Kovový Nábytek / / Vichr a Spol.

Photogravure catalog issued by Vichr, one of the major Czech producers of tubular steel furniture in the interwar period, with a photomontage illustration on the title page. The period between the two world wars saw a revolution in the use of new materials in design, as well as, the emergence of diverse avant-garde movements in the arts and architecture. Tubular steel came into use for household furnishings through designers such as Marcel Breuer from the Bauhaus and the bentwood style using tubular steel of the Thonet furniture firm. The fashionable modern appeal, functionality, and versatility helped spread its popularity and use as a high fashion material by innovative European companies and designers. Vichr produced hundreds of items: beds, cots, tables, chairs, armchairs, office furniture, and furniture for public rooms. The Cooper Hewitt Library collects furniture trade catalogs and now has several Czech and other tubular steel catalogs.