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Midcentury modern design

Midcentury Modern describes an era of style and design that began roughly in the mid-1940’s and continued into the mid-1960’s. It is an organic offshoot of Modern design that’s often…

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Maison et Objet 2016: Coolest Design Fair

Nine standout pieces from 2016’s trendsetting French design show Maison et Objet, held recently in Paris Via: The Wall Street Journal THE PHRASE “MAISON ET OBJET” doesn’t translate gracefully into…

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Pop art – Brief introduction

Pop art is now most associated with the work of New York artists of the early 1960’s such as Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, James Rosenquist, and Claes Oldenburg, but artists who…

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The Wing Sofa, a bent wood sofa

A trip to the Louvre Museum inspired Ákos Huber to design the Wing Sofa, a bent wood sofa with flexible ropes for the seat. Studying Nike of Samothrace, a massive marble…

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Updated style: midcentury modern

Midcentury modern style was introduced to the design world after two world wars shook the global economy. Designers went from ornate, luxurious Victorian and Art Deco designs pre-war to a practical, innovative…