Bentwood modern design armchair
In 1840 Michael Thonet invented a process for bending wood which revolutionized the mass production of furniture. He soon established a range of bentwoo...
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Cesca Modern Cantilever Chair
Like the MR the Cesca was designed on the cantilever principle which was capturing the imagination of architects and engineers at the time and was subse...
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George Nelson modern sofa
This sofa is included in a book of chairs, because it is considered to be the only sofa to rank with the chairs selected for this book, as a classic des...
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Le Corbusier Chaise Lounge
Designed by Le Corbusier in association with his partner, Charlotte Periand, and used in the furnishing of his Villa d'Avray, this is the first chaise t...
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Rietveld Berlin chair
In 1923 Rietveld and the De Stijl painter, Huszar, designed a model room for an exhibition in Berlin, Huszar planning the colour and Rietveld the furnit...
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T chair
One of the most significant team efforts in furniture design has been the range of pieces of which this is the key example.
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UP 1 modern chair
Gaetano Pesce is an architect, graphic artist and furniture designer. His Up 1 chair solved several problems in a unique and amusing way.
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Wassily chair by Marcel Breuer
Named after the painter Wassily Kandinsky, for whose home at the Bauhaus it was made, the Wassily has a most complex arrangement of parts, with thin str...
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Paul McCobb midcentury modern bedroom furniture
BEDROOM / Designs in this section include headboards, night tables, dressing tables and benches.
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Paul McCobb Mid-Century Modern Directional Desk
DESKS / Directional desks are designed to satisfy every work or study requirement of the home, particularly in the living room, library or bedroom.
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Paul McCobb Directional Dining Furniture Collection
DINING / The Directional collection offers a wide selection of dining room furniture. The tables in this section range from small extension tables suita...
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Paul McCobb Mid Century Modern Occasional Furniture
OCCASIONAL FURNITURE AND TABLES / The group in this section provides the interesting and functional accent pieces needed to complement any living area.
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Paul McCobb Mid Century Modern Storage
STORAGE / The storage units in the Directional collection are all illustrated in this section. These versatile designs provide a multiplicity of possibl...
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Edward Elliot Mid Century Modern Birmingham, Michigan House
OWNER: Mrs. D. K. Roosevelt COST FACTS:$19,500 in 1951. 1490 square feet (counting carport, etc. as one-third) at $13.10 per square foot, including stor...
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David Henken Modern Pleasantville, New York Round House
OWNERS: Mr. and Mrs. George Brody COST FACTS: $20,000 in 1950-51, including built-in furniture and carport masonry. Square footage: house 1080; basement...
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Mid Century Modern Sausalito, California House
COST FACTS:$17,000 in 1950. House 1250 square feet (carport 400; stair, deck and storage 500; figured at one-half), at $10 per square foot.
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Henry Hebbeln Mid Century Modern Tryon, North Carolina House
COST FACTS: $9,000 in 1949. 760 square feet at $12 per square foot. Cost includes built-in furniture.
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Modern Norman Nagle Washington County, Minnesota House
COST FACTS: $18,900 in 1951, including all built-in furniture. 1400 square feet at $13.50 per square foot.
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Mid Century Modern West Los Angeles, California House
OWNERS: Mr. and Mrs. Edward Rubin COST FACTS:$19,300 in 1952. Square footage: 1650 for house, 400 carport, 35 for storage. About $11 per square foot.
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Danish Modern Design
Architect Rodney Friedman and his wife, Shirley, sit at their dining room table on "wishbone" chairs by Danish designer Hans Wegner they purchased 45 ye...
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