Before the algorithms, the A/B tests, and the infinite scroll, furniture ads had to do one thing well, make you feel something on paper. The print campaigns of the 1950’s and 60’s were exercises in restraint: a headline, a photograph, a logo. Marketing copy was quiet, confident, and sometimes even poetic. Designers and brands trusted that good materials, clean lines, and timeless form didn’t need gimmicks or flash sales. In a time before digital noise, the best advertising was as thoughtful as the furniture itself.
Here are five nostalgic ads to start your Monday off right:
Marlboro – “Mighty Good Makin’s” (1962)
Herman Miller - “Low Cost Seating” (1953)
Herman Miller - “Gypsum Desert” (1965)
Herman Miller - “Bravo!” (1958)
Herman Miller - Beware Of Imitations (1957)
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