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'HBC' (High Back Chair)

Gerald Summers

1934

Designed in 1933 Birch plywood, wool upholstery. Stamped '67' to upper surface of seat. Provenance: Private Collection, UK; Fine Art Society, London. Literature: Ostergard, Derek (ed.), Bent Wood and Metal Furniture 1850-1946, New York, 1987, p. 163, fig. 5-73; p. 318, fig. 105B (similar designs illustrated). Able Sloane, Ruby Woodhouse, 'The Simple Heart of Plywood', published by '1934', 2018, p.15. Steve Dunn, 'Gerald Summers: Furniture for the Concrete Age', 2011, p. History: Gerald Summers designed this chair after his 'Fireside Chair' (FSC), intended for dining. Made out of only 5 pieces of plywood, the chair was extremely economical and simple to make. The back of the chair forms in a natural curve that was impossible to control, this 'free-form' in design was a critical innovation in furniture design in 1933.
Produced by Makers of Simple Furniture.

Ref: 2210044

H103.5cm/40.7"
W44.5cm/17.5"
D37.5cm/14.8"
Seat height48cm/18.9"
H. 103.5cm/40.7"
W. 44.5cm/17.5"
D. 37.5cm/14.8"
Seat height 48cm/18.9"
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