Alvar & Aino Aalto's Artek Pascoe Venture
(Photo by Ezra Stoller, colorized) In July of 1940, in an effort to establish themselves in the USA, the Finnish design couple Alvar and...
Baldwin's Mid Century Piano: A nod to Danish Modernism
Perhaps the only well known mid century modern piano is the Baldwin Acrosonic pictured below. It is highly sought-after and consistently...
The Grete Jalk sled chair - a tale of misattribution.
(Photo from Wright Auction online listing) Several years ago, while researching Jerry Johnson's Sling Chair for Charlton, I found a...
Raymond Loewy, Air Force One and the Trump Redesign
When JFK flew to Germany to speak at the Berlin Wall, Reagan flew to Iceland to meet with Gorbachev and Nixon flew to China in 1972, they...
Mid-Century Modern Book Reviews
There are so many great architecture, design and furniture books out there that it can be overwhelming. There are fantastic biographies...
Kodawood: Miami's Colorful Mid Century Furniture Makers
Kodawood of Miami is known and loved for its mid-century chairs with curved forms and bright, unique fabrics. Although they were...
The History of THE Mr. Chair by Designer George Mulhauser
As far back as the early 1950s, furniture manufacturers have been marketing the concept of chairs for him and her, or 'Mr.' and 'Mrs.'...
Corbusier and the Modulor Man
In art, design and architecture, scale and proportion are incredibly important. You're probably already familiar with some of these...
Jens Quistgaard and Dansk Designs
Dansk Designs - sounds pretty Danish, right? Dansk literally means "Danish" in Denmark's native language. Plus, most of the Dansk Designs...
Galloway's Furniture
Origins of Galloway's Furniture Galloway's was the eponymous brainchild of owner, designer and personality Ralph Galloway. A native of...