Desk
Maker & role
P E Kafka: Modern Exclusive Furniture (estab. 1939), Manufacturer; Mr Harry Seidler (b.1923, d.2006); AC OBE, Designer
Production date
1948-1950
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Measurements
0 - Whole, H: 76 x W: 51cm (H: 760 x W: 510mm); 0 - Whole, H: 76cm (H: 760mm); 0 - Whole, W: 51cm (W: 510mm)
Credit line
Gift, Harry Seidler AC OBE, 1987
Rose Seidler House Collection, Museums of History New South Wales
Rose Seidler House Collection, Museums of History New South Wales
Caption
Desk, design by Harry Seidler, manufacture by P E Kafka: Modern Exclusive Furniture, Sydney, 1948-1950
Description
Architect Harry Seidler wrote that 'there is no difference between designing the interior and the exterior' and as such designed much of the furniture at Rose Seidler House. He commissioned fellow Viennese emigre, Paul Kafka, to make this desk as well as several other pieces of moveable and built-in furniture. Most of these pieces are black in colour with chrome supports and handles and some include natural timber detailing. The unified style and colouring of the furniture contributes to a consistent design look throughout the house.
Paul Kafka (1907-1972) was the son of a Viennese furniture maker, who worked in his father's factory but also studied furniture design. He emigrated to Australia with his wife in 1939 and soon opened his own furniture factory, first in Elizabeth Street Sydney and later in Botany Road Waterloo. Many of his clients were also European immigrants who commissioned custom-made furniture and fit-outs.
Paul Kafka (1907-1972) was the son of a Viennese furniture maker, who worked in his father's factory but also studied furniture design. He emigrated to Australia with his wife in 1939 and soon opened his own furniture factory, first in Elizabeth Street Sydney and later in Botany Road Waterloo. Many of his clients were also European immigrants who commissioned custom-made furniture and fit-outs.
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RSHF5
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