ART DECO OR BAUHAUS 543/ 138 DESK BY BRUNO PAUL FOR DEUTSCHE WERKSTÄTTEN HELLERAU, 1930S.
 
The super rare furniture number 543/ 138 from the Art Deco period is part of a men's toilet from the 1930s. It is an original piece of furniture. Designed and realized by Bruno Paul. The piece of furniture was manufactured in a high-quality sapeli mahogany design. 
 
Bruno Paul, architect, furniture designer and caricaturist, begins his artistic training in Dresden. In 1891 he moved to Munich to successfully complete his studies at the Academy of Arts.
Bruno Paul founded the Munich Workshops for Art in Crafts in 1897 together with Bernhard Pankok, Hermann Obrist and Richard Riemerschmid. Bruno Paul's furniture is inspired by Henry van de Velde. His metal objects have simple shapes. From February 1897, Bruno Paul provided cartoons for the magazine "Simplicissimus". The publisher Albert Langen and the painter Thomas Theodor Heine founded a satirical magazine in Munich in 1895. By 1905, several interiors for exhibitions as well as the waiting room at Nuremberg Central Station were built. Bruno Paul became head of the arts and crafts school in Berlin in 1907 and worked as an architect in Berlin from 1907 to 1908. More buildings will follow.Bruno Paul is the founder of the German Werkbund. Bruno Paul is represented at the 1914 Werkbund exhibition in Cologne with three buildings: the Yellow House, the Wine House and the Brewery. Bruno Paul becomes director of the School for Fine and Applied Arts in Berlin. In the next few years he gained international recognition, particularly with the construction of the Macy's department store in New York. 
 
 
Designer          
Bruno Paul, Hans Hartl
Manufacturer                         
Deutsche Werkstätten Hellerau AG
Design Period                       
1930
Year of Production                
Not known
Production Period                 
1930
Country of Manufacturer      
Germany
Style                                      
Art Deco, Bauhaus, Mid Century
Identifying Marks                 
This piece is attributed to the above-mentioned designer/maker.
It has an attribution mark.
Detailed Condition
Excellent - This vintage item is almost in its original condition and may show minimal signs of wear and // or light restorations.
Restoration and Damage Details
The surface has been reworked
Materials                             
Sapeli Mahagoni, Pinewood, Beechwood
Color                                   
Brown
Width                                   
161
Depth                                   
79
Height                                 
76.2       
Weight Range                     
Standard - Between 50kg and 100kg