Aran Lounge Chair by Oscar Niemeyer

Aran Lounge Chair by  Oscar Niemeyer
Aran Lounge Chair by Oscar Niemeyer

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OSCAR NIEMEYER

“Aran” lounge chair, ca. 1970

Leather, steel, plastic.

28 x 28 x 41 in. (71.1 x 71.1 x 104.1 cm)

ESTIMATE $8,000-12,000

SOLD AT $8,125

PROVENANCE DeLorenzo 1950, New York

Because Oscar Niemeyer celebrated his 104th birthday on December 15, 2011…..

via Phillips de Pury & Company.

Glass Armchair probably by Louis Dierra (1939)

Glass-Armchair-probably-by-Louis-Dierra

Glass Armchair

Probably by Louis Dierra (1939) for Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company.

Via Grace Hilton

Reverb By Brodie Neill

Reverb by Brodie Neill

Actually the Reverb is much more glamorous than the Wired Reverb….

Hand formed and mirror polished, the Reverb chair is a single continuous skin of metal, expanded and inverted to create both structure and seating surface.

Via Brodie neill.

Sorry if you’ve seen different versions of this post as I’m experimenting a bit with and trying getting used to our new WordPress version 3.3 gadgets…

Happy Birthday Oscar Niemeyer

Happy Birthday Oscar Niemeyer

Happy Birthday Oscar Niemeyer

archdaily:

Happy Birthday Oscar Niemeyer!

mountains/waves/women = curves

It is not the right angle that attracts me. Nor the straight line, tough, inflexible, created by man. What attracts me is the free, sensual curve. The curve I find in the mountains of my country, in the sinuous course of its rivers, in the waves of the sea, in the clouds of the sky, in the body of the favorite woman. Of curves is made all the universe.

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via ArchDaily

Emeco uses Tumblr for Chairvertizing – 111 Chair Project

I love it when an old family owned company like Emeco tries new venues. For its 111 Chairs Project it gave 111 influencers 111 type 111 chairs and interviewed them at the same time….The interviews can be found on 111 Navy Chairs, a Tumblr Blog.

I feature the Kirk Dina interview as it fits our Chairchez L’Homme series perfectly.

I retumblrd it an then use Press This to create the body of this post. It works fine now.

Director and Storyteller, Kirk Dianda is best known for his ability to intimately capture people and their story on film. With a passion for skateboarding, his first creative pursuit straight out of high school was 411VM, a skateboard video magazine. The success of 411, launched an industry of its own, producing films and videos, video game content, commercials, music and music videos, with Kirk as the Creative Director.

For a peek into his world, check out his avant-garde blog; OPP (Other People’s Posts), an ongoing collection of likable products and stories, stolen from throughout the web on a daily basis.

Kirk Dinda thanks Emeco here

via 111navychairs – Kirk Dianda.