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Case Furniture: The Eos Collection
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 read more…
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Skagerak: Leading The Way In Sustainability
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 read more…
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Are Iittala products made sustainably?
In popular culture, Finland is probably best known for its snow, reindeer, and hosting the World Wife Carrying Championships. It’s also sauna central, its people drink more coffee read more…
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Birds by Oiva Toikka: Iconic Timeless Design
There are lots of elements to think about when redesigning a room. You need to get the colour scheme right and make sure the furniture both fits the read more…
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Space Copenhagen & Fredericia – Perfect Collaboration
What drives Fredericia Furniture’s design principles are beauty, simplicity and expert craftsmanship. Thomas Graversen is today’s owner of the business. He explains: “Fredericia Furniture began as a read more…
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The Swoon Chair Collection: Iconic Timeless Design
The designers of the Swoon chair collection are adamant. The aesthetics and function of their furniture are both as important as each other. They say a practical chair read more…
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Are Carl Hansen Wishbone Chairs Comfortable?
Comfort is always a top priority for anybody hunting out a new kitchen or dining room chair. So if you are looking to equip a house, a question read more…
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The Definitive Wood Guide: Beech
Introducing Beech Beech has been important for almost as long as people have been working with wood. With long, straight trunks producing a wood that is both hard read more…
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The Low-Down on Upholstery
You have decided your house needs a new look. Maybe that means going the whole hog – taking down walls, laying new carpets and adding fresh wall coverings. read more…
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The Definitive Wood Guide: Ash
Ash wood has a proud history. Woodworkers know the close-grained wood of the ash tree for being tough and elastic. It was these qualities that made it the read more…
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The Definitive Wood Guide: Teak
The history of Teak Wood is rich. In the middle ages, teak wood was sought out by shipbuilders because the wood was impervious to water. It also withstood read more…
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The Definitive Wood Guide: Oak
Woodworkers prize oak wood. It’s popular for all manner of projects from furniture through flooring to cabinetry. This is because it’s so durable and workable with stunning natural read more…
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The Definitive Wood Guide: Walnut
The history of Walnut wood is rich. The advent of furniture made from this timber came about in the Middle Ages. New technologies of the time made it read more…
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Our Top 5 Beautiful Projects from Carl Hansen
The Carl Hansen firm is a master furniture maker. The man opened his first workshop in Odense, Denmark, on October 28, 1908. But the company’s designs are as read more…
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How to Spot a Fake/Replica CH24 Wishbone Chair
This is our guide on How to Spot a Fake/Replica CH24 Wishbone Chair. If a picture paints a thousand words then a chair must be able to read more…
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The Egg Chair: a History of the Genuine Arne Jacobsen Design
The Egg Chair is stunning, sculptural, offers exceptional comfort and has personality. And, as a result, it has achieved the status of a timeless classic. This, in turn, read more…
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Hans Wegner and Carl Hansen & Søn – A Match Made in Heaven
The full name of Hans Wegner is Hans Jørgensen Wegner. He was a world-famous Danish furniture designer, born in 1914. By the time he died 93 years later, read more…
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A Short History | Post Modern Classicism
Post Modern Classicism, 1980 to 1990 follows the typical traits that make up Renaissance Classicism, a form of art that removed extraneous detail and showed the world as read more…
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A Short History | The Post Impressionism Art Period of France
The Post Impressionism art period of France, 1880 to 1900 was really a collective term to describe a number of artists who were directly influenced by Impressionism, however read more…
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A Short History | The Romanesque Art Period of Western Europe
The Romanesque Art period of Western Europe spanned from 1000 AD to the ascent of the Gothic style in the 13th century. Most commonly associated with Romanesque architectural read more…
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A Short History | The Mycenaean Period of Ancient Greece
The Mycenaean period of Ancient Greece lasted from around 1600 to 1100 B.C. The Mycenaean culture was somewhat refined, with a basic structure of religion or mythology, politics. read more…
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A Short History | Minimalism
During the 1960’s – 70’s Minimalism thrived within America mainly in the visual arts. Although it did begin to inspire a variety of uses within music, design and read more…
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A Short History | Proportioning Systems
Proportioning systems are a technique used essentially through-out architecture to create a space that goes beyond form and function. Proportioning systems bring an aesthetic justification to the space read more…
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A Short History | Zen
Zen first and foremost is a type of Buddhist practice which allows for a calm, clear, pure and wide open constant state of mind, through-out day-to-day living. Not read more…
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A Short History | Shaker
The Shakers flourished during the 19th century producing some of the most popular American antique furniture to date. They first appeared in New York, 1774 as a small read more…
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A Short History | Scandinavian Style
The Scandinavian style was formed during the turn of the last century by Carl Larsson a Swedish painter/interior designer. Larsson’s work was typical of the Arts and Crafts read more…
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A Short History | China Modern
The Beijing Olympics in 2008 brought to light the inventive new style of design that is Modern Chinese Architecture. Architecture that surpasses the flamboyant locations of the famed read more…
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Scandinavian Modern | Who? What? Where? When?
For us here at Olson and Baker we find a lot of customers asking us, “What is Scandinavian Modern design?” Well for us, it’s everything! 90% of our read more…