Melies Flatiron Brass Bookends (Set of 2)

These Melies bookends in contrasting polished and patinated brass play with function and form. Newly cast in vintage moulds designed Carl Auböck II in the 1950s, they are hand-finished at the family atelier in Vienna by the latest generation of Auböcks.

Material: brass
Country of origin: Austria
Dimensions: 15cm (h) x 15cm (l) / 5.9" (h) x 5.9" (l)
Colour: gold

Carl Auböck IV still works in the same atelier with the original brass moulds that were at the forefront of the Bauhaus and Wiener Werkstätte traditions. He's modernised the brand’s hand-worked desk sets with input from designers such as Michael Anastassiades, yet the handmade ethos remains.

Product number: 2206806056

Meet the Maker:

Carl Auböck

After years at the forefront of the Bauhaus and Wiener Werkstätte traditions, Carl IV still works in the same atelier with the original brass moulds. He has modernised the hand-worked desk sets with input from designers like Michael Anastassiades, yet the handmade ethos remains.