{"id":10607,"date":"2019-04-28T07:00:16","date_gmt":"2019-04-28T07:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/?p=10607"},"modified":"2020-01-19T19:30:37","modified_gmt":"2020-01-19T19:30:37","slug":"mid-century-modern-furniture-design-secrets-unveiled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/mid-century-modern-furniture-design-secrets-unveiled\/","title":{"rendered":"Mid Century Modern Furniture Design: Secrets Unveiled"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Cara Greenberg, a notorious writer and art historian, was the one who created the expression \u201c<u><em><strong>Mid Century Modern<\/strong><\/em><\/u>\u201d, in 1983. It was in the title of one of her most relevant books (\u201cMid-Century Modern: Furniture of the 1950s\u201d<em>)<\/em>, which reflected what is now recognized as a global and iconic <strong>design movement<\/strong>. The movement spread to fields such as interior, product and graphic design, architecture and urban development, from about 1933 to 1965 and it is a style recognized today by scholars and museums.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"810\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TW8UnauIvqY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10656\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10656\" class=\"wp-image-10656 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Egg-Chair-Arne-Jacobsen.jpg\" alt=\"Mid Century Modern Furniture Design Secrets Unveiled - Egg Chair - Arne Jacobsen mid century modern Mid Century Modern Furniture Design: Secrets Unveiled Mid Century Modern Furniture Design Secrets Unveiled Egg Chair Arne Jacobsen\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Egg-Chair-Arne-Jacobsen.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Egg-Chair-Arne-Jacobsen-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Egg-Chair-Arne-Jacobsen-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Egg-Chair-Arne-Jacobsen-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Egg-Chair-Arne-Jacobsen-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" title=\"Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Egg-Chair-Arne-Jacobsen Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Egg-Chair-Arne-Jacobsen\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-10656\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mid Century Modern: \u201cEgg Chair\u201d by Arne Jacobsen. Photo: \u00a9Fritz Hansen<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The label is straightforward and easy to understand, as candid as the interior style it describes, which defended concepts of functionality, comfort and modern simplicity. When verbally spoken, the sounds that compose the words \u201cMid-century Modern\u201d also have a satisfying melodic value to them, thanks to the mirrored, doubling \u2018Ms\u2019 which roll smoothly off the tongue, evoking the clean sculptural lines of a perfectly balanced aesthetic.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10658\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10658\" class=\"wp-image-10658 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Diamond-Chair-Harry-Bertoia.jpg\" alt=\"Mid Century Modern Furniture Design Secrets Unveiled - Diamond Chair - Harry Bertoia mid century modern Mid Century Modern Furniture Design: Secrets Unveiled Mid Century Modern Furniture Design Secrets Unveiled Diamond Chair Harry Bertoia\" width=\"1200\" height=\"936\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Diamond-Chair-Harry-Bertoia.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Diamond-Chair-Harry-Bertoia-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Diamond-Chair-Harry-Bertoia-768x599.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Diamond-Chair-Harry-Bertoia-1024x799.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Diamond-Chair-Harry-Bertoia-90x70.jpg 90w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" title=\"Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Diamond-Chair-Harry-Bertoia Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Diamond-Chair-Harry-Bertoia\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-10658\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mid Century Modern: \u201cDiamond Chair\u201d by Harry Bertoia. Photo: \u00a9Hive Modern<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"810\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fODP2dn8Ok0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Bubble shapes, immaculate proportions and appealing colors made mid-century be appropriately defined as \u201cfurniture candy\u201d. Nowadays, chic vintage stores and the mid-century modern furniture fairs bring back this historic movement which prevails in our sense of what contemporary means. This is a movement from the past that continues to adorn our homes in the present, specially our kitchens and living rooms.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>Origin<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mid-century Modern is a furniture and interior design style which was a trend from the 1940s-1960s, being the natural descendant of Modernism. It was rooted in philosophies of functionality, elegance and simplicity, following the words of the Bauhaus and Le Corbusier which declared: \u201ca house is a machine for living\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>George Nelson\u2019s \u201cPlatform Bench\u201d<em>(<\/em>1946) is often mentioned as one of the first notable designs of the genre. It was created to be mass-produced in order to be affordable to the average homeowner, an ideal Nelson inherited from the Bauhaus mindset: a good design must be for everyone.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10618\" style=\"width: 1510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10618\" class=\"wp-image-10618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-George-Nelson-Platform-Bench.jpg\" alt=\"Mid Century Modern Furniture Design Secrets Unveiled - George Nelson - Platform Bench mid century modern Mid Century Modern Furniture Design: Secrets Unveiled Mid Century Modern Furniture Design Secrets Unveiled George Nelson Platform Bench\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-George-Nelson-Platform-Bench.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-George-Nelson-Platform-Bench-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-George-Nelson-Platform-Bench-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-George-Nelson-Platform-Bench-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-George-Nelson-Platform-Bench-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" title=\"Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-George-Nelson-Platform-Bench Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-George-Nelson-Platform-Bench\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-10618\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mid Century Modern: \u201cPlataform Bench\u201d created by Baxton Studio following George Nelson\u2019s design. Photo: \u00a9Baxton Studio<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>After Nelson\u2019s casual, simple yet stylish bench, the movement continued to promote the romantic idea that good design could change everyone\u2019s lives, not just the wealthy people\u2019s ones. Design could change the entire world and improve it.