Lawton Mull

A wonderfully large circular planter by Swiss designer Willy Guhl in a highly durable fiber cement. We love the way his planters age, and think they can be used with equal effectiven...

A folding screen of finely figured teak, showcasing exquisite Japanese joinery and leather hinges, designed by architect Matthew Baird. The three panels are asymmetrical, in excellen...

A pair of handsome stacking bookcases designed by Mogens Koch and produced by the Danish cabinetmaker Rud. Rasmussen. Koch designed several variations of these beautiful modular case...

A pair of large Italian Baroque silvered copper repoussé altar prickets fitted as table lamps. Baluster stem with paw feet and rocaille decoration surrounding an engraved cartouche. ...

Well-proportioned, with a generous roll arm for perching on. Supple leather upholstery with excellent patina. The seat springs and inner cushions have been restored, so these are com...

Ellen Victoria Kajerdt (1893-1981) was the maker of this rare and whimsical pewter mirror depicting Diana, goddess of the hunt and also of the moon, in the company of gazelles and st...

Roland Wilhelmsson designed a series of solid pine furniture for Karl Andersson & Söner in the latter half of the 20th century. This dining table is one of several table variatio...

Fjetterström designed the “Gothic Portal” carpet in 1934, after a trip to Knossos where she saw ancient potsherds. It was a design appreciated by King Gustaf VI Adolf, who owned one ...

Ole Wanscher, like his mentor and teacher Kaare Klint, was much inspired by great traditional furniture from other cultures. What makes the designs of Wanscher so wonderfully timeles...

A triangular birch stool with subtly tapered legs, a gently dipped seat recovered in soft, curly sheepskin. Quite a comfortable perch for its economical size. Tucks easily under most...

Otto Schulz was an architect and designer born in Germany, who moved to Sweden and founded in Gothenburg what quickly became one of Sweden’s most prestigious interior design shops–-B...

A Modern take on the tradition French “bouillotte” lamp that was designed for illuminating card games. On this streamlined Art Deco version, the original stitched parchment shade has...

A pair of generously proportioned and comfortable winged easy chairs designed by Gustaf Allert. With their sinuous curves and exposed mahogany frames, we think they are downright sex...

Fritz Hansen opened the doors of his Copenhagen workshop in 1885. With the help of his son Christian, the company soon established its reputation for outstanding quality and forward-...

Jalmari Ruokokoski (1886-1936) Finland 1915 Watercolor on paper, in a modern gilt frame, Signed and dated 13 1/2” x 10” Provenance: Stenmans Konstsalong, Helsinki, Finland Jalmari R...

A hand-forged candle holder of sculptural delicacy.

A functional work by the contemporary sculptor Aki Rusu, who welds, bends, and hammers organic forms out of iron. In this case, Rusu hammered iron into very thin, smooth, lightweigh...

A functional work by the contemporary sculptor Aki Rusu, who welds, bends, and hammers organic forms out of iron. In this case, Rusu hammered iron into very thin, smooth, lightweigh...

A pair of modern lounge chairs with a minimalist, planar design, recently reupholstered in a soft ivory chenille.

Severin Hansen’s streamlined furniture is defined by outstanding attention to detail and choice of exquisite materials, such as the ornately figured Brazilian rosewood seen here. Th...

Margareta Åberg (1929–2005) was a Swedish architect and interior designer best remembered by her beautifully made functional designs for municipal projects. Throughout her career, sh...

A thick antique Belgian slate slab with a time-worn and subtly undulating surface sits atop a wrought iron base of elegant profile.

Ole Wanscher was often inspired by his mentor and teacher, Kaare Klint. This particular design echoes Klint’s ‘Red Chair’ in its pared-down elegance. These two chairs have been newly...

Erik Chambert (1902–1988) was an influential Swedish interior architect, artist, and furniture designer. He began his career as an apprentice cabinetmaker, before graduating from Kon...

Unlike many of the great Danish designers, Frits Henningsen also ran his own cabinet-making shop. He cared deeply about quality of materials, and was uncompromising in the constructi...

Esko Pajamies is best known for the well-made and playful furniture he designed for the Finnish firm Asko in the 1960s and 70s. In 1979 he received the Finnish State Award for Art. ...

The Nordic designers of the early 20th century, specifically the period between the two world wars, created furniture that was perfectly proportioned to the human frame, and built by...

Influenced by the Brutalist movement, Belgian furniture maker De Puydt designed hand-carved furniture of substantial solid oak. The honest construction of this deceptively simple tab...

This low bench or stool exudes charm, with its naturally-weathered surface and hand joined legs.

This exquisite cabinet was a custom production, with drawers and file inserts built to an architect’s exact specifications. The richly patinated brass hardware is accentuated by the ...

