Solving the riddle of America’s obsession with postwar design and furniture. Type the words “mid-century modern” or “Danish Modern” into the search bar on Facebook Marketplace, and you’re just as ...

The popularity of the Chandigarh chair, created by a team led by Swiss architect Pierre Jeanneret, has shone a light on the erasure of local designers in the mid-century modern design narrative.

Next up in our series about mid-century modern design is the Panton chair by Danish designer Verner Panton. Still produced today by Swiss furniture brand Vitra, the cantilevered plastic chair made ...