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Eye On Design: Lucite Box Handbag By Wilardy Originals

lucite box handbag photo by gail worley
Photos By Gail

In mid-century America, molded Box Handbags like this one (circa 1955) were fabricated by the New York City accessory firm Wilardy aka Wilardy Originals, which embraced the increasingly experimental postwar design trend towards ‘scientific’ materials such as Lucite.

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Eye On Design: Bon Bon Acrylic Coffee Table By Marco Pettinari For Poliedrica

Poliedrica Booth ICFF
All Photos By Gail

This year’s ICFF has come and gone, but the moment I passed by the booth for Poliedrica, makers of sleek, candy-colored Plexiglas furniture, I knew I had found it: the Oh, Wow piece of the entire show! Ladies and gentlemen, may I present the Bon Bon Acrylic Coffee Table! Continue reading Eye On Design: Bon Bon Acrylic Coffee Table By Marco Pettinari For Poliedrica