12. Old But New Classics
Source: Jan Baldwin
12. Old But New Classics (Image 12 of 13)
You only need to sneak a look at the car industry to see how the current trend for taking old, classic designs and breathing new life into them with a re-vamp can be incredibly successful. Those icons of the flower-power age, the Mini and Volkswagen Beetle, have both been re-styled for the 21st century. The same is true of certain styles of classic furniture, such as this floral upholstered Egg chair by Arne Jacobsen (try Fritz Hansen. Danish designers Cane Line have put a new spin on outdoor furniture reminiscent of Lloyd Loom in the 1930s with the elegant Shellton and Breeze cane dining chairs.
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