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A work made of walnut and replacement leather.

Armchair and stool

1931

Designed by Edwin Landseer Lutyens (English, 1869-1944)

England

This armchair and stool were designed by prolific English architect Edwin Landseer Lutyens for the showroom of a plumbing fixtures company located on fashionable Pall Mall in London. Lutyens was best known for his historical designs, but here he combined classical motifs, such as the chair’s open-splat back, with a geometric style aligned with the Art Deco movement of the 1930s. The legs of this pair feature the Delhi Bell, a style of column capital Lutyens invented.

Walnut and replacement leather

Applied Arts of Europe