Furniture

Wednesday, October 13th, 2010

Design Furniture
1:20 pm

Versus “Tosom 2″ Chair

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Young, Norwegian designer Marte Frøystad champions informality with her “Tosom 2″ chair from Danish firm Versus. Frøystad, who runs the design studio Frøystad + Klock, essentially creates the type of seating furniture that invites users to curl up with a…

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Tuesday, October 12th, 2010

Tuesday, October 5th, 2010

Furniture
3:53 pm

Transit Chairs and Tables by Boris Bally

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There is a cold essence to these “Transit” chairs and table from Boris Bally. Without overstating the obvious, the use of the old transit signs works based on the colors and flair they give. I’m not so sure about sitting…

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Thursday, September 30th, 2010

Design
1:08 pm

1280 Fifth Avenue by Robert A. M. Stern

1280 Fifth Avenue by Robert A. M. Stern

Curated recently visited Robert A.M. Stern’s latest edition to the Manhattan skyline, “Located on the Northeast corner of Central Park, 1280 Fifth Avenue boasts design by Robert A.M. Stern and interiors by acclaimed architect Andre Kikoski. As a multi-use building,…

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Wednesday, September 29th, 2010

Design Furniture
12:49 pm

Fixed Design 2010 Furniture Collection

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Built through computer-controlled machinery and hand-craft, Fixed Design of San Francisco creates furniture that neatly balances metal and wood material. All products are made to order, and since they are designed on a parametric model are easily tailored to consumer…

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Tuesday, September 28th, 2010

Furniture
2:59 pm

Fox Brothers Furniture Studio

Fox Brothers Furniture Studio

Curated reports, “Located in Newburyport, Massachusetts, Fox Brothers Furniture Studio has been producing craft furnishings since 1983. Over that time the studio has moved from New Jersey and undergone three name changes. What has not changed is the inventive quality…

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Tuesday, September 21st, 2010

Design Furniture
3:34 pm

Standard-Chair

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Standard-Chair, predicated on simple and modern chairmaking by Japanese designer Koji Katsuragi, applies a contemporary aesthetic to traditional English Windsors. The subtle use of two different woods, note the contrast from arm to the rest of the chairs, is fantastic.…

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Wednesday, September 15th, 2010

Design Furniture
10:57 pm

Furniture | Atelier Pfister

Furniture | Atelier Pfister

Curated reports, “Atelier Pfister brings together eleven young Swiss designers to produce a collection of solidly crafted, “radical” material. Sure, the pieces have a touch of Scandinavian minimalism about them, but also exhibit a charming quality and range that is…

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Monday, September 13th, 2010

Design Furniture
5:55 pm

Leather Lounge Chair from Pastoe

Leather Lounge Chair from Pastoe

Furniture from Curated. “Designed in 2004 by Maarten Van Severen, this “Leather Lounge Chair” strikes a strong profile – both from the side and front/back. It is from the latter that the chair is most dramatic, the single arm taking…

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Thursday, September 9th, 2010

Art
4:20 pm

Wharton Esherick and the Birth of American Modernism

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A new exhibition on Wharton Esherick, a fascinating and multi-faceted artist, has opened at the University of Pennsylvania. Mounted as a partnership between the Rare Book and Manuscript Library and the Architectural Archives at the University of Pennsylvania,  the Wharton…

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