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Many people characterize the East Bloc countries during the Cold War as predominantly drab and gray, but in terms of everyday interior design they were hardly less colorful and “modern” than their capitalist counterparts. In hindsight, the parallels between objects from roughly the same period in East and West are more striking than the differences. Meanwhile, elements of modernity, tradition, and kitsch were to be found on both sides of the Iron Curtain. Remarkable pieces in our collection are the colorfully decorated kidney tables and plant stands, and the Garden Egg Chair from Hungarian designer Peter Ghyczy, who sold his model to a West German company, which in turn had the chair produced in East Germany – an interesting example of Cold War cultural border crossing.

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Palast der Republik Chandelier
Palast der Republik Chandelier
Chandelier
Maker: Unknown
ID: 2006.144.001
Date Made: n.d.
Children's Lamp with Sandman Figure
Children's Lamp with Sandman Figure
Lamp
Maker: Unknown
ID: 2007.008.001
Date Made: 1970s
Clock
Maker: VEB Feingerätewerk Weimar
ID: 2007.900.071
Date Made: 1950s
Garden Egg Chair
Garden Egg Chair
Chair
Maker: Peter Ghyczy; VEB Synthesewerk Schwarzheide
ID: 2008.245.001
Date Made: 1968/1971
Flower Stand
Flower Stand
Table
Maker: VEB Holzwarenfabrik Kaltenlengsfeld
ID: 2008.327.001
Date Made: 1960s
Kangaroo Chair
Kangaroo Chair
Chair
Maker: Ernst Moeckl; VEB Petrolchemisches Kombinat Schwedt
ID: 2008.900.685
Date Made: 1970s
Lamp
Maker: Unknown
ID: 2008.900.686
Date Made: 1975
Ceiling Lamp
Ceiling Lamp
Lamp
Maker: Unknown
ID: 2009.075.001
Date Made: 1960s
Garden Egg Chair
Garden Egg Chair
Chair
Maker: Peter Ghyczy; VEB Synthesewerk Schwarzheide
ID: 2010.873.001
Date Made: 1971
Folding Table and Chairs
Folding Table and Chairs
Table; chair
Maker: Unknown
ID: 2010.1082.001
Date Made: 1970s
Kangaroo Chair
Kangaroo Chair
Chair
Maker: Ernst Moeckl; VEB Petrolchemisches Kombinat Schwedt
ID: 2011.093.001
Date Made: 1974
Table for Potted Plants
Table for Potted Plants
Table
Maker: Karl Sanetra Möbelfabrik; Werder an der Havel Enamel
ID: 2011.297.001
Date Made: 1950s
Folding Chair
Folding Chair
Chair
Maker: Poucher Boote GmbH
ID: 2011.672.001
Date Made: 1970s
Crab Stool
Crab Stool
Stool
Maker: Renate Müller
ID: 2011.727.001
Date Made: 1960s
Folding Bench/Ladder
Folding Bench/Ladder
Bench; ladder; stool
Maker: VEB Numerik
ID: 2011.729.001
Date Made: 1973
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