<\/p>\n<p>Ray and Charles Eames, a designer couple, created lovely Californian chairs which are now symbols of the movement. Their ideology was simple but powerful: <em>\u201cGetting the most of the best to the greatest number of people for the least amount of money.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10623\" style=\"width: 1510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10623\" class=\"wp-image-10623 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Ray-and-Charles-Eames-Lounge-Chair.jpg\" alt=\"Mid Century Modern Furniture Design Secrets Unveiled - Ray and Charles Eames - Lounge Chair mid century modern Mid Century Modern Furniture Design: Secrets Unveiled Mid Century Modern Furniture Design Secrets Unveiled Ray and Charles Eames Lounge Chair\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Ray-and-Charles-Eames-Lounge-Chair.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Ray-and-Charles-Eames-Lounge-Chair-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Ray-and-Charles-Eames-Lounge-Chair-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Ray-and-Charles-Eames-Lounge-Chair-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Ray-and-Charles-Eames-Lounge-Chair-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" title=\"Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Ray-and-Charles-Eames-Lounge-Chair Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Ray-and-Charles-Eames-Lounge-Chair\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-10623\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mid Century Modern: \u201cLounge Chair with Ottoman\u201d by Ray and Charles Eames for Herman Mil. Photo: \u00a91stDibs<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>Materials<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mid-century designers utilized materials according to their own specific, sometimes even artificial, qualities and never to imitate natural materials like wood or marble. They embraced new materials such as metal, glass, vinyl, and plywood, combining them with wood to create innovative and stimulating compositions. Often a piece of furniture would include only two materials or two colors, creating tension and harmony without any superfluous adornments.<\/p>\n<p>The artist and architect Isamu Noguchi\u2019s table made of walnut hardwood and glass demonstrates this: it was described as a \u201cfunctional sculpture\u201d, and its duality of two elements created something graceful and useful at the same time.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10627\" style=\"width: 2010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10627\" class=\"wp-image-10627 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Isamu-Noguchi-Table.jpg\" alt=\"Mid Century Modern Furniture Design Secrets Unveiled - Isamu Noguchi Table mid century modern Mid Century Modern Furniture Design: Secrets Unveiled Mid Century Modern Furniture Design Secrets Unveiled Isamu Noguchi Table\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Isamu-Noguchi-Table.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Isamu-Noguchi-Table-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Isamu-Noguchi-Table-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Isamu-Noguchi-Table-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" title=\"Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Isamu-Noguchi-Table Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Isamu-Noguchi-Table\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-10627\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mid Century Modern: Isamu Noguchi\u2019s Table. Photo: \u00a9<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hermanmiller.com\/en_eur\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Herman Miller<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Eames couple also mastered new technologies, creating plastic resin and wire mesh chairs that were produced by the manufacturer Herman Miller. Their \u201cMolded Plastic and Fiberglass Armchair\u201d was low-cost and had good quality, mixing several elements. The customer could choose from three plastic colors (elegant greige, elephant-hide, or parchment) and could select a metal, wood or rocker base. Materials that were once associated with cheap and industrial objects were becoming the standart in contemporary interior design.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10629\" style=\"width: 2010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10629\" class=\"wp-image-10629 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Ray-and-Charles-Eames-Molded-Plastic-and-Fiberglass-Armchair.jpg\" alt=\"Mid Century Modern Furniture Design Secrets Unveiled - Ray and Charles Eames - Mid Century Modern Furniture Design Secrets Unveiled - Ray and Charles Eames - Molded Plastic and Fiberglass Armchair mid century modern Mid Century Modern Furniture Design: Secrets Unveiled Mid Century Modern Furniture Design Secrets Unveiled Ray and Charles Eames Molded Plastic and Fiberglass Armchair\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Ray-and-Charles-Eames-Molded-Plastic-and-Fiberglass-Armchair.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Ray-and-Charles-Eames-Molded-Plastic-and-Fiberglass-Armchair-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Ray-and-Charles-Eames-Molded-Plastic-and-Fiberglass-Armchair-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Ray-and-Charles-Eames-Molded-Plastic-and-Fiberglass-Armchair-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Ray-and-Charles-Eames-Molded-Plastic-and-Fiberglass-Armchair-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" title=\"Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Ray-and-Charles-Eames-Molded-Plastic-and-Fiberglass-Armchair Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Ray-and-Charles-Eames-Molded-Plastic-and-Fiberglass-Armchair\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-10629\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mid Century Modern: \u201cMolded Plastic and Fiberglass Armchair\u201d by by Ray and Charles Eames. Photo: \u00a9Herman Miller<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>Aesthetic<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>George Nelson was the one who determined what were three main Mid Century Modern categories: the biomorphic; the machine; and the handcrafted.<\/p>\n<p>Biomorphic Mid Century Modern is a term used to define furniture with organic, curved, smooth surfaces, often with designs molded into the shapes of kidneys and boomerangs. This furniture was more enjoyable and energetic than the harsh machine aesthetic of the Bauhaus.