Brief History of Italian and Scandinavian Mid Century Glass

If there is a kind of mid century object that you can easily find in a flea market or thrift store, this is glass. Last year I found amazingMurano glass while I was thrifting: real bargains! icon smile Brief History of Italian and Scandinavian Mid Century Glass

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How To Store in a Mid-Century Manner: The Eames Storage Unit

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(pic via HermanMiller.com)

After the Wire Chair and the Eames Screen, today I want to put the spot on another revolutionary product designed by Charles and Ray Eames: The Eames Storage Unit. Probably one of the most desired mid-century modern furniture by folks like us. icon wink How To Store in a Mid Century Manner: The Eames Storage Unit
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A Little Known, But Amazing, Eames’ Object

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(pics via hermanmiller.com)

I’m a curious person, I like to ‘investigate’ and learn as much as possible about what I like: especially about Mid-Century design.

Few days ago I was thinking which object should have I choose for the today post. I wanted to write about something that is usually not mentioned within the most famous works of Charles and Ray Eames but that had an interesting story anyway.
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The Vase Born From a Restaurant: The Alvar Aalto Savoy Vase

Choosing the right flowers is important, but what about the vase? During the Mid-Century millions of different vases were designed, but probably the most iconic one -since it was born- is the Aalto’s Savoy vase designed in 1936.


aalto savoy vase The Vase Born From a Restaurant: The Alvar Aalto Savoy Vase

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Mid-Century Egg: Arne Jacobsen

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Considering the special day, Josie decided to draw a special Egg for us…the Arne Jacobsen’s one! Cool, isn’t it?

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