![]() The Weber animation desks took on an almost mythic status with newer artists laying claim to desks that had belonged to Disney animation legends. This was an ingenious way of allowing the artists to customize their desks and it was ahead of its time in terms of modular furniture construction. The Weber animation desks were built in a modular design in which there were several different upper and lower units that could be mixed and matched. Today, of course, there are likely no artists that are keeping liquor in their desk for fear of a visit to the HR representative.Ĥ. Certainly, this came in handy for imbibing in the afternoon, which was socially acceptable at work during that time period. Note the bottle ring in the empty space where the deep draw should be on the lower right of the desk above. But, as studio legend has it, the drawer is the perfect height for a fifth of liquor standing in the drawer when closed. 14, 19, 1B, 2 and 2A were designed for deep storage. The deep drawers in the lower half of the desks, UNITS No. But, as societal norms have changed such frivolity has been curbed and in some cases frowned upon.ģ. Whether this was by design or a happy accident doesn’t matter as many a beer bottle was opened using them. The metal drawer pulls on the Disney animation furniture are perfect bottle openers. Pictured above is an early concept of the animation desk by Kem Weber. A prototype of the Weber animation desk was built and Thomas animated on it to help work out and refine the design before the desks were mass produced. While the Studio was in production on Pinocchio, Walt asked Kem Weber to work with Frank Thomas, one of his top animators, on designing an efficient animation desk. So, unless you worked at Disney Animation, here is my list of 7 Things That You Didn’t Know About the Disney Animation Furniture:ġ. Just like the pencils and brushes, the tools of the trade, his artists used to create the those animated masterpieces, the desks were in essence the toolboxes of the trade. ![]() From the outset, most are unaware that Walt Disney had the most optimal animation furniture designed for use at the new studio he was building in 1939. ![]() These are bits of information that, unless you spent years working on this furniture, you likely didn’t know anything about. During the course of researching and writing Kem Weber: Mid-Century Furniture Designs for the Disney Studios, I jotted down some interesting facts about the Disney Animation furniture.
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