Furniture by architects and renowned designers has visual appeal and staying power that offsets the initial cost. Iconic recognizable pieces also telegraph a message that their owners have taste and may even increase the value of their home to potential buyers. Famous names in iconic furniture design include Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright, Eric Saarinen, Frank Gehry, Eileen Gray, Leila and Massimo Vignelli, Charles and Ray Eames and more up and coming.
Indoor/outdoor chair designed by JUMBO’s Justin Donnelly and Monling Lee, architects and foodies, is inspired by the iconic fortune cookie.
$1,175, hellerfuriture.com / dwr.com
Italian-Brazilian architect Lina Bo Bardi designed Bardi’s Bowl Chair in 1951 encouraging a natural and more relaxed posture. $6,510, arper.com
Eileen Gray’s glass and chrome E1027 adjustable height table still looks current as it nears its 100th anniversary. Gray originally designed the table for her sister who ate breakfast in bed.
$1,625 store.moma.org
The Vignelli brown living room coffee table is a strong visual focal point.
$1,650, hellerfurniture.com
The Knoll Barcelona chair was designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich for the German Pavilion for the International Exposition in 1929 held in Barcelona, Spain. $5,595, dwr.com
