I've been thinking a lot lately about mixing old with new and trends with classics. It's made me ask myself a few questions about what constitutes a trend and what makes an item a classic, and to go even further: how does a trend become a classic?
With that in mind I posted an article about five 20th Century chairs that, while many people think of them as trendy, are really classics in the making. While it seemed like each of these would have their 15 minutes of fame and then move over to make way for the next big thing, they've held on to their place in the design industry and continue to adorn homes and offices the world over.
Check them out. Do you think they're trends or classics?
Photo © Herman Miller
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It seems like it would be hard to categorize these either way. If you are forcing me to choose I am going to have to say classics.