Mr Minty’s Furniture

February 17, 2009 by james.brennan · View Comments 

    Once this country’s’ standard bearer for good, honest furniture, more recently a forgotten relic, Minty is quickly becoming the worst kept secret in British collectables Based originally in Oxford, Minty furniture quickly earned a reputation for quality and comfort. Products made at its small factory in St Clement’s were exported all over the world. [...]

DesignClassics- Arne Jacobsen

January 16, 2009 by james.brennan · View Comments 

   Arne Jacobsen was one of Denmark’s most influential 20th century architects and designers. Both his buildings and products, like his Swan and Egg Chairs, combine modernist ideals with a Scandinavian love of naturalism.
   Born in Copenhagen in 1902, Arne Jacobsen worked as an apprentice bricklayer before winning a place to study architecture at the [...]

Design Classics- The Works of Verner Panton

November 28, 2008 by james.brennan · View Comments 

Verner Panton, the “enfant terrible” of Danish design, broke a few hundred years of tradition he denounced the age old crafts of his countrymen and sought to carve a new path in not only Danish but world design.
Panton was extremely conscientious and refreshingly holistic in his approach to design, taking on everything from the curtains to [...]

Furniture Design Classics

October 14, 2008 by Terry · View Comments 

There are some pieces of furniture that were recognized as classics from the day they were made, while others have been slow burners and are only now enjoying an elevation to classic status after we have had time to look back at periods with better perspective. In recent times, some pieces have become so familiar [...]