What is the famous leather armchair with ottoman that a husband-and-wife team designed for Herman Miller in 1956?
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Eames Lounge Chair
A modernist classic from 1956.
💡 Did you know? It is the epitome of the comfortable design chair.
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Which chair type springs on a bent tubular-steel frame without back legs?
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cantilever chair
Famous versions are by Mies van der Rohe and Marcel Breuer.
💡 Did you know? The springy sitting feel was revolutionary.
Which lamp with sprung, jointed arms did George Carwardine design?
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Anglepoise
Springs hold it in any position.
💡 Did you know? Its Norwegian offshoot, the Luxo L-1, inspired the Pixar lamp.
What is the Danish designer's iconic stackable plastic chair of 1967, moulded in one piece, called?
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Panton Chair
It was the first cantilevered chair made entirely of plastic.
💡 Did you know? Its swooping shape is unmistakable.
Which round hanging seat of clear acrylic did Eero Aarnio design in 1968?
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Bubble Chair
A symbol of 1960s space-age design.
💡 Did you know? Aarnio also created the round ‘Ball Chair’.
Which spider-legged citrus squeezer did Philippe Starck design?
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Juicy Salif
A famous (and debated) Alessi object.
💡 Did you know? Some say it looks better than it works.
Which chair with a high, enveloping back did Arne Jacobsen design in 1958 for a Copenhagen hotel?
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Egg Chair
Jacobsen designed it in 1958 for a Copenhagen hotel.
💡 Did you know? Its shell wraps the sitter like a cocoon.
The ‘Tolomeo’ articulated lamp is made by which Italian brand?
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Artemide
The ‘Tolomeo’ is one of the best-selling design lamps.
💡 Did you know? It was designed in 1987.
Who designed the ‘Barcelona’ chair with leather cushions and a steel frame?
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Mies van der Rohe
Designed in 1929 with Lilly Reich for the German pavilion in Barcelona.
💡 Did you know? ‘Less is more’ is his famous motto.
Which shapeless, pellet-filled seat from the 1960s became a pop-era furniture classic?
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beanbag
The 1968 ‘Sacco’ is a design classic.
💡 Did you know? It adapts to any sitting position.
What is the iconic sofa with deep-buttoned leather and arms as high as its back called?
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Chesterfield
Recognisable by its button tufting and equal-height arms.
💡 Did you know? It stands for the English club style.
Which red seat did Studio 65 design after a model by Salvador Dalí?
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Mae West lips sofa
It mimics Mae West’s / Marilyn Monroe’s lips.
💡 Did you know? An iconic piece of pop-art furniture.
What is the minimalist Bauhaus table lamp with a glass base and glass shade called?
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Wagenfeld lamp
An icon of Bauhaus design.
💡 Did you know? It is made of pure geometric shapes.
Which Bauhaus student designed the classic Junghans watch and clock face?
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Max Bill
It stands for clear, functional design.
💡 Did you know? Max Bill was an artist, architect and designer.
Which cone-shaped kitchen piece with a bird-shaped whistle did Michael Graves design in 1985?
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Alessi kettle
A little bird whistles when it boils.
💡 Did you know? One of the best-known kitchen classics.
Which stackable wooden three-legged seat is a classic by Alvar Aalto?
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Stool 60
Aalto developed the bent wooden legs in 1933.
💡 Did you know? The maker is the company Artek.
Which German brand makes the cult 1966 fountain pen with a Makrolon body and an ink window?
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Lamy
The 1966 ‘Lamy 2000’ is a design icon.
💡 Did you know? It is still made almost unchanged today.
Which starburst wall timepiece with wooden spheres is by George Nelson?
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Ball Clock
A playful mid-century classic.
💡 Did you know? Coloured balls replace the numbers.
Braun design classics with ‘less but better’ are associated with which designer?
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Dieter Rams
His principle: ‘Less, but better.’
💡 Did you know? His Braun design influenced Apple, among others.
The ‘Bobby-Car’ children’s ride-on classic is made by which German brand?
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BIG
The Bobby-Car has existed since 1972.
💡 Did you know? It has sold in the millions.
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