Russel Wright

Somewhere between Heywood Wakefield and Paul McCobb lies the design elements of Russel Wright. These Conant Ball chairs are a fine example of his great use of beautiful blonde Maple and Mid Century curves and lines. Truth be told Russel Wright designed for Heywood Wakefield in early career so it is easy to see from where these latter Conant Ball designs have their roots. Best know for his American Modern Dinnerware, Russel Wright believed that the table was the center of the home and designed in layers from there outward. If you have moment take a look at his amazing home Dragon Rock at Manitoga, which brought nature and architecture into a stunning union.

http://pressroom.russelwrightcenter.org/gallery/528

Viola!

So we had a couple of yards of this Atomic Age vintage dead stock fabric and decided to spice up this rather generic American Danish Modern arm chair. Now it's making a statement! This will be put to use as a regular addition to our living room grouping.

Paul T.Frankl for Brown and Saltman

Brown and Saltman had some pretty incredible Art Deco/Machine Age designers in their Rolodex. Designers like Gilbert Rohde, Paul Laszlo, Paul T Frankl and John Keal to name a few. These 1940 Saltman tables are attributed to Frankl and the lines are pretty evident in our opinion. These tables will soon be refinished in black lacquer complimented by rich mahogany base and supports. Sadly, someone at sometime, decided to spray paint these fabulous Machine age works of art.

I am a sucker for the clean lines and simple beauty of American Streamline/Machine Age Deco! We will post photos of these refinished pieces in the near future

Adrian Pearsall

Adrian Pearsall is one of my favorites in the underrated MCM designers department. His designs for Craft Associates are pleasing both to the eye and the body. Full of well crafted quality and organic flow they are truly "objets de art" in their own right. For those of us who cannot afford a Vladimir Kagan piece, his designs offer the opportunity to capture much of the essence of Kagan's sculptural form at a fraction of the cost. Be certain though; Pearsell designs are not just some poor mans Kagan subsitute. His designs do stand on their own and are every bit as valid an expression of this design movement that we so love, as some of the more desirable names. Furthermore it seems the market on Adrian Pearsell/Craft Associates pieces, is improving steadily.
But I digress, check out these wonderful Pearsall chairs we just acquired.

On EBAY now!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Pair-Adrian-Pearsall-Craft-Associates-Arm-Chairs-/250786690553?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a640d35f9#ht_500wt_1156

Heywood Wakefield Students Desk

Picked up this lovely Heywood Wakefield Students Desk on a whim this weekend. Usually blond is not my thing but this piece just oozes style and the wood is amazing to the touch. A temporary keeper for sure!

Milo Baughman

What's not to love about these wonderful chairs? Clean lines, amazing comfort and top quality build by Thayer Coggin. Reupholstered in wonderful alpine white leatherette for maximum pleasure! We have these beauties offered over on Ebay as I type, so take a look

http://cgi.ebay.com/MILO-BAUGHMAN-THAYER-COGGIN-WHITE-LEATHERETTE-ARM-CHAI_W0QQitemZ250782056133QQcategoryZ69473QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp5197.m7QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D5%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D7464291678305368245#ht_500wt_1156