Modern Design 
28 March 2013
Modern Design 
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Edward Wormley and Rex Goode

desk, model 912C

Dunbar
USA, c. 1957 / 1978
mahogany, stainless steel, rosewood, chrome-plated brass 46¾ h × 74¾ w × 28 d in (119 × 190 × 71 cm)
estimate: $5,000–7,000
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provenance: Earl Brenn, Indiana | Private collection, Michigan

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Adaptation of a Design

Wormley and Goode

Purchased in 1978, this desk is an adaptation of a 1950s design by Edward Wormley. Architect Rex Goode created a taller metal base for Wormley’s classic desktop featuring two tambour doors and three drawers.


A page from a 1980s Dunbar catalog featuring this design.


Edward Wormley's original design featured in the same catalog.
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