Greta Magnusson Grossman | Furniture Designer and Architect
Greta Magnusson Grossman (1906-1999) maintained a prolific forty-year career on two continents, Europe and North America, with achievements in industrial design, interior design and architecture. The Grasshopper Lamp is one of the most popular lamp designs of Greta’s.
Fong Brothers Designs – As modern today as they were 50 years ago
This vintage Tropi-Cal/Fong Brothers’ design circa 1966 is a perfect example of their amazing work. It has a stainless steel frame with woven resin wicker. This furniture is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art. The current incarnation — a blend of worldly inspirations that includes Asian minimalism, South Seas handicrafts and streamlined […]
Finn Juhl | Self-taught furniture designer masterpieces
Finn Juhl (1912-1989) was the first Danish furniture to be recognized internationally. The trained architect and self-taught furniture designer drew the inspiration for his Finn Juhl Credenza (1955) from the cubist movement and Goether’s color wheel, reflected in the piece’s simple geometric shapes and interlocking planes and its sliding doors and six trays finished in […]
Curtis Jere | Vintage Mid Century Modern Metal Sculptures
Vintage Curtis Jere iconic mid-century sculptures are becoming increasingly popular and much sought after by collectors. The Curtis Jere wall art is equally at home in modern or traditional interiors as it ranges from enameled natural scenes to edgy metal abstract sculpture. It may come as a surprise by Curtis Jere is actually not a […]
Victor Vasarely | The Father of Op-Art
Victor Vasarely (1906-1997) is widely regarded as the father of Op-Art. He is a major master of 20th century art. His paintings are in the permanent collections of many important museums around the world. The breakthrough brought by his kinetic visual experiments transformed the flat surface into a world of unending possibilities, book marking an […]
Tommi Parzinger | Key creator of the Hollywood Regency look
Tommi Parzinger was a German furniture designer and painter, known for high-styled modernism. He’s considered one of the key creators of the Hollywood Regency look and many of his pieces were commissions or custom-built for discerning clientele. To this day, his designs are stylish, versatile and incredibly au courant. This Studded Console is an all […]