Vladimir Kagan (1927-2016)
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.
Selection of previously sold at Bukowskis Live Auctions
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Vladimir Kagan
A "Serpentine" sofa with ottoman, New York Collection (Club House Italia), Italy post 1999.
Hammer price
105 000 SEK
Estimate
75 000 - 100 000 SEK
85
Vladimir Kagan
'Omnibus 1', a modular sofa in 5 parts, Vladimir Kagan Designs INC, USA, 1970s.
Hammer price
90 000 SEK
Estimate
50 000 - 75 000 SEK
34
Vladimir Kagan
A "Serpentine Sofa with Arm", Vladimir Kagan, USA, 2023.
Hammer price
70 000 SEK
Estimate
60 000 - 80 000 SEK
122
Vladimir Kagan
A "Serpentine" sofa, Directional, USA, 1970s-80s.
Hammer price
50 000 SEK
Estimate
50 000 - 75 000 SEK
64
Vladimir Kagan
A "Cloud" sofa/daybed, Weiman, USA, 1980s-90s.
Hammer price
24 000 SEK
Estimate
20 000 - 25 000 SEK