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More about Chair Blog and its authors

Again a Tumblr Import


A short notice that I’ve imported the files from Chairblog|Tumblr up to now (some 1,300 posts) once again here.

For the moment they are only readable for our author team, as most need editing and some are doubles of posts already existing. I hope my fellow authors will give me a hand with the editing.

Slowly, but gradually you will see them appear in the category Tumblrd.

The reason is I have a feeling  that we need our resources here on the blog rather than on a third party network. Moreover, tumblring distracts me  from posting here too much.

See also My Saga about Chair Blog – Tumblr and other Curating Tools

As some of you can see: I’m experimenting…

WordPress Theme Experiments

As some of you can see I’m experimenting with some themes…sorry for the inconvenience.
This instance was the P2 Theme

Update

From time to time you have to decide whether the theme you are using is still feasible. The P2 theme is not bad, but has several disadvantages as I said in my reactions:

First reaction: You won’t see the top part where authors can post things.

Second reaction: The navigation doesn’t work as I would like.

So back to the Thesis theme.

Kudos

Inspiring Interior Design Galleries
I noticed UK based design blog Design 55 Online giving us kudos by mentioning Chair Blog in their Showcase of Inspiring Interior Design Galleries which disappeared since.

Chair Blog: Located in Den Haag (The Hague), The Netherlands, Guido J. van den Elshout (GJE) operates a very small but very luxurious 3 suite hotel. He started his Chair Blog in April of 2007 because, “once, I wanted to buy a couple of chairs for my little hotel (it must have been 2000 or 2001) and found out there was hardly any organized info about chairs.” After plunging into his research, he became captivated. GJE admits that he was drawn into the chair blogging world (which I think he is the only citizen of) by the sheer brilliance that it takes to create a truly comfortable chair. His personal inspiration came from the story of Michael Thonet (1796-1871) and his bent wood chairs. “He truly democratized the chair for the masses. In addition he was one of the first who recognized that designing chairs is an art in itself.”

Note: There are many more Chair o Holics, see for instance our own list of Top Inspiring Chair Design Blogs and Sites or our category chair inspiration.

Update

I received a request to remove links which I did in October 2014

Tumblr President moves on

As a note to self in my tumblr saga:

John:I’ll start by saying it has been an absolute joy and privilege to be the President of Tumblr these past four yearsTo work alongside these special people, with our intense focus on product, positivity, fun and whimsy — from our small team came what is now a community of over 50…

Via David’s Log: Tempus fugit

Celebrating 5 Years Chair Blog with the Thonet Angel Chair (Thonet nr 19)

Angel Chair: Thonet-nr-19-ca-1887-1919
Thonet-Chair-no-19-stamp

Celebrating 5 Years Chair Blog with the Thonet Angel Chair (Thonet nr 19)

5 Years ago I started this blog out of my fascination with the Thonet story. Therefore I thought to celebrate with a special one, the Angel Chair or thonet no. 19 which was produced by Thonet Austria between 1887-1919. Geert VanHoutte kindly has send me this photo for publication.