Grosfeld House
Designed by:
Jackson L
Co-Designed by:
-
Designer:
Lorin Jackson
Co-Designer:
-
Country of Origin (Designer):
USA
Date of Design:
1939
Date of Manufacture:
1939
Decade:
1930s
Region:
Americas
Significance:
First acrylic glass
Manufacturer:
Grosfeld House
Country of Origin (Manufacturer):
USA
Material:
Acylic glass
Process:
Pressure moulded
Monobloc:
No
Cantilever:
No
Renewable Carbon:
No
ERPR Score:
NA
ERPR Rating:
NA
Weight:
Note:
Grosfeld House, a New York retailer active from the 1930s to the 1950s, commissioned designers specialising in the Hollywood Regency (or Vogue) style to create acrylic glass furniture, launched at the 1939 New York World Fair. Originating in the West Coast at the end of the 1920s, Hollywood Regency was based on neo-classical forms such as Adamesque and Biedermeier furniture and was quickly embraced by New York for its glitz and glamour. The translucent creations, developed by the company using acrylic glass, perfectly complemented the luxurious, silk, shearling, and leopard print upholstery typical of the look. These Plexiglas chairs quickly found support from the influential New York interior designer Elsie de Wolfe (1859-1950) who chose them for her clients. Oscar Fitzgerald attributed the design of this chair to the famous de Wolfe; however, the chair is more widely accredited to Grosfeld House. For more on the company visit: http://museumofdesigninplastics.blogspot.com/2021/02/in-search-of-early-plastic-chairs.html
Image Credit:
Suzy Gorman for Interior Motives