Borge Mogensen-Style: Model 2334 Chair
Borge Mogensen’s iconic Danish Modern furniture designs have become staples in homes and offices around the world thanks to their remarkable comfort and subtly striking Scandinavian beauty. Applying his knowledge gained while studying at the School of Arts and Crafts in Copenhagen and apprenticing for world-renowned Danish Architect, Kaare Klint, Mogensen began designing his prized 23 Collection, intended to serve as practical family seating for everyday use. His passion for furniture design was one that he passed down to his son, Peter, who carried on his father’s legacy of Danish Modern design. Equipped with the skills inherited from his father, Peter Mogensen took it upon himself in 1971 to finish the Model 2334 Chair design that Borge started in 1962, and went on to win This unique father and son collaboration has withstood the test of time and helped lay the groundwork for Danish Modern design as we know it today.
Our Mogensen-Style Model 2334 Chair was inspired by Borge Mogensen’s original design, as well as our loveseat and sofa version of this chair. Our version uses seat and back cushions filled with foam and Dacron that sit over our heavy-duty wood frame construction, thus ensuring durability for years to come. With 4 different wood finishes on the legs and a wide array of leather color choices, this chair can be customized to perfectly fit in any room of the house.
Come check out our Mogensen-Style Model 2334 Chair and more in our Bellingham showroom!
Tags: Conrad Moulton, Florence Knoll, modern, modern furniture, modern living room, Scandinavian Modern | Furniture Notes, Borge Mogensen, Designer Notes, hygge, Modern Decor, Scandinavian Modern | Permalink | Posted February 15, 2019 by Alison
Our Saarinen-Inspired Womb Chair and Ottoman in Our Exclusive Chartreuse Green Boucle
Color blocking is one element found in modern design that has always been my favorite part of the design process, especially when it is one single color over a neutral palette, thus making it ‘pop.’ This is where you have the liberty to set the tone of the room however you wish based on your color choice. It can be introduced with a Cerulean duvet for a calming bedroom setting, or spry Living Coral throw pillows in the living room for a fun spot to entertain guests.
One of the easiest ways to maintain the modern and minimalist influence throughout your home is using the color blocking method; the hardest part is to not overthink it. Best of all, if you find yourself needing to redecorate (for instance, if you suddenly need to make a room into a nursery in 9 months or less), with your neutral color palette already in place, changing your space is as simple as removing the main color for softer blues or pinks.
Whether you are searching for your modern classic furniture in a neutral shade or in a vibrant pop of color, you are certain to find it among our wide variety of exclusive boucle fabric colors. Our boucle fabrics are stain resistant and UV resistant to ensure many years of stylish living.
Come visit our Bellingham showroom and check out what we have offer!
Our Saarinen-Inspired Womb Chair in Cayenne Red
2019 interior design trend forecasts seem to be all over theplace this year. While some design professionals declare one trend as being all-the-rage, another will say its best to leave it in 2018 (yea, I’m talking about you, rose gold). After spending a considerable amount researching 2019 interior design trends, here are my top picks I am excited to see in the upcoming months:
Blush: The New Neutral
Tell grays and beiges to take a hike, there’s a new neutral in town. Using varying shades of blush is a pleasantly unexpected twist on the key design principle to set a neutral palette of a room. Navy Blues, Sage Green or gold accents are a few of my favorite colors that really pop when paired with a blush neutral palette.
Natural Stone and Mixed Metals
Every year its a trend to bring in an element of nature but for the past several years this has been in reference to raw edge accents and exposed hardwood construction and joinery techniques. Its quite a welcome change then to see elements of nature expand beyond woodworking with natural stone, think marble or quartz, in combination with mixed metals like steel and copper.
Bold Geometric Graphic Prints
Handmade one-of-a-kind pieces are going to replace the mass-produced and, as with anything handmade, the imperfections are part of the aesthetic especially when it comes to textiles and wall prints. Perfect repeat patterns will be used less or replaced by visual-stimulating bold geometrics and graphics.
Art Deco
I mean, Art Deco has always been my favorite classic style, so its a stretch to say it will be a ‘trend’ but there will certainly more of it, especially when it comes to furniture. Noticeably, softly contoured and organically curved furniture silhouettes, like our Saarinen-Inspired Womb Chair, will be showing up more than ever.
