70’s Solid Imbuia Desk Designed by E.E. Meyer for Binnehuis. Double-sided desk with a very handy bookshelf at the back.
70’s Solid Imbuia Desk Designed by E.E. Meyer for Binnehuis
70’s Solid Imbuia Desk Designed by E.E. Meyer for Binnehuis. Double-sided desk with a very handy bookshelf at the back.
Dimensions: Length – 154cm | Depth – 71cm | Height – 74cm
Condition: Fully refurbished and refinished.
This collectible solid Imbuia wood desk is beautifully crafted and designed, an exquisite heirloom piece. The wood grain and colour are beautifully active in light.
Owning an EE Meyer piece is owning a piece of history, South Africa's most sought-after mid-century furniture manufacturer.
Meyer was the South African master of understated midcentury elegance, with sober and clean designs. The majority of Meyer's furniture was made in the beautiful hardwood imbuia, also known as Brazilian walnut, because of its resemblance to some walnuts.
The Binnehuis furniture stores were located in Cape Town and Somerset-West, and were owned by a Dutch businessman and his wife, Mr and Mrs van Ewijck, who moved between South Africa and the Netherlands. It seems they were most prolific during the 1960s.
As much as we love Scandinavian furniture, some of our mid-century South African pieces are just as beautiful, this being a great example.
Imbuia is not listed in the CITES Appendices, but is classified as “Vulnerable” on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
