The mid-century modern furniture has seen a resurgence since the 1990s and it seems to continue on today as they are displayed and used with modern furniture and architecture.
There is something in the mid-century style that allows it to fit in without looking archaic at all. Perhaps its the inspiration of that time period, the time after the Second World War when a desire for something different and new, using new materials and styles started to come out. It may also be the result of many of our Generation X who grew up with home furnished in mid-century styles.
Whatever the cause, it’s in many of today’s furniture collection, desired not just the period they remind people of but often the artist and company who made them. Such are designs inspired by George Nelson, Eero Saarinen, Arne Jacobsen, Charles Eames and his wife Ray Eames, Isamu Noguchi, Alexander Girard and others.
Today, they are made and marketed by companies like Herman Miller, Knoll, Vitra, Design Within Reach (DWR), Crate and Barrel and Restoration Hardware.
Such mid-century modern furniture in Minneapolis is available for locals to purchase.
They are distinguished by an overall design inspiration to favor functionality where their form follows function. They tend to emphasize the clean, uncluttered look with sleek lines making use of organic and geometrical forms. They tend to minimalism, without frills while incorporating a variety of traditional and non-traditional materials.
Look for these mid-century modern furniture in Minneapolis stores.
