We learn more about the iconic PH 5 light by Poul Henningsen, designed in 1958 for the Danish lighting company Louis Poulsen.
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Known as the Armchair 41 ‘Paimio’, this iconic chair takes on greater significance when seen in the context in which it was designed for.
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The Etcetera chair is proving once again to be popular with designers worldwide who weren’t around when the chair was first released.
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Photographer Richard Powers can claim a remarkable credential – he has photographed more houses deemed ‘iconic’ than anyone on the planet.
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Cassina have restored the original French names of iconic pieces within the Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret and Charlotte Perriand collection.
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German industrial designer Richard Sapper’s Tizio table lamp, designed in 1972, is considered one of his most recognisable designs.
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This iconic lounge chair and ottoman, designed by Ray and Charles Eames, was an instant success when it was released in 1956.
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Unlike other chairs from the late 1930s, the Butterfly chair requires the user to recline, relax and contemplate the world going by.
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Designed in 1956 by Eero Saarinen and produced by Knoll, the Tulip Chair (with or without armrests) continues to ‘strike a pose’.
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It was with great sadness that the architecture world learnt of the death, at 82, of renowned Catalan architect, Ricardo Bofill.
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Simplicity is often the key to creating an iconic design. And in the case of the Thonet chair, only six elements were required to make each chair.
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The Fritz Hansen Series 7 Chair maintains its high standards over 60 years on from Arne Jacobsen’s initial design.
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We get to know the story behind the curvaceous and free-flowing Savoy Vase designed by Alvar Aalto and his wife Aino.
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We go back to 1969, the year Gaetano Pesce’s Up Series project was launched, to learn more about this head-turning armchair.
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Mario Bellini’s Camaleonda Sofa, with its soft and encompassing padding, became a feature in many living rooms throughout the 1970s. We discover why it’s now a design icon – and even more popular with its reissue.
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Part of the permanent collection of New York’s Museum of Modern Art’s (MOMA), we learn the story behind Mario Bellini’s leather Cab Chair.
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Isamu Noguchi dominated the world’s design scene for the greatest part of the 20th century, most notably with the iconic Akari Lights.
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As part of our ICON series, we’re uncovering the story behind the Barcelona Chair designed by architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich in 1929.
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