Red Rocker by Vivian Beer

Red-Rocker-by-Vivian-Beer-Front View
Red Rocker by Vivian Beer Side View
Red Rocker by Vivian Beer Side View
Red Rocker by Vivian Beer Back View

Red Rocker

I’ve revisited Vivian Beer’s VB Studio site and was pleasantly surprised, not to say smitten, by the quality of her site where I found this red Rocker.

Red Rocker was a hunt of subtlety within a not-so-subtle color range. I knew it had to be a saturated red but not quite a “lipstick” color…

I settled on one that is based in a violet range rather than a cadmium red. It is a tonal range that has been used on a number of Chevy “muscle” show cars. So it’s a combination of muscle and cosmetic. Lipstick and muscle cars have a lot in common!

I can relate to the choice as once I had to choose a red for a fast boat…the association evident from the front and view of this chair. Red Boats and Red Chairs come together here;-)

T Chair by William Katavolos, Ross Littell and Douglas Kelly

T Chair by William Katavolos, Ross Littell and Douglas Kelly Front
T Chair by William Katavolos, Ross Littell and Douglas Kelly Side

T Chair by William Katavolos

An iconic “T” side chair by William Katavolos circa 1952.

The leather on this chair has been professionally restored.

Price $2,250

good vintage condition

Measurements: height: 31 1/2″ second height: 17″ depth: 21″ width/length: 24″

Number of items: 1

Materials/Techniques: Leather and chromium plated and enameled steel

Creator: unknown

Photography provided by Christopher Anthony Ltd

via 1STDIBS.COM.

Update: I’ve added the other two designers who cooperated with William Katavolos

Last edited by Guido J. van den Elshout on June 30, 2012 at 11:32 PM

Green Statuette Chair by Lloyd Schwan

Green Statuette Chair by Lloyd Schwan

Statuette Chair

By Lloyd Schwan for Capellini

About Lloyd Schwan

The NYT wrote in an obituary:

Lloyd Schwan, 45, Designer With an Eye for Bold Color
By WILLIAM L. HAMILTON
Published: January 27, 2001

Lloyd M. Schwan Jr., an American furniture and interior designer who brought an artist’s eye for bold color and form and a lively wit to the craft of design in the 1980’s and 90’s, died on Jan. 19 at his home in Kutztown, Pa. He was 45.

He committed suicide, his family said.

….

Born and reared in Chicago, Mr. Schwan studied fine arts at the Chicago Art Institute. With Ms. Godley he began his career as a designer in 1984 with their GodleySchwan Design. The company, which moved to New York the next year, initially produced art furniture pieces hand-made by the couple in their studio in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Cabinetry, tableware and lighting were eventually manufactured.

Green Apple Pod Chair

Green Apple pod chair

Green Apple Pod Chair

Found it somewhere and tried to determinate its provenance (i.e. designer and manufacturer). Found these links:

  • The Interior Gallery,
  • Pop Art Decoration, and
  • Yab Design, Inc

    It was founded in 1990. Ownership and management are Dutch. We operate under Philippine laws and regulations, and are located in Angono, just outside Metro Manila. The company’s total area 110,000 square meters, with a production floor area of 42,000 square meters. We produce hand-made decorations, mainly out of polyester resin, reinforced with fiberglass and specialize in life-size and bigger-than-life figurines of all sorts. We take pride in our quality of detail and the finishing and our designs. We also design and manufacture special models upon request. Currently, the company provides work for approximately 800 people including subcontractors. It is our philosophy that creating and providing enjoyable working conditions will reflect in the quality and appearance of our products, so every effort is taken to ensure and improve these conditions. We ship our products all over the world, with Europe and the U.S.A. being our biggest markets. The company enjoys a healthy, steady growth and is financially stable. Our whole collection of products is on display in our showroom, which has a floor area of almost 1,200 square meters.

  • Ah, the previous site is a portal and here is Yab Design‘s own site.

Mint Puffy Lounger by Carnevale Studio – Milan 2012

Puffy-Mint-Lounger-by-Studio-Carnevale

Puffy

by Carnevale Studio (i.e. American designer Jessica Carnevale) is a collection of chairs inspired by the puffy jacket.
Neon silks, satins and synthetics were filled with enough down and foam to make the pieces look and feel somehow inflated.
They are almost entirely upholstered, absorbed and enveloped. Only the dining chair’s structure is still just visible, and the fabric appears to be still expanding.

So it is not inflated upholstery what you see!

It was featured at Ventura Lambrate’s 2012 edition.

Ventura-Lambrate-Logo-2012