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Rarify Blog

Our official blog for design enthusiasts with articles about the past, present and future of furniture and product innovation.

2nd Floor of Rarify x Frank Weise: Carriage House

Oct 15, 2026
by Todd Cooke

Frank Weise Carriage House: Maximum Achievement

Anglepoise Navigation Edition Lamp sits on a desk table and illuminates the wall behind it

Jun 10, 2026
by Kimberly Rooney

How Anglepoise’s Navigation Edition Lamp makes an archival design timeless

How Aino Aalto wove beauty from simplicity

May 01, 2025
by Kimberly Rooney

How Aino Aalto wove beauty from simplicity

Five Multichairs in black upholstery in different configurations. Courtesy of B—Line

Mar 31, 2025
by Kimberly Rooney

How does Joe Colombo’s Multichair move like that?

The family name and legal battle behind Marcel Breuer’s iconic chair

Mar 03, 2025
by Kimberly Rooney

The family name and legal battle behind Marcel Breuer’s iconic chair

Richard Schultz with his iconic 1966 Collection (image via Institute of Design)

Feb 07, 2025
by Nico Haven, Thomas Hart, and David Rosenwasser

How Richard Schultz Brought Modern Design Outdoors

Nicos Zographos (image via Interior Design)

Mar 20, 2024
by Nico Haven, Thomas Hart, and David Rosenwasser

In Memoriam: Nicos Zographos (1931–2024), the designer’s designer

How to Authenticate a Barcelona Chair

Mar 20, 2024
by Nico Haven

How to Authenticate a Barcelona Chair

George Nakashima holding up a chair (image via Nakashima Woodworkers)

Mar 02, 2024
by Nico Haven, Thomas Hart, and David Rosenwasser

How Eero Saarinen fused sculpture, design, and architecture into timeless mid-century modern classics

Patina detail on the George Nelson 4692 Bench (1950s) (image via Rarify)

Feb 27, 2024
by Nico Haven

Why Patina is Important for Vintage Furniture

George Nakashima holding up a chair (image via Nakashima Woodworkers)

Feb 24, 2024
by Nico Haven, Thomas Hart, and David Rosenwasser

Why George Nakashima is the father of modern American woodworking

Ferruccio Laviani's Tuareg Lamp, designed for Foscarini (image via Foscarini)

Feb 20, 2024
by Nico Haven

FOSCARINI TUAREG LAMP: Ferruccio Laviani’s Breathtaking Pseudo Art Installation

Walter Gropius's building at the Bauhaus school's second location in Dessau, Germany (image via MCAD Library)

Feb 13, 2024
by Nico Haven

Why the Bauhaus Movement Has Been So Influential in Modern Design

Herman Miller Eames Lounge chair and ottoman (image via Herman Miller)

Feb 13, 2024
by David Rosenwasser

How to Authenticate an Eames Lounge Chair

Ben Ganz with USM NYC pieces in front of the NYC skyline (image via Rarify)

Feb 13, 2024
by Jeremy Bilotti

“There’s so much room to experiment and repurpose existing things to create something new”: Rarify One-on-One with PIN-UP’s Ben Ganz on Trailblazing USM NYC Modular Collection