RARE Art Deco Philips Bakelite Speaker Designed by Louis Kalff c1930s
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ART DECO BAKELITE LOUDSPEAKER DESIGNED BY LOUIS KALFF FOR PHILIPS c1930
48cm high x 46cm wide
Untested as there is no cord
Postage: R85
I found one of these speakers for sale online in euro for 995 pounds (R18 892) however the average eBay price is 350 euros (R5911)
Louis Kalff was a pioneering industrial designer in the Netherlands during the first half of the 20th century. He studied furniture design, sculpture, ceramics and architecture and went to work for Philips in 1924 in the marketing department of which he was later put in charge.
In 1929 he started a department for the design of lighting products and was later made responsible for the lighting sections of the World Exhibitions in Barcelona, Antwerp and Paris.
He designed Evoluon Holland's first science centre in Eindhoven which was opened by Philips in 1966
Kalff was a multi-faceted designer who undertook many freelance projects for various producers.