Historical Circumstances Behind the Installation Photograph

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The image shows a display of furniture designed by Charles Eames and Eero Saarinen for the “Organic Design in Home Furnishings” competition held by the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1941, during the advent of World War 2. The image represents the winning designs by Eames and Saarinen, who used innovative materials and techniques to create organic shapes.
The competition
The Museum of Modern Art announced the competition in 1940 and invited designers to submit their entries by June 1941. The match had 14 categories: chairs, tables, storage units, etc. The entries were judged by a panel of experts, including the curator of architecture and design, Eliot Noyes. The competition aimed to encourage innovative and affordable design solutions for home furnishings that would suit the changing needs and lifestyles of modern society
The winners