Modern Furniture Blog
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 remad
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A short guide to Humanscale office furniture by Manhattan Office Design
Posted by Manhattan Home Design on Jan 7th 2019
If you’re new to office interior design, you might find
yourself wondering about Humanscale and their product line. You might have
heard that they’re the leading brand in innovative sol
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Have you ever sat on a Swan chair? If not, you’re missing out
Posted by Manhattan Home Design on Jan 7th 2019
Arne Jacobsen was a visionary; you could see him as one of
the guys who brought mid-century modern craziness to an elegant standard. His
beloved Swan chair is a true classic, a minimalistic look at
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Designer of the week: Finn Juhl
Posted by Manhattan Home Design on Dec 10th 2018
Born in 1912, Finn Juhl is one of the
lesser known figures of the mid-century modernist movement, though for real
fans, he’s actually the very first. Primarily an architect and interior
designer, J
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Designer of the Week - Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Posted by Manhattan Home Design on Oct 22nd 2018
German-born
architect Mies van der Rohe was one of the directors of the influential Bauhaus
school in the years before World War II. He was born Maria Ludwig Michael Mies
and later renamed himself
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