Designer Biography

Find a Designer Biography Charles Rennie Mackintosh NEW!Charlotte Perriand NEW! Le Corbusier NEW! Frank Lloyd Wright NEW!Alvar Aalto Arne Jacobsen Charles Eames Eero Aarnio Eero Saarinen Eileen Gray George Nelson Gerrit Rietveld Jean Prouve Marcel Breuer Ray Eames

Designer Furniture

Find a Classic Furniture Design Aalto 406 Armchair Aarnio Ball Chair Breuer Wassily Chair Eames 670 Chair and 671 Ottoman Gray E1027 Table Jacobsen Egg Chair Nelson Marshmallow Sofa Prouve Anthony Chair Rietveld Red Blue Chair Saarinen Tulip Chair

Modern Furniture Resources

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20th Century Furniture Timeline

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Modern Furniture Designers of the 20th Century

The 20th Century provided us with a great range of modern new furniture created by innovative and forward thinking designers and architects.

With the introduction of new materials, chrome, PVC, plastic, and exploring the use of existing furniture materials, laminating timber and steam bending timber lead to a very broad range of exciting new styles of chairs, tables and sofas never seen or thought of before.

These designers revolutionized the world of interior design and furniture and as a society, we have not looked back. Many of these classic furniture designs have stood the test of time and are still being specified for our homes and offices today. Charles and Ray Eames were pioneers of 20th Century Furniture Design ....for more information The simple way to find Eames furniture for yourself. Below we have a selection of classic furniture profiles, furniture designer profiles and some furniture to buy, so take a look on this page or use the left hand side navigation bar or the site map to find what you are looking for.

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New Designer Biographies!

Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Charlotte Perriand
Le Corbusier
Frank Lloyd Wright

Modern Furniture Design Timeline

1900 - 1909
1910 - 1919
1920 - 1929
1930 - 1939
1940 - 1949
1950 - 1959
1960 - 1969
1970 - 1979
1980 - 1989
1990 - 1999

A Selection of Classic Furniture Profiles

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The Womb Chair

Eero Saarinen - Womb Chair

By Eero Saarinen

The Womb Chair envelops the person and creates a safe and comfortable place to curl up and relax. For more information

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The Egg Chair

Arne Jacobsen - Egg Chair

By Arne Jacobsen

The Egg Chair is one of the most influential post-war furniture
designs. For more information

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The Zig Zag Chair

Gerrit Rietveld - Zig Zag Chair

By Gerrit Rietveld

Even though it's visual effect is simple its design and construction are complex. For more information

A Selection of Furniture Designer Profiles

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Alvar Aalto

Alvar Aalto - Paimio Chair

Alvar Aalto's design concepts were organic and used the human form.

Alvar Aalto Biography

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Marcel Breuer

Marcel Breuer - Wassily Chair

Marcel Breuere produced tubular steel chairs that were in tune with the new architecture.

Marcel Breuer Biography

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Eero Aarnio

Eero Aarnio - Ball Chair

Eero Aarnio believed that designers should use the most up to date technology possible.

Eero Aarnio Biography

Furniture to Buy Now!

Marshmallow Sofa

George Nelson and Irving Harper

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Aluminum Arm Chair

Charles and Ray Eames

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LCW - Lounge Chair Wood

Charles and Ray Eames

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This site has a vast amount of information covering modern furniture designers and their famous designs, so take your time and peruse the pages, bookmark us for the future as we are a great reference site and we also have numerous other interior design and decorating websites available for free to you. Look at the right side navigation of any page and you will find a topic that may suit your interest in interior design. So have fun and we will keep adding new designers periodically.




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