Gramophone Stand/Cabinet Model B59, 1930
DesignEmile Guyot,
1892–1960
ManufacturerThonet Frères, Paris
MediumChrome-plated tubular steel, glazed wood, roller blinds, English pulls
(H x W x D)114,5 × 46,5 × 77 cm
Status
on display, room 024Thanks to technological developments, gramophones became increasingly popular at the end of the 1920s. The large sound funnels, which had previously been necessary for the sound, disappeared and the record players could be operated electrically instead of by hand. During this time, the first media furniture was created, such as this gramophone stand. It was created by the French designer Emile Guyot, who worked for the Thonet company from 1927 until the 1950s. Inspired by the tubular steel design of the Bauhaus school, he created a modern and functional piece to hold a gramophone that also offered enough space for storing records.
AccessionLoan of the Friends of the Kunstpalast since 2025
Provenance[...]; 10.5.2025 Freunde Museum Kunstpalast e. V. angekauft vom Auktionshaus Schops Turowski, Krefeld, auf der Auktion „Kunst & Design“; 2025 erhalten als Dauerleihgabe der Freunde Museum Kunstpalast Inventory numberPL 2025-1
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