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2. Hans Wegner - Wikipedia

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   Hans Jørgensen Wegner (April 2, 1914 – January 26, 2007) was a Danish furniture designer. [4] His work, along with a concerted effort from several of his manufacturers, [5] contributed to the international popularity of mid-century Danish design. His style is often described as Organic Functionality, a modernist school with emphasis on ...

3. Michael Thonet - Wikipedia

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   Died. 3 March 1871. (1871-03-03) (aged 74) Vienna, Austria-Hungary. Rocking Chair, Model 1, ca 1860 Brooklyn Museum. "Chair no. 14" ("Konsumstuhl Nr. 14") from 1859. Michael Thonet (2 July 1796 – 3 March 1871) was a German-Austrian cabinet maker, known for the invention of bentwood furniture.

4. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe - Wikipedia

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   Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (/ miːs ... roʊ / MEESS-...-ROH; German: [ˈluːtvɪç ˈmiːs fan deːɐ̯ ˈʁoːə]; born Maria Ludwig Michael Mies; March 27, 1886 – August 17, 1969) was a German-American architect, academic, and interior designer. [1] He was commonly referred to as Mies, his surname. He is regarded as one of the pioneers of ...

5. Mid-century modern - Wikipedia

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   International, Bauhaus. 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 the United States, Brazil and Europe from roughly 1945 to 1970 during the United States's post-World War II period. [2]

6. Biedermeier - Wikipedia

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   Biedermeier furniture was the first style in the world that emanated from the growing middle class. It preceded Victoriana and influenced mainly German-speaking countries. In Sweden, Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte, who was adopted by King Charles XIII (who was childless), became Sweden's new king in 1818 as Karl XIV Johan.

7. Alfons Bach - Wikipedia

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   Industrial design, tubular steel furniture. Notable work. Remodeling of Sach's and the Seneca Textile Building. Movement. Bauhaus. Alfons Bach (1904 – August 19, 1999) was a German industrial designer and watercolor painter. He is known for his architectural design projects and his tubular steel furniture, which have been described as "icons ...

8. Charles and Ray Eames - Wikipedia

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   Charles Eames (Charles Eames, Jr) and Ray Eames (Ray-Bernice Eames) were an American married couple of industrial designers who made significant historical contributions to the development of modern architecture and furniture through the work of the Eames Office. They also worked in the fields of industrial and graphic design, fine art, and ...

9. Middle German house - Wikipedia

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   The Middle German house is a byre-dwelling (Wohnstallhaus) with entrances to the various rooms down one side. The front door is thus at the side of the building and opens into the Ern, a Franconian expression for the central hallway or Flur, and cooking area. The house is divided into three zones: The Ern is the central area of the house and ...