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Tag Archives: Furniture
From Museum Storage–Beneath a Ray and Charles Eames LCW Chair
Late in 2010 I advocated that the Museum accept a Ray and Charles Eames DCW (“Dining Chair Wood”) into the Permanent Collection. No big surprise there, as this bent plywood chair is the iconic work of two of the most … Continue reading
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Tagged 20th century art, Charles Eames, Design, Eames, From Museum Storage, From the Collection, Furniture, Herman Miller, Midcentury Modernism, Ray Eames
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From the Collection—“Chippendale” Philadelphia High Chest
If you need an excuse for cake, Thomas Chippendale would have celebrated his 293rd birthday today. Indulge and then come to the Museum’s American Collections Galleries on the Lower Level and appreciate several sumptuous forms of “Chippendale” style furniture. Chippendale was … Continue reading
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Tagged 18th Century Art, American Art, chinoiserie, From the Collection, Furniture, Summer of CHINA
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From the Collection–Kem Weber’s Airline Chair
This chair is one of my favorite designs of the 20th century. Period. So sleek, yet soft! So comfortable, yet efficient! When contemplating a move to Milwaukee to accept my current position, I made a short list of things I … Continue reading
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Tagged 20th century art, California Design, Collection, Decorative Arts, Design, From the Collection, Furniture, Kem Weber, Modernism, streamlined design
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From the Collection–Byrdcliffe Colony Chest
In honor of women’s history month, here is one of the Museum collection’s most striking objects from the Arts & Crafts Movement–an object that happens to have been designed by a woman. This poplar wood chest was made at the … Continue reading
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Tagged American Art, Arts & Crafts Movement, Byrdcliffe, Decorative Arts, Design, Furniture, John Ruskin, LACMA, Zulma Steele
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From the Collection–Ettore Sottsass’ “Carlton” Bookcase
Postmodern design is a difficult thing to pin down or describe concisely. It refers to all manner of playful, ornamented, subversive, and/or heady things. The aesthetic is often likened to 1980s popular objects like Swatch wristwatches, but the designer’s meaning … Continue reading
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Tagged 20th century art, Decorative Arts, Design, Ettore Sottsass, From the Collection, Furniture, Postmodernism
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