<\/p>\n<p>Eva Zeisel, a talented artist born in Hungary and based in the United States, explored the natural world in her designs. Her famous salt and pepper shakers radiate personality, and her belly-button shaped room-divider combined human body forms with efficient division of space. Other biomorphic classics include the dreamy, cloud-like Eames\u2019s \u201cPlastic Chaise Longue\u201d and Verner Panton\u2019s elegant \u201cPanton Chair\u201d.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10632\" style=\"width: 2010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10632\" class=\"wp-image-10632 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Eva-Zeisel.jpg\" alt=\"Mid Century Modern Furniture Design Secrets Unveiled - Eva Zeisel mid century modern Mid Century Modern Furniture Design: Secrets Unveiled Mid Century Modern Furniture Design Secrets Unveiled Eva Zeisel\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Eva-Zeisel.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Eva-Zeisel-300x249.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Eva-Zeisel-768x638.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Eva-Zeisel-1024x851.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" title=\"Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Eva-Zeisel Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Eva-Zeisel\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-10632\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mid Century Modern: \u201cTown and Country Salt and Pepper Shakers\u201d (1945) by Eva Zeisel. Made of glazed earthenware. Photo: \u00a9MoMA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10635\" style=\"width: 2010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10635\" class=\"wp-image-10635 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Plastic-Chaise-Longue-Eames.jpg\" alt=\"Mid Century Modern Furniture Design Secrets Unveiled - Plastic Chaise Longue - Eames mid century modern Mid Century Modern Furniture Design: Secrets Unveiled Mid Century Modern Furniture Design Secrets Unveiled Plastic Chaise Longue Eames\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Plastic-Chaise-Longue-Eames.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Plastic-Chaise-Longue-Eames-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Plastic-Chaise-Longue-Eames-768x521.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Plastic-Chaise-Longue-Eames-1024x695.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" title=\"Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Plastic-Chaise-Longue-Eames Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Plastic-Chaise-Longue-Eames\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-10635\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mid Century Modern: \u201cPlastic Chaise Longue\u201d (1948) by Charles and Ray Eames. Photo: \u00a9MoMA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10637\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10637\" class=\"wp-image-10637 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Panton-Chair.jpg\" alt=\"Mid Century Modern Furniture Design Secrets Unveiled - Panton Chair mid century modern Mid Century Modern Furniture Design: Secrets Unveiled Mid Century Modern Furniture Design Secrets Unveiled Panton Chair\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Panton-Chair.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Panton-Chair-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Panton-Chair-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Panton-Chair-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" title=\"Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Panton-Chair Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Panton-Chair\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-10637\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mid Century Modern: \u201cVitra Panton Chair\u201d (1959\/1999) by Verner Panton. Photo: \u00a9(smow)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The machine Mid Century Modern style was created in Bauhaus. It is based on blunt, high-tech geometric forms that play with form and function. George Nelson\u2019s \u201cAssociate\u2019s Ball Clock<em>\u201d<\/em> for the Howard Miller clock company is a great example. At the time of its birth it looked as if it had fallen out of the 21st century, although now it feels vintage.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10640\" style=\"width: 2010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10640\" class=\"wp-image-10640 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Associate%E2%80%99s-Ball-Clock-George-Nelson.jpg\" alt=\"Mid Century Modern Furniture Design Secrets Unveiled - Associate\u2019s Ball Clock - George Nelson mid century modern Mid Century Modern Furniture Design: Secrets Unveiled Mid Century Modern Furniture Design Secrets Unveiled Associate   s Ball Clock George Nelson\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Associate\u2019s-Ball-Clock-George-Nelson.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Associate\u2019s-Ball-Clock-George-Nelson-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Associate\u2019s-Ball-Clock-George-Nelson-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Associate\u2019s-Ball-Clock-George-Nelson-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Associate\u2019s-Ball-Clock-George-Nelson-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" title=\"Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Associate\u2019s-Ball-Clock-George-Nelson Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Associate\u2019s-Ball-Clock-George-Nelson\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-10640\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mid Century Modern: \u201cBall clock\u201d (1949) by George Nelson. Photo: \u00a9wright<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Despite its designation, the third category of \u201chandmade\u201d Mid Century Modern Furniture was also designed for industrial production, and it expressed ideals of utility and minimalism in the sculptural lines of shaped wood. This style is mostly associated with the Danish vision of the movement. Denmark\u2019s Finn Juhl was a pioneer, his \u201c45 Chair\u201d is a true classic, a perfect combination of graceful leather and finely sculptured wood that looks light and delicate.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10644\" style=\"width: 1490px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10644\" class=\"wp-image-10644 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-45-Chair-Finn-Juhl.jpg\" alt=\"Mid Century Modern Furniture Design Secrets Unveiled - 45 Chair - Finn Juhl mid century modern Mid Century Modern Furniture Design: Secrets Unveiled Mid Century Modern Furniture Design Secrets Unveiled 45 Chair Finn Juhl\" width=\"1480\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-45-Chair-Finn-Juhl.jpg 1480w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-45-Chair-Finn-Juhl-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-45-Chair-Finn-Juhl-768x415.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-45-Chair-Finn-Juhl-1024x554.