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"Part reaction against the conformism of the postwar era, part anticipation of the cultural excesses to come, the 1960s were a time for experimentation. Men took off their fedoras and ties, women trashed their bras. On television, Ward and June Cleaver&amp;#039;s world of milk and cookies slowly morphed into that of The Brady Bunch\u2014still wholesome, but with shorter skirts and more colorful furniture. In the real world, people enjoyed free(r) love, Pucci prints, lots of Canadian Club and cigarettes, and participating in the counterculture. The revolution had, indeed, begun.  The interior design world&amp;#039;s new face could, in a way, be summed up in a single word: plastics. Technological advances had begun to create more flexible varieties that could be molded into striking, sensual forms\u2014strong but weightless, often without any hard edges. Plastics could be colored boldly, mass-produced and, therefore, enjoyed by a wide audience. Metal was also pushed and polished, creating forms that echoed the shiny, futuristic era of space travel. Decorating, too, shook off its formalism, mixing patterns, time periods, materials, and colors in fresh, breathtaking ways\u2014especially in the hands of David Hicks, guru of the new philosophy. (An excellent reference source for the period is Anne Bony&amp;#039;s book Furniture &amp;amp;amp; Interiors of the 1960s, published in 2004 by Flammarion.)  Viewing the catalog of 1960s design, one could ask, &amp;quot;What wasn&amp;#039;t designed then?&amp;quot; So much still looks vital, so much is still in production. We&amp;#039;ve compiled a list of the pieces that continue to turn our heads. (Plus, check out our who&amp;#039;s who of the decade and see a few trends we&amp;#039;d just as soon forget.) "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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