The <n>Aalto stool 60</n>, designed by <n>Alvar Aalto</n> for <n>Artek</n>.

A <n>Brutalist</n> interior featuring a <n>mid-century modern</n> <n>conversation pit</n>.

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<n>House in Inokashira</n> by architect <n>Tamotsu Teshima</n>, 2018. Photo by <n>Masanori Kono</n>.

Designer <n>Ray Eames</n> with a test pull of the <n>Dot Pattern</n> textile, circa 1947. Photo © <n>Eames Office</n>.

AI-generated image titled <n>Doll House Modernism</n>, created using the <n>Midjourney</n> platform.

The <n>La Chaise</n> lounge chair, designed by <n>Charles and Ray Eames</n> in 1948.

<n>Alvar Aalto</n>'s <n>Stool 60</n> and <n>Armchair 42</n> inside his Helsinki studio. Photo by <n>Cate St Hill</n>.

The <n>Lemaire</n> office and atelier in Paris.

The <n>Small ship-building game</n>, a wooden toy designed by <n>Bauhaus</n> artist <n>Alma Siedhoff-Buscher</n> in 1923.

<n>Peter Danko Plywoof chairs</n> designed by <n>Peter Danko</n>, circa 1980.

A candid family moment captured by photographer <n>Nagisa Nakamura</n> for <n>ARCH DAYS</n>.

<n>Rey Chair</n>s designed by <n>Bruno Rey</n> for <n>Dieteker</n>, c. 1971.

The <n>Zig-Zag Chair</n> prototype in pine, designed by <n>Gerrit Rietveld</n> in 1932.

The <n>Okinawa Prefectural Museum</n> by <n>Ishimoto Architectural & Engineering Firm</n>. Photo by <n>Paul Tulett</n>.

Artist <n>Isamu Noguchi</n> stands atop his sculpture <n>Slide Mantra</n> at the 1986 <n>Venice Biennale</n>.

The <n>Betula Chair</n> by <n>Apical Reform</n>, presented at <n>Dubai Design Week</n> 2016.

<n>La Pomme (Apple Table)</n> by <n>Patrick Arlet</n> for <n>Sentou</n>, 1970.

The cover of '<n>Aalto</n>', a <n>Taschen</n> book on the work of architect <n>Alvar Aalto</n>.

<n>Charles Eames</n> with <n>The Toy</n>, a kit he co-designed with <n>Ray Eames</n>. Photo by <n>Peter Stackpole</n>, 1950.

Installation by <n>Vincent Mathy</n> at <n>le Signe CNDG</n>. Photo by <n>Nicolas Waltefaugle</n>.

The <n>Balance Beams</n> from <n>MODU</n> help children build balance through imaginative play.

Table by <n>Raffaello Repossi</n> and chair by <n>Gregotti, Meneghetti, Stoppino</n>.

Artist <n>Lucio Fontana</n> creating a <n>Concetto Spaziale, Attese</n> in 1964. Photo by <n>Ugo Mulas</n>.

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A child plays on a life-size <n>MODU</n> building toy, designed for active play.

The <n>sit'abit cork stool jr</n>, designed by <n>Paulo Costa</n> for Portuguese brand <n>PLY&co</n>.

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Artist <n>Lucio Fontana</n> in his Milan studio with his <n>Concetto Spaziale</n> works, 1964. Photo by <n>Ugo Mulas</n>.

Living room of <n>The Aalto House</n> (1936) in Helsinki by architects <n>Aino and Alvar Aalto</n>. Photo by <n>Maija Holma</n>.

Industrial designer <n>Dieter Rams</n> at work. Photo courtesy of <n>Braun</n>.