Designs and Designers

Frances WHO

Frances WHO

Frances Elkins Frances Adler Elkins (1888-1953) was a legendary decorator of the early 20th century. Her eclectic integration of various periods and styles, from French country to chinoiserie to art deco featuring avant-garde furnishings, created timeless interiors...

Billy WHO

Billy WHO

Billy Baldwin William “Billy” Baldwin (1903-1983) designs were immaculately timeless.  His name became the byword for exemplary American design.  Billy Baldwin’s style was crisp, elegant, simple and practical. Baltimore, Maryland native, Billy Baldwin briefly studied...

CIRCA Ficks Reed

CIRCA Ficks Reed

Ficks Reed The Cincinnati, Ohio-based Ficks Reed Company was founded in 1885 by Louis Ficks.  Initially established as the National Carriage and Reed Company, the company produced woven reed and wicker baby carriages before expanding their product line. For over 125...

CIRCA Cardin

CIRCA Cardin

Pierre Cardin  Since 1950, Pierre Cardin (b. 1922) has changed the look and business of the fashion industry.  He has designed everything from haute couture to prêt-à-porter fashions, PIA airline uniforms to NASA spacesuits, airplane and automobile interiors, hotels...

Phyllis WHO

Phyllis WHO

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. ...

CIRCA Jansen

CIRCA Jansen

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...

David WHO

David WHO

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...

Paul WHO

Paul WHO

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...

CIRCA Garden Seats

CIRCA Garden Seats

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...