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Nomos Glashütte At Work Watch

The At Work models of watches from NOMOS Glashütte have a diameter of 39mm and feature a silver grey dial crafted after a nine step process. The gold and rhodium plated blank is varnished and wet blasted repeatedly, removing a thousandth of a millimeter every time. NOMOS Glashütte, founded by Roland Schwertner in 1990, is the largest manufacturer of mechanical timepieces in Germany. © Nomos Glashütte. NOMOS Glashütte

Mies van der rohe Barcelona couch

Design/ Furniture

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was selected to design the German Pavilion for the 1929 International Exposition in Barcelona. Inside, Mies included chairs and stools for the King and Queen of Spain. Designed in 1930, the Barcelona Couch shares the same simple elegance as the iconic lounge chair. Mies granted Knoll the production rights to the Chair and Stool in 1953. Knoll was formed in 1938 by Hans Knoll in New York. Knoll

Arne Jacobsen Georg Jensen cutlery

Design/ Homeware/ Objects

Arne Jacobsen’s cutlery was revolutionary. With extremely simple and bold lines, it was unlike anything that existed at the time. It was a departure from Georg Jensen’s earlier styles and made a huge impact in the design world at its debut. His Functionalist approach went on to dominate much of design in subsequent years. 1957. Georg Jensen,

Arne Jacobsen Table Lamp

Design/ Interiors/ Lighting

The AJ Lamp was designed by renowned architect Arne Jacobsen in 1960 for the SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen as an integral part of the hotel design. Louis Poulsen is a Danish lighting manufacturer founded in 1974. Louis Poulsen