WILLEM HENDRIK GISPEN, set of 3 Art Deco modernist armchairs, 413 style, cantilever steel tube frame, Bauhaus design, 1930s

Set of 3 Art Deco armchairs with modernist accents, precursors of the Bauhaus movement, reminiscent of the work of Marcel Breuer.

Reissued under model number 413, this set was designed by the Dutch designer Willem Hendrik Gispen, Gispen edition towards the end of the 1930s.

The frames of the armchairs are made of brushed steel, they are covered with original red imitation leather.

The "cantilever" metal structure is very flexible and therefore very comfortable.

The set is entirely authentic and distinguished by its remarkable state of preservation. However, there are two small nicks in the coating (see photos).

Chair dimensions:

Width 60 cm
Depth 66 cm
Height 76 cm
Seat height 42 cm

Armrest height 66 cm

Attention 20th-century design enthusiasts! A table of the same model (visible in the last image of the listing) is also available for individual sale on this site, or as a table and three chairs. Check out our other listings to see these different options.

Biography:
Willem Hendrik Gispen (1890-1981).
After training as an architect, he became more interested in the applied arts. In 1916, he founded a metal art and craft workshop. In 1927, he began producing lamps and experimenting with tubular steel furniture. The first catalog was published in 1930. He designed most of the company's models, with the help of CJ Hoffman. Gispen was a member of the "Opbouw" group and maintained good relations with modern architects in Rotterdam, which led to numerous projects, such as furnishing the Van Nelle factory and the Bergpolderflat building with Gispen's tubular steel furniture. With a few exceptions, Gispen's designs were not particularly original, but they were of good quality. After World War II, he left the company and founded a new one, "Kembo."
Bed. : J. van Geest, O. Mácel, p. 80-81, 152;
A. Koch: Industrieel ontwerper whgispen (1890-1981) een modern eclecticus, Rotterdam
1988; M.Mual: Gispen buismeubelen en verlich-ting 1920-1940, Nijmegen 1990; A. Koch:
WH Gispen. Working with and for Van der Vlugt, Wiederhall 1993, no. 14, p. 45-47; A. Koch (ed.): Gispen Collection, Rotterdam 1996;
A. Koch: WH Gispen, serial products 1923-1960, Rotterdam 2005.