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How comfortable is the Womb Chair, actually?
Posted by Manhattan Home Design on Aug 7th 2020
Eero Saarinen
designed the Womb Chair in 1946 after a brief meeting with Florence Knoll at
the Cranbrook Academy of Art. According to history, she told him that she
wanted a chair that she could ju
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Designer of the Week: Achille Castiglioni - Featuring the Arco Lamp!
Posted by Manhattan Home Design on Jan 17th 2019
Designer of the Week: Achille Castiglioni - Featuring the Arco Lamp!
Eight months ago, art and design
enthusiasts around the world celebrated the 100
th birthday of
Achi
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The 3 different types of lighting explained by Manhattan Home Design
Posted by Manhattan Home Design on Jan 15th 2019
One of the best-known decorating clichés is that lighting is
everything. It is what makes or breaks a room, as it makes colors look
different and accentuates certain parts while keeping
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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: 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 Style Guide for 2019 [Part 2]
Posted by Manhattan Home Design on Jan 15th 2019
Continuing our examination of the latest and most important
trends in furniture for 2019, we’re back with two trends that will definitely
shape most living spaces around the country. Ther
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