Many are familiar with the Genre. Some of you may even have it in your own homes. Then, there are the experts, collecting furniture icons piece by piece. These people come armed with knowledge of the original designer and all the details of what makes one reproduction a higher quality version than another. The question remains for the rest of us, what is Modern Furniture. Can you tell by seeing it? Does it have to be made during a particular time and if so what century are we talking about when we say Mid Century. Speaking to a collector and they would tell you, mid century furniture icons consist of designs created starting around 1930 and going through the 1960's. I know what you are thinking, hardly modern right? Well....what is modern anyway?

In an age where everyone is clamoring for the latest version of the iphone as last months version is so out of date, it is hard to picture furniture made 60 years or so ago as modern. But in this case it really is. Modern furniture is not dictated by the day it was created. Modern is a design style. Modern furniture lends itself well to modern interior settings.

It may be old, but that does not mean it is not modern. The same holds true for the opposite side of the coin. Traditional furniture does not mean it had to have been made 60 years ago. In fact there are new furniture styles that were just designed last year that are considered traditional and look traditional.
Mid Century Modern Furniture has been around along time and it goes just as well in modern interiors being designed today as it did in 1935. The icons, fathers and mothers of mid century modern furniture have most all passed on. Their designs are being reproduced to this day, some faithfully and out of respect for longevity and quality and others based purely on a low initial price. Some claim to own a license to produce and thus charge a price tag that only a few rare individuals can afford. Most of us look to purchase the highest quality reproduction of our favorite modern design at a price that is reasonable for the attention to detail and materials used in the furniture. But what makes a mid century icon an icon? It helps to be created by a world renown architect with a name as a strong brand. Charles Eames, Mies Van Der Rohe are just a couple examples. Mid century furniture does not stop at seating. It is not exclusive to residential settings either. Clocks (think George Nelson) to office furniture