Masayaki Kurokawa’s work spans architectural design to industrial and product design, and interior design. He received his doctorate in Tokyo in 1967, subsequently opening his own de...

Master silversmith Reijo Sirkeoja made some of the most original silver designs in post-war Finland, combining unusual modern aesthetics with the sophis...

Founded in the early 1900s, Diehl quickly became a leading manufacturer of clocks, with their ‘Diletta’ miniature alarm clock gaining popularity throughout Germany. This rare model f...

There is much poetry in the execution of this agricultural tool, in its repairs, and in the patina it has attained after a century or two of use.

Born in 1925, Jørgen Høj trained first as a metal-worker and upholsterer. From the 1950s, he ran his own design office, producing minimalist, planar furniture like this striking coff...

A unique sculptural work that does double duty as a chair, this extravagant wrought iron design is one of a kind. It possesses the playfulness and drama of Garouste & Bonetti’s w...

A biomorphic lamp with burlwood base made up of an intricate mosaic of knots and knobs, out of which the push button switch emerges, and onto which a warm light glows. The shade and ...

A Victorian slipper chair reupholstered for a 21st century nightmare. The frame has been reupholstered in a striped brown woven cotton, then Icelandic sheepskins. The fringe is orig...

"All möghe" means ‘all the people’ in Old Norse. In describing furniture, "allmoge" refers to the rustic and quirky furniture made by ordinary people for their own use from the mid-1...

A side table or writing table from the era of George II, wearing its age beautifully. The top especially, in its warped and wavy state, rewards the hand. We love the carved apron and...

A vivid addition to any room, this carved wood stag head is decorated with finely cast and gilded metal horns, worn brick-red pigment and an expression of fierce concentration. It si...

An early-twentieth century Uzbek tent hanging, boldly designed and meticulously embroidered in shades of red, blue, and green on a neutral, plain weave ground. The large dynamic comp...

The seat and back of this Scandinavian Modern bench comprise a stylish wave of conjoined slats. Set on sturdy tapered legs, this is a design with a compelling presence.

A rustic pine console table with a wonderful palimpsest of original paint and the patina of devoted use. The carved legs are stabilized by substantial stretchers.

Swedish Grace was a brief period in the history of Swedish decorative arts in which rigorous Neo-Classicism and Art Deco formed an exquisite hybrid. Simple lines are complemented by ...

In 1776, when Anders Jacob Rosendahl was 14, he began studying cabinetmaking as an apprentice to Olof Gruzelius. By 1782 he had become an official member of the cabinetmakers’ guild....

This is a fascinating piece of folk furniture. With the chair atop the table, it performs as a high chair. Flip the seat down on its hinges, and it is transformed into a table and ch...

The best burl bowls share a quality with scholar’s stones–they are the result of subtle and artful attention to found material which results in a moment of suspended wildness.

“When you see a room for the first time, your blood pressure should go up. I like to create an emotional experience. A well-designed space doesn’t give out its secrets right away. It...

Hans Agne Jakobsson (1919-2009) was a Swedish interior and furniture designer known primarily for his lighting designs, which played with a diverse range of materials and forms. He b...

LITERATURE Illustrated in EDWARD WORMLEY: The Other Face of Modernism, pg. 41 A 1960s Dunbar swivel armchair designed by Edward Wormley. The base is ebonized mahogany. The back cush...

Pierre Gautier-Delaye was one of the great French modernist designers. Like Pierre Chapo and Le Corbusier, he worked with Charlotte Periand. This ebonized table has a distinctly Japa...

A striking desk or console table in the same vein as the design for which Bohlin is perhaps best known, his controversial Concrete Chair which took functionalism to an aesthetic extr...

This unique light sculpture, which Rebecca Welz calls “Shadow Play,” is the contemporary sculptor’s first chandelier. Suspended from steel chains which she also fabricated by hand, i...

The scroll base has a muscular elegance which pays homage to the Régence, yet the boldness of the proportions sets it firmly in Art Deco. What draws us to the piece is the expressive...

A primitive butcher’s block hewn by hand from a tree trunk and balanced on three legs. Wonderful patina and evidence of hard use.

This outstanding stone mortar would likely have been used to pound grain. It is carved from a single block of stone and impressively heavy. The interior dimensions are 8″ high x 11 1...

This fabulous chair was designed in 1972 for Ikea, when they were clearly more attuned to quality and longevity of materials. The vegetable-tanned saddle leather and Swedish pine fra...

A rough-hewn tripod side table. We can’t resist a note of brutalism in an otherwise refined and comfortable interior.

This wonderfully quirky antique clearly began in the French provinces as a conventional armchair and seems to have been adapted not long thereafter, judging by the execution and surf...