Jens Risom is back!

My last short visit to London for the Design Festival was extremely interesting and full of nice objects and furniture. As I wrote in A Mid-Century Dutch Furniture Exhibition in London one of my discovery was the Rocket Gallery.

risom rocket collection 1 Jens Risom is back!

Although the current exhibition is about the post-war Dutch design I spotted few pieces that looked brand new even if with a clear mid-century inspiration, they were reissues of the Jens Risom 50s and 60s designs.
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Charles Eames and Eero Saarinen the Duo Whom Made a Trio.

The main characteristic of a genius, in any field, is to think out of the box and do things in ways that they were never done before.

charles eames eero saarinen1 Charles Eames and Eero Saarinen the Duo Whom Made a Trio.

(Eames and Saarinen - www.blog.smow.com)
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A Mid-Century Dutch Furniture Exhibition in London.

The same day I visited Designersblock, I stopped to another very special venue of the London Design Week for an exhibition about Dutch mid-century furniture at the Rocket Gallery.

london design week rocket gallery 1 A Mid Century Dutch Furniture Exhibition in London.

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London Design Week 2011

From the 17-25 September London celebrated the design during the London Design Week 2011: I couldn’t miss it of course.

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The Best Mid Century Content You Might Have Missed In The Last Months

It’s almost month end and time for a summary here at Mid Century Home.
More then a ”Best of” about the last month, this post is a best of the last three months considering that I didn’t do it since May icon wink The Best Mid Century Content You Might Have Missed In The Last Months

So, this time there are three posts plus the special mention of a page you found particularly useful so far!
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