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1480px) 100vw, 1480px\" title=\"Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-45-Chair-Finn-Juhl Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-45-Chair-Finn-Juhl\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-10644\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mid Century Modern: \u201c45 Chair\u201d by Finn Juhl. Photo: \u00a9TurboSquid<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>Mid-century Modern Furniture in Our Days<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Despite the passing of time, this furniture designs from the past that tried to predict the future are still being made by manufacturers such as Herman Miller and Knoll. Eames\u2019 <em>\u201c<\/em><em>Lounge Chair\u201d<\/em> has never even gone out of production since it was first released. However, ironically for an artistic movement that prided itself on its accessibility, many of its iconic pieces, such as\u00a0Eames\u2019 \u201cMolded Plywood Folding Screen\u201d or the \u201cMarshmallow Sofa\u201d by George Nelson, are now being sold for extremely high prices.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10648\" style=\"width: 2170px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10648\" class=\"wp-image-10648 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Molded-Plywood-Folding-Screen-Eames.jpg\" alt=\"Mid Century Modern Furniture Design Secrets Unveiled - Molded Plywood Folding Screen - Eames mid century modern Mid Century Modern Furniture Design: Secrets Unveiled Mid Century Modern Furniture Design Secrets Unveiled Molded Plywood Folding Screen Eames\" width=\"2160\" height=\"2880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Molded-Plywood-Folding-Screen-Eames.jpg 2160w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Molded-Plywood-Folding-Screen-Eames-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Molded-Plywood-Folding-Screen-Eames-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2160px) 100vw, 2160px\" title=\"Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Molded-Plywood-Folding-Screen-Eames Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Molded-Plywood-Folding-Screen-Eames\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-10648\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mid Century Modern: \u201cMolded Plywood Folding Screen\u201d by Eames. Photo: \u00a9Herman Miller<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10650\" style=\"width: 2010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10650\" class=\"wp-image-10650 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Marshmallow-Sofa-George-Nelson.jpg\" alt=\"Mid Century Modern Furniture Design Secrets Unveiled - Marshmallow Sofa - George Nelson mid century modern Mid Century Modern Furniture Design: Secrets Unveiled Mid Century Modern Furniture Design Secrets Unveiled Marshmallow Sofa George Nelson\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Marshmallow-Sofa-George-Nelson.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Marshmallow-Sofa-George-Nelson-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Marshmallow-Sofa-George-Nelson-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Marshmallow-Sofa-George-Nelson-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" title=\"Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Marshmallow-Sofa-George-Nelson Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Marshmallow-Sofa-George-Nelson\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-10650\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mid Century Modern: \u201cMarshmallow Sofa\u201d by George Nelson. Photo: \u00a9Herman Miller<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>Mid-century Modern in Scandinavian Design<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Scandinavian design was very influential in Mid-century Modern Furniture, with a unique style characterized by simplicity, design \u201cfor everyone\u201d and natural silhouettes. Glassware (Iittala \u2013 Finland), ceramics (Arabia \u2013 Finland), tableware (Georg Jensen \u2013 Denmark), lighting (Poul Henningsen \u2013 Denmark), and furniture (Danish modern) were some of the product designs affected by this influence.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10663\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10663\" class=\"wp-image-10663 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Ph5-Pendant-Lamp-Poul-Henningsen.jpg\" alt=\"Mid Century Modern Furniture Design Secrets Unveiled - Ph5 Pendant Lamp - Poul Henningsen mid century modern Mid Century Modern Furniture Design: Secrets Unveiled Mid Century Modern Furniture Design Secrets Unveiled Ph5 Pendant Lamp Poul Henningsen\" width=\"1200\" height=\"936\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Ph5-Pendant-Lamp-Poul-Henningsen.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Ph5-Pendant-Lamp-Poul-Henningsen-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Ph5-Pendant-Lamp-Poul-Henningsen-768x599.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Ph5-Pendant-Lamp-Poul-Henningsen-1024x799.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Ph5-Pendant-Lamp-Poul-Henningsen-90x70.jpg 90w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" title=\"Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Ph5-Pendant-Lamp-Poul-Henningsen Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Ph5-Pendant-Lamp-Poul-Henningsen\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-10663\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mid Century Modern: \u201cPh5 Pendant Lamp\u201d by Poul Henningsen. Photo: \u00a9Hive Modern<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>Danish Modern<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Danish modern is a style of minimalist furniture and housewares from Denmark associated with the Danish design movement. In the 1920s, Kaare Klint embraced the principles of Bauhaus modernism in furniture design, creating clean lines based on an understanding of classical furniture and craftsmanship united with a careful research of materials, proportions and the necessities of the human body.<\/p>\n<p>With designers such as Arne Jacobsen and Hans Wegner and associated cabinet makers, Danish furniture flourished from the 1940s through the 1960s. Adopting mass-production techniques and concentrating on form rather than just function, Finn Juhl also contributed to the style\u2019s success. Danish housewares also adopted a similar simple design such as those produced in Denmark for Dansk in its early years, expanding the Danish modern aesthetic beyond furniture.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3>Incredible Designers of Danish Modern Style<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Kaare Klint<\/strong> (1888-1954)<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to the furniture design school he founded at the Royal Academy in 1924, Klint had a strong influence on Danish furniture, shaping designers such as Kj\u00e6rholm and Mogensen. His wisely studied designs are based on functionality, proportions in line with the human body, craftsmanship and the use of high-quality materials. Noteworthy examples of his work include the \u201cPropeller Stool\u201d (1927), the \u201cSafari Chair\u201d and the \u201cDeck Chair\u201d (both from 1933), and the \u201cChurch Chair\u201d (1936).