Gio Ponti | A Passion for Living Ponti Style
As an innovator and influencer Gio Ponti, architect, painter, furniture and industrial designer was arguably the most authentic voice in Italian Modernism. Born and raised in Milan, Ponti was the founder and editor of the quintessential Domus magazine (1928). He viewed himself as an artist and mediator between the spheres of ideas and reality. Ponti […]
Danish Furniture Designer Poul Volther
Poul Volther was a Danish furniture designer who is remembered above all for his iconic Corona Chair. The Corona Chair: one of the most recognizable designs of the twentieth century, still both chic and comfortable. An excellent example from the original production run. Handsome Danish Modern Oak Daybed by Poul Volther. Features slatted oak frame […]
Paul Evans | Heavy Metal Artist of Mid-Century Furniture
Paul Evans was a leading designer in the Mid Century American studio and brutalist furniture movement. Evans consistently push boundaries with his innovative approaches to sculptures. Evans applied these same aesthetic principles to furniture, creating chunky, deeply textural works of art that masqueraded as utilitarian objects. He produced several lines for the manufacturer Directional, the most […]
The Invisible Designs of Erwine and Estelle Laverne
Erwine and Estelle Laverne: Erwine (1909-2003) and Estelle (1915-1997) Laverne both trained as painters at the Art Student’s League under Hans Hofmann. In the 1930s they pooled their collective talent and focus into design, establishing Laverne Originals in 1938, an influential New York company driven by their precise and unique modern artistic style. In 1957 […]
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 […]