Jan 12, 2011 | Designs and Designers
Phyllis Morris Phyllis Morris (1925-1988) was a Los Angeles based designer and manufacturer of luxurious custom furniture, lighting and accessories. Phyllis Morris Originals was founded in 1953, a time when Mid Century furniture design favored Modern Minimalism. ...
Dec 30, 2010 | Designs and Designers
Maison Jansen Maison Jansen was one of the most influential design firms of the 20th Century. Maison Jansen was a Paris-based interior design firm that provided fabulous interiors, furniture, lighting and accessories for over a Century. Maison Jansen was the first...
Dec 16, 2010 | Designs and Designers
David Hicks British designer, David Hicks (1929-1998), was one of the most influential designers of the 1960s and 70s. His bold use of color, geometric patterns, and unexpected mixing of antique and modern furnishings with contemporary abstract art revolutionized...
Nov 28, 2010 | Designs and Designers
Paul Evans Paul Evans (1931-1987) was one of the most versatile and unique artists of the Mid Century Studio Furniture Movement. His furniture creations were bold and dramatic. His furniture designs can best be described as functional art. Paul Evans via Life CIRCA...
Nov 20, 2010 | Designs and Designers
Garden Seats The garden seat, or garden stool, first appeared in elite Chinese gardens as early as the Sung Dynasty (960-1279). Garden seats can be used as either a table or seating indoors and outdoors. Styles of garden seats range from elaborately ornate to...
Nov 9, 2010 | Designs and Designers
Milo Baughman Milo Baughman (1923-2003) was one of the leading Modern furniture designers of the 20th Century. He played an essential role in the California Modern Movement of the late 40s and 50s. Milo Baughman was born in Kansas and moved to Southern...
Nov 4, 2010 | Designs and Designers
Acrylic The synthetic polymer polymethyl methacrylate (acrylic) was developed in 1928. While most acrylic items are often referred to as lucite or plexiglas, Lucite is the brand name of the polymer developed by DuPont and Plexiglas is the brand name of the Rohm &...
Nov 1, 2010 | Designs and Designers
Lee Reynolds Lee Reynolds is another FAB example of the 60s trend of art for the masses. Artist Lee Reynolds Burr founded Vanguard Studios in 1964. Like C. Jeré and Artisan House, Vanguard Studios employed numerous artists to duplicate original paintings. ...
Oct 26, 2010 | Designs and Designers
Karl Springer Karl Springer (1930-1991) was a German born, French educated, New York City based designer and manufacturer of luxury furniture and accessories. He established his first workshop in the early 1960s and began concentrating on furniture design in...
Oct 20, 2010 | Designs and Designers
Chinese Chippendales English furniture designer Thomas Chippendale was the first non-monarch to have a style named for him in the mid-18th Century. Chippendale was already well known for his elegant mahogany furniture when he applied the newly popular Chinoiserie...
