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molded plywood chair

Charles & Ray Eames

  • Active: 1940s–1970s
  • Known for: Lounge Chair, Molded Plywood
  • Fact: Pioneered mass-production techniques for molded plywood during WWII.
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tulip shaped chair

Eero Saarinen

  • Active: 1940s–1960s
  • Known for: Tulip Chair and Womb Chair
  • Fact: Designed the Gateway Arch in St. Louis and the TWA Flight Center in NYC.
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egg shaped chair

Arne Jacobsen

  • Active: 1950s–1970s
  • Known for: The Egg Chair and Swan Chair
  • Fact: Created his iconic chairs specifically for the SAS Royal Hotel in Copenhagen.
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paper table lamp

Isamu Noguchi

  • Active: 1930s–1980s
  • Known for: Noguchi Table and Akari Lights
  • Fact: Celebrated sculptor who treated everyday furniture as functional art with elegant lines.
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white sofa in front of wall

Florence Knoll

  • Active: 1940s–1970s
  • Known for: Knoll Settee and Office Interiors
  • Fact: Revolutionized corporate interior planning with the "Knoll Planning Unit and other pieces"
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chair with wishbone shaped back

Hans Wegner

  • Active: 1940s–1990s
  • Known for: Wishbone chair and Shell chair
  • Fact: Designed over 500 chairs over his career and is known as the "Master of the Chair."
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