Milo Baughman Furniture Markings

To use the leaf you pull the two ends of the table apart to expose the center leaf.

Milo baughman furniture markings.

Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands affordable prices. Top picks include the design classic 825 sectional and anna conda. Then you rotate the leaf around. A prolific lecturer and writer on the benefits of good design he taught for years at brigham young university baughman whose often scrambled surname is pronounced bawf man focused almost exclusively on residential furnishings having a particular talent for lounge chairs.

At the time furniture by milo baughman was relatively inexpensive today you pay for the bragging rights as well and his sectional sofas were widely admired. Milo ray baughman jr. Furniture making in america in the 19th century ranged from the small shop like that of duncan phyfe in downtown new york at the turn of the century to the huge factories of grand rapids and buffalo at the turn of the next century. Baughman s uniquely american designs are forward thinking and distinctive yet unpretentious.

Contemporary furniture designers and dealers continue to copy reinvent and revive his work in the new and secondary decorative arts markets. The defining collaboration of his career however began in 1953 when he started working with thayer coggin the north carolina manufacturer that still produces milo baughman furniture today. Milo baughman 1923 2003 was a pioneer in modern design and one of the leading modern furniture designers of the second half of the 20th century. This table has a unique leaf which is concealed in the middle on which rotates around.

Baughman worked with thayer coggin until his death in 2003 and the furniture manufacturer continues to produce a number of iconic baughman designs a testament to their ageless quality including his. Milo baughman was one of the most agile and adept modern american furniture designers of the late 20th century. His american designs were forward thinking and distinctive yet unpretentious and affordable. October 7 1923 july 23 2003 born in goodland kansas was a modern furniture designer.

I recently purchased this great chrome dining table with a smoke glass top and concealed leaf. Phyfe was one of the rare early century cabinetmakers who actually used paper labels and tags to identify some of his work. Thanks to this combination of simplicity and livability milo baughman chairs and furniture remains decidedly timeless and versatile today.