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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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Kangaroo Chair
Kangaroo Chair
Chair
Maker: Ernst Moeckl; VEB Petrolchemisches Kombinat Schwedt
ID: 2012.1313.001
Date Made: 1974
Rotating Lamp
Rotating Lamp
Lamp
Maker: Sachsen
ID: 2013.067.001
Date Made: 1970s
Ceiling Lamp
Ceiling Lamp
Lamp
Maker: Unknown
ID: 2013.070.001
Date Made: 1960s
Side Table
Side Table
Table
Maker: Unknown
ID: 2013.138.001
Date Made: 1950s
Table Lamps, Model 7302
Table Lamps, Model 7302
Lamp
Maker: VEB Wohnraumleuchten
ID: 2013.505.002
Date Made: 1970s
Lounge Chair
Lounge Chair
Chair
Maker: VEB Petrolchemisches Kombinat Schwedt
ID: 2013.545.001
Date Made: 1970s
Spaghetti Acapulco Garden Chair
Spaghetti Acapulco Garden Chair
Chair
Maker: Unknown
ID: 2013.905.001
Date Made: 1970s
Basket Stool
Basket Stool
Stool
Maker: Unknown
ID: 2013.971.001
Date Made: 1960s
Stool
Maker: VEB Metallwaren Naumburg
ID: 2014.083.001
Date Made: 1970s
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