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At the onset of the machine age, aluminum was a material of tomorrow. It quickly caught on as a great material for decorative arts. In 1933, Frederic Buehner coined the term "Beunelium," a combination of his last name and the material he preferred to work in.
These two servers are quite reminiscent of the oak leaf aluminum pieces produced for Russel Wright's American Way program in 1940 by a collaboration of Russel's wife, Mary, and famed industrial designer Raymond Lowey. In fact, they were produced just 4 years after the American Way pieces. I wonder if this is simply coincidental (the style is quite common of the early 1940's), or if Buehner took his inspiration from an American Way display. It is possible that this was what happened, since Buehner would definitely have been paying attention to other popular industrial designers at the time, but at the moment it is pure speculation.
Found on July 02, 2005 in Columbia Heights, MN.
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