AMSTERDAM MODERN

We are such a big fans of the sibling design duo, Leanne & Steve Ford. (You might have seen their work on HGTV's series Restored by The Fords.) We've worked with them for a long time, and it was so exciting to see some of our fave pieces she has bought over the years pop up in her house tour in the New York Times . Photos by Tessa Neustadt. Shop our Gepo Arc Lamps .   Shop our Raak Lighting . Shop our Scolari Style Lighting .

Friso Kramer (born 1922. Amsterdam) An iconic and influential industrial furniture designer, founding partner of the acclaimed Total Design Bureau, member of the Amsterdamse Kunstraad, Raad voor Industriële Vormgeving and the International Design Consortium, visiting lecturer, faculty member, international design juror and innovative Dutch design icon, Friso Kramer has informed and popularized the modernist design aesthetic of the Netherlands since the mid 20th century. Perhaps the most notable and classically recognized design is Friso Kramer's 1953 molded plywood and steel 'Revolt' chair. The Revolt Chair became a popular icon of the emerging industrial modernist Dutch style and continues to be a highly sought after design classic. A retrospective of Friso's work was held at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam in 1977 & 1978, and was followed by an exhibition at the Boymans van Beuningen Museum in Rotterdam in 1991. Th...