Essential Design on January 9th presents renowned 20th century designs recognized for their outsized impact around the world, including models from Charles & Ray Eames, George Nakashima, George Nelson & Associates, Pierre Jeanneret, Gio Ponti, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and others. Highlights include a set of ten dining chairs designed for Noma by Niels O. Møller and a Rio Chase by Oscar and Anna Maria Niemeyer, as well as lighting from Greta Magnusson Grossman, Angelo Lelii, and Poul Henningsen, audio equipment by Dieter Rams, ceramics from Claude Conover and Guido Gambone, and decorative works from Frank Lloyd Wright, Georg Jensen, Gaetano Pesce, C. Jeré, and more.