Set of Eight Laminated 'Allegro' Chairs
by Sir Basil Spence
£36,000
Designed by Sir Basil Spence in 1949 and produced in the early 1950s by H. Morris & Co of Glasgow.
Laminated Honduras Mahogany and Canadian Betula-laminated wood, with original leather seats.
Scotland, circa 1950
Product Description
Designed by Sir Basil Spence in 1949 and produced in the early 1950s by H. Morris & Co of Glasgow.
Laminated Honduras Mahogany and Canadian Betula-laminated wood, with original leather seats.
Scotland, circa 1950
Wartime innovations often found peacetime applications. The Southampton-based manufacturer of helicopters, Cierva Autogiro, had developed techniques of laminating and shaping wood to make strong and light helicopter blades. The same technology was applied to the Allegro chair soon after the close of the war. Over one hundred layers of wood were bonded together under high frequency electrical pressure with phenoformaldehyde, a synthetic resin. Designed by Basil Spence,the chairs were made by the Glaswegian firm H. Morris & Co.
Literature:
Studio Yearbook of Decorative Art, 1949
Joel, David. The Adventure of British Furniture. 1953.
Design. Vol.1, p.8, 1949
Goldfinger, Erno. British Furniture Today. 1951
House and Garden. April-May 1950
Laminated Honduras Mahogany and Canadian Betula-laminated wood, with original leather seats.
Scotland, circa 1950
Wartime innovations often found peacetime applications. The Southampton-based manufacturer of helicopters, Cierva Autogiro, had developed techniques of laminating and shaping wood to make strong and light helicopter blades. The same technology was applied to the Allegro chair soon after the close of the war. Over one hundred layers of wood were bonded together under high frequency electrical pressure with phenoformaldehyde, a synthetic resin. Designed by Basil Spence,the chairs were made by the Glaswegian firm H. Morris & Co.
Literature:
Studio Yearbook of Decorative Art, 1949
Joel, David. The Adventure of British Furniture. 1953.
Design. Vol.1, p.8, 1949
Goldfinger, Erno. British Furniture Today. 1951
House and Garden. April-May 1950
Code:
11676
Further Information
Details & Dimensions
Please select all options to show dimensions
H 85cm x W 54cm x D 52cm
H 33.48" x W 21.27" x D 20.48"
H 33.48" x W 21.27" x D 20.48"
