Modernist Glass Pendant Light by Thomas S. Tait, 1930s

Description: Designed in 1949 by Vilhelm Wohlert in collaboration with Louis Poulson, this globe pendant is made from a thick, opaque, white glass, which softly diffuses light evenly...

A frosted glass pendant light manufactured by Napako, Prague, during the 1960s. This type of glass pendant light was typical of the sort of lighting manufactured by Napako during the late 1950s to early 1960s. These bowl-shaped pendants, adorned with geometric designs, came in a variety of shapes and colours. Variations on this design, as well as other Napako lamps...

Description: A frosted glass pendant lamp with cane skirt and classically-inspired, columnar stem designed by Finnish glass and metal designer Gunnel Nyman, c.1940. The design of t...

A model 31 armchair designed by one of Finland's most prestigious Modernist designers and architects, Alvar Aalto. The model 31 was designed by Aalto during the 1930s whilst he was working alongside his wife and partner, Aino Aalto, on the Paimio Sanitorium. Aalto won the commission for the tuberculosis hospital in 1929, and over 4 years built a gesamtkunstwerk, "total work of art", dedicated to physical and mental wellness in every capacity possible. Aalto described the sanatorium itself as a "medical instrument", prioritising ventilation and heliotherapy (sun exposure), with furniture functioning a core part of this finely tuned instrument. The low seat and gently reclining form of the model 31 is indicative of the environment of restfullness which Aino and Aalto sought to construct at Paimio. Much like the eponymous "Paimio Chair", the most recognised design from the project, the model 31 shares the scroll-like expression created by the continuous seat and back. However, unlike the "Paimio Chair" the model 31 has a cantilevered construction created by the sweeping curves of the laminated birch frame, inspired by the original "Freischwinger" by Mart Stam from 1926. This particular armchair was once owned by British artist and designer, Max Clendinning, and his partner Ralph Adron...