American design combines innovation, pragmatism and pop culture. HART explores its emblematic figures, major movements and cult objects, from Californian modernism to contemporary maximalism.
New York, 1950. The Museum of Modern Art inaugurates its first “Good Design” exhibition, organized by Edgar Kaufmann Jr. In the MoMA galleries, Scandinavian furniture, Japanese objects, and American ceramics coexist according to a single criterion: the intrinsic quality of design, regardless of price or prestige. While Mid-Century Modern celebrates American prosperity and Europe rebuilds,…
Los Angeles, 1949. In the hills of Pacific Palisades, Charles and Ray Eames complete their Case Study House #8, an architectural manifesto of postwar America. Steel, glass, and vibrant colors assemble into a lightweight structure open to the California landscape. While Europe laboriously rebuilds and the Bauhaus dissolves into emigration, America invents a new aesthetic…
The greatest European an international luxury and high-end bathroom brands Discover the most prestigious brands, combining artisanal craftsmanship, exceptional design, and technological innovations. Hart Design Selection opens the doors to exceptional bathrooms. Between refined minimalism, bathroom goldsmithery, and connected technologies, high-end manufacturers compete in creativity to transform the most intimate space of the home into…
Discover the publishers who shaped the art of contemporary lighting From Italian legends to eccentric visionaries, this guide presents the houses that transform light into works of art. Each brand possesses its unique DNA, history, and contribution to lighting design evolution. The Italian Legends Italy revolutionized lighting design in the 1950s-60s, transforming the simple bulb…
196O: a new (design) Revolution is coming… The organic design movement experienced a significant boom in the late 1950s, building upon the pioneering work of figures like Eero Saarinen. The 1960s marked a radical turning point in contemporary design history. Amidst social upheavals and the excitement of technological progress, design evolved from functionalism to emotional,…
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, 1932. While the Great Depression paralyzes America and Streamline Moderne begins transforming the American industrial landscape, Finnish architect Eliel Saarinen founds an institution that will revolutionize American design: the Cranbrook Academy of Art. Far from the New York or California metropolises, in the affluent suburbs of Detroit, this school invents a unique…
New York, 1933. The “Century of Progress” World’s Fair in Chicago celebrated American technological progress at the heart of the Great Depression. While Europe sank into political tensions and Russian Constructivism faded under Stalin, America invented a radically new visual language: Streamline Moderne. This style, which would transform everything – from toasters to locomotives, from…
For them, furniture should embrace the human body instead of constraining it. Their forms are fluid, rounded, inspired by nature, made possible by technical innovations in molded plywood, fiberglass and injection-molded plastic. This research fits perfectly within the logic of organic design, where industrial technology serves natural forms and universal comfort. Charles (1907–1978) and Ray…
Eero Saarinen: The Sculptor of American Modernity Eero Saarinen, an iconic designer and architect, is renowned for his organic designs, which seamlessly blend form and function. In the 1950s, as America discovered its triumphant industrial power, one man was sketching the future with the fluidity of a sculptural gesture. Eero Saarinen (1910–1961) embodied that generation…
