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...

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 &...

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. ...

    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...

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...

C. Jeré Curtis Jeré is a compound nom-de-plume of artists Jerry Fels and Curtis Freiler.  Fels made a name for himself in the 1940s with his successful Renoir and Matisse lines of copper jewelry.  Jerry Fels and Curtis Freiler founded Artisan House in 1964.  The goal...

Dorothy Draper Dorothy Draper (1889-1969) was the pioneer of interior design.  She established the 1st interior design company in the United States in 1923.  Dorothy Draper was the most famous decorator in America from the 1930s-1960s.  In addition to FABULOUS...