1950s Raymond Loewy Drop-Front Desk/Chest of Drawers

A fantastic vintage 1950s drop-front writing desk over drawers designed by Raymond Loewy, the Father of Industrial Design, for Mengel, circa 1950.

Features polished wood case complemented by smoked grey oak drawer fronts, with painted black wrought iron legs and hardware.

The interior of the desk features the original eggshell white paint and multiple compartments/drawers.

Matching chest of drawers is also available.

After beginning his career as a fashion illustrator, Raymond Loewy rose rapidly to become a highly influential and respected interior designer. He worked as a consultant for over 200 companies and designed products as wide ranging as cigarette packets and cars, from company logos to Coca Cola bottles to spacecraft.

Loewy founded three design companies in New York, London and Paris - his influence was so wide-ranging he was able to safely claim in 1951 "the average person, leading a normal life, whether in the country, a village, a city, or a metropolis, is bound to be in daily contact with some of the things, services, or structures in which R.L.A [Raymond Loewy Associates] was a party during the design or planning stage."