Mid Century Modern Revolutions: Furniture

Architecture and Interior Design are generally taken by the hand. When Architecture is exhibitionist or outspoken, then Interior Design is, too. On the other hand is the same with minimalist design and its counterpart in furniture. That's what happened with Mid Century Modern style in architecture and its counterpart in furniture.

Actually many of the changes and innovations in furniture and interior design, comes from architects with a profound influence, in both fields. Eero Saarinen, the creator of the Womb Chair, or Ludwig Mies van der Rohe with the Barcelona Chair, are fine examples of masterminds with a special criteria to adapt their macro visions to the micro universe. This is the way we see how the simplified both majestic shapes in the outside is complemented with minimalist, ornament -free interiors. Although, there are some common characteristics in what we call now Mid Century Modern. Lets take a look on them:

Minimalism, always minimalism

A favorite word for many design enthusiasts and almost everybody when announces a renovation or a new space, even when they don't know really what it mean. Minimalism looks to eliminate the different layers in every classical piece of furniture, till leave it in its very essence.

Pure Materials

Leaving behind the old concepts of beauty and luxury, modernist creators researched and experimented with lots of materials, but not looking for the luxury texture, but simply the best material for some specific function. That could be The search for new forms and patterns was always at the heart of Mid Century Modern.

Bold forms

A Womb Chair, an Egg Chair, a Mole Chair; all of these experimental shapes were born in the mist of the Mid Century Modern boom. The modernist impulse for new forms was always in the heart of Mid Century Modern .

Function > Form

Foldable chairs and sofas, flexible tables, light furniture…Function was always on top, and that is noticeable in every item of Mid Century Modern style.

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