Marcel Breuer designed this chaise lounge during his influential period in England (1935-37). His work for the London-based design and architectural firm Isokon is the most recognizable of this period. The chaise was designed for the 1936 Seven Architects Exhibition for Heal & Sons Department Store.Read More →
The PK22 lounge chair, designed by Poul Kjaerholm, is a modern classic known for its simple shape, comfortable design, and use of steel and leather.Read More →
Cristian Cirici, a renowned Spanish architect and designer, co-founded Studio PER and made significant contributions to design and education. Awarded multiple prestigious honors.Read More →
Danish Modern From the 1950s onwards, this term, along with its Scandinavian and Swedish counterparts, was widely used to describe those aspects of Danish design that acknowledged some of the characteristics of Modernism but were distinguished by the use of more traditional materials, natural finishes, organic shapes, sculptural form, and a respect for craftsmanship.Read More →
Marcel Gascoin (1907 – 1986) was a French furniture designer and decorator. He studied architecture, at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, under Henri Sauvage. Read More →
The table lamp has a chrome-plated spine and lampshade, a painted-black wooden base, and an electric cord protruding from the centre.Read More →
The Barcelona chair is one of the best things that the German-American architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe made.Read More →
Act of Parliament clocks emerged due to Pitt’s 1797 tax on clocks, featuring large, readable dials and striking mechanisms, commonly found in public spaces like taverns.Read More →
Trained as an architect in London, he and a team of 120 transform centuries-old stone ruins into exquisite dwellings at Castello di Reschio, a 3,000-acre private community in Umbria, Italy, on land originally purchased by his parents.Read More →
Dovetail joinery features interlocking, wedge-shaped cuts that provide strength and beauty in woodworking, notably in furniture and cabinetry, representing skilled craftsmanship.Read More →