Cool furniture, design objects and desiderata

hypersonic · Mar 31, 2009

^ Hmm, I guess that is true of some Modernists: the ones whose work was very sensitive to the materials they used (Carlo Scarpa immediately comes to mind). But I can imagine that a patina might have irritated Mies van der Rohe or Marcel Breuer -- their objects were never really designed for the "real world" ...in the minds of those architects, their objects existed in a kind of ideal Modern universe -- much like a Brancusi sculpture.

JacobJacob · Apr 2, 2009

I think Hypersonic is more right also. The patina is something we have come to appreciate, but the modernist architects saw their design as "finished" when they were done working on an idea.

hypersonic · Apr 3, 2009

PK50 by Poul KjÃ¦rholm, 1964

Produced in a limited production of 10 and 6 artist proofs (2007)

http://www.r20thcentury.com/item_detail.cfm?id=405

JacobJacob · Apr 4, 2009

KjÃ¦rholm prototypes (1954 - namen unknown)

(1953 - namen unknown)

we all know Verner Panton and his design. It is a bit funny to think off, that KjÃ¦rholm was ay ahead of him.... This is from 1953, take a look (and notice how the curves on the (prototype) chair is much more elegant than Pantons..)

the same in steel wire

hypersonic · Apr 4, 2009

^Thanks for posting those Jacob

KjÃ¦rholm was a genius.

This is my favourite design. He did it while he was a student.

PK25

hypersonic · Apr 4, 2009

Zero-In table by BarberOsgerby

Ivo_03 table by Asymptote

gdl203 · Apr 4, 2009

The PK25 is mad cool. We have a couple of Gisele chairs at home, which is IMO Aristeu Pires's take on the PK25 coton rope concept.

http://www.aristeupires.com.br/cgi/p.../cadeiras/id:8

itsstillmatt · Apr 4, 2009

Originally Posted by hypersonic

^Thanks for posting those Jacob

KjÃ¦rholm was a genius.

This is my favourite design. He did it while he was a student.

PK25

One of my favorite chairs. I don't like the new Barber Osgerby designs for Established and Sons. My desk is their loop desk, and I love that. Also the Portsmouth bench is beautiful.

hypersonic · Apr 4, 2009

^ The loop desk is great.

Giannina by Khodi Feiz

hypersonic · Apr 4, 2009

Originally designed in the 1920s by Jean Puiforcat, it was only recently actually made as a special edition from Puiforcat. Sterling Silver and sycamore wood tea and coffee service.

BrendanIYC · Apr 5, 2009

http://cgi.ebay.com/Dining-Chairs-8-...3A1|240%3A1318

hypersonic · Apr 5, 2009

^ They call them Louis XVI The style is in fact Louis XV Don't think I could live happily with those though. A bit like this stuff from Byblos Casa.

http://www.bybloscasa.eu

otc · Apr 6, 2009

Saw this today:

hypersonic · Apr 6, 2009

^ cool

Can you name all of them?

otc · Apr 6, 2009

I cant (saarinen and eames only) but the many places this photo recently popped up can: Left to Right: George Nelson, Edward Wormley, Eero Saarinen, Harry Bertoia, Charles Eames and Jens Risom It's from a 1961 playboy article...read here: http://www.lushpad.com/articles.php?id=16&pag=1 I think I might go hit my library's special collections and look at the actual article

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