Mid-Century Mondays

Mid-Century Mondays

All About Those Eames Airport Chairs

Plus, fresh listings from Pasadena to Pennsylvania

Jul 03, 2023
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Design is subjective, mostly. But what are the objective ways to measure a design? Commercial success, longevity, influence, ubiquity? Using any of those, you’d be hard-pressed to find a better design than the Tandem Sling Seats, designed by Charles and Ray Eames.

The late 1950’s saw a boom in commercial travel, fueled by Boeing’s 707 and dozens of new …

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