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Mies van der Rohe Villa Wolf in Gubin History and Reconstruciton Cover
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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe – Villa Wolf in Gubin, History and Reconstruction

DOM publishers have released 'Ludwig Mies van der Rohe - Villa Wolf in Gubin, History and Reconstruction', a book edited by Dietrich Neumann. Villa Wolf in Gubing, Mies van der Rohe's first modern building, was constructed between 1925 and 1927 but was destroyed at the end of the Second World War.

This publication documents the history of Villa Wolf, its significance within van Mies van der Rohe's body of work, and the excavation of the basement and foundations in 2021.

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Loop Chair by Willy Guhl for Eternit Original
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Loop Chair by Willy Guhl for Eternit

The Loop Chair was designed in 1954 by Swiss designer Willy Guhl for Eternit. The shape of the chair was originally conceived in 1947 using clay impressions. The production chairs were made of mass produced Eternit fibre cement mats, which were moulded before they hardened. The design was revised by Guhl in 1997 and made of an asbestos-free fibre-reinforced cement (FRC), with a larger radii and two reinforcing corrugations to compensate for the weaker material. Photo of original 1954 Loop Chair. Swisspearl

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Lehni Aluminium Shelf Andreas Christen in yellow
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Lehni Aluminium Shelf designed by Andreas Christen

Swiss manufacturer Lehni, working with Swiss artist and designer Andreas Christen, developed the Aluminium Shelf for the Swiss National Exhibition Expo 64 in Lausanne.  The bookcase was the first furniture piece created by Lehni, originally a Swiss-based plumbing workshop and metalworker established in 1922. The Aluminium Shelf was conceived as a modular shelving system manufactured in either bare or anodised aluminium, employing the techniques of punching, bending and folding and utilising screws instead of welds. The system includes accessories such as drawers, sliding doors and pull-out shelves. Photo Lehni. Lehni

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Cavalletto Angelo Mangiarotti with Morassutti Archive
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Agapecasa reissues Angelo Mangiarotti’s 1953 Cavalletto furniture system

Cavalletto, the all-wood furniture system designed by Italian architect and industrial designer Angelo Mangioritti in 1953, has been reissued by Italian brand Agapecasa. Using overlapping upside down 'V' shaped elements, the flexible Cavaletto system is designed to be assembled, disassembled and remodelled. Shelves and storage units are accommodated without the need for screws or bolts. Photo Fondazione Angelo Mangiarotti. Agapecasa

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Maison à Bordeaux by Rem Koolhaas, OMA Lift
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Maison à Bordeaux by Rem Koolhaas, OMA

Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas of OMA, designed Maison à Bordeaux, a three-floor house on a hill overlooking Bordeaux. The house was designed for a couple. Following a car crash, the husband became wheelchair-bound and his brief to the architect was clear, 'I do not want a simple house. I want a complex house because the house will define my world'. The heart of the house is a 3m by 3.5m elevator platform that moves between the three floors and itself becomes part of the kitchen, living space or office, giving easy access to books, artwork or a wine cellar. The house was completed in 1998. Photo Hans Werlemann ©OMA. OMA

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Architectmade Spring Mouth Blown Glass Denmark Jorn Utzon
CLASSIC | Design | Glassware

Jørn Utzon designed Spring drinking glass by ArchitectMade

Danish architect Jørn Utzon, designer of the Sydney Opera House, designed the Spring mouth blown glasses in 1949. The glass is stackable and can be used as a cognac glass when tilted on its side. The glass is now manufactured by ArchitectMade.  ArchitectMade

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Eikund Hunter lounge chair Villa Grung
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Eikund relaunches the Torbjørn Afdal Hunter Chair

Norwegian furniture company Eikund relaunches the Torbjørn Afdal designed Hunter Chair. The chair, which was originally designed in 1960, forms part of Eikund's  Norwegian mid-century design classics collection.  Eikund

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Artek Stool 60 Kontrasti
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Artek celebrates 90 years of Alvar Aalto’s Stool 60 with Kontrasti

Artek has issued a new version of Alvar Aalto's Stool 60 to celebrate its 90th anniversary in 2023. Stool 60 Kontrasti highlights the construction of the stool by inserting a darker thermo-treated birch veneer into incisions in each leg and also into the seat top. As with the original, Stool 60 Kontrasti is made entirely from birch wood. Artek

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MENU Pagode Sofa
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MENU reissues Tove and Edvard Kindt-Larsen’s mid-century Pagode Sofa

The Pagode Sofa, inspired by Asian temples, was designed in 1956 by leading Danish mid-century modern designers Tove and Edvard Kindt-Larsen. Danish design company MENU, formed in 1976, has reissued the Pagode Sofa in oak and walnut as part of their 'Icons by MENU' range. MENU

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Eames Fiberglass Armchair DAR
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Eames Fibreglass Armchair DAR by Vitra

Charles and Ray Eames designed the Fibreglass Armchair DAR in 1950 following a design competition entry two years earlier at the New York MOMA. The chair is made of a steel wire base, known as the Eiffel Tower version and a dyed-through glass-fibre reinforced polyester base which in some colours is slightly transparent as in the earlier models. Vitra

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Borge Mogensend 2213 Fredericia
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Børge Mogensen 2213 sofa manufactured by Fredericia

The 2213 sofa was designed by pioneering Danish designer Børge Mogensen for his own living room in 1962. The sofa was designed to be modest and comfortable and is now manufactured by Danish furniture designer Fredericia, established 1911. Fredericia

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Carl Hansen Wishbone Chair CH24 Birthday Edition 2023
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Carl Hansen releases the Birthday Edition 2023 of the classic Wishbone Chair

