Arthur Umanoff
Arthur Umanoff (1923–1985) was an American-born industrial designer, known for his contribution to the American mid-century modern movement.After g...
Arthur Umanoff (1923–1985) was an American-born industrial designer, known for his contribution to the American mid-century modern movement.
After graduating from New York's prestigious Pratt Institute and the American School of Design at the beginning of the 1950s, Umanoff went on to collaborate with Postmodern Ltd, a New York design company that produced and sold modernist wrought iron and wood designs. Throughout the 1960s, he worked closely with the furniture manufacturer Shaver Howard, who put many of his furniture designs into production. Umanoff believed that design should not only be beautifully constructed and functional, but that it should also be attainable. Using natural materials and new methods to reimagine traditional furniture pieces, he created versatile designs for the home that were celebrated for their quality as for their simplified, functional forms and staying power.
After graduating from New York's prestigious Pratt Institute and the American School of Design at the beginning of the 1950s, Umanoff went on to collaborate with Postmodern Ltd, a New York design company that produced and sold modernist wrought iron and wood designs. Throughout the 1960s, he worked closely with the furniture manufacturer Shaver Howard, who put many of his furniture designs into production. Umanoff believed that design should not only be beautifully constructed and functional, but that it should also be attainable. Using natural materials and new methods to reimagine traditional furniture pieces, he created versatile designs for the home that were celebrated for their quality as for their simplified, functional forms and staying power.
