ART DECO ROOM IN STYLE OF BRUNO PAUL.
 
The set consists of a 2-part sideboard with writing compartment and a coffee table. The room was made of Makassar ebony and has age-related signs of wear.
 
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. 
 
 
Sidebord
183 x 48 x 141
Table
90 x 90 x50
 
Designer
Bruno Paul
Manufacturer 
WK Möbel
Design Period
1930-1935
Year of Production 
Not known
Production Period
1930-1935
Country of Manufacturer 
Germany
Style 
Art Deco
Identifying Marks
This piece is attributed to the above-mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark.
Detailed Condition
Good // This vintage item remains fully functional, but it shows sign of age through scuffs, dings, faded finishes, minimal upholstery defects, or visible repairs. 
Restoration and Damage Details
Not known
Materials
Makassar ebony
Color 
Brown
Width 
183
Depth 
48
Height
141
Weight Range
Standard - Between 100kg and 200kg