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Designer Spotlight:  Paul T. Frankl

Designer Spotlight: Paul T. Frankl

Posted by Harvey Schwartz on Jan 14th 2020

Paul T. Frankl (October 14, 1886 – March 21, 1958), an Art Deco furniture designer and maker, architect, painter and writer from Vienna, Austria, was the son of a wealthy real estate speculator.Afte … read more
Designer Spotlight:  Walter Lamb

Designer Spotlight: Walter Lamb

Posted by Harvey Schwartz on Jan 7th 2020

After World War II, Robert Brown of Brown Jordan, a furniture company, introduced furniture made from reclaimed metals. Robert Brown collaborated with with a popular designer, Walter Lamb, these moder … read more
Designer Spotlight:  Hugh Acton

Designer Spotlight: Hugh Acton

Posted by Harvey Schwartz on Jan 3rd 2020

Hugh Acton is a modern renaissance man, nationally recognized as a furniture designer, artist, inventor, athlete and philosopher. A Michigan architect and furniture designer Huge Action is known fo … read more
​Designer Spotlight:  Widdicomb and T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings

​Designer Spotlight: Widdicomb and T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings

Posted by Harvey Schwartz on Dec 26th 2019

Terence Harold Robsjohn-Gibbings (“Gibby” to his friends) first achieved prominence in 1937 for his reconstructions of classical Greek furniture. Of course, no actual ancient Greek furniture is know … read more

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