Rare sculptural coffee table designed by renowned Czech architect Jan Vaněk for Krásná Jizba, Czechoslovakia, in the late 1940s. The table features a beech wood base with a thick, heavy glass top. It remains in very good original condition, with the glass free of any chips.
Dimensions: Height 60 cm, top 60 x 90 cm.
This piece can be restored upon request according to your preferred color, and finish by our team of professional renovators. The renovation cost will be determined based on your specific requirements and is not included in the listed product price.
Krásná jizba [Beautiful Room], established in late 1927 as a branch of the Družstevní práce [Cooperative Work; dp] publishing house, was one of the leading Czech institutions in interior design and culture during the first half of the 20th century. It served as a platform for promoting Functionalist principles and advancing the quality of mass-produced utility objects. The institution's success and influence were driven by key figures of the contemporary cultural scene, including designers Ladislav Sutnar, Antonín Kybal, Ludvika Smrčková, and Bohumil Južnič, Ladislav Bartoníček and Jan Vaněk; photographer Josef Sudek; and many others. Through the production and sale of home accessories and furnishings that combined high aesthetic and functional value with affordability, Krásná jizba sought to uphold democratic principles in the culture of living.
