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Mies van der rohe Barcelona couch

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

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Barber Osgerby Home Table

Barber Osgerby Home Table

Design/ Furniture/ Retail

Designed for their own home and their clients, the Home Table in oak was Barber Osgerby’s first project using solid wood. Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby founded their studio in 1996 and much of their work has involved folding sheet material. Isokon Plus manufacture the Home Table and was  founded in the 1930s and continues create contemporary furniture and is based in Hackney Wick, London. Isokon Plus

Frieze Art New York Fair 2018

Frieze Art New York Fair 2018

Art/ Events/ Exhibition

3 May – 6 May 2018 at Randall’s Island Park

Frieze New York, led by the director of Frieze Fairs Victoria Siddall and Artistic director Loring Randolph, features over 1,000 leading contemporary and modern artists at more than 190 galleries from 30 countries.  Frieze

VIPP 501 Electric Kettle

VIPP 501 Electric Kettle

Design/ Electronics/ Homeware

Vipp founder Holger Nielsen designed the Vipp pedal bin in 1939 and the company is still run from Amsterdam by his daughter and grandchildren. Their newly designed VIPP 501 electric kettle features a solid powder coated and insulated surface with non slip rubber on the base and handle. VIPP

Arne Jacobsen Georg Jensen cutlery

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,

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