Kovový Nábytek

Four tubular steel bed rames with gold tone plating.
Adoption Amount: $375
Category: Build and Access the Collection
Location: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Library

Kovový nábytek

By Vichr (Firm). Prague: Vichr, 193-?.

This 1930s Czech tubular steel trade catalog titled Kovový Nábytek (translated simply as Metal Furniture) is part of the Cooper Hewitt Library’s Special Collections of trade literature. The company featured in the catalog, Vichr Co., supplied hospital beds and related equipment during WWI for institutional use. During the interwar period, they manufactured hundreds of varieties of goods and furniture for both household and office use. The popularity of modern, simple furniture combined with the durability of metal inspired Czech designers and furniture companies to produce their own variations and interpretations of the international style that the Bauhaus created. This catalog presents products for practical, everyday use for a mass market. Tubular steel stacking tables, mirror stands, fabric upholstered chairs, and lounges are featured; the option of gold-toned plating added to the appeal of the furniture in this catalog.

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