Rene' Herbst


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HERBST CHAIR V.2
41 x 48 x H. 80 cm Delivery Time: 2-3 Weeks Structure with polished steel tube, seat and backrest are made of elastic cords coated with cotton
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HERBST CHAIR WITH ARMRESTS
47 x 56 x H. 86 cm Delivery Time: 2-3 Weeks Chair with mirror-chromed tubular steel frame and elastic cords covered with black cotton that form the seat and the back.
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HERBST CHAIR V.1
46 x 50 h. 88 cm h Delivery Time: 2-3 Weeks Structure with polished steel tube, seat and backrest are made of elastic cords coated with cotton
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HERBST OFFICE CHAIR
56 x 60 x H. 80 - 90 cm Delivery Time: 2-3 Weeks Herbst Office Chair in Renè Herbst style, with structure in tubular chromed steel, seat and backrest consisted in brushed black elastic straps.
In the 1920s Herbst was dubbed "l'homme d'acier" or " man of steel". Herbst was indeed a pioneer in the use of steel in furniture. More generally, he was an ardent advocate for the "democratisation" of design and hence of industrial production of forniture. Herbst's early experiences werw in London, the in Russia and Italy. In 1921 he partecipad for the first time in the Salon d'Automne. In 1924 he presented a dining room suite in mahogany with bas-relief decorations to the Salon des Artistes décorateurs. The following year he made his first nickel-plated tubolar-steel furniture. In 1930 he was among the founders of Union des Artistes Modernes. His design  include furnishings for Begum Agha Khan.