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Designed in 1949; Carl Hansen & Søn records continuous production since 1950.

Current product photograph representing the historical design; pictured edition and specimen production date are not asserted.

Carl Hansen & Søn product or collection photograph

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Launched in 1958, before the opening of the SAS Royal Hotel in 1960.

Current product photograph representing the historical design; pictured edition and specimen production date are not asserted.

Fritz Hansen product photograph via Connox

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The Arne Jacobsen archive dates the Series 7 launch to 1955.

Current light-blue lacquered 3107 edition; finish is not dated to 1955.

Fritz Hansen product photograph via Batten Home

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Louis Poulsen dates the PH 5 design to 1958.

Current product photograph representing the historical design; pictured edition and specimen production date are not asserted.

Louis Poulsen product or collection photograph

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Designed in 1957 for the SAS Royal Hotel, which opened in 1960.

Current chrome AJ Table edition; finish is not asserted to be original to 1957.

Louis Poulsen product or collection photograph

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Knoll dates realization of the Pedestal and Tulip collection to 1957.

Current product photograph representing the historical design; pictured edition and specimen production date are not asserted.

Knoll product or collection photograph

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Knoll identifies Harry Bertoia and 1952.

Current fully upholstered red Diamond Chair edition; upholstery covers the underlying wire lattice.

Knoll product or collection photograph

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Knoll dates Breuer’s Cesca design to 1928; pictured current edition is not an original specimen.

Current armless cane-seat Cesca with a light-colored coated tubular frame; pictured finish is not dated to 1928.

Knoll product or collection photograph

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Designed in 1928, exhibited in 1929, and produced by Cassina from 1965. Current editions revise materials.

Current Cassina hair-on-leather LC4 durable edition; design dates to 1928, while this material specification is contemporary.

Cassina product or collection photograph

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Vitra credits Charles and Ray Eames and dates the fiberglass armchair to 1950.

Current product photograph representing the historical design; pictured edition and specimen production date are not asserted.

Vitra product photograph via Connox

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Vitra dates the design to 1944; this is a current re-edition.

Current product photograph representing the historical design; pictured edition and specimen production date are not asserted.

Vitra product photograph via Connox

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Vitra dates the design to 1954. Its contemporary polypropylene edition differs in material from early versions.

Current product photograph representing the historical design; pictured edition and specimen production date are not asserted.

Vitra product photograph via Connox

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Maruni records the HIROSHIMA armchair’s origin in 2008. This record represents the wooden-seat version.

Current product photograph representing the historical design; pictured edition and specimen production date are not asserted.

Maruni product or collection photograph

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The Yanagi Design Institute records 1994 and identifies Sato Shoji as manufacturer.

Current product photograph representing the historical design; pictured edition and specimen production date are not asserted.

Yanagi Design Institute product or collection photograph

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The Fiskars annual report credits Olof Bäckström and dates the orange-handled scissors to 1967; current example represents the design family.

Photograph of orange-handled Fiskars scissors; specimen production date unknown.

Comet27 / Wikimedia Commons

Public domain, released by photographer Comet27.

Artemide records the 1987 launch and credits both designers.

Current product photograph representing the historical design; pictured edition and specimen production date are not asserted.

Artemide product or collection photograph

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The group’s 1965 competition-winning design entered production as Nesso in 1967.

Current product photograph representing the historical design; pictured edition and specimen production date are not asserted.

Artemide product or collection photograph

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Martinelli Luce identifies Gae Aulenti and 1965.

Current product photograph representing the historical design; pictured edition and specimen production date are not asserted.

Martinelli Luce product or collection photograph

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The Richard Sapper archive dates the design to 1978 and distinguishes the 1979 Compasso d’Oro award.

Current product photograph representing the historical design; pictured edition and specimen production date are not asserted.

Alessi product or collection photograph

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Alessi records production beginning in 1984.

Current product photograph representing the historical design; pictured edition and specimen production date are not asserted.

Alessi product or collection photograph

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Nintendo’s history records Game Boy in 1989. This record covers the original DMG handheld, not later Pocket or Color models.

Original Nintendo Game Boy DMG handheld; photograph by Evan-Amos.

Evan-Amos / Wikimedia Commons

Public domain, released by photographer Evan-Amos.

Technics dates the original SL-1200 to 1972. Its pitch dial distinguishes it from the 1979 MK2.

Technics archive photograph of the original 1972 SL-1200, with pitch dial rather than the later MK2 slider.

Technics product or collection photograph

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Roland records production of the original TR-808 from 1980 to 1982.

Original TR-808, shown from above. Existing photographic cutout retained.

Brandon Daniel; derivative cutout by Clusternote / Wikimedia Commons

CC BY-SA 2.0. Source is a retouched photographic cutout; MoID resizes and normalizes the transparent canvas.

MoMA dates the portable typewriter to 1950 and credits Marcello Nizzoli.

Current product photograph representing the historical design; pictured edition and specimen production date are not asserted.

MoMA product or collection photograph

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MoMA dates the design to 1972. This is museum design dating, not a claim that retail introduction occurred that year.

Museum photograph of Divisumma 18 with its removable cover placed alongside; both are retained.

Museo Nazionale Scienza e Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci, Milan / Wikimedia Commons

CC BY-SA 4.0. MoID removes the background and normalizes the canvas; original product RGB is retained.