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The French, Modern and Industrial Designs of Jacques Dumond!

There have been a number of designers who made impacts on the world of design in America, who were actually from another country. Too many to list, really.Click the images below for bigger versions:

A Perfect Pair: A Transat Chair and Ceramic Lamps!

Eileen Gray was the subject of our designer influence yesterday, and for many reasons: not only is her portfolio of furniture designs gorgeous, but they’ve made a huge impact on the world of deClick the images below for bigger versions:

The Stoic and Modernist Designs of Eileen Gray

We focus a lot on Mid-Century Modern designers—those designers working around the 1950s and 1960s—a lot on the Swank Lighting blog (it is a favorite era of ours) but there were a number of designeClick the images below for bigger versions:

The Modern Designs of George Nelson!

You've probably seen George Nelson's famous bubble lamps before---those futuristic, white, and modern hanging lights that adorned many Mid-Century ceilings and nearly as many modern ceilings of today.Click the images below for bigger versions:

The Genius of Mies van der Rohe!

When most people think of modernism, images of Mid-Century design from the 1950s and 1960s are often conjured up in the mind. Modernism started much earlier than those decades, though.Click the images below for bigger versions:

The Stunningly Modern Architecture of Walter Gropius!

Of the many names attached to the Modern design movement, Walter Gropius is one of the most recognized by both designers and design lovers alike.Click the images below for bigger versions:
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