Hans J Wegner's iconic Wishbone Chair has been in continuous production since 1950. Carl Hansen have now produced a limited edition CH24 Birthday Edition 2023 in oiled FSC TM oak and an exclusive double woven seat. Carl Hansen

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Committee Chair Pierre Jeanneret Cassina
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Cassina introduces the Committee Chair as part of its homage to Pierre Jeannette collection

Pierre Jeannette worked with Le Corbusier in the design of the Indian city of Chandigarh. The Committee Chair was designed by Pierre Jeannette for the Chandigarh project and is now manufactured by Cassina. Cassina

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Fritz Hansen Lissoni Sofa PL112S
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Fritz Hansen Lissoni™ sofa

The Fritz Hansen Lissoni™ sofa was designed by Piero Lissoni in 2006. Fritz Hansen was founded in Denmark in 1872 and has a history of collaboration with international designers. Fritz Hansen

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PH Artichoke Pendant Light Pould Henninsen Louis Poulsen
CLASSIC | Design | Lighting

PH Artichoke pendant light designed in 1958

Poul Henningsen, the influential Danish designer and architect, working with Louis Poulsen, the Danish lighting manufacturer, designed the PH Artichoke for a modernist Copenhagen restaurant in 1958. The distinctive pendant light with its 72 'leaves', is still in use at the restaurant, the Langelinie Pavilion. Louis Poulsen

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Artek Stool 60
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Artek celebrates 90 years of Alvar Aalto’s Stool 60

Alvar Aalto's Stool 60 has been in continuous production since 1923, using solid birch wood from the Finnish forests. Offcuts from the L-shaped legs are used to make the stool's circular seat minimising its ecological impact. Photo © Artek Collection / Alvar Aalto Museum.  Artek

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stelton em77 matte colours
CLASSIC | Design | Homeware

Stelton adds matte colours to its EM77 vacuum jug

The EM77 vacuum jug, designed by Erik Magnussen, has been in production in Denmark since 1977. Stelton have added three new pale matte shades to its existing choice of over 100 colours. Stelton

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Gerrit Rietveld’s Crate Collection reissued by Rietveld Orginals x HAY

The Crate Collection, designed by pioneering Dutch designers and architects in 1934 has been relaunched by Rietveld Originals x HAY. The furniture is characterised by wide planks and follows the original principle of affordability and comfort. HAY, Rietveld Originals

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Quaderna by Zanotta Superstudio
CLASSIC | Furniture

Quaderna Series by Zanotta is now 50

The 'radical design' movement of late 1960s Italy led to the creation of the Quaderna Series of furniture, which was designed by the Superstudio group and has been manufactured by Zanotta since 1972. The iconic collection is characterised by geometric shapes covered with a chequered white laminate. A coffee table, desk and carpet have been added to the series to mark the 50th anniversary. Photo Simone Barberis. Zanotta

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Jean Prouvé Collection Vitra Standard Chair EM Table
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The Jean Prouvé Collection by Vitra

The French designer and engineer Jean Prouvé designed the iconic Standard Chair in 1935 and the EM Table in 1950. Both of these items form part of the Jean Prouvé Collection manufactured by Vitra. Vitra have now issued new products and have also extended the range of existing colours. Photo Florian Böhn, ©Vitra. Vitra

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Cassina Gerrit Rietveld Utrecht Armchair
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The Utrecht armchair designed in 1935 by Rietveld

While working at the department store Metz & Co in Amsterdam, Gerrit Rietveld worked on the brief to create a chair for serial production. The result was the iconic Utrecht armchair, which has been manufactured by Cassina in Italy since 1988. Cassina

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Gio-Ponti-D.153.1-armchair
CLASSIC | Design | Furniture

Gio Ponti D.153.1 armchair

Gio Ponti designed the D.153.1 armchair for his private house in Milan. This re-edition is based on the original drawings from the ponti archives.  Molteni & Co

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arne jacobsen vola kv1
CLASSIC | Design | Interiors | Objects

Arne Jacobsen 111 Mixer Tap for Vola

In 1968 Verner Overgaard and Arne Jacobsen created the first VOLA mixer 111 for the National Bank of Denmark building in Copenhagen. The design hides the mechanical parts of the mixer are leaving only the handles and spout exposed. Vola taps have been manufactured in Denmark for over 45 years. Vola

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anglepoise 1227 lamp
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George Carwardine Original 1227 Angle Poise Lamp

The 1227 Angle Poise lamp was conceived when automotive engineer George Carwardine created a new kind of spring. The design allowed for a lamp that could combine ultimate flexibility with perfect stability. The Original 1227™ was launched in 1935 and is still in production today. Anglepoise's history can be traced back to 1855 when Herbert Terry and Sons Ltd manufactured springs. Anglepoise

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arne jacobsen table lamp louis poulsen
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Arne Jacobsen Table Lamp

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

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david mellor cutlery
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David Mellor Cutlery

David Mellor, Royal Designer for Industry, trained as a silversmith and specialised in metalwork particularly cutlery. In 1953 the Pride cutlery designed while David Mellor was at the Royal College of Art was included in the first Design Centre Awards in 1957 and is still in production. The cutlery is manufactured in a purpose built factory in the Peak District National Park at Hathersage, near Sheffield. David Mellor

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vitsoe shelving
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Dieter Rams 606 Universal Shelving System by Vitsoe

The Vitsoe 606 Universal Shelving System was designed by Dieter Rams in 1960. Based on a system of an aluminium E-track and a pin, with all shelves, cabinets and table hung from the E-track. The system is designed so that you take it with you when you move. In 1959 Niels Vitsoe formed Vitsoe to create the furniture designed by Dieter Rams. Vitsoe

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