6/27/2023 0 Comments Animation desk tableDisney does not sell these desks, and they do not release them any more from the studio as they are no longer made!The studio original cost for this desk was in excess of 7,500.00 USD. Kem Weber designed and built all the unique furniture for the Walt Disney animation studios.This particular desk was built by the Walt Disney Company and used during the second golden age of animation at Disney in (1990's) and its design is based on the original Kem Weber animation designs from 1934. Upon the success of the very first animated feature film, Walt hired the creative services of famous furniture designer Kem Weber in 1934. This style of desk was commissioned exclusively for and custom built by the Walt Disney Company based on the original designs from 1934, when Walt Disney completed Snow White. This is one of the unique animation desks used by Walt Disney animators to bring countless classic animated films to life. Bossert is the author of six books including his latest, Kem Weber: Mid-Century Furniture Designs for the Disney Studios.Walt Disney Feature Animation Desks for sale and available for pick up! This is truly a unique and rare piece of animation furniture history. He co-authored Disney Animated, which was named iPad App of 2013 by Apple and won a prestigious British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) award. He has written numerous articles, liner notes, and concert program essays related to animation, music, and early film history. Bossert is considered an authority and expert on Disney and animation history. He has contributed his talents to such films as The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Lion King, Pocahontas, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, Hercules, Fantasia/2000and the Academy Award-nominated shorts Lorenzo, Runaway Brain, and Disney/Dali short film Destino. He is a veteran of The Walt Disney Company and is now an independent producer, creative director, and writer. Bossert is an award-winning artist, filmmaker, and author. Included are concept paintings of early designs, photos and interviews with some of the animation legends that work on these desks. There are many more stories associated with the Disney animation furniture in my latest book, Kem Weber: Mid-Century Furniture Designs for the Disney Studios. The Disney studios were the first and only to make a real effort in designing animation furniture with input from the artists that worked on it. Most studios, including Disney in the early years, used makeshift office desks with drawing boards and animation discs sitting on top of them. Pictured above is (LtoR) Kem Weber, Howard Petersen, and Walt Disney. According to a Disney purchase order, Petersen had ninety days to manufacture the furniture for delivery on or about December 13, 1939. This was a commercial furniture and display company located on San Pedro Street near downtown Los Angeles. All of the Disney animation furniture was built by the Petersen Show Case & Fixture Co., Inc. Contrary to popular belief, the Weber designed animation furniture for Disney was not built on the Studio lot.
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