After serving in the Coast Guard during the 1940s, Probber worked briefly as a cabaret singer, but by 1945 he had opened Harvey Probber, Inc. Realizing that post-war families wanted more flexibility in their homes and their lifestyles, he was the first to introduce modular seating. Probber said in the 1950s that he thought consumers became easily bored with the purity of modern furnishings, so he balanced design with decoration. His pieces had understated modern lines combined with decorative hardware, rare woods and sumptuous upholstery, sometimes in surprisingly bright colors.
Probber was not a household name during his lifetime as were some of his contemporaries, but his furniture is considered highly collectible today.
From latimes.com and lostcityarts.com
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| Pair of loveseats danaritenour.com |
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| Credenza metroretro.com |
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| Lounge chair treadwaygallery.com |
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| Sectional sofa machine-age.com |
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| Nuclear coffee table artnet.com |
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| Rosewood and chrome desk nohomodern.com |
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| Deep tufted sofa merrillantiques.com |
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| Cane trimmed credenza lindaandhowardstern.1stdibs.com |
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| Chaise lounge dualmodern.com |
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| Club chair irwinfelddesigns.com |
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| Surfboard coffee table dualmodern.com |
Those credenzas are gorgeous, especially with all of the little extras like the caning, the brass, and the diamond inlays. I really need to find something like that for the living room.
ReplyDeleteFor some reason, good credenzas are pretty plentiful around here, and we usually have 3 or 4 in the store, but there has been a run on them lately, and we're down to one. It's time for us to round up some more, because people love the things!
DeleteLooks like I need to head down to TX then, as I've yet to find a single on here. I'm not surprised that people are going crazy for them.
DeleteI have three boards full of credenzas on Pinterest that we've sold in the store, if you want to see them "all under one roof," so to speak. It might inspire a road trip, for sure. The only one we have on the floor right now is the Sven Aage Larsen one.
DeleteThe rosewood and chrome is wow! The chrome showcases the beautiful wood grain.
ReplyDeleteYou're going to have to find yourself a desk like that! I remember that you loved the Peter Protzman desk too, which was also chrome and wood.
DeleteOh, that's right! My attraction for chrome-and-wood is pretty consistent. ( :
DeleteAmazing! It is the contrast between the natural and man made that make the whole more than the parts.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of parts, I forgot to mention that the coffee table is in two sections and comes apart to form an S shaped table.
Deletei love his concept of contrasting elements/material/textures...i could swoop that cane trimmed credenza any day!!
ReplyDeleteI love that credenza too. Lately it seems I've really been drawn to all the pieces we get in with cane on them.
DeleteWould love to have the room for either the sectional sofa or the 'tufted' sofa!
ReplyDeleteWe have a chair in the store right now that is somewhat similar to the tufted sofa, but we haven't figured out the maker yet.
DeleteLove all the pieces! That second credenza looks a lot like the Wythe Craft we have in the store.
ReplyDeleteDo you think the one at MetroRetro might have been attributed incorrectly? I went back to the site, and there were no pictures of markings. Usually he's pretty accurate, but we all know that mistakes are made, and then it's like playing the game Pass It On. The mistake just gets perpetuated.
ReplyDeleteLove this style of furniture! I work at this awesome vintage store, and the owner and I always get excited when we get things like this in! =)
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Isn't it fun to work in a vintage store? Every day is Christmas!
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