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The Artek Semi-Annual Begins Tomorrow
It’s the month of March and it’s time to announce another great sale for modern home furniture fans and enthusiasts. The Artek Semi-Annual Sale kicks off tomorrow, March 3rd and continues until the 19th. For a limited time, save fifteen percent on the various pieces by Finnish furniture company Artek.
Artek was founded in 1935 by husband and wife team Alvar and Aino Aalto (the former an archi...
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Take a Tour of the Entenza House
We’ve covered Charles Eames extensively and we’ve briefly touched on Eero Saarinen. Both of these individuals are major pioneers of modern design furniture and have made their iconic contributions. What many people may not be aware of is that they also collaborated on creative projects and this month, popular architecture website ArchDaily is highlighting one of them with a virtual 3D model w...
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Irving Harper’s Iconic Contributions
Irving Harper is something of an unsung hero in the world of modern design furniture. The American industrial designer is perhaps slightly lesser known than instantly recognizable names like Eames yet Harper is responsible for many iconic contributions, including designing the Herman Miller company logo as well as being the brains behind the classic, innovative Marshmallow Sofa.
Born in New Y...
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The Timeless Appeal of Modern Design Chairs
Modern design or mid-century modern has come to represent the various architectural and interior design accomplishments produced during 1933 to 1965. Featuring strong use of natural elements plus Brazilian and Scandinavian lines, it has since become a major influence on home décor decades later in 2016.
The mid-century modern movement began to develop strongly after the U.S. war efforts of the...
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Christie's Singles out Charles and Ray Eames
With Valentine's Day just a couple of days away, it's a great time to look back on some of the couples that have contributed to the movement of art as a whole. Christie's, the global leader of art businesses recently published an article celebrating the ten most famous art couples of the 20th century, and among this list were husband and wife team Charles and Ray Eames.
Ray met Charles Eames ...
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Modsy Seeks to Change Home Decor
The problem most people run into when they're out buying furniture is the hurdle between seeing a piece in a showroom or on a website, and then figuring out whether it's right for the room it's intended to be used in or if it even fits. Sometimes a piece just doesn't look right once it's been placed inside the home and then you're stuck with a piece you don't like or you're forced to take back...
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