British Mid Century Furniture Designers

Saaranin was known for many great designs but in 1946 he created a chair that was meant to be comfortable and sculpted from a single material.
British mid century furniture designers. This priceless heritage is commonly known as vintage furniture but more accurately called 20th century design. If you would like a delivery quote or have any questions don t hesitate to contact us by phone or email. Herman miller continues to be one of the most innovative furniture companies in the united states today. Their designs are considered to be classics among modernism fans.
British and scandinavian mid century and contemporary design. Design since 1945 by lesley jackson. It was finally coming out of the 19th century and fully into the 20th and because not all mid century design looks like eames although ray and charles are certainly important we asked him to outline the most important mid century. This drum coffee table is a gorgeous example of his streamlined shapes and luxurious use of metal.
Charlotte perriand 1903 1999 although first denied to assist le corbusier charlotte perriand s tenacity would earn her a well deserved spot at the furniture design studio where she was an influential partner in developing corbusier s chair collection with standout pieces such as the grand confort. During his time as director of design at herman miller he recruited some of the most iconic mid century modern designers including charles and ray eames and isamu noguchi. Designers like charles 1907 1978 and ray 1912 1988 eames built on this modernist ideal with their colorful furniture made of bent plywood and plastic chairs molded to fit the curve of the body. Milo baughman was a midcentury modern furniture designer known for his avant garde distinct and unassuming designs.
While he designed for a number of furniture companies starting during the 40s he is most famous for the designs made for the manufacturer thayer coggin. Under george nelson s leadership it pioneered the mid century modern furniture design breaking from the pack. From the original creations of ray et charles eames to those of arne jacobsen harry bertoia or florence knoll our treasure hunting team has travelled all over europe looking for the finest 20th century designer furniture to gather them in a single place. Lesley jackson s modern british furniture offers just what our book shelves have been missing a detailed survey of british mid century furniture design.
2 eero saaranin. One close friend of charles eames was eero saaranin who surprisingly enough was also an architect turned famous furniture designer. Before mid century modernism the herman miller furniture company made conventional wood based designs. British scandinavian furniture from iconic designers and manufacturers.
This book is not simply a record of furniture produced in that period rather it focuses on spotlighting the more innovative companies and particularly ingenious examples of design. Mid century modern designers tried to create a new aesthetic that spoke to the modern age he told us.