Ottawa Storage Cube
1975 · Lacquered wood
21 x 21 x 21" (53.4 x 53.4 x 53.4 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Paul Mayen
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Greetings!
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1966
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Good Design: 5th Anniversary
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1955
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Good Design
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1953
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Good Design
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1951–1952
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Paul Mayen was an American furniture designer and maker active in the postwar period, working primarily in molded plywood and metal. His designs are distinguished by clean lines and geometric forms, prioritizing function within a modernist vocabulary. Based in New York, Mayen produced domestic furniture and objects that exemplified the postwar shift toward rational, manufacture-friendly design.
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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