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2. Modern furniture - Wikipedia

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   Modern furniture refers to furniture produced from the late 19th century through the present that is influenced by modernism. Post- World War II ideals of cutting excess, commodification , and practicality of materials in design heavily influenced the aesthetic of the furniture.

3. Furniture - Wikipedia

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   Mid-Century Modern materials developed during the war including laminated plywood, plastics, and fiberglass. Prime examples include furniture designed by George Nelson Associates , Charles and Ray Eames , Paul McCobb , Florence Knoll , Harry Bertoia , Eero Saarinen , Harvey Probber , Vladimir Kagan and Danish modern designers including Finn ...

4. George Nelson (designer) - Wikipedia

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   "Ball" Wall Clock, 1948–1969 Brooklyn Museum. George Nelson (29 May 1908 – 5 March 1986) was an American industrial designer.While lead designer for the Herman Miller furniture company, Nelson and his design studio, George Nelson Associates, designed 20th-century modernist furniture.

5. Mid-century modern - Wikipedia

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   Mid-century modern (MCM) is a movement in interior design, product design, graphic design, architecture and urban development that was present in all the world, but more popular in North America, Brazil and Europe from roughly 1945 to 1970 during the United States's post-World War II period.

6. Table (furniture) - Wikipedia

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   Sofa tables are similar to Pembroke tables and usually have longer and narrower tops. They were specifically designed for placement directly in front of sofas for serving tea, writing, dining, or other convenient uses. Generally speaking, a sofa table is a tall, narrow table used behind a sofa to hold lamps or decorative objects.

7. George Nakashima - Wikipedia

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   George Katsutoshi Nakashima (Japanese: 中島勝寿 Nakashima Katsutoshi, May 24, 1905 – June 15, 1990) was an American woodworker, architect, and furniture maker who was one of the leading innovators of 20th century furniture design and a father of the American craft movement [citation needed].