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Time never looked so playful as it does with the Ball Clock, a mid-century modern masterpiece designed by George Nelson in 1948. A true icon of atomic-age design, this whimsical wall clock ditches traditional numerals in favor of brightly colored wooden balls radiating from a central face, evoking both a burst of sunshine and the orbit of planets. It’s science, sculpture, and style — all rolled into one.
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The Coffee Table Model IN-50 by Isamu Noguchi is one of the most iconic modernist furniture designs of the 20th century. Designed in 1944 for Herman Miller, this table embodies Noguchi’s signature sculptural aesthetic, blending organic forms with functional design.
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This modern and affordable dining-room chair was designed by the American husband-and-wife team Charles and Ray Eames. Built after an exhaustive period of testing, the different parts of the chair were fabricated using heat and pressure to bend the plywood. The DCW Side Chair (1946) was lauded for being both ergonomic and comfortable
The Eames‘ pioneering use of new materials and technologies transformed the way people decorated their homes, introducing functional, affordable, and often highly sculptural objects and furnishings to so many middle-class Americans.
Photographed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC.
Photographed in the Cooper Hewitt Design Museum
In the mid-to-late 20th century, an atmosphere of innovation and a desire to question the tenets of modernism led some designers to explore a variety of ways in which to shape space. American Architect and Designer Alexander Hayden Girard utilized color and pattern in textiles, particularly in this colorful abstract, or folk art-inspired work for Herman Miller.
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Designed George Nelson™ and Irving Harper in 1956, the playful Marshmallow Sofa is a landmark of Midcentury modern design that’s still turning heads and making people smile. The 18 round cushions can be all the same color or in multiple colors for the right look in a private office, lobby, lounge, living room or den.
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