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Category Archives: Design
Bill Peterson- Don’t be afraid to open up.
. . . . . . New York Magazine via Boing-Boing
Tomomi Sayuda: Oshibe
. . . . . . Tomomi Sayuda via Treehugger
Prickly Pear Chair – Larger Than Life
. . . . . . via Treehugger Valentina Gonzalez Wohlers
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Tagged Design, Prickly Pear Chair, Valentina Gonzalez Wohlers, Valentina Wohlers
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Erik Griffioen – Sculpting Furniture
. . . . . . Erik Griffioen
Put Me on the Hot Seat
Folly: The Radiator Chair
Isamu Noguchi
Bamboo You | Noguchi for Sale Noguchi Website
Posted in Biomorphism, Design, Isamu Noguchi
Tagged Bamboo Basket Chair, Design, Isamu Noguchi
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Isamu Noguchi
Isamu Noguchi’s Moerenuma Park
Casulo – “My Bedroom in a Box”
Casulo – Unpacked Casulo An entire bedroom ensemble breaks down to fit in a box. A solution to the stress of the modern nomadic lifestyle and the wonderful minimalistic concept “Less is more”. Do you own your objects or do … Continue reading
Gerrit Rietveld “the form must triumph over the material.”
“(the) work in its entirety must be able to stand freely and brightly on its own two feet, and the form must triumph over the material.” Gerrit Rietveld
Posted in Design, Gerrit Rietveld, Minimalism
Tagged De Stijl, Gerrit Rietveld, Minimalism, Steltman chair
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Forrest Myers “Art is for your mind, not for your butt.”
“This is sculpture,” Frosty says. “You want comfortable, get a La-Z-Boy. Art is for your mind, not for your butt. You don’t want your sculptures comfortable, you want your chairs comfortable. In any case, I hate the dialogue about comfortable … Continue reading
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