Vladimir Kagan
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'Omnibus 1', a modular sofa in 5 parts, Vladimir Kagan Designs INC, USA, 1970s.
Brown original upholstery in 20% cotton, 20% Dacron, 30% Polyester, 30% rubberized hair, perspex feet, maker's mark Made by Vladimir Kagan Designs INC. 21-24 41st Ave Long Island City N.Y. 11101. Corner sofa comprising 3 parts, seat height 43 cm, height 70 cm, total length ca 240 cm x 240 cm. The chaise longue seat height 43 cm, height 69-95 cm, length 181 cm, width 83 cm. The ottoman, seat height 43 cm, 83x 83 cm.
Wear and marks. The legs of the ottoman with repairs.
Designer
Vladimir Kagan was an American furniture designer. Born in Germany, Kagan emigrated to the United States in 1938 where he graduated from New York's School of Industrial Art in 1946, where he was an architecture major and then went on to study architecture at Columbia University. After graduation he began to work alongside his father, a master cabinet maker, in his woodworking shop to learn the craft of furniture making. Opening his first shop in New York in 1948 and by 1950 moving to the fashionable 59th Street, Kagan’s clients included celebrities of the arts, music and theatre worlds as well as hot shots of the industry.He was inducted in the Interior Designer Hall of Fame in 2009.
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