Booky Wook
5.0 out of 5 stars Superbly written and researched book Kim Dohm – Dohmus Lucy Ryder Richardson really knows what she talking about in this superbly written and researched book.…
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…
Poul Kjaerholm
Poul Kjærholm’s work whispers rather than shouts. A huge fan of game changing artists and architects Piet Mondrian, Gerrit Rietveld and Mies van der Rohe, the man who preferred to…
Rut Bryk
Tapio Wirkkala and his wife Rut Bryk were to Finnish midcentury ceramics what Alvar and Aino Aalto were to Finland’s furniture and architecture so how better to celebrate their 100th…
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’…
Stella News
Last week we opened the shiny pages of Stella magazine to see we have been voted one of the UK’s best Interiors’ shops. October is now officially our favourite month.…
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…
Modernism’s best kept secret
We are proud to introduce an absolute gem of a C20th designer brought back to life thanks to the fine craftsmanship of Irish brand Ceadogán Rugs. Mainie Jellett, one…
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…
