A Good Egg

ARNE JACOBSEN (1902-1971) was an architect and designer who approached his work from both perspectives, making major contributions to Functionalism and Danish Modern style. With its organic, sculptural form, the Egg chair is recognized as an iconic furniture design both in Denmark and around the world, with many considering it Jacobsen’s principal design. The development […]

Walter Lamb Furniture

With outdoor entertaining undergoing a resurgence, iconic midcentury outdoor furniture is getting more attention. Furniture designed by Walter Lamb is considered some of the best from that era. Starting in 1947, Lamb designed patio and yard furniture with distinctive curved lines and durable materials for Brown Jordan, a company founded in 1945. Brown Jordan, still in […]

Midcentury Modern Tables

Tables by well-known mid-20th-century American furniture designers are attracting interest and higher prices among collectors. A recent Heritage auction in Dallas offered coffee and side tables in modern forms and unconventional materials. The top price of $42,500 was paid for an English walnut Conoid dining table made in 1970 by George Nakashima. An American woodworker, […]

Heinrich & Co.

Q: I inherited a 10-piece set of midcentury modern dishes. My mother-in-law bought them in the 1960s. I thought I’d consign them to a local shop. Unfortunately, no shop here is interested. Before donating them, I’d like to find out about them and their value. They are marked “H & Co., Selb, Bavaria, Germany, Heinrich” […]

Gustavsberg

The twentieth-century ceramics made by the Gustavsberg factory in Sweden were in the art deco style. Best-known is the 1930s Argenta Ware, green or blue glazed stoneware with silver-inlay decorations. The company was founded in 1827 near Stockholm, Sweden. At first it made transfer-printed creamware in the English style and, by the 1860s, majolica. Bone […]

Midcentury Modern Storage Furniture

Finding enough storage is always challenging. Midcentury cabinets, drawers, and shelves by known designers are hot right now. They easily blend into most interiors and good prices can be found at auction. Wright in Chicago included a selection of modern storage pieces by midcentury designers like Eames and Nelson. Most sold for under $2,000. Husband […]