In its striking curtain wall of glass and modernist steel columns, Gordon Bunshaft’s International-style design for the Lever House — cocreated with Natalie de Blois — garnered widespread acclaim. The Pritzker Prize-winner was a legendary American architect, and his influence can be found today in city skylines all over the world.
Bunshaft studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology before undertaking fellowships in Europe and North Africa. In 1937, he joined New York City architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill where he worked until his retirement in 1979.
Bunshaft shared the same interest in modernist furniture as Florence Knoll, an architect and furniture designer who had a subtle but profound influence on the course of mid-century American modernism and who helped make Knoll Inc. a leading firm in its field. Bunshaft recommended that Knoll be placed in charge of interiors when, while at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, he designed the Connecticut General Life Insurance Company’s headquarters in the mid-1950s.
Bunshaft’s projects drew heavily on the pioneering architectural work of Le Corbusier as well as Mies van der Rohe, an iconic furniture designer and fellow proponent of modernist architecture.
Celebrated architectural marvels created by Bunshaft include the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library for Yale University and the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Research Building for the University of Texas. Completed in 1974, Bunshaft designed the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, part of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., and finished the National Commercial Bank in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in 1983. The National Commercial Bank was his last project.
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1980s Gordon Bunshaft & Davis Allen Side/End Table in Solid Stainless and Marble
By Davis Allen, Gordon Bunshaft
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Round Side Table, designed by Davis Allen under the leadership of Gordon Bunshaft within SOM for Treitel Gratz. This particular example dates back to the 1980s. This sophis...
Marble, Steel
1965 Gordon Bunshaft and Davis Allen for SOM TA-39 Marble and Steel Side Table
By Davis Allen, Gordon Bunshaft
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a sophisticated marble and stainless steel side table, Model TA-39, designed by Davis Allen and Gordon Bunshaft of SOM. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill is a hugely important archi...
Marble, Steel
1965 Gordon Bunshaft and Davis Allen for SOM TA-39 Marble and Steel Side Table
By Davis Allen, Gordon Bunshaft
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a sophisticated marble and stainless steel side table, Model TA-39, designed by Davis Allen and Gordon Bunshaft of SOM. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill is a hugely important archi...
Marble, Steel
1966 Gordon Bunshaft and Davis Allen for SOM Marble & Stainless Steel Side Table
By Davis Allen, Gordon Bunshaft
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Marble and Stainless Steel Side Table, designed by Davis Allen and Gordon Bunshaft as part of SOM Design. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP. was and still is an important ...
Marble, Steel
1966 Gordon Bunshaft and Davis Allen for SOM Stainless Steel Side Table
By Gordon Bunshaft, Davis Allen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Marble and Stainless Steel Side Table, Model TA-72, designed and produced in 1966 by Davis Allen and Gordon Bunshaft as part of SOM Design. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill L...
Marble, Steel
1966 Gordon Bunshaft & Davis Allen Marble & Stainless Side Table (3x)
By Gordon Bunshaft, Davis Allen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Marble and Stainless Steel Side Table, Model TA-47, designed by Davis Allen and Gordon Bunshaft as part of SOM Design. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP. was and still is ...
Marble, Steel
Florence Knoll Style Square Side Table in Carrera Marble and Chrome, Italy
Located in Wheat Ridge, CO
Florence Knoll Style Square Side Table in Carrera Marble and Chrome, Made in Italy A timeless example of modernist design, this Italian-made side table features a stunning honed Car...
Carrara Marble, Chrome
Vintage Knoll Marble Top Side Table
By Knoll
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This authentic Florence Knoll side table, produced by KnollStudio, is a quintessential piece of Mid-Century Modern design. Inspired by the clean lines and rationalist principles of t...
Marble, Chrome
"Ternary" Side Table Metal, Marble, Glass
By Joseph Cauvel of CAUV Design
Located in North Branch, NY
The "Ternary" (consisting of three) side table is the perfect compliment of three premium materials and a three leg balanced frame. The beauty and simplicity of the lines allow the d...
Carrara Marble, Brass
Ida Round Side Table, Carraca Marble Top, 4 carved Bronze legs Made in Portugal
By Duistt
Located in Leça da Palmeira, PT
Ida Side Table, Sand Brushed Black Oak and Carraca Marble Top by Duistt The Ida collection is a luxurious set of two upholstery pieces and a side table. They all feature sand brushe...
Carrara Marble, Bronze
Florence Knoll Square Marble Top Solid Chrome Base Side End Coffee Center Table
By Florence Knoll
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Florence Knoll square marble top solid chrome base side end coffee center table.
Marble, Chrome
Mid Century Chrome Marble Side Table in the Style of Nico Zographos
By Nicos Zographos
Located in Pasadena, TX
Mid Century chrome marble side table in the style of Zographos Polished chrome base with a rich marble top. Small chip & scratch on marble
Marble, Steel
