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Designer of the Week: Frank Lloyd Wright

Posted by Manhattan Home Design on Jan 15th 2019

Furniture was an essential part of Frank Lloyd Wright’s philosophy and upbringing as a designer, even though most people know him as the creator of organic architecture. His most famous … read more

Designer of the week: Walter Gropius

Posted by Manhattan Home Design on Jan 15th 2019

It seems that finally our Designer of the Week series has led us to the source, the one person that started it all (at least at the Bauhaus). Walter Gropius is, to many people, the patr … read more

Designer of the Week: Peter Behrens

Posted by Manhattan Home Design on Jan 15th 2019

German designer and architect Peter Behrens was an influence to many in the modernist movement, including Bauhaus founder Walter Gropius and a large group of the school’s most notable alu … read more

Designer of the Week: Grant Featherston

Posted by Manhattan Home Design on Jan 15th 2019

It’s been a while since we talked about a designer that wasn’t entirely American or European. The mid-century modernist movement spanned the entire world in many different ways, as we hav … read more

Designer of the Week - Eileen Gray

Posted by Manhattan Home Design on Jan 14th 2019

Irish-French designer Eileen Gray was one of the most prominent figures in early modernist design. She was born in 1878 in Wexford County, Ireland, but spent most of her life doin … read more