Table
1950-1955 (designed), 1950-1955 (manufactured)
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The three tiers that make up this table are each in the shape of an artist's palette, or a boomerang. Organic, amoebic shapes like this were very popular during the 1950s, particularly in the USA, and can be found on textiles, in architecture, and as corporate logos as well as in furniture design. The boomerang shape suggests speed and modernity, and may have been inspired by the delta wings of contemporary fighter aircraft. The three tiers of this table, each one a different shape, together form an oval and seem to radiate around an invisible centre point. It was manufactured by the Brown-Saltman company in South Gate in Los Angeles, California, and was one of several boomerang-inspired tables designed for them by John Keal.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Mahogany with brass feet |
| Brief description | Three-teried occasional table designed by John J. Keal, manufactured by Brown-Saltman, California, 1950-55 |
| Physical description | Three-tiered occasional table constructed of three overlapping palette-shaped tiers supported on four tapering timber legs terminating in brass ferules. The overall shape of the table is oval |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
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| Summary | The three tiers that make up this table are each in the shape of an artist's palette, or a boomerang. Organic, amoebic shapes like this were very popular during the 1950s, particularly in the USA, and can be found on textiles, in architecture, and as corporate logos as well as in furniture design. The boomerang shape suggests speed and modernity, and may have been inspired by the delta wings of contemporary fighter aircraft. The three tiers of this table, each one a different shape, together form an oval and seem to radiate around an invisible centre point. It was manufactured by the Brown-Saltman company in South Gate in Los Angeles, California, and was one of several boomerang-inspired tables designed for them by John Keal. |
| Bibliographic reference | Esempi, Tavoli, Tavolini, Carrelli, 2a, ill. no. 69, 1955. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | W.10-1984 |
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| Record created | July 23, 2007 |
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