Mid-Century Modern

The Mid-Century Modern style was a popular design style from the mid 1930's to the mid 60's. The main principles of this movement were simplicity, natural shapes, purity of form, clean lines and a monochromatic color palette. The goal of the movement was to bring modernism to the masses, the term "democratic design" was often used to describe this concept. This style emerged from the post-world war era when people were optimistic about the future, it was also a time when people became fascinated with outer space. The Mid-Century style reflects this through a futuristic design aesthetic.

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Today, Mid-Century lighting is very popular. In today's economy it seems people are drawn to this simple and classic style, they want something that wont go out of style in a year or two . Another possible reason this style is making a comeback is it reminds people of a more prosperous and optimistic time.

Here are some classic examples of the style...
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