Product Description
Werner Schmidt Folding Triangle Chair “Falt-Stuhl” 1993
WERNER SCHMIDT (b. 1953) Switzerland.
Folding triangle chair, 1993.
Dark brown laminate Plywood, hinges.
Signed: Werner Schmidt, 8/10, ‘93 (script signature in white permanent marker)
For related folding table by Schmidt see illustration: Aluminum by Design, Sarah Nichols et al. (Pittsburgh, PA: Carnegie Museum of Art, 2000) p. 57.
Open dimension: H: 31 5/8” x W: 28” x D: 20”
Closed dimension: H: 31 5/8” x W 22 1/2”
Werner Schmidt Folding Triangle Chair “Falt-Stuhl” 1993
DONG OR MEOW PEOPLE Southern China
Spiral counterweight early 20th century
Handwrought silver (Dutch coin silver) with custom stand
H: 10 ¼” x W: 5 1/4” x D: 2 ¾” (dimensions on stand)
These beautifully dynamic spiral objects were worn on the back to support a ceremonial apron worn across the front.
In the Style of JEAN-MICHEL FRANK (1895 – 1941) France
Pair of “Rodo” chairs 20th Century
Light ceruse oak with red Hermès sueded leather
For more information see: Jean-Michel Frank: The Strange and Subtle Luxury of the Parisian Haute-Monde in the Art Deco period, P.E. Martin-Vivier (Paris, 2006)
H: 32 1/2″