René Herbst (1891 - 1982)
René Herbst (1891 - 1982)
Editor Formes Nouvelles International.
Lounge chair model "sandow".
Chrome-plated tubular steel structure on which is stretched a succession of black bungee cords forming the seat.
Backrest tilting by means of telescopic crossbars adjustable by clamping.
Drawing of 1929.
Re-edition circa 1990.
Size : 88 x 55 x 98 cm.
(Bibliography: René Herbst, Goguel (Solange), éd. du Regard, Paris, 1990, similar model reproduced p. 269 and p. 275; 1000 Chairs, Fiell (Charlotte and Peter), 1997, similar model reproduced p. 151).
A chaise longue of the same model is presented at the exhibition "Moderne Maharadjah, un mécène des années 1930" which is held at the Musée des Arts dDécoratifs de Paris, from 26 September 2019 to 12 January 2020. An identical copy was in the Maharajah of Indore's palace in Manik Bagh, India. Model presented at the Autumn Salon in 1931. Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.
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René Herbst (1891 - 1982)
Editor Formes Nouvelles International.
Lounge chair model "sandow".
Chrome-plated tubular steel structure on which is stretched a succession of black bungee cords forming the seat.
Backrest tilting by means of telescopic crossbars adjustable by clamping.
Drawing of 1929.
Re-edition circa 1990.
Size : 88 x 55 x 98 cm.
(Bibliography: René Herbst, Goguel (Solange), éd. du Regard, Paris, 1990, similar model reproduced p. 269 and p. 275; 1000 Chairs, Fiell (Charlotte and Peter), 1997, similar model reproduced p. 151).
A chaise longue of the same model is presented at the exhibition "Moderne Maharadjah, un mécène des années 1930" which is held at the Musée des Arts dDécoratifs de Paris, from 26 September 2019 to 12 January 2020. An identical copy was in the Maharajah of Indore's palace in Manik Bagh, India. Model presented at the Autumn Salon in 1931. Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.
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