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10669\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10669\" class=\"wp-image-10669 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Propeller-Stool-Klint.jpg\" alt=\"Mid Century Modern Furniture Design Secrets Unveiled - Propeller Stool - Klint mid century modern Mid Century Modern Furniture Design: Secrets Unveiled Mid Century Modern Furniture Design Secrets Unveiled Propeller Stool Klint\" width=\"1200\" height=\"920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Propeller-Stool-Klint.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Propeller-Stool-Klint-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Propeller-Stool-Klint-768x589.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Propeller-Stool-Klint-1024x785.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Propeller-Stool-Klint-90x70.jpg 90w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" title=\"Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Propeller-Stool-Klint Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Propeller-Stool-Klint\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-10669\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mid Century Modern: \u201cPropeller Stool\u201d by Kaare Klint. Photo: \u00a9<span class=\"irc_dsh\"><span class=\"irc_ho\" dir=\"ltr\">Secher Fine Art<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Poul Henningsen<\/strong> (1894-1967)<\/p>\n<p>Poul Henningsen, an architect with a strong belief in the functionalist ideology, was a vital member of the Danish Modern school, not for furniture but for lighting design. His attempt to prevent the blinding glare of the electric lamp bulb succeeded in 1926 with the creation of a three-shade lamp, known as the \u201cPH lamp\u201d. The curvature of the shades allowed his hanging lamp to illuminate both the table and the rest of the room. He went on to design many similar lamps, some with frosted glass, including desk lamps, chandeliers and wall-mounted fixtures. Though he died in 1967, many of his designs have remained popular to this day.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/286130567?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"810\" height=\"456\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"New PH 5 in Copper designed by Poul Henningsen\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mogens Lassen<\/strong> (1901-1987)<\/p>\n<p>In addition to his architectural work, Lassen was also a talented furniture designer. Influenced both by Le Corbusier and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, he developed a unique approach to Functionalism. Thanks to his fine craftsmanship and his search for simplicity, his steel-based furniture from the 1930s added a new dimension to the modernist movement. His later designs in wood are still part of classical Danish Mid Century Modern, especially his three-legged stool and folding \u201cEgyptian coffee table\u201d (1940) originally produced by A. J. Iversen.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10676\" style=\"width: 1930px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10676\" class=\"wp-image-10676 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Egyptian-coffee-table-Mogens-Lassen.jpg\" alt=\"Mid Century Modern Furniture Design Secrets Unveiled - Egyptian coffee table - Mogens Lassen mid century modern Mid Century Modern Furniture Design: Secrets Unveiled Mid Century Modern Furniture Design Secrets Unveiled Egyptian coffee table Mogens Lassen\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Egyptian-coffee-table-Mogens-Lassen.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Egyptian-coffee-table-Mogens-Lassen-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Egyptian-coffee-table-Mogens-Lassen-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Egyptian-coffee-table-Mogens-Lassen-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" title=\"Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Egyptian-coffee-table-Mogens-Lassen Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Egyptian-coffee-table-Mogens-Lassen\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-10676\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mid Century Modern: \u201cEgyptian coffee table\u201d (1935\/1950) by Mogens Lassen. Photo: \u00a9Jacksons<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Arne Jacobsen<\/strong> (1902-1971)<\/p>\n<p>Jacobsen graduated from the Royal Academy in 1924 and quickly proved his mastery in both architecture and furniture design. With the accomplishment of his Royal Hotel in Copenhagen and all its internal furniture in 1960, his talents became widely recognized, especially due to his chairs \u201cEgg\u201d and \u201cSwan\u201d, now considered universal icons. His stackable, three-legged \u201cAnt Chair\u201d (1952) with a one-piece plywood seat and back and its four-legged counterpart, the \u201c7 Chair\u201d (1955), were also particularly popular all around the world.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10680\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10680\" class=\"wp-image-10680 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Arne-Jacobsen-Swan.jpg\" alt=\"Mid Century Modern Furniture Design Secrets Unveiled - Arne Jacobsen - Swan mid century modern Mid Century Modern Furniture Design: Secrets Unveiled Mid Century Modern Furniture Design Secrets Unveiled Arne Jacobsen Swan\" width=\"1200\" height=\"936\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Arne-Jacobsen-Swan.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Arne-Jacobsen-Swan-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Arne-Jacobsen-Swan-768x599.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Arne-Jacobsen-Swan-1024x799.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Arne-Jacobsen-Swan-90x70.jpg 90w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" title=\"Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Arne-Jacobsen-Swan Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Arne-Jacobsen-Swan\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-10680\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mid Century Modern: \u201cSwan\u201d by Arne Jacobsen. Photo: \u00a9Hive Modern<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10682\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10682\" class=\"wp-image-10682 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Arne-Jacobsen-Ant-Chair.jpg\" alt=\"Mid Century Modern Furniture Design Secrets Unveiled - Arne Jacobsen - Ant Chair mid century modern Mid Century Modern Furniture Design: Secrets Unveiled Mid Century Modern Furniture Design Secrets Unveiled Arne Jacobsen Ant Chair\" width=\"1200\" height=\"736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Arne-Jacobsen-Ant-Chair.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Arne-Jacobsen-Ant-Chair-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Arne-Jacobsen-Ant-Chair-768x471.