An Unsung Hero of Modern Design

A “Playboy” magazine cover from 1961 featuring modernism’s great designers. Edward Wormley is second from the left.

Resurrecting pivotal eras in design is irresistible to vanguards who understand that sometimes the best place to begin looking into the future is to take a glance back in time. The resurgence of the mid-century aesthetic, which defined the quietly sexy fifties and less subdued sixties, is proof that if vision and quality existed there is great material to mine. It’s interesting...