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Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Ed Wormley Side, End, Occasional or Lamp Table












Dunbar

1950s


Features a Rectangular Walnut Top with an Overhang to One Side over a Mahogany Base 

Brass Capped Feet

Masterful Design with a Hint of Asian Inspiration

Versatile Piece that Can be Also Used as a Single Nightstand

In overall excellent original vintage condition

100% Guaranteed Authentic Dunbar

28" x 19" x 22" H

SOLD

IN THE DESIGNER'S OWN WORDS: 

“Furniture is needed for practical reasons, and because it must be there, it may as well be as pleasant as possible to look at, and in a less definable psychological way, comforting to the spirit. Modernism means freedom—freedom to mix, to choose, to change, to embrace the new but to hold fast to what is good.”

HISTORY: 

Edward J Wormley was born on December 31, 1907 in Oswego, IL, a small community west of Chicago. He attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago from 1926 to 1928 and took his first job in the interior design studio at Marshall Field & Company department store. In 1931, he was recruited by DUNBAR and quickly became their Director of Design. Wormley's tenure as Design Director spanned over thirty years and is considered one of the most historically meaningful between a designer and manufacturer.

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