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Different designer’s experiments with new materials have marked important, turning points in the history of design. Gaetano Pesce never stopped experimenting with them – in particular with residence. As one could infer fro its name, 1984’s Pratt Chair (3) is one of nine he produced as part of a project for the Pratt Institute, are renowned art, and design school in New York. Continue reading Eye On Design: Gaetano Pesce Pratt Chair (3)
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If your space is feeling a little too square, it’s time to embrace the curve — specifically, the Mt. Curve. Designed by the ever-imaginative minds at bnf Studio, the Mt. Curve seating collection is here to swoop, cradle, and steal the spotlight with its bold silhouettes and juicy color palette.
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Named after Blanche Dubois, the self-deluded protagonist of Tennessee Williams’ 1947 play A Streetcar Named Desire, Shiro Kumata‘s Miss Blanche Chair (1988) is an icon of postmodern design. Kamata originally experimented with embedding natural roses in the chair, but the flowers burned in the acrylic resin, so he instead used artificial flowers. Continue reading Eye On Design: Miss Blanche Chair By Shiro Kuramata
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A true marvel of modern design and plastic production, the Fresh Fat Easy Chair (2006) by British designer Tom Dixon turns the process of mass manufacturing on its head — by injecting a touch of the handmade into the synthetic. Unlike most plastic furniture, which is typically created using molds in industrial quantities, Dixon’s chair is crafted through a unique process of hand extrusion. The result is a sculptural seat that blurs the line between art object and functional furniture.
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The Mahalo Dining Chair is an abstract, sculptural chair with three legs, made from molded plasterglass. Designed by John Koga, a celebrated Hawaiian artist with roots in abstract form and organic minimalism, such characteristics are unmistakably present in this striking piece, created exclusively for Ralph Pucci International.
A fusion of comfort and artistic expression, the Mahalo chair flaunts soft, biomorphic curves that feel more like a hand-sculpted artwork than a utilitarian object.
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