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Cassina: Why the Best Furniture Doesn't Always Look New

Cassina: Why the Best Furniture Doesn't Always ...

Luxury furniture is often judged by appearance. A flawless finish, pristine upholstery, and untouched packaging are treated as indicators of quality. Yet some of the most valuable pieces in modern...

Cassina: Why the Best Furniture Doesn't Always ...

Luxury furniture is often judged by appearance. A flawless finish, pristine upholstery, and untouched packaging are treated as indicators of quality. Yet some of the most valuable pieces in modern...

Marcel Breuer: The Designer Who Taught Furniture to Think Like Architecture

Marcel Breuer: The Designer Who Taught Furnitur...

Few designers have had a greater impact on modern furniture than Marcel Breuer. Yet despite the enduring popularity of his furniture, Breuer's influence is often overshadowed by the more recognizable...

Marcel Breuer: The Designer Who Taught Furnitur...

Few designers have had a greater impact on modern furniture than Marcel Breuer. Yet despite the enduring popularity of his furniture, Breuer's influence is often overshadowed by the more recognizable...

For Modern Living: The Exhibition That Taught America How to Live Modern

For Modern Living: The Exhibition That Taught A...

In the years immediately following World War II, modern furniture was still far from mainstream in the United States. Although architects such as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Walter Gropius,...

For Modern Living: The Exhibition That Taught A...

In the years immediately following World War II, modern furniture was still far from mainstream in the United States. Although architects such as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Walter Gropius,...

The Knoll Planning Unit: The Moment Furniture Became a System

The Knoll Planning Unit: The Moment Furniture B...

Modern furniture history tends to celebrate objects. The conversation revolves around chairs that changed design, tables that defined an era, and individual pieces that became icons. We remember the Barcelona...

The Knoll Planning Unit: The Moment Furniture B...

Modern furniture history tends to celebrate objects. The conversation revolves around chairs that changed design, tables that defined an era, and individual pieces that became icons. We remember the Barcelona...

The Designers Who Shaped Contract Office Furniture

The Designers Who Shaped Contract Office Furniture

Most people never think about who designed the office chair they sit in for eight hours a day, or why modern offices look the way they do. Yet the contract...

The Designers Who Shaped Contract Office Furniture

Most people never think about who designed the office chair they sit in for eight hours a day, or why modern offices look the way they do. Yet the contract...

The History of the Eames Lounge Chair: A Mid-Century Modern Icon

The History of the Eames Lounge Chair: A Mid-Ce...

The Eames Lounge Chair is widely regarded as one of the most iconic and influential furniture designs of the twentieth century, a chair that redefined luxury seating through its combination...

The History of the Eames Lounge Chair: A Mid-Ce...

The Eames Lounge Chair is widely regarded as one of the most iconic and influential furniture designs of the twentieth century, a chair that redefined luxury seating through its combination...