Collection by Liz Arnold

Pay Attention in History Class and Design like the Masters

Take a lesson from these collaborations between academic institutions and design greats.

Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec In 2012, the brothers Bouroullec collaborated with Danish company Hay on wooden furniture...

Fritz Flötotto The Formsitz chair, developed by the company Flötotto for German schools in 1956, features a patented...

Eero Saarinen The junior Saarinen’s debut as a furniture designer—at age 20—came with a commission for most of the...

Robin and Lucienne Day Churchill College at the University of Cambridge commissioned Robin Day for the first time in...

Marcel Breuer Some of Marcel Breuer’s earlier experiments found a home in his 1938 commission from Bryn Mawr...

Today’s classrooms have begun using flexible furniture systems for active learning.

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