Casamania’s Josh Owen on the inspiration and idea behind his SOS stool. The video explains and shows how to use the stool’s “hook” to its best advantage and also reveals one little design “secret”.
Month: March 2011
Skullduggery by Georgina Brett Chinnery
Having seen the skull chair by Pool being received by you so well, I was reminded of this other skull themed chair I came across a few years back and kept a photo of saved on my computer. Let me introduce you to the Skullduggery chair by Georgina Brett Chinnery who designs for her own “interior couture” firm Bombarock in the UK.
Initially working in fabrics using skull prints and experimenting with textural applications, Georgina exhibited her ‘Skullduggery’ chair at the 2006 London Design Festival. At London Design Festival 2008 Georgina showed her signature style of upholstery using skulls and tattoo roses. The new collection of decorative leather furniture, showing a more artisan approach to her work will be exhibited in May 2011 at Collect.
.02 and .03 – The Birth of a Maarten van Severen Chair
Maarten van Severen – LCP Mehdi Chtourou from AlICe lab on Vimeo.
I’m a huge fan of the late Maarten van Severen. So when I read on FaceBook that it just closed after having received 18.334 visitors I felt I had dissappointed myself. Despite my note to self I had not visited the exhibition in Ghent, Belgium, where the history of only one chair, the .03 by Maarten van Severen was displayed. I commented on FB if I would have had time to visit, I would have been visitor number 18335. Then the comment came back there will be a new chance to visit the same exhibition in Turnhout, Belgium, soon. Hurray!
The exhibition was initiated by the Van Severen Foundation and features the development of just this one chair. The video shows interviews with Maarten’s wife, with the manufacturer of the .02 chair, the direct predecessor of the .03 and with Rolf Fehlbaum, who put the .03 on the map with Vitra.
I had to share this intro with you.
Coffee Cup Chair by He Was Born
He Was Born is the Seoul, Korea based Design Studio of Sunhan Kwon. Suhan works in many disciplines such as web, motion graphic, product and graphic. So now you can also have a cup of chair with chair blog:-)
Via Gimii
Smiley by Acrila – M&O 2011
French design firm Acrila undoubtedly has some of the most optimistic, playful and uplifting furniture designs out there, and their new creation, the Smiley line, is no exception. This Smiley chair above is part of the new collection presented at Maison & Objet 2011. Smile! You’re reading the Chair Blog 🙂