C. 1931 Erich Mendelsohn for Desta Stahlmobel SS 34 Dining Arm Chair w/ Fabric Sold imperfections

imperfections

This technique gave his works a sense of three-dimensionality

The chairs are comprised of a black plastic shell with a fabric seat atop a steel H-base

which is how they were originally used

C. 1931 Erich Mendelsohn for Desta Stahlmobel SS 34 Dining Arm Chair w/ Fabric Sold imperfectionsThis is an ultra rare SS 34 Armchair, designed by Erich Mendelsohn for Desta in 1929. Desta, or Deutsche Stahlmbel, was an early German furniture company named for the items that it produced, quite literally German Steel Furniture This is a very important design as it was one of the first cantilever armchairs ever designed during the Bauhaus period. To find an original that is still in existence is essentially unheard of. Mendelsohn was the second