Last week we profiled Eileen Gray. We’ve talked a lot about Eero Saarinen but today we’re going real deep into the history of this prolific Finnish-American designer, marking every period of his very interesting life with a particular piece of artwork. But first and foremost, a little history: Saarinen was born in 1910 to genius …
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Leather or Wool? Which one should you choose? A Brief Guide For Mid-Century Modern Interior Design
The right textile choice for your furniture is something that many people overlook when they’re putting together a new interior design layout.
Manhattan Home Design’s Brief Guide To Dining Furniture For 2019
2019 has been a good year for kitchens and dining spaces of any kind. Furniture and interior design are also focusing on the necessary items for a good meal or dinner party. Manhattan Home Design does not sell kitchens or any type of similar appliances, but we do sell an interesting array of dining chairs and tables.
The Unabridged History of Eero Saarinen’s Tulip Table and Chairs Collection
Elegant, simple, timeless. Eero Saarinen made a promise to clean up “the slum of legs” in the common middle-class home in America. Shying away from his work with the Eames couple, who greatly favored four-leg configurations and star-shaped aluminum bases, he embarked on a journey to discover a new way of looking at dining room …
Short Guide: The Best Ways to Decorate Around the Womb Chair
Eero Saarinen’s greatest creation is truly a gift to mankind. Initially created for Florence Knoll, the Womb chair was a quick success following its 1948 first appearance. Saarinen was a close friend of Knoll, who was also acquainted with his father.
The Docomomo Awards Honor Eero Saarinen, The Mastermind Behind the Tulip Table
The image above is a courtesy of the National Park Service on Flickr. Mid-century modernism is different from other styles of furniture in the fact that it pertains to a particular period of time. That period, according to some people, starts around the mid-1930s and ends somewhere around 1965. Other people consider mid-century modernism to …
The Value of Good Design: MoMA’s Trip Down the Mid-Century Modern Memory Lane
The above photograph credits belong to Allie Caulfield. Found on Flickr. There’s a not-so-new exhibition making the rounds at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. We found out about it through an article on The Detroit News: it is just a small, easy-to-miss, showing of furniture and industrial design, which appropriately greets all …
Manhattan Home Design’s Guide To Colors: Reds
Red is versatile and controversial. On one hand is love, passion, feeling. On the other is violence, danger, warning. Maybe those are two sides of the same coin. Different tones of red will oscillate between these two worlds: some reds will be warmer, cozier, while some reds will be flashier and more seductive. One thing …
The 5 Most Affordable Must-Have Modernist Items from Manhattan Home Design
All photos courtesy MHD. One of the best things about Manhattan Home Design is that their product line is always being updated with quality replicas and original designs in a wide variety of styles. Some of them are for big houses, some for small houses, there’s something for everyone. This also applies to budget: they …