That is really lovely. Does DWR sell this?

this is wegner's best dining table design. it consistently hits stellar prices at mid-century auctions. and wegner's following/collectors are global. your own description states it is "the perfect example of mid-century furniture from Denmark". hence it is iconic.
might i suggest less time at dwr, and more time reading, or just following auction results. there are dozens of great mid-century designs which have yet to be re-issued; often available for less then the dwr reissued prices.
this table design sold on ebay recently, from a carmel estate, for less then $1400. now that's happy hunting.

I love the table, but what a weird commend for a "design" blogger to make. "Over" mid-century iconic? Are you a trendoid? Iconic pieces are that for a reason; most are classics never go out of style and will always be collectible.

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I totally agree and was about to say the same. It seemed so ridiculous a comment, I had to read it a second time. Try replacing it with this and you'll see... "I'm so over Stravinsky, (thanks, Barnes and Noble Music Section)."

Wow, this place has become so cheeky. If readers are shown the same old classics (like those that can be bought at DWR) everyone shrieks about not being original enough. Now, when someone takes the time to dig a little deeper than the current surface offerings, they are still called out. I have to give respect to all the contributors' thankless work, it seems like as much fun as hand-feeding wolves sometimes.

See - this is why I hate when people (especially the bloggers themselves) bitch about Mid Century Modernism. There is SO much to work with, so many solutions to so many problems! You can't just write it off as a fashion trend.

It really shows lack of deep research that you'd even include the swipe at DWR (love them or hate them - they keep Modern in the forefront)

PS. I am SO over Gucci shoes. THANKS a LOT Saks Fifth Avenue!

I love the site, and am very thankful for all the contributors' work. I'll try my best not to make this comment nasty or mock the contributors when I say: I do think that comment (about being "over" something and the implicit criticism of a hyper-privileged and exclusive brand like dwr) serves to perpetuate a lot of stereotypes about people with interests in style and design.

Nonetheless, the theme of this site still seems to me to be about sharing a common interest with others in as non-judgmental a fashion possible. Perhaps concentrating on that as opposed to our differences in tastes and opinions would foster a more interesting dialogue?

I think part of the problem is how some of these furniture stores, such as DWR market these so called iconic pieces - as if that's all there was to mid century modern when it's much more than that, and I'd lump Danish Modern in there too as so much of it was created in the 50's onwards, especially up through the 70's but even the newer pieces being made today are not all that different from something made/designed say 40-50 years ago.

While some designers may be "over" a certain style, such as MCM, it's looks have proven to be timeless and with a little switching around, a "tired" room can look new again without going to a totally new style of the now.

Quite frankly, I'm a little over DWR itself for it seems to be a dominant resource here on Apt Therapy when there is so many other resources like Modernica etc for the classics of the MCM period. Frankly, I like to mid various modern/asian modern styles together so it's not all just MCM classics, although they do/would be prominent.

Right now, the Isamu Noguchi site is prviding me with inspiration for I've always loved his style, especially the classic Noguchi coffee table, but his lamps are fantastic too.

Maybe I would be over it if I could afford it. : P

Just because a beautiful and iconic design style flits in and out of the on trend buzz doesn't mean that it is over. It just means that the rich and trendy are bored with it.