Mid-century furniture by Ernst Plischke (Austria, New Zealand)

Ernst Plischke (1903-1992) was an Austrian-New Zealand modernist architect, town planner, and furniture designer. He was born in Klosterneuburg, Austria, and studied at the College for Arts and Crafts and the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. After graduating in 1926, he worked in a number of prominent Viennese and New York architectural firms.

Plischke was associated with the socialist-leaning Austrian Werkbund, a movement for the promotion of high-quality design and craftsmanship. He also married Anna Lang, a Jewish woman, in 1935. As a result of these factors, his employment opportunities dwindled under Nazi occupation.

In 1939, Plischke, his wife, and their son emigrated to New Zealand. He initially worked as an architectural draughtsman at the Department of Housing Construction, where he planned the towns of Mangakino and Kaingaroa, and shopping and community centers for new dormitory suburbs in the Hutt Valley and Auckland.

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An Ernst Plischke attributed chair, C.1948. Constructed from…

Ernst Plischke Chair with Tufted Upholstery

An Ernst Plischke attributed chair, C.1948. Constructed from New Zealand pine with hessian webbing and canvas backs, complete with original foam squabs and tufted red and cream woven upholstery, height 66 cm, width 55 cm, diameter 73 cm

A rare Ernst Plischke attributed coffee table, mid 20th-century,…

Plischke Oak Coffee Table with Magazine Rack

A rare Ernst Plischke attributed coffee table, mid 20th-century, in solid oak, with integral magazine rack, height 38 cm, width 34 cm, length 58 cm

An Ernst Plischke style coffee table, a mid-century design, in…

Mid-century Mahogany Coffee Table with Magazine Rack

An Ernst Plischke style coffee table, a mid-century design, in dark mahogany, with integral magazine rack, height 37.5 cm, width 33.5 cm, depth 56 cm

A rare Ernst Plischke style coffee table, mid 20th century, in…

Plischke Style Oak Coffee Table with Magazine Rack

A rare Ernst Plischke style coffee table, mid 20th century, in solid oak, with integral magazine rack, height 38 cm, width 34 cm, length 58 cm

A rare Ernst Plischke style coffee table, mid 20th century, in…

Mid-century Mahogany Coffee Table with Magazine Rack

A rare Ernst Plischke style coffee table, mid 20th century, in dark mahogany, with integral magazine rack, length 56 cm, width 33.5 cm, height 38.5 cm, length 59 cm, width 33.5 cm, height 37.5 cm

An Ernst Plischke chair, C. 1948. Constructed from New Zealand…

Ernst Plischke Pine Chair with Cream Upholstery

An Ernst Plischke chair, C. 1948. Constructed from New Zealand pine with hessian webbing and canvas backs, complete with original foam squabs and reupholstered in cream fabric, height 78 cm

A rare Ernst Plischke rimu lounge suite

Rare Rimu Lounge Suite by Ernst Plischke

A rare Ernst Plischke rimu lounge suite

Ernst Plischke, a rare modernist coffee table, with integral…

Modernist Coffee Table with Magazine Rack

Ernst Plischke, a rare modernist coffee table, with integral magazine rack