This Playful Furniture Collection Is Mid-Century Modern for the New Century
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Trends are great, but when you’re buying furniture, you want something that lasts. Think about mid-century modern: It’s a style that originated 70 years ago and is still popular today. Do you ever think about what could be our generation’s mid-century modern? We’re talking the sorts of things your grandchildren would be happy to inherit. Maybe it’s a style that combines the clean lines and simple shapes of mid-century modern with the bold, geometric optimism of the ’80s and renders them in materials that feel very now. It might look a little bit like this…
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From Industry West, a purveyor that consistently offers beautiful, unique pieces at “you’ve-graduated-from-IKEA-now-what” price points, comes the Reform Collection, a set of furniture that feels very current but still has a timeless appeal. And with prices starting at just $135, these are things you can contemplate (or add to your wishlist) right now.
Coming in at just $135 is the Bell Chair, which recalls the gentle curves of the ubiquitous Eames shell chair but is decidedly its own thing. It comes in black and white, but also in a range of surprisingly versatile pastels. (It’s also available as a barstool.) In the same colors but with a slightly more loungey look is the Speck Chair, which is a great way to encourage your guests to linger at the table (or add a little style to your living room).
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The Plume Lounge Chair recalls the space-agey modernism of Verner Panton, in three different pastel colorways that feel on-trend right now (and maybe pleasingly retro later). The tone-on-tone bolster is both comfy and stylish. The Hew Lounge Chair is simultaneously modern and luxe — and looks like a great place to linger.
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Stools and ottomans make excellent multi-purpose furniture for small spaces, and the reform collection has a couple of pieces that will fit the bill. And we’d be remiss not to mention the modern, playful Terrazzo Side Table and Coffee Table, which feature this tremendously popular material in a clean-lined shape that will fit seamlessly into pretty much any space. You can even switch the terrazzo and the glass layers, so it’s almost like having two tables in one.
Looking for something truly dramatic and unique? Consider the high-backed Pocket Sofa, which looks like a place to whisper secrets in the lobby of some impossibly futuristic hotel. It’s also a great place to rest your head while bingeing Netflix — and a great way to guarantee your living room won’t look like anybody else’s.