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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
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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
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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
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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
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Manhattan Home Design's Lighting Guide: Accent lighting
Posted by Manhattan Home Design on Jan 14th 2019
Accent lighting is the third aspect of lighting on interior
design. It’s all about making the right kind of choices to make things stand
out. Like task lights, accent lights are directi
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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
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