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Balfron sponsors Midcentury East
We are proud to welcome superstar developers Londonewcastle to this October’s Midcentury East. Want to learn more about the restoration works at Ernö Goldfinger’s Balfron Tower, due to complete early…
Beni Boy
You might think it is the stunning Arabia ceramics, the Finn Juhl chairs, the Poul Henningsen lights and Arne Vodder sideboards that keeps us doing our shows after fifteen years.…
Modern Makers at MM
We always get really excited when our November show comes around as it is always the most popular with contemporary designers getting busy with it before clocking off for Christmas.…
Showcasing Designers
Joining us at this Midcentury Modern® is a wealth of inspiring designers to help make your house a real home. Mix it up with collectable treasures from the best of the…
Marden Hill
Joining The Modern Marketplace this month is DANAD Design. This company founded by two members of the Marden Hill house collective ignited the Pop Art movement in Britain and created works that Liberty, Heals and…
Hollywood or bust
What would you do if you had to choose between your new career as a furniture designer or working on the set of The Avengers with a cast you never dreamed you…
Letter from Robin Day
‘An early design showing a clearly articulated structure. The slim steel rod frame cradles a shaped upholstered unit and timber arms which can also serve as shelves for glasses etc’…
The Chieftain
Have you ever wondered how to sit in a ‘Chieftain chair’? Well now you know. Above is an archive pic of Finn Juhl showing us how to sit in his…
Pop Up
When the marketing people behind the shop Fritz Hansen shares with Skandium offered Modern Shows a pop-up window and party in their fabulous shop and showroom at 13 Margaret St…
Secret Cinema
You could have been living in London for more than twenty years. You might be in spitting distance from the place and still not know about one of London’s best…