Knoll-Style Lounge Chair in Charcoal Gray
Arranging furniture in any room is equally exciting as it is daunting. While there are infinite possibilities when an empty room is your blank canvas, lack of planning can lead to endless furniture shuffling and that lingering question if there is a better way to have it arranged.
Although there is no magic formula or standard way to arrange your living room furniture, there are a few guidelines to consider:
–Pick a focal point for the room
This will serve as a reference point and everything will be arranged relative to the placement of the focal point you choose. This can be anything with a significant presence in the room from a window to a sofa or even a piece of art. It should be the obvious place the eye is immediately drawn to upon entering the room.
–Create a floor plan
You can either map out your floor plan on a blank sheet of paper though there are several apps that have been created for this very task as well as templates you can find online for furniture arrangement planning. This will cut your time spent moving furniture down significantly.
-Form and Function
Using functional furniture enhances the potential for using a space in different ways. This is especially important for smaller spaces where there is not room for much ornamentation. Keep in mind that you should never have to sacrifice style for functional furniture… just look here for a few ideas where form and function work in harmony.
–Flow of Traffic
Just as important as where the furniture is placed is where the furniture is not placed to create a path that is easy navigate. Direct traffic around the furniture, not through the middle of it and allow 36-48 inches for the obvious paths and about 24 inches for the smaller ones.
Let us know if you have any personal tips when it comes to arranging your home! Either post it below, or stop by our showroom in Bellingham to also see and experience the pieces we have to offer.
Tags: Conrad Moulton, Florence Knoll, furniture layout, furniture spacing, modern furniture | Furniture Notes, Clutter-free, Florence Knoll, Florence Knoll Seating, Minimalism, modern, modern home, Space Planning | Permalink | Posted September 14, 2018 by Alison
Wegner-Style Wish Bone Chair with Black Leather Seat
During the 20th century, the Scandinavian countries, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark, were inarguably all recognized as furniture design hot spots, with some of the most iconic designers who created some of our favorite Scandinavian-Modern furniture.
Scandinavian-Modern designers were unique in the way they upheld the fundamental ideals of modernism and combined it with their traditional skills acquired in woodworking and cabinetmaking. This meant incorporating their knowledge of hardwood joinery and framework techniques to create some of the most iconic furniture designs of the 20th century. These furniture designs that are still highly regarded today came from famous designers such as Arne Jacobsen, Hans Wegner, Paul Volther, Finn Juhl, Borge Mogensen, Poul Kjaerholm and Eero Saarinen.
Our Scandinavian-Modern Furniture Collections honor the original and intended iconic furniture designs created during the Modern age. With the minor adjustments we added for optimum comfort along with the use of top quality materials these designers did not have during their times but that we do have thanks to technological advances in the decades since, these iconic Scandinavian furniture designs can be enjoyed for years longer than ever thought possible.
You can come see and have a seat in any of our Scandinavian-Modern furniture in our factory showroom location in Bellingham!
Platner Style Round Dining Table
Having worked for Eero Saarinen early in his career, it is clear Warren Platner drew influence from him by the soft curves of his furniture designs. Still able to make a name for himself, the American designer created a revolutionary method of welding dozens of steel rods onto a circular frame, giving his collection of furniture a strong and beautiful structure and an icon of 1960s modernism.
Our Platner-Style Round Dining Table closely matches the dimensions of his original design. Though he originally created the base from nickel-plated steel rods, today we have the option to use the more resilient and durable option of stainless steel for our base. With a 5/8” inch tempered glass top, our version of this iconic table is the perfect focal point for any dining room!
Come check out this icon of 1960s Modernism plus more of what we have to offer in our Bellingham showroom!
Charteuse Green Saarinen-Style M70 Womb Chair
The 1948 unveiling of Eero Saarinen’s iconic Womb Chair was a sign of changing times when ‘lounging’ was becoming socially acceptable, unlike in the decades prior. Saarinen’s organically curved Womb Chair was designed at the request of his dear friend, Florence Knoll, who asked for a chair designed to feel like a basket full of pillows and “something I can really curl up in.” Saarinen achieved exactly this and more with a chair designed to create comfort, not solely by use of cushioning, but by the use of contours that create incredible comfort in any position.
