.5 cm/20") or high (76 cm/30") table. The top can be fixed with dowels.

The matching pair of pitch pine plywood stools where originally upholstered with leather or canvas webbing. When desired, they can be professionally upholstered in our in-house atelier.

Bauhaus trained Klaus Grabe left Germany in the 1930s for Mexico. Here Grabe worked together with fellow Bauhaus student Michael van Beuren and Morley Webb, under the banner of the Domus company. This team was part of the MoMA Organic Design in Home Furnishings Competition and exhibition in 1941, their winning entry was a similar chaise with leather webbing. Later in the 1940s, Grabe moved to New York where he started his own company. His designs in the 1950s were based on the new material plywood and were marketed as "prefab kits" to be assembled by the owners to keep the purchase price down.

More Information

Documentation:	Documented elsewhere (similar item)
Origin:	United States
Period:	1950-1979
Materials:	pine
Condition:	Good. Good vintage condition
Creation Date:	1950s
Number of Pieces:	2-3
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Mid Century
Dealer Reference #:	Tt.lk.GrabeAdjustable.v.1602a & Cb.lk.GrabeWebbed.v.1602ab
Incollect Reference #:	620241

Dimensions

W.	34.06 in;	H.	29.92 in;	D.	34.06 in;
W.	86.5 cm;	H.	76 cm;	D.	86.5 cm;

Shipping Information:

Bloomberry offers worldwide shipping.

Message from Seller:

For nearly two decades, the collection of Bloomberry has been driven by the cultural reference between architecture, art and design. Bloomberry is housed in a former textile factory and is located near Maastricht, in the south of The Netherlands. Within an hour of Antwerp and Cologne. Within two hours from Amsterdam and four hours from Paris.