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Your mid-century furniture can feel a little out of place if the interior scape of your house doesn’t have a cohesive style to bring everything together. Of course, if you own mid-century furniture, you’d be tempted to say that your style is, indeed, mid-century. But that isn’t always the case. Besides, mid-century furniture goes great with a lot of other styles of decoration. M …

Created in 1946, the Womb chair was designed to try and retrieve a feeling of comfort that, according to its designer, could not be felt by anyone after they’d left their mother’s womb. It’s a primal kind of comfort, one that has to do with surrendering oneself to the chair. Though its name and description might point out to a particular demographic, the Womb chair is definitely …

Born in 1912, Finn Juhl is one of the lesser known figures of the mid-century modernist movement, though for real fans, he’s actually the very first. Primarily an architect and interior designer, Juhl not only contributed to the Danish modern design trend, he actually introduced it to America. Originally from Denmark (obviously), he pursued a career in architecture because his father would n …

Copenhagen, 1902. Danish merchant Johan Jacobsen and his wife Pouline, a bank clerk, have just given birth to a son that they named Arne. The child’s restlessness and artistic prowess both flourish at the same time on his early school years, setting the stage for one of the most important legacies in Danish furniture and design. Suggested Item: Swan Chair Travelling across the world, J …