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Bentwood Desk by Paul Goldman for Plymold

Creator: Paul Goldman
Offered by: Machine Age

Description
Designed by Paul Goldman and manufactured from late 1945 to 1947 by the Plymold Corporation of Massachusetts, this desk is a striking example of the postwar experiments in bent-wood construction. The streamlined outer case is formed of molded plywood while the curved sides and the back are of bent laminate, a method that allowed the drawers to be made of only three pieces of wood. At top, a middle drawer is recessed; four drawers on either side of the desk feature curved cutouts for pulls.

More Information

Documentation:	Documented elsewhere (exact item)
Notes:	Bent Wood and Metal Furniture: 1850–1946, ed. Derek E. Ostergard
Origin:	United States, Massachusetts
Period:	1920-1949
Materials:	Molded plywood, Bent laminated wood
Condition:	Good.
Creation Date:	c. 1946
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Mid Century
Book References:	Bent Wood and Metal Furniture: 1850–1946, ed. Derek E. Ostergard
Incollect Reference #:	309453

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