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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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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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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There are few chairs, if any, that come close to the Coconut Lounge Chair. Designed by George Nelson in 1955, we’re highlighting the Coconut Chair in the sixth instalment of our ICON series.
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In the fifth instalment of our ICON series, we’re celebrating 110 years of the CH24 Wishbone Chair designed by Hans J. Wegner for Carl Hansen & Son.
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Designed by the Castiglioni brothers, Achille and Pier, the Snoopy Lamp was loosely inspired by the dog Snoopy in the cartoon series ‘Peanuts’ from the 1950s.
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Wide timber armrests, combined with saddle-stitched leather, the Spanish Chair continues to be a favourite with design buffs around the world, earning its place in our ICON series.
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