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Iconic Furniture

Modernhaus preserves mid-century furniture knowledge at the level collectors actually need - manufacturing variations that affect value, material changes across production runs, construction details that authenticate pieces, and the specific innovations that made each design genuinely revolutionary versus aesthetically derivative.

Eames Lounge Chair
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Eames Lounge Chair & Ottoman

Charles & Ray Eames 1956

Herman Miller

The ultimate expression of mid-century luxury. Molded plywood shells, leather upholstery, and die-cast aluminum base reinterpret the English club chair for the modern era.
Womb Chair
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Womb Chair

Eero Saarinen 1948

Knoll

Created to be 'like a basket full of pillows.' The first fiberglass shell chair, with an embracing form that revolutionized lounge seating.

Paolo Monti, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
LCW Chair
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LCW (Lounge Chair Wood)

Charles & Ray Eames 1946

Herman Miller

Time Magazine's 'Best Design of the 20th Century.' Revolutionary molded plywood technique creates a chair that's both sculptural and supremely comfortable.

Hiart, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Barcelona Chair
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Barcelona Chair

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe 1929

Knoll

Created for the German Pavilion at Barcelona. The X-frame structure and buttoned leather cushions merge ancient dignity with radical modernist principles.

Miesbarcelonachair at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Tulip Chair
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Tulip Chair

Eero Saarinen 1956

Knoll

Saarinen's quest to clear up 'the slum of legs' under tables. A single pedestal base supports the molded fiberglass shell.

Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Diamond Chair
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Diamond Chair

Harry Bertoia 1950

Knoll

Sculptural seating in welded steel rod. 'These chairs are mainly made of air, like sculpture. Space passes right through them.'

Sandstein, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Noguchi Table
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Noguchi Coffee Table

Isamu Noguchi 1948

Herman Miller

Free-form glass top balanced on interlocking wood base. A perfect marriage of sculpture and function from the master sculptor.

Sailko, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Egg Chair
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Egg Chair

Arne Jacobsen 1958

Fritz Hansen

Designed for the Royal Hotel in Copenhagen. The enveloping shell creates a private space within a larger room.

San José Public Library, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Ball Chair
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Ball Chair (Globe Chair)

Eero Aarnio 1963

Asko

A spherical fiberglass shell on a swivel base. This iconic Space Age design creates a room within a room, offering acoustic privacy and visual drama.

I, Sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Butterfly Stool
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Butterfly Stool

Sori Yanagi 1954

Tendo Mokko

Two identical molded plywood pieces joined by a brass rod. Japanese design sensibility meets Western molding technology in perfect balance.

tomislav medak, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Panton Chair
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Panton Chair

Verner Panton 1960

Vitra

The world's first single-piece injection-molded plastic chair. A bold S-curve cantilever that embodies 1960s futurism.

I, Sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Coconut Chair
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Coconut Chair

George Nelson 1955

Herman Miller

Named for its resemblance to a sliced coconut shell. A triangular steel frame cradles the upholstered segment, creating a distinctive silhouette.

Sailko, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Wassily Chair
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Wassily Chair (Model B3)

Marcel Breuer 1925

Knoll

Inspired by bicycle handlebars, Breuer bent tubular steel into this revolutionary design. The first furniture to use this material, predating the MCM era but defining its DNA.

Tim Evanson from Cleveland Heights, Ohio, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Swan Chair
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Swan Chair

Arne Jacobsen 1958

Fritz Hansen

Designed alongside the Egg Chair for the Royal Hotel. Its curved, organic form has no straight lines, creating an elegant sculptural presence.

I, Sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Why This Index Exists

This furniture index represents Modernhaus's commitment to preserving mid-century design knowledge with the precision these pieces deserve. Not surface-level appreciation, but comprehensive documentation of manufacturing techniques, material innovations, design evolution, and the specific details that separate authentic quality from aesthetic mimicry.