Sold for:
$3,750
$3,750
Don Powell and Robert Kleinschmidt
desk from 860 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago
Interior Crafts USA, 1983 teak, leather, steel 94½ w x 31½ d x 28½ h in (240 x 80 x 72 cm)
result: $3,750
Don Powell designed this desk with a unique finger joint.
It features a leather surface that is raised 3/8th of an inch to honor the material and corners that are bull-nosed, a reference to the Mies van der Rohe's 860 Lake Shore Drive building.
provenance: Collection of Don Powell, Chicago | Wright, Design , 27 March 2014, Lot 526 | Private Collection, Los Angeles
literature: Interior Design , September 1985, ppg. 236-237 illustrate in situ
Auctioneer:
Wright Auctions
Date:
2016-06-09
