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The bed/couch is interesting, in that the original inspiration was the mid-century classic George Nelson Case Study collection (Modernica makes the canonical ve
by jowiar 12y ago
The bed/couch is interesting, in that the original inspiration was the mid-century classic George Nelson Case Study collection (Modernica makes the canonical version - it's an awesome modular collection of tables and couches and beds and things) that Urban Outfitters created their version of, then the author worked based off of that, largely reinventing the original.
- mturmon 12y agoThe Nelson sofas seem to have seats that recline slightly, which would make putting them together into a bed unworkable. But the Nelson daybeds (http://modernica.net/day-beds/view-day-bed-series/ http://modernica.net/day-beds/view-day-bed-series/) are very close to what he did. Good eye to notice this! It's worth saying that modernist furniture of this type can be relatively easy to copy and riff off of. The Eames furniture and accessories are another touchstone of the style.
- jowiar 12y agoAye - the daybeds (and the beds) were what I was referring to. So much of that mid-century design was focused on designing things that could be constructed affordably - this largely came from the same post-WWII era of suburbanization where building houses affordably was solved, and a whole lot of middle-income folks needed to furnish their new houses. Roll this forward a few decades and we have Ikea's flat-pack furniture, and what was effectively the 1950s Ikea became "trendy" and "designer" and got priced up.
- mturmon 12y agoYes, another example of the middle moving up is Gregory Ain (http://marvistatract.org http://marvistatract.org) or Eichler tract homes. Originally made inexpensive for a mass market, and now really prized as a relatively high-end pedigreed home. I'm not aware of a parallel to Ikea in home building today. Maybe some of the urban infill you see.