Mid-Century Modern, Asian Inspired Full Bed, After Kipp Stewart

Nice Asian modernist burl and black lacquer "King" head board /bed manufactured by Dixie.

Great pair of 1940s side tables with drawer. The two-tone finish in original factory paint, visible wear. Shelf is adjustable. Drawer marked with Kittinger foil label.

*SELDOM SEEN*. ....A fabulous King size Bed from a coveted boutique series by John Widdicomb, circa 1965. Expertly crafted mahogany case construction finished in a wonderful mahogany...

Mid to late 19th century, elaborately carved, antique Chinese bed Chambers was used to greet visitors and usually was furnished with two chairs and a cente...

Handsome vintage MCM or Mid-Century Modern Drexel Declaration full size walnut headboard by Kipp Stewart & Stewart MacDougall. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear. A chip on the back of one leg has been repaired. It has been cleaned and re-Danish oiled. Please see photos and zoom in for details. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, 1960’s. We have a DECLARATION to make!!! A DREXEL declaration, that is!! We have a stunning vintage mid-century modern Drexel Declaration full size walnut headboard designed by Kipp Stewart and Stewart MacDougall to offer to you!!! It is comprised of gorgeous walnut with stunning wood grain and features wonderful, cut out sculpted slats across the front of headboard and a lower stretcher. You’ll just need a Hollywood frame to complete it OR hang it on the wall! Modern box springs & mattresses are taller than they used to be and it’s a fabulous way to show off the headboard! It is going to add just the right splash of mid-century modern magnificence to any bedroom in your home where you will be sure to sleep in stylish splendor. Kipp Stewart, a celebrated American designer, born in 1928 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania did not lead a charmed childhood. Sent to California to live with distant relatives at a young age, you could call him a self-made man. His furniture designing fate was sealed at 15 when hitchhiking to school he passed a storefront shop and studio on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles with pencil industrial drawings in the windows and fell in love with them. Kipp worked hard, turning down a track and field scholarship at USC and instead enrolled at Chouinard Art Institute in the late 1940s. Again, he worked very hard days and nights becoming a renowned artist, architect, and award-winning designer. He currently resides in Carmel, California and is still painting. Alexander Stewart Orton MacDougall was born in the late 1920s in Pasadena and grew up in a Green and Green house which he credits for his fascination and love of design. Judged early with a learning disability which he obviously overcame, Stewart attended Chouinard Art Institute after a short time in the Navy. He then went to work for Victor Gruen and Associates where he met his mentor Rudolf Baumfeld who had studied under Le Courbusier...

A pair of Mid-Century Modern nightstands designed by Kipp Stewart & Stewart MacDougall for Drexel’s ‘Declaration’ line, circa 1960s. Single lo...

This beautifully detailed nightstand in walnut by Kipp Stewart & Stewart MacDougall for their "Declaration" line by Drexel has legs set outside of the case in a manner similar to Nie...

Exceptional Mid Century night table designed by Kipp Stewart and Stewart MacDougall, for Drexel as part of the iconic Declaration series. The nightstand features a walnut case with ...