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LIFE ACCORDING TO LIFE
Featured in the January 29, 1945 issue of Life Magazine: Ad for Lane's Ceder Hope Chest Featuring Shirley Temple
MAD MEN MANIFESTED!
Last October, we received a mysterious phone call. She wasn't able to reveal much, but she wanted a piece of furniture for a television show. That show, ladies and gentlemen, was Mad Men. And last week the anticipation ended when we saw the piece that we bought in Denmark and transported overseas, get featured in the mid century show of our generation. Danish Rosewood Secretary from Mid Century Mobler's Fall...
THE CHAIR THAT FITS JUST RIGHT
The Svend Skipper "Papa Bear" chair, sometimes referred to as the "Teddy Bear" chair, is stylistically very similar to Hans Wegner's Papa Bear chair. Vintage Wegner Papa Bear chairs can go for as much as $20,000 and reproductions for around $3,000. Because they aren't the Papa Bear chair, Skipper's version, produced in 1954 by Skippers Møbelindustri has the same dramatic attributes without the lofty price tag. Beautiful teak accents on...
PUT A PLANT IN IT!
Adrian Pearsall Sofa (Photo Credit) Today's post is dedicated to the mid century obsession of putting a plant in it! Fabulous and funky, planters in furniture are rarely seen in modern production. Lets take a moment to appreciate the organic and fresh approach to furniture design of the past! Bored with that teak coffee table? Wish there was something green and leafy to keep your magazines company? Put a plant...
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