Important Design 
13 December 2012
Important Design 
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Herbert von Thaden

Plywood chair

Thaden-Jordan Furniture Company
USA, 1947
birch plywood, brass 42 h × 19¾ w × 30 d in (107 × 50 × 76 cm)
estimate: $7,000–9,000
result: $8,750
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H.V. Thaden’s chair stands out for its postwar application of plywood and technology. Comprised of three sheets of bentwood, this work features a slot fastener mechanism for adjusting the seat between two different heights. Few examples of this innovative form were produced.
literature: 100 Masterpieces from the Vitra Design Museum Collection, von Vegesack, Dunas, Schwartz-Clauss, ppg. 116-117

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