designed by: Adolf Loos in 1906
executed by: probably Friedrich Otto Schmidt, Vienna
beech wood frame, original upholstery and original leather cover
H 77 x L 115 x 80 cm
Adolf Loos, the leading architect and designer of Viennese Modernism, adapted the design of British designer William Birch for his famous ‘Knieschwimmer’ (knee swimmer) from 1906, an icon of modern furniture design.
Lit.: B. Rukschcio - R. Schachel, Adolf Loos. Leben und Werk, Salzburg 1982, p. 625, figs. 796-798 - E. B. Ottillinger, Adolf Loos. Wohnkonzepte und Möbelentwürfe, Salzburg/Vienna 1994, p. 56