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Streamline Armchair by KEM Weber, 1934
A chromated steel, leather and wood armchair designed by KEM Weber in 1934, exemplifying the Streamline style developed in Southern California during the interwar…
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Cavour Desk by Carlo Mollino, 1949
A modernist desk designed by architect Carlo Mollino in 1949, originally commissioned for the Orengo residence in Turin. Crafted in maple, Securit glass and…
December 2020
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Cassettiera Flora by Josef Frank, circa 1950
A mahogany chest of drawers designed by architect Josef Frank and produced by Svenskt Tenn, featuring botanical illustrations by Carl Axel Magnus Lindman.
December 2020
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PH 3/2 Table Lamp by Poul Henningsen, 1927
A Danish table lamp of chromated steel, lacquered metal and frosted glass, designed by Poul Henningsen and manufactured by Louis Poulsen. This patented edition…
December 2020
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Amethyst Glass Vessel by Carlo Scarpa, 1928–29
A spherical milky glass vase with Phoenician amethyst decoration and iridescent surface, designed by architect Carlo Scarpa during the late 1920s.
December 2020
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Mendini’s Proust Chair: Literary Design from 1978
Architect Alessandro Mendini designed the Proust Chair in 1978 for an exhibition at Palazzo dei Diamanti in Ferrara, combining Baroque French forms with pointillist…
December 2020
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Pair of Armchairs by Mallet-Stevens for Villa Cavrois, 1929–32
Architect Robert Mallet-Stevens designed a unique pair of walnut armchairs for Villa Cavrois in Croix, Nord, between 1929 and 1932, featuring cylindrical legs and…
December 2020
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Vico Magistretti’s Nuvola Rossa Bookcase: Modernist Simplicity
Presented in 2020, the Nuvola Rossa bookcase by Vico Magistretti, designed in 1977 for Cassina, reimagines the library as a freestanding spatial divider rather…
December 2020
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Christopher Dresser’s Teapots: Pioneer of Industrial Design
Christopher Dresser, a Scottish designer born in Glasgow in 1834, was a leading figure in the Arts and Crafts movement and a precursor of…
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