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Armchair and Sideboard from "The Kem Weber Group"

designed 1928–1929
designed by

Kem (Karl Emanuel Martin) Weber

(American, b. Germany, 1889–1963)
manufacturer

Grand Rapids Chair Company

(American)
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Culture
America, Michigan, Grand Rapids, 20th century
Medium
painted wood with synthetic leather
Credit Line
The Mary Spedding Milliken Memorial Fund 2003.4
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Description

This chair and sideboard by Kem Weber combine the linear impact of urban architecture with decorative detailing inspired by Maya temples, the two most influential visual references used by modernist designers in the late 1920s.
An armchair and sideboard with rounded edges. The sideboard features two columns of light grey-green draws connected by bare shelves. Brown wood, the edges carved with lines moving down in right angles, connects the top of the drawers, each's base made of the same colored wood. The chair features a black, synthetic leather seat and rectangular back with three, parallel green-white bars curving around the sides as armrests and extending down to the legs.

Armchair and Sideboard from "The Kem Weber Group"

designed 1928–1929

Kem (Karl Emanuel Martin) Weber, Grand Rapids Chair Company

(American, b. Germany, 1889–1963), (American)
America, Michigan, Grand Rapids, 20th century

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