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on September 27, 2017February 6, 2019 Copenhagen

viva españa

i’ve been wanting to craft a series of posts on my favourite design classics for some time now, but my recent visit to copenhagen with danish heritage brands fredericia and georg jensen has finally given me the perfect place to start! i’m always fascinated by the origins of truly iconic pieces of design – be it furniture, home accessories, architecture ...

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on November 12, 2016February 6, 2019 London

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a sculptor’s choice

usually it’s the fashion world that offers up the crème de la crème of designer sample sales at this time of the year but for one day only, on saturday 19 november, knoll uk will hold its annual sample sale of iconic licensed original designs at their clerkenwell showroom, with reductions of up to 70% off retail prices - wow! ...

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on September 11, 2015August 30, 2017

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colours in perfect shape

in 1955, arne jacobsen set a new standard for chair design when he created what was to become the most sold stackable chair in design history. the series 7 is seen by many as one of the finest examples of timeless design, remaining popular for six decades – a period of profound changes in technology, culture and lifestyle. to celebrate ...

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on April 17, 2014December 28, 2016

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resurrection

another lovely presentation from salone del mobile that i've spied across the blogosphere the past few days is fritz hansen's revival of a "quiet" design classic; the arne jacobsen drop chair. first released in 1958, this midcentury classic was initially produced exclusively for the copenhagen radisson sas royal hotel's bar and lobby, with the tear-shaped design taking inspiration from the ...

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on July 9, 2013April 17, 2016

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take your pleasures seriously

i'm back from a fabulous long weekend spent in the swiss city of basel and boy, was it a much-needed, lovely sunshine-y break! but i can certainly say that i did, just as eames instructs, "take my pleasures seriously!" there will be more posts on basel itself to come (including the reason i was there!), but today i wanted to ...

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on January 29, 2013December 12, 2016

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the magic of modernism

to commemorate the 80th anniversary of alvar aalto's classic stool 60, finnish brand artek have asked a selection of designers to give the design a contemporary makeover. the simple, stackable and durable wooden stool has become an icon of modern design over the past 8 decades; a technically advanced design solution which has provided the basis for many subsequent design classics. i ...

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