Archive for the ‘Furniture Art’ Category

 

Classic Art Chairs | The Barcelona

January 29th, 2010

The Barcelona chair was designed in 1929 for the German Pavilion at the American Exposition in Barcelona Spain, by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe the father of modern architecture. An icon of modernism an furniture art the chair design was inspired by the campaign and folding chairs of ancient times.
The chair was shown off perfectly [...]

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Frank Lloyd Wright and Furniture Art | Chairs

December 26th, 2009

I admire Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture, and the look of his art chairs, and notice the variation and extreme creativity. Many are comfortable except for the very straight-backed ones which are unsittable, as far as I’m concerned. Beautiful furniture, but hardly functional. Take a look:

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Art Chair | Eames Chair Started It

November 14th, 2009

“I really got interested in furniture art when I was a student at the Chicago Art Institute. The idea that something as functional as a chair or sofa could have class, style and even be comfortable, hit me one day as I prowled the design section of the museum. One of the [...]

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Why Create Art Chairs with Graphic Images?

November 13th, 2009

As the digital age came upon us, Large Format graphics came of age, advertising agencies took notice and took advantage of this for there clients.  People started to Metro buses completely covered with large format graphics called “bus wraps,” advertising everything from toothpaste to casinos.
In Chicago, there is a 40 story building with a Michael [...]

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