Our Saarinen-Style M70 Womb Chair and Ottoman closely matches Saarinen’s original design but with upgraded materials available today that were not available in 1948. We recently made some improvements to this chair, including adjusting the slope of the back to a more upright sitting position and with arms parallel to the floor, making it even more comfortable for both sitting and lounging. Our wide variety of boucle fabric colors gives it a vibrancy that is matched by a level of durability to ensure years of stylish comfort in any setting. You can read all this and more in our Womb Chair Comparison Guide.
If you would like to see this chair in person, come visit us at our factory showroom in Bellingham!
Tags: Conrad Moulton, fiddle leaf fig, Florence Knoll, indoor plants, minimalism, modern home | Furniture Notes, Conrad Moulton, Eero Saarinen, Florence Knoll, Indoor Plants, Mid-Century Modern, Minimalism, Womb Chair | Permalink | Posted June 21, 2018 by Alison
Finn Juhl-Style Baker Sofa
Among his many accolades, Finn Juhl is largely recognized for introducing Danish design to the United States with his iconic designs like his Baker Sofa. Unveiled in 1951, this famous sofa shows Juhl’s signature ‘Carrying Element’ he used on many of his pieces. This method involves freeing the seat and back from the frame thus creating a visual lightness about the sofa and surroundings.
Our Finn Juhl-Inspired Baker Sofa honors the same dimensions of Juhl’s original design. We can make our version all in the same color or two colors like the one pictured here. With a traditional hardwood internal frame and high resilient multi-density foam, you will not find another version of this iconic sofa that can offer the style and durability at our price.
Come check out all we have to offer in person by visiting our showroom location in Bellingham!
Aegean Blue Jacobsen-Style Egg Chair
Created in 1958 for the SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen, Arne Jacobsen’s Egg Chair fits the form and function ideal of his predecessors along with his innovative design that creates an option for privacy. Its commanding presence and ability to hide away with a slight swivel on the rotating base has made this a popular chair among many filmmakers’ villains since the 1960s.
Although I rarely do much evil-plotting anymore, I do enjoy the comfort of our Jacobsen-Style Egg Chair as it contours to the natural curves of the body, just as Arne Jacobsen originally designed it to do. Available in a a wide variety colors of our exclusive boucle textured fabrics and a cushion that we’ve added a little extra foam, this chair is cozy enough to turn any villain into a good-natured hero.
Come have a seat and a swivel in our Jacobsen-Style Egg Chair at our Bellingham showroom!
One of my favorite ways to freshen up any room at home in need of an update (well, one that does not involve any hammering, sawing or drilling new holes in my walls) is incorporating a space for a bench to bring style and functionality into a room. I’ve always been a fan of tufting and our Exhibition Bench, like our Exhibition 2-Seat Bench pictured here, seems to translate beautifully into every setting. We have worked hard to master this level of tufting on our Exhibition Bench and are proud of our finished product. More tufting is universally considered to be the most premium look and is one of many key features to set our Exhibition Bench apart from all the others. Here are just a few ideas of spots to use benches in your home:
Exhibition 2-Seat Bench in Cream White Leather
Entryway:
Create a landing zone in your entryway or front hallway. This can be where you drop your belongings as soon as you walk in the door. Even better, you will have everything you need in one place the next time you are on your way out the door and will never waste a single second searching endlessly for lost keys
In the Bedroom:
At the foot of the bed is an elegant detail for any bedroom and can even function as extra storage, a step stool, extra seating or in place of a footboard
In the Dining Room:
A dining bench can be used in combination with dining chairs or instead of dining chairs around your dining table. Since it takes up no vertical space and can be tucked under the table when not in use, its a perfect alternative to dining chairs, especially in small spaces.
Use as a Coffee Table:
It is an unexpected and stylish alternative to a coffee table, offering all the same functionality and can even be an acceptable spot to put your feet up (most of the time).
Pictured here is our Exhibition 2-Seat Bench in our Cream White Leather, serving as a landing sone to use immediately upon walking in the door. You can see this bench and all our other modern benches at our showroom located in Bellingham!
Tags: clutter-free, Conrad Moulon, Exhibition Bench, exhibition chair, minimalism, Scandinavian Modern | Exhibition Bench, Bauhaus Modern, Designer Notes, Mies van der Rohe, modern home | Permalink | Posted March 27, 2018 by Alison
