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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

Dimensions

W.	44 in;	H.	30 in;	D.	23 in;
W.	111.76 cm;	H.	76.2 cm;	D.	58.42 cm;

Message from Seller:

Located in Boston’s up-and-coming Dorchester neighborhood, Machine Age houses New England’s largest collection of twentieth-century furniture, lighting, & objects d’art. For 30 years, we have been offering a comprehensive but highly edited assemblage of American & European pieces from the 1930s through the 1990s. Aesthetically, the work marries modernism’s clarity of line & embrace of experimentation with a refined craftsmanship.

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