Kidney table
A kidney table is a table typical of the 1950s with an asymmetrically shaped, (often patterned) formica-coated or mosaic-covered surface and three slanted, thin table legs.
history
The kidney shape was a predominant design feature of the 1950s in many areas . The term “kidney table age” is sometimes used today as a synonym for the 1950s. The cause of the kidney shape is a turning away from the rigidity of National Socialism throughout all areas of society . It initially expressed itself in the field of architecture, especially small pavilions , stairs, ceiling cladding, etc. deviated from symmetry and took on free forms. This new way of thinking later affected all consumer goods. After a few years, kidney shapes disappeared and the furniture formally approached the pre-war Bauhaus , pre-war modernism.
Retro trend
In addition to the kidney table, typical pieces of furniture from the 1950s in Germany include the bag lamp , the tulip lamp and the cocktail chair . In 2010, kidney-shaped tables had become cult objects, and high prices were charged at flea markets and in antique shops. Furniture stores also recognized the trend and sell modern versions of these pieces of furniture.
literature
- Ernst Grissemann , Hans Veigl (ed.): Test picture, Twen and kidney table: our attitude towards life in the 50s . Böhlau-Verlag, Vienna 2002, ISBN 3-205-99382-9 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Advice house & garden, by Jan Oliver Fricke: Furniture kidney table . Retrieved January 20, 2020
- ^ WAZ Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung: Ingenuity as capital . Article by Joachim Freund, January 29, 2008. Retrieved from web.archive.org. on January 20, 2020
- ↑ Zeitklicks.de: kidney table and bag lamp . Retrieved January 20, 2020
- ↑ my living paradise: kidney table - long live the 50s. Retrieved January 20, 2020
- ↑ Google Book full view