Marquetry Elevator Doors, Chrysler Building, New York (1928–30)
One of the famous elevator doors of the Chrysler Building in New York, inlaid with a stylized lotus-like design in contrasting woods.
The Chrysler Building's elevator doors are some of the most photographed examples of Art Deco design. Each door is inlaid with a fan of stylized plant forms in several woods, rising from a base to a peak, framed in metal. They show how a flat door can become a work of art through veneer and inlay alone. The same approach can be used for a pantry door, a pair of closet doors or a statement cabinet.
Slab doors with CNC-cut veneer inlay in a radiating Deco pattern; Heirloom tier.
A custom version typically runs $3,000–$6,500 per door, shipped finished and machined for hardware.
- Style
- Art Deco
- Element
- Interior Doors
- Photograph
- 2016
- Maker or designer
- SiefkinDR
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons
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