Cool furniture, design objects and desiderata - Page 105

Originally Posted by twistoffat 

I have to admit , I always smile when people refer to modern or the modern look. The irony is the most of the furniture clssed as modern or the movements that spawned it like Bauhus etc etc are all 100 years old, when for many of us our grandparents wern´t even born. Whether is beVan der Rohe´s Barcelona chairs from 1929 or Eileen Grays furniture from the end of the 19th start of the 20th century. Modern isn´t "Modern" its antique.

Originally Posted by twistoffat 

I have to admit , I always smile when people refer to modern or the modern look. The irony is the most of the furniture clssed as modern or the movements that spawned it like Bauhus etc etc are all 100 years old, when for many of us our grandparents wern´t even born. Whether is beVan der Rohe´s Barcelona chairs from 1929 or Eileen Grays furniture from the end of the 19th start of the 20th century. Modern isn´t "Modern" its antique.

Originally Posted by twistoffat 

I have to admit , I always smile when people refer to modern or the modern look. The irony is the most of the furniture clssed as modern or the movements that spawned it like Bauhus etc etc are all 100 years old, when for many of us our grandparents wern´t even born. Whether is beVan der Rohe´s Barcelona chairs from 1929 or Eileen Grays furniture from the end of the 19th start of the 20th century. Modern isn´t "Modern" its antique.

Originally Posted by SkinnyGoomba 

Did I not just point that out?

Originally Posted by otc 



Black Walnut frame, new foam, reupholstered in knoll hourlglass fabric. Pretty cool for $720 each.

Originally Posted by Jr Mouse 

These are perfect. Would fit nicely into my need for a side chair. Thanks for sharing.