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Vladimir Kagan Tri-Symmetric Coffee Table in Walnut with Glass Top

Creator: Vladimir Kagan
Offered by: Hobbs Modern

Description
This early production “Tri-Symmetric” coffee table by Vladimir Kagan is a beautiful center piece to any space. Kagan said, “The joints reflected roots and trees and bones and knuckle, I used a lot of human anatomy, I created what I called vessels for the human body.”

Walnut base as been restored. Glass top has some wear, but a new piece can be made if client prefers.

Dimensions: 14.75"H x 40"W

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About the Designer:

Vladimir Kagan was an illustrious American furniture designer whose historic career spanned nearly 65 years. Born in Germany in 1927, he immigrated with his family to the United States in 1938 fleeing from the rise of the Nazi regime. He studied architecture at Columbia and later apprenticed with his father, a master cabinetmaker, in his woodworking shop. In 1949, Kagan opened his own shop in New York, shortly thereafter releasing his first furniture collection, receiving the Museum of Modern Art, New York Good Design Award for his wrought-iron chair. His work is well-known for its avant-garde craftsmanship combined with comfort and functionality. The sensuous, organic forms take on human-like characteristics through exaggerated, curved lines. Kagan’s designs are produced with varying materials including brass, acrylic, aluminum and, most notably, wood.

Over the course of his career, his work was highly sought after by celebrity clientele from Marilyn Monroe to Tom Ford, and he lent his design to projects such as Disneyland’s Monsanto House of the Future in 1964 and the Downtown Los Angeles Standard Hotel lobby redesign in 2002. Kagan lectured extensively on the history of modern furniture design at institutions including Parsons School of Design, Yale and Philadelphia University. A highly honored designer, he was elected president of the American Society of Interior Designers New York Chapter in 1990, and received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Brooklyn Museum of Art, Cooper-Hewitt Design Museum, and the American Society of Furniture Designers. In 2009, Kagan was inducted into the Interior Designer Hall of Fame.

Vladimir Kagan died in 2016, leaving behind an artistic legacy and lifetime of creative achievement.

More Information

Documentation:	Documented elsewhere (similar item)
Origin:	United States
Period:	1950-1979
Materials:	Walnut, Glass
Condition:	Walnut base as been restored. Glass top has some wear, but a new piece can be made if client prefers.
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Mid Century
Incollect Reference #:	653380

Dimensions

H.	14.75 in;	Diam.	40 in;
H.	37.47 cm;	Diam.	101.6 cm;

Message from Seller:

FURNITURE SHOULD BE FUNCTIONAL ART, YOUR HOME SHOULD BE THE PERFECT RETREAT. Hobbs Modern is the premier mid century modern furniture dealer in San Diego, CA. We hand-select and curate each piece of our inventory which represents the iconic and exemplary Danish, American, and Brazilian vintage modern design with a relentless pursuit of restoration perfection and historical accuracy. Our passion is to breathe new life into vintage pieces. We ship nationwide.

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