Dunbar’s creative advertising of the 1950s and today’s chaise lounge ‚Listen-to-me’ in a similar adaptation
Dunbar's Modern Classics
The Edward J Wormley Collection by Dunbar
Dunbar has been a household brand name for interior furniture in the United States in the 1940s to 1960s – thanks to their design director at that time, Edward J Wormley. He established the legendary reputation of Dunbar as one of the pioneers of American interior design.
Edward J Wormley was a master of modern design with the creative ability to integrate international design philosophies into the American lifestyle. Wormley’s significant personal contribution to modern design has earned him a position among noted contemporaries like Charles Eames, Harry Bertoia, George Nelson, Florence Knoll, Arne Jacobsen, Eero Saarinen, Finn Juhl and Hans Wegner.
Wormley designs exhibit a subtle level of charisma, yet are often subdued in contrast to competing furniture pieces that are often designed as a ‘self-expression’ of the artist. Wormley actively provided commentary on his thoughts and philosophies regarding modern design, once writing,
“Modernism means freedom – freedom to mix, to choose, to change, to embrace the new but to hold fast to what is good.”
Today Dunbar has resumed the re-edition of these design classics by Edward Wormley. The chairs, lounge chairs, sofas, settees, chaises and tables are hand crafted in limited production series. Ornamentum is distributing the Dunbar collection in Europe exclusively.