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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 have mentioned before. In Australia, particularly, there were a lot of furniture designers and architects that adhered to mid-century trends and breakthroughs, even though most of them are now almost unk …
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7 Types of Lighting Terms That You Should Know About

Posted by Manhattan Home Design on Jan 15th 2019

We recently wrote a series of articles on the three different types of lighting, and we invite you to check them out. On those pieces we talked about a lot of stuff, primarily how to light a certain room and which types of light fixtures to use. We used a couple of terms that most people might not be familiar with, so we want to try and clarify that today. There are lots of lamps and light fixtur …
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7 Types of Lighting Terms That You Should Know About

Posted by Manhattan Home Design on Jan 15th 2019

We recently wrote a series of articles on the three different types of lighting, and we invite you to check them out. On those pieces we talked about a lot of stuff, primarily how to light a certain room and which types of light fixtures to use. We used a couple of terms that most people might not be familiar with, so we want to try and clarify that today. There are lots of lamps and light fixtur …
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Designer of the Week: Arne Jacobsen

Posted by Manhattan Home Design on Nov 14th 2018

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 …
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