"Pre Fab House"

The Cherner Chair Company @ dedece

The Cherner Chair Company @ dedece

Norman Cherner (1920-1987) was truly a renaissance man of the midcentury-modern movement — his devotion to teaching, prefabrication and hands-on production probably handicapped him in the race to get into the pantheon of mid century greats.

Cherner is recognized as one of the most original of a generation of designers that explored post-war technological innovations in industrial design and architecture.

Jens Risom – 1967 Pre Fab House

Jens Risom – 1967 Pre Fab House

Jens Risom’s Block Island Family Retreat, Rhode Island, Built in 1967

Assembled on his property, this 700 square-foot holiday home housed everything one could need, including furniture designed by Risom himself.