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Docomomo-WEWA Night at the Museum

You don't have to be a member of the "DOcumentation and COnservation of the MOdern MOvement - WEstern WAshington" (Docomomo-WEWA for short) in order to see a great exhibit at the Nordic Heritage Museum, going on now. Check it out!

Robert Mech, AIA – Senior Associate and Architect at Board & Vellum
Robert Mech
July 1, 2014

You don't have to be a member of the "DOcumentation and COnservation of the MOdern MOvement - WEstern WAshington" (Docomomo-WEWA for short) in order to see a great exhibit at the Nordic Heritage Museum, going on now. It's entitled Danish Modern - Design For Living, and it features many designers and their specimens (mostly the sitting kind) on display until August 31st.

Although a small sampling of unique furnishings and tableware, it is part of a larger exhibition from the Museum Of Danish America in Elk Horn, Iowa. Docomomo-WEWA had a hand in sponsoring the event, with a no-host bar and co-mingling of museum members, preservationists, interior designers, architects, and mid-century enthusiasts.

Check out me and Matt Hagen sampling the wares, doing some business card exchanges, and meeting some great people! (Sorry, no planking, Ryan.)

Welcome to the museum!
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Welcome to the museum!

Not planking. Lounging.
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Not planking. Lounging.

The Round Chair by Hans Wegner was featured in the Kennedy/Nixon debates in 1961.
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The "Round Chair" by Hans Wegner was featured in the Kennedy/Nixon debate in 1960.

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