Mid Century Icons: The Saarinen Womb Chair

Since its launch in 1948, the Womb Chair designed by Eero Saarinen has been always in production and definitely is one of the most known pieces of mid century furniture ever.
The shape of the Womb chair is the result of Saarinenโ€™s experiments with organic shell-type seats for furniture design. Saarinen started his experiment with Charles Eames during the โ€˜Organic Design in Home Furnishingsโ€™ competition in 1941 during which they presented the โ€˜Conversation, Relaxation and Loungingโ€™ trio.

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July 13, 2011

The Achille Castiglioni Toio Lamp.

Within the many famous Italian mid-century modern designs, the Achille Castiglioni Toio Lamp has undoubtedly a primary role.
Even though Achille was the most known of the Castiglioni brothers, he worked closely with his older brother Pier Giacomo to many projects until his premature death in 1968; both concentrating on the same task, rather than dividing up the work.

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June 15, 2011

Charles and Ray Eames: The Wire Chair

The Charles Eames Wire Chair is an iconic seat with sculptural qualities difficult to find in those years. Even though its design recalls previous fibreglass chairs, the Wire Chair was manufactured using a very different technology.
The rim of the chair is a double light-gauge wire without cross-weaving on the external borders, this โ€˜tricksโ€™ madeโ€ฆ

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April 11, 2011

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