'HBC' (High Back Chair)
1934
Designed in 1933
Birch plywood, horsehair upholstery.
Stamped '67' to upper surface of seat.
Provenance:
Private Collection, UK;
Fine Art Society, London.
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.
Literature:
Ostergard, Derek, 'Bent Wood and Metal Furniture 1850-1946', University of Washington (USA) 1987, p. 163, 318.
Sloane, Able, Woodhouse, Ruby, 'The Simple Heart of Plywood', 1934 (United Kingdom) 2018, p.15.
Dunn, Steve, 'Gerald Summers: Furniture for the Concrete Age', 2011, p 60-61.
Ref: 2210044
| H | 103.5cm/40.7" |
| W | 44.5cm/17.5" |
| D | 37.5cm/14.8" |
| Seat height | 48cm/18.9" |
H. 103.5cm/40.7"
W. 44.5cm/17.5"
D. 37.5cm/14.8"
Seat height 48cm/18.9"