Mid-century modern series
Verner Panton preferred experimentation to “beautiful platitude”
The five most impactful chair designs of mid-century modernism
The Panton chair helped “provoke people into using their imagination”
Mid-century designers and engineers “envisioned the future” at GM’s Tech Center
Florence Knoll Bassett “led an office revolution”
“Mid-century homes are a labour of love” say conservation experts
Charlotte Perriand’s Bibliothèques countered the “quite elitist” furniture she created for Le Corbusier
Arne Jacobsen “dared to work with modern materials” for Egg chair
Hans J Wegner’s CH24 Wishbone Chair “captured the essence of modern Danish design”
“There was a profound belief in the power of the polymath during the mid-century period”
Eames Shell chair aims to get “the best to the greatest number of people for the least”
Eero Saarinen’s Tulip table has “a kind of dishonesty to it”
Dezeen’s guide to mid-century modern design from A to Z
Columbus was built as “an exemplary mid-century city”
Eight lesser-known examples of mid-century modern architecture
The Chandigarh chair “problematises standard notions of revival”
“I love mid-century modern but it makes me sad”
Charles and Ray Eames changed the landscape of design with “just a few chairs and a house”
“Design was a new profession” in the UK says Paula Day
Whether “teaspoons or a national bank”, Arne Jacobsen designed things down to the last detail
Isamu Noguchi’s sculptural Akari lamps are “poetic, ephemeral, and tentative”
Women’s contribution to mid-century modern design is “not challenged as much now” says Pat Kirkham
“Mid-century modern is classic, it’s never going away” says Cara Greenberg
