Very elegant french inspired large black laquered table with chrom tubular legs produced by PEL between 1933 and 1936 .Serge Chermayeff (1900–1996)
was one of Britain’s most admired inter-war architects and designers. Chermayeff moved across Britain, Europe and even Latin America looking for work.n 1933 and 1936. Serge Chermayeff was one of the designers who worked In 1924 he took a job in London as an interior designer and over the next few years established himself as one of the industry’s leading figures. By the early 1930s he was able to branch out into product design and even architecture. With his international connections, Chermayeff was receptive to new ideas about modern design and was a member of organisations such as MARS and the Twentieth Century Group, which promoted the new style.
In 1933 he formed a partnership with the German architect Erich Mendelsohn. Between them they constructed one of Britain’s most iconic Modernist buildings, the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill-on-Sea.
In 1940 he emigrate to America, where he reinvented himself as a teacher and academic. He ended his working life as Professor of Architecture at Yale University.
was one of Britain’s most admired inter-war architects and designers. Chermayeff moved across Britain, Europe and even Latin America looking for work.n 1933 and 1936. Serge Chermayeff was one of the designers who worked In 1924 he took a job in London as an interior designer and over the next few years established himself as one of the industry’s leading figures. By the early 1930s he was able to branch out into product design and even architecture. With his international connections, Chermayeff was receptive to new ideas about modern design and was a member of organisations such as MARS and the Twentieth Century Group, which promoted the new style.
In 1933 he formed a partnership with the German architect Erich Mendelsohn. Between them they constructed one of Britain’s most iconic Modernist buildings, the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill-on-Sea.
In 1940 he emigrate to America, where he reinvented himself as a teacher and academic. He ended his working life as Professor of Architecture at Yale University.
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Creator:Serge Chermayeff(Designer),PEL (Practical Equipment Ltd ) (Manufacturer)
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Dimensions:Height: 29.53 in (75 cm)Width: 84.65 in (215 cm)Depth: 35.44 in (90 cm)
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Style:Bauhaus(Of the Period)
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Materials and Techniques:ChromeWood
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Place of Origin:United Kingdom
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Period:1930-1939
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Date of Manufacture:1935
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Condition:GoodRefinished. Minor fading.
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Seller Location:Schöfflisdorf, CH
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Reference Number:Seller: LU2014326695192
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