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Arne Jacobsen SAS Royal Hotel Commission: Manufacturing Three Chairs for One Building
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Arne Jacobsen SAS Royal Hotel Commission: Manufacturing Three Chairs for One Building

In 1956, Arne Jacobsen designed an entire hotel in Copenhagen, creating the Egg Chair, Swan Chair, and Drop Chair for the project. The Series 7 has since sold over five million units.

October 28, 2025
Arne JacobsenFritz Hansen
George Nelson Clock Designs: Manufacturing and Market Impact
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George Nelson Clock Designs: Manufacturing and Market Impact

How a 1947 cocktail-fueled design session produced over 130 clock designs that transformed American interiors and established new manufacturing approaches for decorative timepieces.

October 28, 2025
George NelsonIrving Harper
Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Dissolved Furniture
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Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Dissolved Furniture

Eero Saarinen eliminated table legs and created airports that looked like wings. Learn how an architect's hatred of 'slum of legs' produced a $4,000 dining table.

October 15, 2025
SaarinenKnoll
Charles and Ray Eames: The Power Couple of Modern Design
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Charles and Ray Eames: The Power Couple of Modern Design

Charles and Ray Eames transformed furniture from utilitarian objects into sculptural statements. Discover how a architect and a painter created the most coveted chair in modern design history.

October 15, 2025
EamesHerman Miller
Florence Knoll: The Architect Who Redesigned Corporate America
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Florence Knoll: The Architect Who Redesigned Corporate America

The orphaned baker's daughter who convinced Mies van der Rohe to license the Barcelona Chair, doubled a company's revenue in ten years while running it solo, and taught corporate America that diagonal desks were ridiculous.

October 15, 2025
Florence KnollKnoll Associates