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Arne-Jacobsen-Ant-Chair-1024x628.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" title=\"Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Arne-Jacobsen-Ant-Chair Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Arne-Jacobsen-Ant-Chair\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-10682\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mid Century Modern: \u201cAnt Chair\u201d by by Arne Jacobsen. Photo: \u00a9Hive Modern<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Ole Wanscher<\/strong> (1903-1985)<\/p>\n<p>Inspired by Kaare Klint, Wanscher later followed his footsteps, becoming a professor of the Royal Academy\u2019s furniture school. Particularly interested in 18th-century English furniture and in early Egyptian furniture, one of his most successful pieces was his carefully designed \u201cEgyptian Stool\u201d (1960) crafted from exquisite materials. Another successful work was his \u201cColonial Chair\u201d in Brazilian rosewood. He was awarded the Grand Prix for furniture at Milan\u2019s triennale in 1960.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10684\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10684\" class=\"wp-image-10684 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Ole-Wanscher-Colonial-Chair.jpeg\" alt=\"Mid Century Modern Furniture Design Secrets Unveiled - Ole Wanscher - Colonial Chair mid century modern Mid Century Modern Furniture Design: Secrets Unveiled Mid Century Modern Furniture Design Secrets Unveiled Ole Wanscher Colonial Chair\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Ole-Wanscher-Colonial-Chair.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Ole-Wanscher-Colonial-Chair-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Ole-Wanscher-Colonial-Chair-768x1024.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" title=\"Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Ole-Wanscher-Colonial-Chair Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Ole-Wanscher-Colonial-Chair\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-10684\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mid Century Modern: \u201cColonial Chair\u201d by Ole Wanscher. Photo: \u00a91stDibs<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Finn Juhl<\/strong> (1912-1989)<\/p>\n<p>Although he studied architecture at the Royal Academy, Juhl was a self-taught designer as far as furniture is concerned. In the late 1930s, he created furniture for himself but from 1945 on he started to become notorious for his sculptural designs, placing an emphasis on form rather than function, breaking the tradition of Klint\u2019s school. His successful interior design project at the UN Headquarters in New York spread Danish Modern, paving the way for the international recognition of his colleagues. Two key pieces of his furniture, in which the seat and backrest are separated from the wooden frame, are \u201c45-Chair\u201d, with its elegant armrests, and \u201cChieftain Chair\u201d (1949).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10690\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10690\" class=\"wp-image-10690 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Finn-Juhl-Chieftain-Chair.jpeg\" alt=\"Mid Century Modern Furniture Design Secrets Unveiled - Finn Juhl - Chieftain Chair mid century modern Mid Century Modern Furniture Design: Secrets Unveiled Mid Century Modern Furniture Design Secrets Unveiled Finn Juhl Chieftain Chair\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Finn-Juhl-Chieftain-Chair.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Finn-Juhl-Chieftain-Chair-259x300.jpeg 259w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Finn-Juhl-Chieftain-Chair-768x890.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Finn-Juhl-Chieftain-Chair-883x1024.jpeg 883w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" title=\"Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Finn-Juhl-Chieftain-Chair Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Finn-Juhl-Chieftain-Chair\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-10690\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mid Century Modern: \u201cChieftain Chair\u201d (1949) by Finn Juhl. Photo: \u00a91stDibs<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>B\u00f8rge Mogensen<\/strong> (1914-1972)<\/p>\n<p>After studying at the Copenhagen School of Arts and Crafts and at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Mogensen adopted Klint\u2019s approach to simple, functional furniture design. Taking an almost scientific approach to an object\u2019s utility, most of his furniture is characterized by strong, simple lines and was designed for industrial production. Famous pieces by him include oak-framed \u201cHunting Chair\u201d (1950) with a strong leather back and seat, his light \u201cSpokeback Sofa\u201d (1945), and the low robust \u201cSpanish Chair\u201d (1959).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10692\" style=\"width: 1810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10692\" class=\"wp-image-10692 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-B%C3%B8rge-Mogensen-Spokeback-Sofa.jpg\" alt=\"Mid Century Modern Furniture Design Secrets Unveiled - B\u00f8rge Mogensen - Spokeback Sofa mid century modern Mid Century Modern Furniture Design: Secrets Unveiled Mid Century Modern Furniture Design Secrets Unveiled B  rge Mogensen Spokeback Sofa\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-B\u00f8rge-Mogensen-Spokeback-Sofa.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-B\u00f8rge-Mogensen-Spokeback-Sofa-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-B\u00f8rge-Mogensen-Spokeback-Sofa-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-B\u00f8rge-Mogensen-Spokeback-Sofa-1024x684.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" title=\"Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-B\u00f8rge-Mogensen-Spokeback-Sofa Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-B\u00f8rge-Mogensen-Spokeback-Sofa\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-10692\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mid Century Modern: \u201cSpokeback Sofa\u201d (1945) by B\u00f8rge Mogensen. Photo: \u00a9Mid Century Mobler<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Hans Wegner <\/strong>(1914-2007)<\/p>\n<p>Known as the \u201cMaster of Chairs\u201d, Wegner created charming furniture with clean, organic and aesthetic lines, balanced by a minimalist and serene aspect. He was a modernist with emphasis on the practicality and elegance of each piece he crafted. He believed the versatility and usability of his designs were as vital for him as their aesthetics.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10695\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10695\" class=\"wp-image-10695 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Hans-Wegner-Round-Chair.jpg\" alt=\"Mid Century Modern Furniture Design Secrets Unveiled - Hans Wegner - Round Chair mid century modern Mid Century Modern Furniture Design: Secrets Unveiled Mid Century Modern Furniture Design Secrets Unveiled Hans Wegner Round Chair\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Hans-Wegner-Round-Chair.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Hans-Wegner-Round-Chair-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Hans-Wegner-Round-Chair-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Hans-Wegner-Round-Chair-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" title=\"Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Hans-Wegner-Round-Chair Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Hans-Wegner-Round-Chair\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-10695\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mid Century Modern: \u201cRound Chair\u201d by Hans Wegner. Photo: \u00a9Place Furniture<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>After graduating in architecture in 1938, he worked in Arne Jacobsen and Eric M\u00f8ller\u2019s office before establishing his own office in 1943. Striving for functionality as well as beauty, he became the most prolific Danish designer, producing over 500 different chairs. His \u201cRound Chair\u201d (technically Model 500) in 1949 was called \u201cthe world\u2019s most beautiful chair\u201d before being labelled simply \u201cThe Chair\u201d. His \u201cWishbone Chair\u201d, also from 1949, with a Y-shaped back split and a curved back, was inspired by a Chinese child\u2019s chair. Wegner\u2019s designs can now be found in several of the world\u2019s best design museums including New York\u2019s Museum of Modern Art.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10697\" style=\"width: 1077px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10697\" class=\"wp-image-10697 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Wishbone-Chair-Hans-Wegner.jpg\" alt=\"Mid Century Modern Furniture Design Secrets Unveiled - Wishbone Chair - Hans Wegner mid century modern Mid Century Modern Furniture Design: Secrets Unveiled Mid Century Modern Furniture Design Secrets Unveiled Wishbone Chair Hans Wegner\" width=\"1067\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Wishbone-Chair-Hans-Wegner.jpg 1067w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Wishbone-Chair-Hans-Wegner-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Wishbone-Chair-Hans-Wegner-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Wishbone-Chair-Hans-Wegner-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1067px) 100vw, 1067px\" title=\"Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Wishbone-Chair-Hans-Wegner Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Wishbone-Chair-Hans-Wegner\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-10697\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mid Century Modern: \u201cWishbone Chair\u201d by Hans Wegner. Photo: \u00a9SK Designer Living<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Grete Jalk<\/strong> (1920-2006)<\/p>\n<p>After training as a cabinetmaker, she studied at the Danish Design School in 1946, while receiving additional instruction from Kaare Klint at the Royal Academy\u2019s Furniture School. Inspired by Alvar Aalto\u2019s laminated bent-plywood furniture and Charles Eames\u2019 molded plywood designs, she began to develop her own boldly curved models in the 1950s. In 1963, she won a Daily Mirror competition with her \u201cHe Chair\u201d and \u201cShe Chair\u201d. With the help of the furniture manufacturer Poul Jeppesen, she designed simpler models with comfortable lines, which became popular both in Denmark and the United States thanks to their competitive prices. Jalk also edited the Danish design magazine <em>Mobilia<\/em> and compiled a four-volume work on Danish furniture.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10701\" style=\"width: 2558px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10701\" class=\"wp-image-10701 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Grete-Jalk.jpg\" alt=\"Mid Century Modern Furniture Design Secrets Unveiled - Grete Jalk mid century modern Mid Century Modern Furniture Design: Secrets Unveiled Mid Century Modern Furniture Design Secrets Unveiled Grete Jalk\" width=\"2548\" height=\"2740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Grete-Jalk.jpg 2548w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Grete-Jalk-279x300.jpg 279w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Grete-Jalk-768x826.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Grete-Jalk-952x1024.jpg 952w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2548px) 100vw, 2548px\" title=\"Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Grete-Jalk Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Grete-Jalk\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-10701\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mid Century Modern: Chair by Grete Jalk. Photo: \u00a9Retro Obsessions<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Verner Panton<\/strong> (1926-1998)<\/p>\n<p>After graduating from the Royal Academy in 1951, Panton worked briefly with Arne Jacobsen. During the 1960s, he designed furniture, lamps and textiles with an imaginative combination of innovative materials, playful shapes and bold colors. Among his earliest designs were the \u201cBachelor Chair\u201d and \u201cTivoli Chair\u201d (1955), both produced by Fritz Hansen. His \u201cPanton Chair\u201d (1960) was the world\u2019s first one-piece molded plastic chair. Sometimes seen as a pop artist, unlike most of his generation, he continued to be successful in the 1970s, not only with furniture but also with interior designs, including lighting.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10704\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10704\" class=\"wp-image-10704 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Verner-Panton-Tivoli-Chair.jpg\" alt=\"Mid Century Modern Furniture Design Secrets Unveiled - Verner Panton - Tivoli Chair mid century modern Mid Century Modern Furniture Design: Secrets Unveiled Mid Century Modern Furniture Design Secrets Unveiled Verner Panton Tivoli Chair\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Verner-Panton-Tivoli-Chair.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Verner-Panton-Tivoli-Chair-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Verner-Panton-Tivoli-Chair-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Verner-Panton-Tivoli-Chair-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Verner-Panton-Tivoli-Chair-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" title=\"Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Verner-Panton-Tivoli-Chair Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Verner-Panton-Tivoli-Chair\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-10704\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mid Century Modern: \u201cTivoli Chair\u201d by Verner Panton. Photo: \u00a9ARAM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Poul Kj\u00e6rholm<\/strong> (1929-1980)<\/p>\n<p>In addition to an academic career at the School of Arts and Crafts and at the Institute of Design at the Royal Academy, Kj\u00e6rholm always understood the importance a piece of furniture has in its surrounding architectural space. Functionality was the second most important thing in his artistic approach, which was centered on sophisticatedly clean lines and attention to detail. Unlike many of his contemporaries, he worked essentially with steel, combining it with wood, leather, cane or marble.