Word: wormley
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Directional Industries, $280) instantly recall Aalto, for example, but the sausage-shaped arms and headrest owe more to Le Corbusier. Hans Eichenberger's tubular framed sofa (Sten-dig, $1,000) is a relatively straightforward, clean-lined exercise in the Miesian idiom. Blond wood was back in Edward Wormley's new line for Dunbar, which features ash in everything from storage carts that open up for dining ($560) to toadstool-shaped tables ($248) and benches...
That is not to say that all designers necessarily find the idea of kooky furniture appealing. "I have no sympathy for the youth cult," said Edward Wormley to Home Furnishings Daily. "Furniture can be fun, but it still must have dignity and integrity." And for those who agree, there is at least this consolation: emulating Detroit, the big manufacturers have each recently begun bringing out at least one stylistically new line annually. Wait until next year...