butterfly table designed by dan cooper, 1942
photograph courtesy eric laignel

great event last night at the museum of the city of new york on 103rd street. loved hanging with my cousins jayne and joan michaels—rock star interior decorators and meeting all their friends (i’m bummed i ran out last night without my camera—so that you could see me with my cousins!) cindy allen editor and chief of interior design magazine held a panel discussion with gunnar birkerts, donald albrecht and phyllis ross on organic designed furniture from 1940-1955. featured were pieces from larry weinberg (Joans boyfriend) and andy lin’s collection, some are prototype piece that larry and andy have collected throughout the years—which have never been seen—pretty awesome stuff. i encourage you to check it out if you are a collector like me or just into furniture design—running through feb 8. this exhibit is presented in conjunction with eero saarinen: shaping the future, a selection of furniture, textiles, and print materials that demonstrates the height of the modern movement in American home design.