Art Deco era six-strand square pretzel arm, three-seat sectional sofa. This sofa features the famous six-strand square pretzel side arms and a stacked rattan base originally designed by Paul Frank. The seats are covered in palm leaf patterned bark cloth cushions. 1930, United States Measures: Sofa: 34" tall X 81" wide X 36" deep, seat height 15" We only purchase and sell only the best and finest rattan furniture made by the best and most well-known American designers and manufacturers including: Ritts Company.(Herb Sr. and Shirley Ritts) Tropitan Seven Seas Rattan Paul Frankl Tropical Sun Rattan These designers and companies helped to popularize rattan furniture in the United States during the 1930s thru 1960s. Shirley Ritts was the mother of photographer and music video director Herb Ritts Jr. Shirley Ritts was born in Baltimore, Maryland on October 28, 1920. Herb Ritts Sr. also invented the "S springs" under the cushions in the early 50s, and replaced the wrapping with preformed plastic. Paul Frankl came from New York just before the Depression after a great run designing his renowned Skyscraper furniture line. He designed and decorated the homes of HollywoodEEEEEEEfs top stars and producers from his Beverly Hills shop. Paul Laszl? was a Hungarian-born architect and interior designer whose work spanned eight decades and many countries. L?szl? built his reputation while designing interiors for houses in the 1950s to 60s, Including rattan furniture into his own style. C.W. Fishbeck started Tropical Sun Rattan of Pasadena in 1905. Tropica
