Who doesn’t love a good throne? I wasn’t expecting to encounter three fabulous hot-pink throne chairs when I visited the Summer Fancy Food Show in June, but there they were, presiding over the Diva Delights‘ booth like the seating area of a very glamorous destination.
This cookie brand went all-in on its diva theme, creating a sleek black-and-gold booth complete with crystal drop lighting fixtures, a dramatic gold-and-black logo backdrop, a jeweled-pen giveaway and these spectacular Pink-and-Gold High-Back Throne Chairs. The cookies stepped aside for a moment: I absolutely had to take a picture of these chairs! Continue reading Pink Thing of the Day: Pink Throne Chairs Fit for a Diva→
Furniture is sometimes at its best design-wise when it doesn’t take itself too seriously. Case in point: Alan Siegel’s irreverent Tongue Chair, designed in 1981. With its seat transformed into a wide-open mouth and a bright pink tongue playfully poking out, the chair turns an everyday piece of furniture into a a little piece of surrealist theater. The chair’s ‘face illusion’ is completed by a back support that forms a human nose, while two eyes can be seen along the curved upper back and armrest that continues to form the chairs front legs. Continue reading Eye On Design: Alan Siegel’s Tongue Chair→
At Salon Art + Design in 2018, Galerie kreo presented a piece that quietly shimmered from its corner: Alessandro Mendini’s Poltrona White Gold. Unlike some of the louder, more colorful Mendini works, this chair relied on subtlety — and sparkle — to draw viewers in.
Covered entirely in tiny reflective mosaic tiles, the chair appears almost liquid in its surface treatment. The white-gold finish catches light gently rather than dramatically, giving the piece a soft glow that shifts as you move around it. From a distance, it reads as a single luminous form; up close, the meticulous craftsmanship of the miniature tiles becomes apparent. Continue reading Eye On Design: Poltrona White Gold By Alessandro Mendini→
Restaurant owners spend hours refining menus and fine-tuning prices. But here’s the thing: guests rarely remember what the font looked like on the menu. They do remember how they felt sitting in your space.
If the chair was hard.
If the table wobbled.
If they couldn’t wait to stand up and leave.
I’m always drawn to chairs that feel like they’re doing more than just sitting there — and the Tucroma dining chairs by Guido Faleschini are exactly that kind of piece. This set of six installed around a rectangular glass dining table is one of those perfect 1970’s design moments where everything clicks: material, form, color, and space all working together without trying too hard. Continue reading Eye On Design: Guido Faleschini’s Tucroma Dining Chairs for i4 Mariani→
