The Best of Midcentury Modern Glass
May 3, 2023
Midcentury Modern glass redefined glassware. By applying the same approach to everyday glass as to decorative pieces, MCM glass democratised glassware.
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25 of the Most Important Chair Designs of All Time
September 19, 2022
Some innovations are heralded as turning points for civilization. The wheel propelled us great distances, the combustion engine transformed lives, and the television transported us to imagined lands. The chair doesn’t tend to receive quite the same status, despite literally lifting humans off the ground. But what started as something purely utilitarian has morphed into…
Simplicity and Modernity: The Charles and Ray Eames Design Philosophy
September 12, 2022
Steeped in practicality, yet brimming with Midcentury cool and bursting with technological advancements, the designs of Charles and Ray Eames were as thrilling to their post-war audiences as they are timeless today. Underpinning it all was a design philosophy with an elegantly simple and enduringly modern approach that furthered technology and created a legacy that…
5 designs that demonstrate the practicality and minimalist aesthetic of Kaare Klint
July 13, 2022
Details mattered to Kaare Klint. Every nut, bolt and strut, had a purpose that was aesthetically striking, technically perfect, and searingly practical.
Quick Guide to American of Martinsville MCM Furniture
June 27, 2022
You may never have heard of Martinsville, Virginia, but furniture aficionados know of American of Martinsville as America's answer to Midcentury furniture.
America’s Modernist Pioneer: Herman Miller Vintage Classics
March 28, 2022
Midcentury Herman Miller vintage furniture is ever popular among collectors thanks to the company's roster of innovative designers.
A Guide to Midcentury G Plan furniture: The brand that refurbished postwar Britain
March 7, 2022
G Plan furniture democratised Midcentury design for British homes. It's still popular for its balance between quality, affordability, and timeless design.
Ceramics for Sweden at Gustavsberg Pottery
March 3, 2022
An inventive producer of porcelain that came to define Swedish design through inventive glazes, eccentric geometric designs, and cuddly pottery.
Finn Juhl: The “Chairman” of Danish Modern
February 14, 2022
Finn Juhl, the man credited with introducing Danish Modern to America, whose timeless style never seems to lose traction.
Stig Lindberg: Defining Swedish design
February 7, 2022
Stig Lindberg was an inventive and prolific designer who brought a fresh, uncomplicated approach to decoration that would come to define Swedish design.
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