If you were a bit disappointed in the lack of background or history that we know about Mid-Century Modern furniture designer Edmund J. Spence, we will try to make it up to you by creating a pair so perfect it’s astounding! Read on for a match made in Mid-Century heaven.
As mentioned yesterday, Spence worked primarily in either a Swedish style of furniture, or an interpreted Mexican style of design.
This Six-Drawer Cabinet, according to Belvair from 1stdibs, is “one of the finest examples we've seen by the mercurial American furniture designer Edmund J Spence." This piece was actually made at Spence’s Mexican studio "Industria Mueblera S.A." and created in the year 1950. The lines of the piece are modern and clean, and even the inset hand-wrought iron scrolling, which gives the piece a great, strong, patterned detail, is also modern and simple. The iron legs make for the perfect bottom to the solid mahogany wood finish.
We didn’t mean to choose another pair of blue lamps after last week’s great robin’s egg blue lamps, but these
Baby Blue Vintage Murano Table Lamps in a Pulegoso Net Pattern just stole our hearts. The texture to the lamps, the net pattern, is wide and large-scaled, and complements the vertical, indented stripes that run along the lamp. The color of course is a baby blue, but it is also deep and rich. We love the shape of these lamps the most: rounded, but with a stout and slightly heavy feel to them.
We love these Swank Lighting lamps and Spence cabinet together. The baby blue of the lamps contrasts and complements the warm, dark tone of the mahogany wood. Both pieces feature a strong yet modern pattern to them. The lamps and the cabinet are of Mid-Century design, but they have a lot of interest and excitement to them. We even like how the width and stoutness to the lamps works well with the heaviness of the cabinet.
As mentioned yesterday, Spence worked primarily in either a Swedish style of furniture, or an interpreted Mexican style of design. This Six-Drawer Cabinet, according to Belvair from 1stdibs, is “one of the finest examples we've seen by the mercurial American furniture designer Edmund J Spence." This piece was actually made at Spence’s Mexican studio "Industria Mueblera S.A." and created in the year 1950. The lines of the piece are modern and clean, and even the inset hand-wrought iron scrolling, which gives the piece a great, strong, patterned detail, is also modern and simple. The iron legs make for the perfect bottom to the solid mahogany wood finish.
We didn’t mean to choose another pair of blue lamps after last week’s great robin’s egg blue lamps, but these Baby Blue Vintage Murano Table Lamps in a Pulegoso Net Pattern just stole our hearts. The texture to the lamps, the net pattern, is wide and large-scaled, and complements the vertical, indented stripes that run along the lamp. The color of course is a baby blue, but it is also deep and rich. We love the shape of these lamps the most: rounded, but with a stout and slightly heavy feel to them.
We love these Swank Lighting lamps and Spence cabinet together. The baby blue of the lamps contrasts and complements the warm, dark tone of the mahogany wood. Both pieces feature a strong yet modern pattern to them. The lamps and the cabinet are of Mid-Century design, but they have a lot of interest and excitement to them. We even like how the width and stoutness to the lamps works well with the heaviness of the cabinet. 
