The CiRcA Journal
Why Modern Furniture Lost Its Corners
At some point in the twentieth century, furniture began to misbehave. Tables lost their rectangles, chairs curved around the body and the straight line quietly lost its monopoly. This is...
Why Modern Furniture Lost Its Corners
At some point in the twentieth century, furniture began to misbehave. Tables lost their rectangles, chairs curved around the body and the straight line quietly lost its monopoly. This is...
Interior Design Styles, Told Through Objects
Some interior design styles are easy to name. Others are recognised long before we know what to call them. A curved wooden chair, a sinuous iron lamp, a geometric mirror,...
Interior Design Styles, Told Through Objects
Some interior design styles are easy to name. Others are recognised long before we know what to call them. A curved wooden chair, a sinuous iron lamp, a geometric mirror,...
What Is a Plastic Umbrella Stand Doing at MoMA?
Why would a simple plastic umbrella stand become part of the Museum of Modern Art's collection? The answer has surprisingly little to do with umbrellas and everything to do with...
What Is a Plastic Umbrella Stand Doing at MoMA?
Why would a simple plastic umbrella stand become part of the Museum of Modern Art's collection? The answer has surprisingly little to do with umbrellas and everything to do with...
Sunburst Design: Why the Sun Never Left the Wall
From ancient solar symbolism and Versailles to mid-century mirrors, clocks and lighting, sunburst design has travelled through centuries without ever quite leaving the wall.
Sunburst Design: Why the Sun Never Left the Wall
From ancient solar symbolism and Versailles to mid-century mirrors, clocks and lighting, sunburst design has travelled through centuries without ever quite leaving the wall.
Antique, Vintage or Retro? Why the Difference S...
Antique, vintage and retro are often treated as interchangeable. They are not. This guide looks at age, provenance and period character to explain what each term really tells us about...
Antique, Vintage or Retro? Why the Difference S...
Antique, vintage and retro are often treated as interchangeable. They are not. This guide looks at age, provenance and period character to explain what each term really tells us about...
Objects Have Lives: Introducing The CiRcA Journal
Objects carry more than beauty: they hold traces of the materials, ideas and lives that shaped them. The CiRcA Journal looks more closely at design, interiors and the stories worth...
Objects Have Lives: Introducing The CiRcA Journal
Objects carry more than beauty: they hold traces of the materials, ideas and lives that shaped them. The CiRcA Journal looks more closely at design, interiors and the stories worth...