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.
Design
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 black mambrite, it exemplifies Italian design’s post-war aesthetic.
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 period.
Nikke Chair, Tapio Wirkkala, 1958
A laminated plywood chair designed by Finnish modernist Tapio Wirkkala in 1958 and manufactured by Asko. The Nikke exemplifies Scandinavian design principles of the mid-twentieth century.
Armadio GO, 1945, by Otto Schulz
A cabinet designed by architect Otto Schulz in 1945, featuring inlaid woods depicting a Swedish landscape. Produced by Boet.
Shiro Kuramata’s Miss Blanche Chair: Design and Craft
Presented in December 2020, the Miss Blanche chair by Japanese designer Shiro Kuramata combined acrylic resin and synthetic flowers in a labour-intensive process that yielded only 56 examples.
Arco Floor Lamp, Castiglioni Brothers, 1962
An innovative floor lamp designed by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos in 1962. Its Carrara marble base features a practical aperture for moving the fixture across a room.
Olive Wood Chest of Drawers by Gio Ponti, 1950s
A mid-century chest of drawers in olive wood with brass legs, designed by Gio Ponti and produced by Giordano Chiesa. An exemplary work of Italian design from the 1950s.
Poltrona 1934 by KEM Weber
A chrome-steel and oak upholstered chair designed by KEM Weber in 1934, exemplifying the Streamline style. The German-American designer created iconic modernist furniture for California’s mid-century design movement.