It’s our favorite day of the week here at the Swank Lighting blog, the day that we bring you a profile of a favorite design blog and favorite design bloggers!Click the images below for bigger versions:

Yesterday we shared the sad story of famed designers Erwine and Estelle Laverne, who though credited with creating someClick the images below for bigger versions:

Inspired by the modern airiness of Warren Platner's furniture pieces (our design influence from earlier in the week), we sought out similarly spacious-feeling furniture and accessories from this Click the images below for bigger versions:

We’ve covered a number of contemporary and past designer influences on Swank Lighting in previous posts, only a few times bringing you posts about furniture companies, like Click the images below for bigger versions:

We're flying pretty high this morning.Click the images below for bigger versions:

Yesterday we brought you some fun furniture from the "future" out of 1stdibs' newest weekly listingsClick the images below for bigger versions:

We show you plenty of great examples of Mid-Century Modern furniture, interiors and architecture here on the Swank Lighting blog, but something we often don't pay a lot of attention to is color.Click the images below for bigger versions:

Last week we focused nearly all of our posts on the colorful design inspirations of Verner Panton.Click the images below for bigger versions:

Last Flickr Features we brought you lots of photos of homes considered to be futuristic.Click the images below for bigger versions:

Yesterday we brought you the fresh and modern designs of Mid-Century furniture maker, sculptor and artist Harry Bertoia.Click the images below for bigger versions: