Products tagged with 50's

Hans Brattrud (born 1933) designed the Scandia stackable chair in 1957 as a student project at the National College of Art & Design in Oslo. The chair was revolutionary both in shape and expression. By using horizontal ribs, a twodimensional laminate...

Rare Dutch shelving unit that can be used freestanding as a roomdivider. An early design from 1953 by Wilhelm Lutjens for Den Boer in Gouda. This transparent design is made of solid birch poles and plywood birch shelvings. This shelving unit can be d...

A wonderful fifties stylisch set designed by Herta-Maria Witzemann in 1950. The set includes a coffeetable, two chairs and a couch manufactured by Schorle & Golz in Stuttgard Germany. Moulded laminated cherry veneer and solid cherry wood, upholstered...

Industrial designer Karel Links conceived his "easy to assemble" chair in 1968. Comprised of just 3 pieces of 10 mm birch plywood, it takes only 15 seconds to assemble this amazing, steady, reliable and beautiful chair. The award winning design rec...

Simplex puzzle

This puzzle was made by Simplex in the Netherlands in the 1950s/60s. To make these puzzles, plywood was used that was left over from the manufacture of Philips radio cabinets. The puzzles were part of a collection of toys and learning ma

Hans Brattrud (born 1933), the Scandia stackable chair designed in 1957 as a student project at the National College of Art & Design in Oslo. The chair was revolutionary.

The chairs designed in the forties are attributed to Carlo di Carli. The round elegant table is made in the fifties
Together they fit as a wonderful vintage furniture set. They both have black metal frames and plywood table top and seatings.

Hans Brattrud (born 1933), the Scandia stackable chair designed in 1957 as a student project at the National College of Art & Design in Oslo. The chair was revolutionary both in form and expression.

Design Charles & Ray Eames, 1946, Molded plywood, wood legs, Made by Herman Miller.
Designers Charles and Ray Eames established their long and legendary relationship with Herman Miller in 1946 with the boldly original molded plywood dining and loung...

Autographed vintage chair by Samuel Chan. This is a prototype and designed in 1985. This chair is signed by the designer, Samuel Chan.

Tea Trolley 900 features a birch frame in natural lacquer with black ceramic tiles and rattan basket. This particular tea trolley is from the late 50′s. Original white ceramic tiles were stamped with 1957 stamp on the bottom, but were broken and are ...

Simplex puzzle

This puzzle was made by Simplex in the Netherlands in the 1950s/60s. To make these puzzles, plywood was used that was left over from the manufacture of Philips radio cabinets. The puzzles were part of a collection of toys and learning ma

Han Pieck, Dutch design, vintage plywood chair. LAWO1 1946. This piece is sold.

Currently we offer another vintage Pieck LAWO1. The piece we offer now is signed by the designer in 2006, during his visit to WonderWood and numbered as Nr.127.

alvar aalto armchair 42

Design Alvar Aalto, 1932
Bent birch plywood
Made in Finland by Artek

"Objects are made to be completed by the human mind." -Alvar Aalto

Another sculptural chair which seems to test the limits of bent plywood manuf...

Groep & (den Boon / Stolle / Kleykamp, 1945-1950)
Chair BN-1
Factory: De Toekomst, Dieverbrug.

This is a very rare prototype plywood chair designed by Dutch designer Hein Stolle. He made wonderdul furniture designs in the forties and fifties.

Red Blue chair executed in 1962. Executed by Gerard van de Groenekan who was Rietveld's cabinet-maker. This chair was acquired from first owner, an English London based architect. This unique rare collectors item comes with provenance certificate. A...