Brick Screen
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Brick Screen is a renowned early 20th-century folding screen by designer Eileen Gray, celebrated for its modular, architectural form and innovative use of lacquered wooden blocks.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
folding screen
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furniture design ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Eileen Gray furniture ⓘ |
| category |
20th-century furniture
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collectible design object ⓘ screen furniture ⓘ |
| color | black ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland-France ⓘ |
| creator | Eileen Gray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedBy | Eileen Gray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedByNationality |
French-based designer
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Irish-born designer ⓘ |
| designedFor | modern interiors ⓘ |
| designedInCity | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designer | Eileen Gray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exhibitedAs | masterpiece of 20th-century design ⓘ |
| feature |
free-standing structure
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sculptural silhouette ⓘ variable permeability to light ⓘ |
| function | adjustable partition ⓘ |
| genre | decorative arts ⓘ |
| hasPart |
hinged panels
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metal rods ⓘ rectangular lacquered blocks ⓘ |
| inception | 1922 ⓘ |
| inceptionPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| inCollectionOf |
Centre Pompidou, Paris
NERFINISHED
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Design museum collections worldwide ⓘ Museum of Modern Art, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Japanese lacquer work
ⓘ
architectural modularity ⓘ |
| inspired | later modular room dividers ⓘ |
| marketStatus | highly sought-after in design auctions ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
lacquer
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wood ⓘ |
| movement | Modernist design ⓘ |
| notableFor |
architectural form
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innovative use of lacquer ⓘ modular construction ⓘ stacked wooden blocks ⓘ |
| period | Art Deco era ⓘ |
| placeInOeuvre | one of Eileen Gray’s most iconic works ⓘ |
| productionMethod | hand-lacquered ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByDesigner | E-1027 furniture pieces ⓘ |
| shape | brick-like stacked pattern ⓘ |
| structuralPrinciple | offset blocks creating voids and solids ⓘ |
| style | Modernism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| use |
interior decoration
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room divider ⓘ |
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