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10707\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10707\" class=\"wp-image-10707 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Poul-Kj%C3%A6rholm-Pk9-Chair.jpg\" alt=\"Mid Century Modern Furniture Design Secrets Unveiled - Poul Kj\u00e6rholm - Pk9 Chair mid century modern Mid Century Modern Furniture Design: Secrets Unveiled Mid Century Modern Furniture Design Secrets Unveiled Poul Kj  rholm Pk9 Chair\" width=\"1200\" height=\"736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Poul-Kj\u00e6rholm-Pk9-Chair.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Poul-Kj\u00e6rholm-Pk9-Chair-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Poul-Kj\u00e6rholm-Pk9-Chair-768x471.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Poul-Kj\u00e6rholm-Pk9-Chair-1024x628.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" title=\"Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Poul-Kj\u00e6rholm-Pk9-Chair Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Poul-Kj\u00e6rholm-Pk9-Chair\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-10707\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mid Century Modern: \u201cPK9 Chair\u201d by Poul Kj\u00e6rholm. Photo: \u00a9Hive Modern<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kj\u00e6rhom developed a close relationship with the cabinetmaker E. Kold Christensen who produced most of his designs. Today a wide selection of his furniture is produced by Fritz Hansen. Kj\u00e6rholm\u2019s work can be seen in New York\u2019s Museum of Modern Art and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10709\" style=\"width: 1510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10709\" class=\"wp-image-10709 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Poul-Kj%C3%A6rholm-Pk24-Chair.jpg\" alt=\"Mid Century Modern Furniture Design Secrets Unveiled - Poul Kj\u00e6rholm - Pk24 Chair mid century modern Mid Century Modern Furniture Design: Secrets Unveiled Mid Century Modern Furniture Design Secrets Unveiled Poul Kj  rholm Pk24 Chair\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Poul-Kj\u00e6rholm-Pk24-Chair.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Poul-Kj\u00e6rholm-Pk24-Chair-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Poul-Kj\u00e6rholm-Pk24-Chair-768x570.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Poul-Kj\u00e6rholm-Pk24-Chair-1024x760.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" title=\"Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Poul-Kj\u00e6rholm-Pk24-Chair Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Poul-Kj\u00e6rholm-Pk24-Chair\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-10709\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mid Century Modern: \u201cPk24 Chair\u201d by Poul Kj\u00e6rholm. Photo: \u00a9CHICiCAT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Jens Risom<\/strong> (1916-2016)<\/p>\n<p>Often credited with having introduced Danish Mid Century Modern design to America, Risom was a graduate of Copenhagen School of Industrial Arts and Design. He emigrated to the United States in 1939 to study American design, working first as a textile designer and later as a freelance furniture designer. In 1941, he joined Hans Knoll at the Hans Knoll Furniture Company, and together they explored the country promoting Risom\u2019s designs. A true minimalist, Risom worked mainly in wood because it was cheap, and one of his most successful pieces, \u201cKnoll Chair #654\u201d was made with a seat of nylon webbing that was discarded by the army.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10711\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10711\" class=\"wp-image-10711 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Knoll-Chair-Jens-Risom.jpg\" alt=\"Mid Century Modern Furniture Design Secrets Unveiled - Knoll Chair - Jens Risom mid century modern Mid Century Modern Furniture Design: Secrets Unveiled Mid Century Modern Furniture Design Secrets Unveiled Knoll Chair Jens Risom\" width=\"1200\" height=\"936\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Knoll-Chair-Jens-Risom.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Knoll-Chair-Jens-Risom-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Knoll-Chair-Jens-Risom-768x599.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Knoll-Chair-Jens-Risom-1024x799.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Knoll-Chair-Jens-Risom-90x70.jpg 90w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" title=\"Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Knoll-Chair-Jens-Risom Mid-Century-Modern-Furniture-Design-Secrets-Unveiled-Knoll-Chair-Jens-Risom\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-10711\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mid Century Modern: \u201cKnoll Chair\u201d by Jens Risom. Photo: \u00a9Hive Modern<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Stay with us to find out more about Mid Century Modern, the best of <strong>contemporary art, design<\/strong> and <strong>craftsmanship<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/designandcraftsmanship.com\/?utm_source=Blogue&amp;utm_medium=Blogue&amp;utm_campaign=CF_Blogue&amp;utm_term=BNunes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10372 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Summit.jpg\" alt=\"Covet Foundation Summit 2019 mid century modern Mid Century Modern Furniture Design: Secrets Unveiled Summit\" width=\"2787\" height=\"3437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Summit.jpg 2787w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Summit-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Summit-768x947.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Summit-830x1024.jpg 830w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2787px) 100vw, 2787px\" title=\"Summit Summit\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>See More Related Stories<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/patron-arts-figure-essential-page-arts-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Patron of the Arts: A Figure Essential to Every Page of Art\u2019s History<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.covetfoundation.com\/events\/contemporary-design-best-designers-and-architects-in-the-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Contemporary Design: Best Designers and Architects in the World<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cara Greenberg, a notorious writer and art historian, was the one who created the expression \u201cMid Century Modern\u201d, in 1983. 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