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Extrusion, a process used to create objects of a fixed cross-sectional profile, allows designers to create complex cross-sectional designs. Although originally patented in 1797,…

Kem Weber, the icon of Mid-Century architecture and design, helped define the modernist movement and aesthetic. Weber designs of the later 1920s explored new directions that would become the hallmarks of the coming language of streamlining. During this period Weber’s interest in finding ways of…

Necessity is the mother of invention. When WWII halted the import of Rattan to the US, famous manufacturers like Heywood-Wakefield began to incorporate other quality material like oak into their designs. The result was the creation of undoubtedly some of the finest pieces of Rattan ever made. We have a wonderful living room suite that is the example of the best of Heywood-Wakefield.…

Oh the merriment, oh the holiday parties! The most glamorous cure for the post-holiday blues is to relax in a rocking chair by the acclaimed Mid Century designer Milo Baughman. The classic modern form is accentuated by gleaming chrome and tufted black upholstery. Or relax, unwind and dream of the tropics; our…