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Karl springer furniture designer.
American bench made furniture.
At the age of twenty six he began styling windows at lord taylor in an effort to advance his career he started applying his bookbinding skills to making jewel boxes desk accessories and telephone tables which he expertly wrapped.
He was 60 years old.
Springer worked with novel materials such as shagreen lacquered parchment rare woods metals faux finishes and granite.
During his heyday in the 1970s springer s work was a favorite of the glamour set who enjoyed the novelty of pieces finished in rich and striking materials that ranged from exotic hides and skins to lacquer and chromed metal in a sense springer was a pre postmodernist.
Karl springer 60 a designer of classic and exotic furniture by wolfgang saxon published.
December 6 1991karl springer a designer and manufacturer of luxury furniture and a wide array of accessories died on wednesday at his home in manhattan.
Imagery by maxwell.
He was 60 years old.
Karl springer a designer and manufacturer of luxury furniture and a wide array of accessories died on wednesday at his home in manhattan.
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The berlin born new york based designer karl springer brought a chic high fashion sensibility to furnishings.
Karl springer was the most influential american furniture stylist of the latter 20th century.
His unique blending of chic sophistication and crudeness made his work powerfully attractive and the most imitated during the 1960 s through the 1990 s.
Karl springer was a designer and manufacturer of mid century luxury furniture and accessories.