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Midcentury Modern Colors
Don’t let the grey and beige midcentury furniture reproductions in home furnishing stores fool you. Actual midcentury home colors were often vivid and varied!
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When Danish Modern Style Ruled
In the 1940s, during World War II, Danish designers were prominent leaders in the movement to design and make affordable, functional, elegant furniture. Danish designer Kaare Klint (1888–1954) is today considered the father of modern Danish design. He helped establish the Department of Furniture Design at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, and taught…
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The Birth of Midcentury Modernism
Midcentury modernism of the 1950s and 1960s is based on innovations of architects and designers of the 1920s and 1930s. Explore what led to the style’s creation and eventual massive popularity.
