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Ant-thropology: Ant Chair by Arne Jacobsen-
Arne Jacobsen designed the Ant chair in 1952. The chair has 3 chrome legs and the seat is made from bent plywood. The chair was Jacobsen’s international breakthrough and became very popular. Fritz Hansen have produced the chair since 1952 and now also make a 4 legged version. The chair has been succeeded by many similar chairs by Jacobsen all featuring slightly different shapes, the most successful of which being the series 7 chair. Click for series 7 chair.
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Print Screen: Fabric print by Alvin Lustig-
Alvin Lustig designed this intaglio fabric print in 1949 for L.Anton Maix fabrics. Lustig, best known for his graphic design, was also a well respected interior, furniture and textile designer. In the 1940’s and 1950’s fabrics designed outside of the textiles industry became more widely produced. A trend for architects, furniture designers, intetior designers, graphic designers and even painters and sculptors trying their hand at fabric design emerged. As the creatives were already established in their fields and understood the principles of modern design it was a natural progression.
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(Source: cathyofcalifornia.typepad.com)
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