Classicon Usha Umbrella Stand

USHA UMBRELLA STAND

Classicon Usha Umbrella Stand

USHA UMBRELLA STAND

Designed By Eckart Muthesius, 1932


The Maharajah of Indore commissioned Eckart Muthesius to build and furnish his Manik Bagh palace. Completed four years later, the palace was a masterpiece of the Art Deco style.

Muthesius complemented his architecture with his own furniture and lamp designs, including the spiral-shaped umbrella stand Usha coiling upwards like a charmed snake.

The original chrome-plated version reflects the environment, whereas the new colours, black and bronze, especially emphasize the lines of the design.

Classicon Usha Umbrella Stand

DESIGNER

Classicon Usha Umbrella Stand

DESIGNER : ECKART MUTHESIUS / 1904-1989

Following his studies at the Associated State School for Applied Arts in Berlin and the London Polytechnic, Eckart Muthesius became a master student in the studio of his father, Hermann Muthesius, cofounder of the Deutscher Werkbund.

In 1929 Muthesius met Prince Yeshwant Rao Holkar Bahadur in Oxford, the later Maharajah of Indore, who commissioned him to build and furnish his Manik Bagh palace – and within four years Muthesius created a masterpiece of the Art Deco style.

The architectural design of the palace as well as the design of many of the furniture and lamps were created by himself. Together with avant-garde pieces by Marcel Breuer, Charlotte Perriand or Eileen Gray, he combined them to create a masterful total work of art. From 1936 to 1939, Muthesius was also head of the urban planning and redevelopment department of the state of Indore. When war broke out, he had to leave India and returned to Berlin, where he worked as a freelance architect.

INFORMATION

Classicon Usha Umbrella Stand

YEAR OF PRODUCTION

1932

DESIGNER

Eckart Muthesius

BRAND

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BRAND

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DETAILS

Designed at a time when walking sticks and canes accompanied cosmopolitan men as a fashion accessory, Usha is above all used as an umbrella stand today and adds glamour to your wardrobe.

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PRODUCTION

Made In Germany

PRODUCT TYPE

Umbrella Stand

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DIMENSIONS

- Height : 50 cm
- Width : 28 cm
- Depth : 25 cm

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Chrome-Plated
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Bronze Powder-Coated
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Black Powder-Coated

MATERIAL

Steel

UMBRELLA STAND

-Flat steel, Powder-coated in black or bronze or chrome-plated. -Base wood, Satin lacquered in black. -Drip pan sheet steel black, Bronze or grey lacquered.

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Black 
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Bronze
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Chrome