Modern Furniture Classics

Highbrow Furniture focuses on twentieth-century American designer classics but has evolved to include classic modern furniture and accessories by European designers and manufacturers as well as international contemporary designs.

All the designs sold on their site are authentic and authorized. The following are found on their web site: Adelta, Artifort, Cherner Chair, Emeco, Herman Miller for the Home, Knoll Studio, Louis Poulsen, Modernica, Offi, Ralph Rapson, Richard Schultz, Vessel Architectural Pottery, Vitra and Yamagiwa.

All can be purchased online at highbrowfurniture.com. Their site is easy to use and navigate. We are featuring three of products from their fabulous sollection of modern furniture classics.

Adelta - aarnio bubble chair
Designed by eero aarnio, 1968

Aarnio about Bubble Chair: "After I had made the Ball Chair I wanted to have the light inside it and so I had the idea of a transparent ball where light comes from all directions. The only suitable material is acrylic which is heated and blown into shape like a soap bubble. Since I knew that the dome-shaped skylights are made in this way I contacted the manufacturer and asked if it would be technically possible to blow a bubble that is bigger than a hemisphere. The answer was yes. I had a steel ring made, the bubble was blown and cushions were added and the chair was ready. And again the name was obvious: BUBBLE."

Knoll Studio - risom side and lounge chairs Designed by Jens Risom, 1941 In 1941, Knoll introduced its first line of modern furniture designed primarily by Jens Risom. While many of his contemporaries were experimenting with advanced materials such as metals and plastics, Risom choose -- as he usually did -- to execute the design in wood. "People need wood," he said. His original seating collection made use of US Army surplus parachute webbing, a fine example of effecient use of materials when materials were scarce.

Louis Poulsen - ph artichoke Designed by Poul Henningsen The PH Artichoke is a 360 degree glare free arrangement of overlapping reflecting panels (artichoke leaves) fabricated from baked white gloss enamel over steel, brushed stainless steel, or copper, all with matte white underside reflective surfaces. The leaves are supported by vertical chromated steel struts terminating to a mirrored baffle. The electrical assembly is concealed by a chrome plated mirror image collar.