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Krat (Crate) furniture was produced using untreated red spruce normally reserved for packing cases. It was sold in a kit form, to be assembled at home by the purchaser.
The Crate chair was intended for use in weekend homes and, like the Zig-Zag chair, reveals his return to elemental constructions. As a response to the economic slumps of the 1930s, this system of seating can be seen as an early example of Poor Art.
The Crate serie was a response to the economic crisis of the 1930s. It offered useful, inexpensive seating with basic construction and cheap materials. Other items of Crate furniture include a Crate easy chair, Crate table, Crate desk, Crate bookcase and a Crate stool, all from 1934. complicated and expensive from both a technical and production standpoint. It was replaced in 1968 by Probsts more economical Action Office II that was based upon stand-alone modules and interchangeable walls from George Nelson. Was originally retailed by Metz & Co., Amsterdam.
This chair is designed so the wage earner could have something durable and inexpensive and gave the material (wood) a second life.
H:57 x W:57 cm, D:80, SH:28 cm. (D:29 x H:23h x W:22, SH:12").
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