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Etsy - AbsolutelyNice Rare Vintage Rosewood Coffee Table 1960S By Ward Bennett For Lehigh Co

Etsy UK £950.00 Go to Etsy UK First seen in Jan 2021

Description

This absolutely stunning coffee table designed by Ward Bennett for Lehigh Co. is the perfect item to inject some mid-century sophistication into your home. With it's extra long length & beautiful rosewood veneered top, it's sure to make any living space instantly more attractive. Ward Bennett was an American designer based in New York City. Leaving school when he was just 13, he went to work in the New York garment district. At 15 he designed his first clothing collection & at 16 he left for Europe, where he continued working in fashion. While in Europe he attended various art schools, but was mostly self-taught, with skills that ranged from illustrating, sculpting & jewellery-making to furniture, interior & home design. Bennett, who died in 2003, is considered the first American to use industrial materials for home furnishings, well before the high-tech look of the 1970s became popular. He was hailed by the American Institute of Architects for "transforming industrial hardware into sublime objects". Many of Bennett’s designs are in the Museum of Modern Art’s permanent collection, as well as in the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum; he is also in Interior Design magazine’s Hall of Fame. The size, simple steel legs, shape & beautiful wood grain really make this piece stand out, the perfect piece of furniture for any lover of high quality timeless design. There is nothing superfluous about this lovely coffee table, designed down to its bare essence, which is all that is needed for this table to speak for itself. in lovely condition the table top has been fully stripped & refinished, & the base metal polished. As with any piece of vintage furniture there may still be signs of its previous life but nothing that detracts from its overall look & functionality. Measures approximately 153.5cm long & 51cm wide, & 39cm tall. All of our prices include VAT, please get it touch if you require a VAT receipt. — INSTAGRAM Follow us on Instagram to see our latest finds & all the sights from our Absolutely Nice adventures. @absolutelynicevintage — Thanks for looking! Damian & Mark Rare Vintage Rosewood Coffee Table 1960S By Ward Bennett For Lehigh Co