Two of Franziska Porges Hosken furniture designs from the late 1940s - a bar cart, and two painted stacking side tables - these were originally sold in design galleries, and eventually in high-end department stores.
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An incredibly rare and hard to find brass wire spiral 'spring' choker necklace/bracelet in the original box by architect designer and social activist Franziska Porges Hosken (1920-2006). So incredibly rare, I don't believe that there is another for sale anywhere! This necklace was designed to expand to conform to various shapes and neck sizes. It also can be worn as a bracelet, and can be configured into different shapes as shown in my photos. A true rarity, and so versatile! Franziska Porges Hosken was born in Austria, and moved with her family to the US in 193 studied under Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer at Harvard, achieved early fame with her furniture designs, and her jewelry designs were a short-lived project from the late 1940s. She graduated from the Harvard School of Design with a Master of Architecture degree in 1944, only the third woman to graduate from the program. She later went on to devote her life to bettering the condition of women worldwide. This choker necklace measures 12" long by 1/2" diameter and was made to expand to fit larger sizes, or be worn as a bracelet (see my photos for some of the possible configurations that I've discovered with it). Similar to a spring it can be stretched to fit larger sizes, and it can be overlapped to form different configurations. (See the period photos of her jewelry line, and the designer modeling her own designs! Also, I have included a photo of her famous 'Hosken Hammock' that she designed around the same time as the jewelry line.) This item was originally purchased directly from the designer before she passed, and was never worn - some slight wear to the outside of the original box.
Franziska Porges Hoskens fabricated wire spiral 'spring' necklace/bracelet - stretches to fit any neck, or could be worn as a bracelet in several different configurations - comes in the original box!
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Franziska Porges Hosken was born in Vienna, but emigrated to the US at a young age, and was later one of the first female graduates of the Harvard School of Design with a Masters in Architecture. She wrote several books on architectural criticism, designed furniture and jewelry, and devoted the last several decades of her life to international women's rights. Her jewelry was a fascinating but short lived project in the late 1940s. The jewelry was composed of fabricated wire spirals, similar to springs, that could be worn in different configurations and stretched to fit different sizes and shapes. Her wire jewelry was offered in different colored finishes, and in different lengths, shapes, and forms including bracelets, necklaces, and earrings. The first photo is of a matching necklace, bracelet, and pair of earrings. The second photo is of Hosken modeling this design. The earrings could be worn long as shown, or looped end to end to form a smaller circle of spiraling wire. Examples of her wire jewelry are exceedingly rare, and almost impossible to find!
Franziska Porges Hosken fabricated wire spiral jewelry designs circa 1940s - examples of her wire jewelry are exceedingly rare, and almost impossible to find!
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