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Welcome to Olson and Bakers Design Blog! Where we discuss all things design! From delving into the history of iconic pieces by the world’s most renowned designers, to helping you make important decisions in your buying journey.

Read through our numerous inspirational and educational articles to help you decide on the best piece to fit your home and to create a truly timeless, yet personal space you can enjoy for decades to come!

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The Iconic Gubi Beetle Chair By GamFratesi

24th October 2022

Beetles have been wandering this planet for at least 250 million years, possibly a lot longer. That’s pretty much the definition of a design classic. They have seen

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Materials Used When Making A High End/Quality Sofa

28th September 2022

Composition: Undercoat of swans, ducks and geese Source: Northern Ireland Benefits and Uses: Incredibly soft and regulates heat well Environmental Impact: According to the International Down and Feather Testing Laboratory (IDFL) “Down and feathers have the lowest carbon footprint of any other fill material”

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Carl Hansen: Hans Wegner’s Other Chairs

1st September 2022

Frankly, it is simply ridiculous to think a career spanning more than 50 years can be based on a single achievement. So even if the CH24 Wishbone Chair, Hans Wegner’s best known design, is the only one you have heard of, you still know there must be others. You would...

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String Shelving: Timeless Swedish Practicality

8th August 2022

Strings, what do they bring to mind? Things of undefined length? An idea in sub-subatomic physics that is so fiendishly and multidimensionally complicated even certified geniuses don’t necessarily understand it? Practical things to hold a parcel together. If you’re clued into the worlds of art and furniture, though, it’s probably...

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How to soap your CH24 Wishbone Chair and other wood products

4th August 2022

Traditional Danish soap finishes feature on many of our pieces, from the famous CH24 Wishbone Chair by Hans Wegner to the J39 Chair by Borge Mogensen. Common in high quality Scandinavian design, it creates a soft to the touch natural finish on light, raw woods such as Maple, Beech and...

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A Timeline of Arne Jacobsen’s Most Iconic Chairs

5th July 2022

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Børge Mogensen and The People’s Chair

4th July 2022

The People’s chair is wood and rope; helping us all to live and cope. Made to last in nature’s way; It’s a classic in a modern way. Okay, not Wordsworth, Keats, or even McGonagall. But it does explain why Børge Mogensen and The People’s Chair is a tale worth its telling.

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The Legacy of Verner Panton

21st June 2022

1960s. What sort of images do they conjure up? The summer of Love and Flower Power? Or think about music and the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and psychedelic rock?

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Are Gubi’s Pacha Chairs Comfortable?

31st May 2022

It is hard to imagine a designer whose creations adorn the Elysée Palace in Paris failed to win the recognition he deserved in his own time. Yet for Pierre Paulin, that was very much the case.

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Case Furniture: The Eos Collection

10th May 2022

Dawn: the herald of a new beginning, new hope, new energy at the start of a fresh day. In past times, it was so important it even had its own goddess, Eos in the Greek pantheon. The first light of the day was a moment of inspiration. No wonder,

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Skagerak: Leading The Way In Sustainability

13th April 2022

Green or profitable; a business can be one or the other, but not both. You’ll hear that a lot, but it’s not an idea that goes down well with Jesper Panduro, CEO of furniture manufacturer Skagerak.

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Gazzda – Made in Bosnia & Herzegovina

30th March 2022

Hope. It’s always there. And, as the world adjusts to the horrors of Ukraine, maybe one inspiring story of recovery after a different, but equally brutal, conflict can remind us of that. It tells the tale of a child refugee who went home as an adult and turned a dream...

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