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We have 5 objects tagged Kem Weber.

Sculptural chair with a wooden frame made out of birch and ash. The frame is angular and forms mirrored c-shapes on each side. It is assembled with steel tacks. Below the straight wooden armrests are thin wooden slats. There are two horizontal components at the bottom of the chair. These horizontal pieces are the only portions that touch the floor. It extends slightly past the backrest, providing support and preventing the chair from toppling over. The chair has a streamlined composition with a frame in a light brown color and a seat in brown. The bottom part of the seat and the middle side portions of the backrest are the only parts attached to the angular frame. The rest is left in the open space, creating the illusion that the seat is floating. The seat is covered in Naugahyde, a plastic-coated composite knit fabric. The seat and backrest are attached at an angle and slightly dips a couple of inches below the armrests.

Airline Chair
birch, ash, naugahyde, steel tacks.
Gift of George R. Kravis II.
2018-22-28

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Silverplated tray in a streamlined, Art Deco style composed of a simple circle with a raised lip. The two opposing handles are flat, curved rectangles with rosewood accents. The elegant piece references a take on machine aesthetics and is presented with a complimentary cocktail shaker, resembling a modern tea service.

Silver Style no. 16E4 Tray, ca. 1928
electroplated nickel silver, rosewood.
Gift of George R. Kravis II.
2018-22-31

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.

Silver-plated cocktail shaker in a streamlined, Art Deco style and resembling a modern tea service. The narrow, cylindrical vessel is slightly tapered at the bottom and accented with two parallel, horizontal lines. The circular lid is stepped like the gradation of a skyscraper and topped with an orb. A nearly vertical spout is capped with a flattened knob. The rounded, rectangular handle on the opposite side features a dark brown, rosewood inlay and is connected to the cylinder with a sleek, flat attachment. The elegant piece references a take on machine aesthetics and is set on a complimentary round tray.

Silver Style no. 8E4 Cocktail Shaker
electroplated nickel silver, rosewood.
Gift of George R. Kravis II.
2018-22-30-a,b

This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

A stream lined leather chair with a rectilinear high back and a U shaped seat with a stretcher. The arms are three layers of open bentwood tubes that connect at the front seat and attach to the bottom of the bentwood stretcher of the chair. There are nailheads surrounding the rim of the chair. The front legs are straight while the back legs splay to the rear. The stretcher is connected by a horizontal tube of wood toward the front of the chair. The dimensions are 40 and 1/2 inches tall, 21 1/2 wide. The seat is 18 inches in height.

Armchair, Kem Weber Group, 1928–29
painted wood with synthetic leather.
Lent by The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Mary Spedding Milliken Memorial Fund....
48.2016.14

A wooden, rectangular sideboard with two columns of four, smooth, pale sage green drawers at the right and left edges, and three thin shelves stretching between them. The top of the sideboard is a dark brown geometrically patterned wooden work top. The feet of the two sets of four drawers and their handles are also dark brown wood.

Sideboard, The Kem Weber Group
sage green painted wood.
Lent by The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Mary Spedding Milliken Memorial....
48.2016.13

There are 2 images of this object.