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KEM Weber Airline Armchair
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Description
This iconic original "Airline" armchair was originally designed by KEM Weber in 1934 and produced in 1938 for the Walt Disney Studios in a limited run of 300.
The Airline chair was the realization of Weber’s career-long goal: to achieve a wholly American form of modern design—sleek, trim, and stylish; yet comfortable, easygoing, and practical. Weber named it the Airline chair to associate the design with the technological triumph of the day: commercial aviation.
Examples of this Airline chair can be found in the collections of major museums such as the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the Los Angeles County of Modern Art in California. -
More Information
Documentation: Ample Provenance Notes: Provenance: Private Collection, Los Angeles; Los Angeles Modern Auctions, 'Modern Art & Design Auction' 4 December 2005 Origin: United States, California Period: 1920-1949 Materials: Beech, Leather, Steel Condition: Excellent. Meticulously Restored Creation Date: c. 1935 Styles / Movements: Modern, Mid Century Book References: 'KEM Weber: Designer and Architect', Long, ppg. 138-141; 'Kem Weber: The Moderne in Southern California - 1920-1941', Gebhard, ppg. 82-83 Incollect Reference #: 275447 -
Dimensions
W. 24.75 in; H. 32 in; D. 29 in; W. 62.87 cm; H. 81.28 cm; D. 73.66 cm;
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