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CA Modern Home "An Eames Retrospective" event hosted in its Miami Beach showroom Dec. 3, 2019.
Sandwiched between Thanksgiving and Christmas is Miami Art Week, when the artfest that is Art Basel Miami Beach goes full throttle. And because this year we’ve been inspired by all things Eames, we celebrated with a very special evening on CA Modern Home’s turf by hosting An Eames Retrospective.
We wanted to bring the Eames story to life - not just as a treat for the Eames aficionados but to s...
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How to style your outdoor space.
Any modern design aficionado like you will be ambitious for an outdoor space that is just as beautiful and useful as your indoor space - a space you can live in, not just look at. Modern design is big on functionality, simplicity, natural materials, ergonomic design and perhaps just a hint of quirk or a splash of bold color.
Living inside out
One aspect of outdoor living that harks back to ...
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Influential Women Designers
Since the late 19th century, women have been at the forefront of modern design and their influence on contemporary design and designers is unmistakable. Here are just four of our favorite women designers:
Eileen Gray 1878 - 1976
Born in Ireland in 1878, Eileen Gray first gained an international reputation for her laquerwork but her love of innovation drew her to become a pioneer of the ...
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How to buy modern design furniture online
If you think that buying modern design online is more of a guessing game than a bona fide way of styling your habitat, think again. If you’re prepared and do your homework (yes, including math), then you can create that original living space that feeds your soul. After all, that’s what modern design is all about.
Six things to think about:
1. Take your time
Buying large pieces of fur...
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Modular furniture? Yes, please!
We’re big on modular furniture and you should be, too. What’s not to love? Modular furniture, when designed well, is the stunning result of an art form that blends the aesthetics of architecture, the minimalist practicality of industrial principles, and the hapticity of beautifully-engineered materials, all sprinkled with the fairy dust of “oh-my-god-that-is-just-so-durned-ingenious”.
USM’s...
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Focus on: Eero Saarinen
This week we take a look at Finnish-American designer, Eero Saarinen, and his work for Knoll.
Purebred for design
It was almost impossible for Eero Saarinen not to become a design visionary. Born at the turn of the last century to Finnish architect, city planner and Nordic National Romanticism champion Eliel Saarinen and his wife, celebrated sculptor and textile artist Loja Gesellius, Ee...
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