Industrial designer Called “the maker of good things” Eva Zeisel
Eva Zeisel (Nov 1906-Dec 2011), called a “maker of good things”, was an American industrial designer known for her work with ceramics. Her designs are often abstractions of the natural world and human relationships. These Red Wing Town and Country Salt and Pepper shakers show her creativity. Her elegant, eccentric designs in the 1940s and […]
Gilbert Rohde | Pioneer of Modern Design
Gilbert Rohde whose career as a furniture and industrial designer helped define American modernism is considered one of the Pioneers of Modern Design. This is a gorgeous 1930‘s American Modernist Art Deco Chair.Streamline Art Deco Clock designed for the Herman Miller Clock Company, circa 1933, was made for and exhibited at the 1933 World’s Fair. It […]
Harry Bertoia | Diamonds are Forever…
Harry Bertoia, was an Italian-born artist, sound art sculptor, and modern furniture designer. The Harry Bertoia diamond chair has become one of the most pop types of seating added to living rooms around the country. Graceful long stainless steel wires gathered into a thick stainless steel 6” square base, wires delicately draping outwards forming a […]
Joaquim Tenreiro | Brazilian furniture pioneer
Joaquim Tenreiro (1906-1992) is the pioneer of Modernist Brazilian furniture making. Born in Portugal to a family with a great tradition in furniture making, he moved to Brazil in 1928 at the age of 22. The Cadeira Chair displayed here is one of his most popular designs. This iconic coffee table is made of jacaranda […]