Taking the beautiful and natural form of a tulip, Eero Saarinenโs Tulip Chair had more complex issues to deal with on its path into mass production. It was not simply a fact of producing this beautiful shape and colour to imitate nature, but also considering bigger design issues in its construction.
Mid century glassware is special, the sculptural and organic forms create an amazing effect capturing the light and decorating the room all alone. It often had a sculptural look, even if designed for a daily-use as table-wares, paperweights, platters and so on.
From the late 20s and across all mid century, designers began to replace craftsmen becoming real glass artists while manufacturers created series of functional
We all love mid-century design but some of you probably think that mid-century furniture is overpriced.
If you canโt really afford to buy expensive design pieces but like to have good-looking furniture, which is going to stay in vogue for some time, weโre sure that youโve been to IKEA at least once. The good thing about IKEA is that it deliberately takes its inspiration from the best mid-century modern โ usually Scandinavian โ design.
