Showing posts with label modern furniture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label modern furniture. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Ethnos Eames Chairs, Ornate Versions of the LCW in Bronze and Aluminum




Designer Paolo Giordano of Italy created limited editions of these stunning ornate cast bronze and aluminum versions of the mid-century modern classic LCW chairs as an homage to Ray & Charles Eames. The chairs have identical silhouettes to the original wood chairs but are intricately engraved bronze and aluminum versions.

Close-up look:



"The application of ethnic Indian decoration to modern design icons is at first sight provocative. It is the layering of ornamentation on pieces that originated precisely in the refusal of decoration; the uniting of thought and ideas that were historical opposites.

I believe, however, that these objects acquire a new identity as distinctive yet indefinable hybrids, somehow so coherent they make us forget the reasons of the separate initial gestures.

An example of how visual language leads its own spirited life."
-- Paolo Giordano


cast aluminium chair
limited edition, 20 + 1 AP
68 x 56 x 61cm
Price £9,773.00
Buy it here



cast bronze chair
limited edition, 7 + 1 AP
68 x 56 x 61cm
Price £18,108.00
buy it here




Made in Italy for I and I
info@i-and-i.it

About designer Paolo Giordano:
Born in Naples 1954, he studied architecture at Milan Politecnico and graduated in 1978. He now lives and works in Milan.

In 1996, Paolo founded the I+I company, with the idea of producing a contemporary design collection for the home with products made by hand from different continents. Since then he continues to direct the I+I company from both a creative and commercial point of view. He also collaborates as an artistic consultant for Italian furniture companies (textile and accessories) and has participated in numerous international exhibitions.

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Bring the Outdoors In. The Cristal Box, a Modern Pergola from Gandia Blasco.





above: Cristal Box 1

Looking for a modern sanctuary?
Gandia Blasco, makers of high end outdoor funishings have just introduced the Cristal Box, an outdoor pergola system made of anodized or thermo-lacquered white or taupe aluminum frames. Available in four different sizes/configurations, the inside flooring is wood made of plant and plastic fibres which requires little or no maintenance. The ceiling is made from phenolic plate and the outer roof is galvanized sheeting.

Cristal Box 2:



Cristal Box 3:



Cristal Box 4:



Note: Glass not included.

320 x 320 x 250h cm / 630 x 320 x 250h cm / 940 x 320 x 250h cm / 630 x 630 x 250h cm
126''x126''x99''h / 248''x126''x99''h / 370''x126''x99''h / 248''x248''x99''h

The Cristal Box for Gandia-Blasco designed by José A. Gandía-Blasco
Price available upon request

Friday, September 16, 2011

House Industries Designs Hand-Printed Eames Tables For Herman Miller Asia-Pacific





The very hip type foundry House Industries has teamed up with Herman Miller to produce a limited edition series of 80 Eames wire-base tables.



The Eames wire based low tables (LTR) include letters, numbers and ornaments from their Eames Century Modern font collection.



Each tabletop is hand-printed by House’s own David Dodde in their Grand Rapids, Michigan factory, returned to Herman Miller for assembly then packaged in a special House Industries-designed wooden crate.



Andy Cruz originally showed sketches of a printed LTR table to Yoko Sasaki, Marketing director of Herman Miller Japan, during his trip to Tokyo in 2010. Soon after House Industries got busy with the Eames Office and Herman Miller in Zeeland, Michigan to bring the sketches to life. As with most House Industries projects, they tried their best to make the packaging for this limited edition something you wouldn’t throw away once the table was removed. I believe they succeeded.


Photography by Carlos Alejandro

Forty tables will be available in Hong Kong at the Herman Miller Reach event on September 16, 2011 and 40 will be available at the House Industries exhibition at the Herman Miller Tokyo Showroom on October 27, 2011.

Reach Hong Kong
September 16, 2011
Hong Kong Design Institute
3 King Ling Road,
Tseung Kwan O,
N.T., Hong Kong
http://reach.hermanmillerasia.com/

House at Herman Miller Japan
Opening Reception: October 27, 2011
Herman Miller Japan Showroom
Marunouchi MY PLAZA
2-1-1, Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo 100-0005, Japan
http://www.hermanmiller.co.jp/

information courtesy of House Industries