B2 · Upper Intermediate
Design Classics
Describe famous Danish furniture, lamps and buildings, explain what makes a design classic and talk about the designers and architects behind them.
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- Danish design
- a design classic
- an architect
- a furniture designer
- functional
- simplicity
- timeless
- minimalist
- iconic
- an armchair
- a pendant lamp
- a lampshade
- glare-free
- a chair back
- ergonomic
- plywood
- to mass-produce
- an everyday object
- craft, craftsmanship
- visual language, design idiom
- an architecture firm
- an opera house
- on UNESCO's World Heritage List
- a landmark
- an incineration plant
- functionalist
- Functionalism
- to leave a mark on, to shape
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