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UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: Landes Manufacturing Co. portfolios
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.2316
Physical Description:
2 linear feet
(5 flat boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1953-1985, bulk 1953-1976
Date (bulk): 1953-1976
Abstract: The Landes Manufacturing Co., established in 1953, was known for its for experimental outdoor furniture designs and technical
innovations. The collection consists of five portfolios containing black and white and color images documenting furniture
designs produced by the Landes Manufacturing Co.
Physical Location: Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located
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Language of Material: Materials are in English.
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Property rights to the objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained
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the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Josephine Lauria Fargo, 2016.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
9981682633606533
[Identification of item], Landes Manufacturing Co. portfolios (Collection 2316). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles
E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Processed by Siri Luk, under the supervision of Julie Graham, 2017; and Kelly Besser, 2021.
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The Landes Manufacturing Co. was founded in 1953, in Gardena, California by Harvey Leipzig, Fred Sabl, and Martin R. Liebhold.
Within a short time, Liebhold became the sole owner of Landes and oversaw the company until it was divided into the textiles
department and the metal furniture division. Among the Landes designers were Jerry Johnson, Byron H. Botker, Paul Tuttle,
and Heinz Meier. The company aspired to produce well-designed, high-styled, practical, and comfortable furniture at reasonable
prices, and was known for its for experimental designs, technical innovations, and use of new materials. Design innovations
included the use of canvas slings in seating pieces to replace drawers, springs and strapping; over-stuffed cushions filled
with shredded foam; knock-down fabric drawers that could be shipped flat in boxes and assembled by the buyer; and a design
line of weatherproof outdoor furniture made from PVC. The company was sold in 1986.
The collection consists of five portfolios representing furniture manufactured by the Landes Manufacturing Co. Included are
293 black and white and color images of assorted furniture creations. Additionally there are a small number of what appears
to be Landes catalog covers and photographs of seven unidentified male individuals. The furniture pieces include tables, chairs,
sofas, bedroom furniture, shelving units, and outdoor furniture, among other pieces. Furniture represents designs by Byron
Botker, Elsie Crawford, Jerry Johnson, and Heinz Meier, among others.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Furniture designers -- California -- Archives.
Landes Manufacturing Co.