The Art of the Statement Piece
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A rather reptilian Palms lounger by Dutch designer Frans Schrofer stretches itself out in the library of Dr. Kenneth Montague's Toronto loft.
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An elegant Noguchi table by Isamu Noguchi for Herman Miller rests on top of a Stockholm Wool Rug from Ikea. See the rest of this green design house in Culver City, California here.
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In the upstairs bedroom of this home, a pair of mid-century wood-and-textile perches by Ib Kofod-Larsen sit beneath a print by Andy Warhol. Read more about the Row on 25th houses here.
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A custom-made, slim white dining table and angular benches occupy the right of the open-plan kitchen, dining, and living space in this small Warsaw apartment. To the left, Becky Nix adjusts the black mobile storage shelves stored under the kitchen island.
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Industrial designer Nina Tolstrup and her husband, Jack Mama, custom-built this two-story guesthouse in London, including a blue bench storage rack shown here.
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A red eight-seater sofa leans against a 3D-like photo wall mural in this split-level, live/work space in Turin, Italy.
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Mid-century architect and designer Eero Saarinen custom-designed this marble-and-terrazzo table ringed by his Tulip chairs in the dining room of the legendary Miller House.
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In this tightly spaced apartment in New York, noroof Architects designed a multifunctional piece of furniture for the kid's room. All it takes is a little gentle pressure to lower the desk to the floor, bringing the kid-size mattress into position for bedtime.
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A curvy, green suede sofa by New York-based designer Stanley Jay Friedman shares the living room with Blu Dot's Real Good Chair in this hillside vacation home.
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Architect Carl Turner made the 20-seat table out of birch-core black phenolic-faced plywood, a waterproof material more commonly used to form concrete. Click to see more photos of this barnhouse renovation in Norfolk, England.
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