Heinz Gerstl b. 1937

  • Maker (Furniture Designer / Cabinetmaker),
  • Designer
Fourth generation Viennese cabinetmaker. Worked with his father at the family furniture factory from a young age, joining full time aged 17. Active role in expanding the business beyond European immigrant clientele. Developed commercial scale production for architects, hotels and home unit.
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relative of
Paul Ernst Kafka
1907
Maker (Furniture Designer / Cabinetmaker)
Paul Kafka was Heinz Gerstl's uncle, the brother of Heinz''s mother Charlotte
child of
Michael Gerstl
1937
Designer (Furniture Designer / Cabinetmaker)
child of
Charlotte Kafka Gerstl
1937
Other occupation
grandchild of
Josef Gerstl
1937
Maker

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References [<ExternalResource: Catriona Quinn. "Custom Made Furniture for European Tastes. The Gerstl Furniture Story" in Rebecca Hawcroft, ed. The Other Moderns, UNSW Press, 2017 , pp.90-120 [illust.]>]