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The Mad Men of Modern Design

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Courtesy of The Selvedge Yard.

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Left to Right: George Nelson, Edward Wormley, Eero Saarinen, Harry Bertoia, Charles Eames and Jens Risom

The image is from a Playboy, July 1961 article. Full article can be found here.
 

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Good one. Bertoia and Risom look pretty good in their threads, too. What's up with the mail cart or whatever that is Nelson is leaning on? Never seen that before. You'd think they'd pick something nicer like his desk chair or rosewood thinline cabinet.
 

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