Popular 1950s paradigms are being revitalised for contemporary living
It's an aesthetic that's easy on the eye and senses-simple, fluid shapes and natural, tactile materials coupled with joyfully optimistic colours and pleasingly abstract patterns. Design from the 1950s has, of course, been popular for quite some time. The desire to source authentic vintage pieces continues to be met by specialist outlets such as Talisman, which recently opened a new Belgravia showroom, while shows devoted to all things midcentury modern attract increasing visitor numbers.