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Bent tubular metal, leather or fabric, clean lines: this iconic chair looks so modern that it is hard to believe its age, as the Wassily is now a hundred years old! By taking industrial materials and using them in an entirely new way, the young Marcel Breuer (1902–1981) helped invent 20th-century …
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Born in Utrecht, the Netherlands, Cees Braakman began his career as a designer at a very young age, joining the furniture company Pastoe, where his father worked as a draughtsman. He became the company’s director in 1948.
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Scandinavian design, recognizable by its clean lines and refined forms, has remained relevant across the decades. Born in the Nordic countries, it is based on a clear philosophy: “Making beauty accessible, without ever separating aesthetics from function.” This connection between nature, utility and human harmony lies at the heart of the style.
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Poul Kjærholm (1929–1980) began his career working with wood before enrolling at the prestigious Kunsthåndværkerskole in 1949. It was for his graduation project at this Copenhagen School of Arts and Crafts that the young designer created the Element chair, also known as the PK25. “It is not only the structural …
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Born in Paris in 1929, Roger Tallon embodied the very essence of design: a combination of intelligence, sensitivity and creative generosity. His remarkable career has been celebrated through several major retrospectives, including “Roger Tallon, Design in Motion” at the Centre Pompidou in 1993, followed by an exhibition at the Musée des …
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Le Corbusier, Eames, Jacobsen, Knoll, Bertoia, Saarinen or Sarfatti: copies of iconic pieces are everywhere, even when they are not allowed in serious fairs and sales.Some are well made and can be difficult to identify, which makes vigilance essential.
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Except for prototypes and very specific commissions, designer furniture is usually created to be produced in series.Once a piece is ready, a publisher finances and organizes its production. This role is central to the history, quality and authenticity of design furniture.
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Beatrice Brengues, who runs the Modernariato shop in Paris’s 18th arrondissement, talks to us about Gli Scacchi (“the chess pieces”) and its creator, Mario Bellini. This unusual early-1970s design, inspired by the strategic game, was also conceived as a symbol of freedom and innovation.
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In 2016, the Museum of Decorative Arts and Design in Oslo paid tribute to Norwegian designer Terje Ekstrøm, who died in 2013, with a major retrospective. For the first time, the exhibition traced the full scope of his creative approach, defined by boundless enthusiasm and a constant pursuit of originality. Alongside Svein …
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Jean-Pierre Laporte began his career in the design world at Thonet, working alongside Pierre Paulin, who was then designing for the company. Nearly half a century later, after a long break, he has returned to creation and shares with us the foundations of his work, at the crossroads of ergonomics …
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