The Eames lounge chair (anything Eames ever did, honestly), anything that came out of Bauhaus, Naguchi coffee table, anything Le Corbusier, a lot of that 60's Scandinavian I mentioned earlier.

Anything that is a recognizable 'piece' that you can brag about owning. We just need some nice throw pillows and beaded lampshades. We've already got some of that in that a lot of the Better Homes and Gardens for Wal-Mart pieces in-game already (overstuffed sofas, country modern). Then imagine getting to inflict these pieces on pretentious home-buyers.Īrt Deco (and by extension, 80's Deco Revival): It's gonna be the 20's again. Memphis-Milano: tacky AND expensive due to being Italian and its relative rarity because 80's furniture was not built to last. Would go nicely with a lot of the more modern IKEA pieces currently in-game. With its characterful design, abstract and clean organic forms, unique and minimalist lines and accessibility, Space Age has found its way into many homes to create a unique, elegant and modern atmosphere.Mid-Century Modern: for Mad Men (and Fallout) fans.Ħ0's Scandinavian (Space age): also for Mad Men fans, but think more Egg chairs and Tulip tables. With an optimism and confidence that was shared by a large part of society, Space Age design conquered our homes. Innovative designs, atypical lines… What better way to create space-age furniture than with plastic? The great designers of the time such as Verner PANTON, Joe COLOMBO, Eero Aarnio and Vico MAGISTRETTI understood perfectly: combining design and technology was the challenge to take up in order to seduce the consumer society and respond to the urgent need for furniture in the aftermath of the war. Plastic furniture? What a fantastic idea! Original and futuristic, the Space Age was able to impose itself and seduce the greatest number of people by proposing a journey into the lands of elegance and infinite dreams… Moreover, many museums have organised exhibitions on the art of everyday objects, such as the Brooklyn Museum in 2011 with its exhibition entitled “American Art and Design in the Atomic Age, 1940-1960”. These materials were extremely malleable and could be shaped to fit the human body. With the demands of war, new innovative materials such as fibreglass, plastic or moulded plywood were used for furniture. Shop Crate & Barrel to find the best in home essentials such as modern furniture, small kitchen appliances & dinnerware. Mid century furniture brands including G plan, McIntosh & many Danish. Influenced by atomic science and the space age.Įasily recognisable with its geometric, starry and galactic patterns but also because of the industrial materials used, the Space Age marks a turning point in society. Mollys Vintage Vibes specializes in mid-century modern furniture and retro furniture. Society by giving birth to the Space Age design, a movement that was unavoidable because

In the aftermath of the Second World War, the population feltįelt threatened by nuclear power due to the use of the atomic bomb.Īware of this threat, science took a central place in society and gave birth to the A radical aesthetic movement that emerged in the early 1950s, Space Age design marked a real turning point in the world of design thanks to its futuristic utopian style marked by the conquest of space. Im posting this because I inadvertently hijacked someone elses thread. Space Age design is making a comeback in our homes. Tim Apicella Space Age Design Museum- 1961 Corona Chair, Foscarini Orbit Lamp, 1969 Keracolor TV.

Vintage space age furniture