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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 work, the Fa
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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 patriarch of Euro
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Designer of the week: Gerrit Rietveld
Posted by Manhattan Home Design on Jan 15th 2019
The Dutch were always a very influential part of the
Scandinavian Modern movement, if not the most important, as many would argue.
From those influential designers, Gerrit Thomas Rietveld stands for
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Designer of the week: Marcel Breuer
Posted by Manhattan Home Design on Jan 14th 2019
Hungarian-American designer Marcel Breuer was the first
craftsman to ever work with tubular steel in conjunction with textiles. He gave
the world a chair concept that could not be remade, effectivel
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Manhattan Home Design's Lighting Guide Task lighting
Posted by Manhattan Home Design on Jan 14th 2019
This is the first article on a series of pieces dedicated to
lighting up your home. Task lighting is meant to provide visual aid for
completing tasks, as the name indicates. It has to do with locali
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Manhattan Home Design's best ottomans [part 2]
Posted by Manhattan Home Design on Jan 14th 2019
This is part two of Manhattan Home Design’s best ottoman
roundup for 2019. As we mentioned before, ottomans are becoming extremely
popular amongst interior designers and furniture enthusiasts becaus
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