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• 1859: The No. 14 chair by Michael Thonet
• 1903: The Hill House ladder back chair by Charles Rennie Mackintosh
• 1916: The glass Coca-Cola bottle by Root Glass Company of Terre Haute, Indiana
• 1917: The Red and blue chair by Gerrit Rietveld
• 1925: The Wassily Chair No B3 by Marcel Breuer
• 1929: The Barcelona chair by Ludwig Mies van der RoheLudwig Mies van der Rohe ( March 27, 1886 August 17, 1969) was an architect and designer. Born in Aachen, Germany, he worked in the family stone-carving business before he joined the office of Bruno Paul in Berlin. He entered the studio of Peter Behrens i
• 1935Events January January 1 Italian colonies of Tripoli and Kyrenaika are joined together as Libya January 7 World War II: Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French foreign minister Pierre Laval conclude agreement in which each power undertakes not to oppo: The VolkswagenVolkswagen VW is an automobile manufacturer based in Wolfsburg, Germany. It forms the core of VAG, one of the world's four biggest car producers. Origins in 1930s Germany The origins of the company date back to 1930s Nazi Germany, and the project to build by Erwin KomendaErwin Komenda ( April 6, 1904 August 22, 1966) was the designer of the bodies for the VW Beetle and various Porsche sports cars. He was born in Weyer, a little village in Upper Austria near Steyr. From 1926 to 1929 he worked as a car-body designer in the
• 19481948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). Events January January 1 Nationalisation of UK railways to form British Railways. Arab militants lay siege to the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. First day of the Ital: The Porsche 356The Porsche 356 was according to some the original Porsche automobile (others say the Porsche 64), created by Ferry Porsche using parts and knowledge from the Volkswagen factory. It was available as both a coupe and a roadster. The car body was designed b by Erwin KomendaErwin Komenda ( April 6, 1904 August 22, 1966) was the designer of the bodies for the VW Beetle and various Porsche sports cars. He was born in Weyer, a little village in Upper Austria near Steyr. From 1926 to 1929 he worked as a car-body designer in the
• 1950sCenturies: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s Years: 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 Events and trends Technology United States tests the first fusion bomb. and later: TupperwareTupperware developed by Earl Tupper ( 1907- 1983) is a plastic container used in household often to contain food and keep it airtight. The burping seal is a famous aspect of Tupperware, which distinguished it from competitors. It was developed in 1945.
• 1955: Arne Jacobsen's Chair 3107
• 1955: The Citroën DS "Goddess"
• 1961: The IBM Selectric typewriter
• 1963: The Porsche 911
• 1967: The Panton chair by Verner Panton
• 1994: The Aeron chair
• 1998: The iMac by Jonathan Ive and Apple's Industrial Design Group
• 2001: The iPod by Jonathan Ive and Apple's Industrial Design Group