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IMPORTANT GILBERT ROHDE 4 HERMAN MILLER 4 DRAWER CHEST
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IMPORTANT GILBERT ROHDE 4 HERMAN MILLER 4 DRAWER CHEST
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ESTATE FRESH! WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET! It is guaranteed to be 100% authentic and as listed! It measures about 36 5/16" tall x 43 1/8" wide and 18 1/8" deep. It is in excellent condition and has very minor wear from age. It has a few small chips in the veneer. One on the right hand side on the rear edge, one on the top drawer edge and again on the top rear along the edge. They are not bad and can be repaired or used as is. On the top it has 3 small round spots w the clear coat lacquer flaked off. This can be easily repaired by touching it up. It has only very minor wear from age. It is very sturdy and solid. The wood is a birds eye maple with rosewood trim and pulls. This item can be inspected at our shop in Waterbury Connecticut. It is available for pickup. We can have it delivered within a 100 mile radius for a flat fee of $150.00. It is for sale in the US 48 main land states only If you opt to have it shipped postage will run from $150.00 to $450.00. The buyer is responsible for all shipping charges and must prepay freight. GILBERT ROHDE (1894-1944) American industrial designer. He learned cabinetmaking in his father's shop in the Bronx, New York, and then worked as a furniture illustrator for several New York retail shops. In 1927 he made a trip to Paris and t he saw examples of modernism known subsequently as Art Deco. On his return to America he undertook freelance interior design projects and made custom-built modern furniture for private clients. In 1929 he opened a design office in New York, concentrating on interior design and developing his furniture designs in the early modernist style. In 1930 he established a relationship with Herman Miller Inc. of Zeeland, MI, a firm that had previously made products imitating various traditional styles. From 1932 to 1944, as design consultant to the Herman Miller's Furniture Company in Zeeland, Michigan, introduced modern design to the corporation and played a significant role in its merchandising. Through catalogs, sales bulletins, showrooms and publicity, a campaign was launched to explain the modular concept and to demonstrate its advantages for twentieth-century living. For Herman Miller's retail franchisees,Rohde's provided comprehensive specifications for store displays in order to ensure the correct presentation of the company's products. By 1944, the robust consumer acceptance of Rohde's modern furniture enabled Herman Miller's to position itself as the pre-eminent American manufacturer of modern furniture. Rohde's strategies laid the foundation for the future direction of Herman Miller's and the success it achieved in the post-war era. Rohde's developed an extensive line of furniture that combined functional ideas and simplicity of form with decorative details that were characteristically 'modernistic'. Exotic woods, glass, mirrors and polished metals were used in groups of furniture that were modular or sectional in concept. A modular group of furniture known as 'EOG' (Executive Office Group; designed 1936-1939) introduced an approach to office furniture that has since been widely accepted. Rohde also designed for a number of other American furniture manufacturers, makers of clocks and other decorative products. He designed exhibits for the New York World's Fair in 1939 and taught at and directed the Design Laboratory School in New York (1935-1938). Through his work and teaching Rohde established himself as a significant figure in the development of the profession of industrial designer in the USA. My opening bid is fair. Please see the pictures. USE THE BUY IT NOW OPTION IF AVAILABLE AND GET FREE SHIPPING! OFFER VALID IN THE USA ONLY!To see more unique antiques from Cindys_Basement visit our eBay store. * I do my best to accurately describe each and every item to itscurrent condition. 100% money back guarantee on items if not as advertised. * Combine shipping options may be available, please contact me for details on a multi purchase discount. 
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