Chairs, Chair Design and Chair Designers
‘winds and windings’ by albrecht schäfer
the kw institute for contemporary art located in berlin is currently hosting 3 exhibitions
which all began on july 5. ricarda roggan’s ‘still life’, richard serra’s ‘thinking on your feet’ and albrecht schäfer’s ‘winds and windings’ will all continue until september 7th..
Via Designboom
The “bend-over” chair by New Yorker Joe “Kinky Joe” Hurley:
Hurley boasts his specially-designed furniture can fit into even the most cramped city apartment or stored in a closet when relatives visit.
Spiegel Online presents some recent attempts at making furniture to fan the flames of passion. Designers have long sought to create erotic furniture, with mixed success. Here are some recent examples of the genre including a "Boobycase" drinks cabinet, a four-poster bed surrounded by giant carved penises, a "bend-over chair" and a "Tittyfrutty" fruit bowl. Dutch designer Mario Philippona has emerged as a doyen of the craft of creating arousing tables, provocative chairs and titillating cabinets. He says on his Web site that he is inspired by "female forms.
Via Spiegel Online
Via A Better ABC Poster for Design Savvy Babes and Blue Art
This is one way to build out your portfolio and ramp up your skills, Swedish designer Josefin Kvist is on a mission to design a new piece of furniture and blog a scaled model everyday for 90 days. Core's only advice, "completion triumphs perfection". We're not sure who coined the term but we doubt it was a designer.
Via Core77
