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July 28, 2026

Platner Lounge Chair: When Steel Learned to Shimmer

Platner Lounge Chair history, from Warren Platner's 1966 Knoll collection to its welded steel shimmer.

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July 24, 2026

Bibendum Chair: Eileen Gray’s Joke That Outlived the Manifestos

Bibendum Chair history, from Eileen Gray's Michelin Man curves to Aram's licensed revival.

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July 21, 2026

Marshmallow Sofa: The Pop Masterpiece Nobody Wanted to Buy

Marshmallow Sofa history, including Irving Harper, George Nelson Associates, Herman Miller and the eighteen-disc design.

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July 17, 2026

Womb Chair: The Chair Florence Knoll Dared Saarinen to Make

Womb Chair history, from Florence Knoll's curl-up brief to Eero Saarinen's enveloping modern classic.

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July 14, 2026

Eames Lounge Chair: The Recliner That Debuted on Live TV

Eames Lounge Chair history, from its 1956 television debut to Charles and Ray Eames' leather-and-plywood…

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July 2, 2026

When Modernism Designed the Body: The LC Collection by Le Corbusier, Jeanneret and Perriand

How Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret and Charlotte Perriand turned sitting into a design problem: the…

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June 25, 2026

Maralunga Sofa: Vico Magistretti’s Adjustable Backrest and Everyday Comfort

A design archive study of the Maralunga sofa, Vico Magistretti's adjustable backrest and the beauty…

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June 21, 2026

The Togo Sofa: Why Michel Ducaroy’s Low-Slung Design Still Feels Radical

A Loom & Hide design archive study of the Togo sofa, low-slung 1970s seating, soft…

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June 21, 2026

Soriana: The Sofa That Made Upholstery Look Caught in the Act

How Afra and Tobia Scarpa turned soft polyurethane and a chrome clamp into the Soriana,…

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June 21, 2026

Camaleonda: The Sofa That Taught the Living Room to Move

How Mario Bellini’s 1970 Camaleonda turned the sofa into a system and taught the living…

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Platner Lounge Chair: When Steel Learned to Shimmer

Bibendum Chair: Eileen Gray’s Joke That Outlived the Manifestos

Marshmallow Sofa: The Pop Masterpiece Nobody Wanted to Buy

Womb Chair: The Chair Florence Knoll Dared Saarinen to Make

Eames Lounge Chair: The Recliner That Debuted on Live TV

When Modernism Designed the Body: The LC Collection by Le Corbusier, Jeanneret and Perriand

Maralunga Sofa: Vico Magistretti’s Adjustable Backrest and Everyday Comfort

The Togo Sofa: Why Michel Ducaroy’s Low-Slung Design Still Feels Radical

Soriana: The Sofa That Made Upholstery Look Caught in the Act

Camaleonda: The Sofa That Taught the Living Room to Move

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