Sep 27, 2011 | Furniture
I wasn’t impressed when I first saw this chair, but when I knew that it shatters into a whole family of chairs , I found it brilliant!
“ Each chair has hand cut grooves on the inside edges of its seat frame as well as notches in the seat back. These grooves range from 1/2" wide to 1/8" wide.The mechanism works so that the pegs fit into the grooves of the chair one size bigger and slides into place so that the horizontal edge between the chair seat and back line up. The simple mechanism allows the chairs to be taken apart and put together with ease."
Vivian Chiu
Vivian Chiu is a recent graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design in the Furniture Design department. Born in Los Angeles and raised in Hong Kong, Vivian was constantly surrounded by a busy urban landscape and learned to appreciate simple forms and organic materials. An individual that likes to push herself mentally and physically, she believes in the value of hard work, a philosophy that drives many of her designs. Much of her work is a mixture of sculptural and functional, and shows her interest in the materiality of wood. Her work aims to satisfy her passion for repetitive woodworking and visual flow. She draws inspiration from artists such as Martin Puryear, Anish Kapoor, Tom Friedman and Richard Sweeney. At any given time of the week, you can probably find her working on a project in the woodshop.
Sep 10, 2011 | blog, Famous Designers, Furniture
Kettal will be introducing their new line by the Spanish Designer Patricia Urquiola to be launched during Maison & Objet in France this week. These images are a peak of what it looks like, check the video below featuring a glimpse of Urquiola at work!
From Kettal:
Kettal presents its new collection: Kettal Vieques by Patricia Urquiola. Kettal Vieques is a collection characterized by the combination of an aluminum frame with a new and revolutionary three-dimensional fabric, Nido d’Ape, with exceptional technical features, created especially for this collection and exclusively for Kettal. ‘My intention was to maintain the lateral aluminum double molding but with a seat and back similar to taut netting, a soft and pleasant grid, in three dimensions, which we have achieved after two years of research.’
Kettal Vieques is modular and consists of pieces for the living and dining room.
For Inquiry about Kettal Products in Kuwait, contact Pro-contracts on: 2 22 55 45 0. Or visit them at their showroom in Tilal Mall in Shoueikh.
Aug 31, 2011 | Exhibitions & Events, Furniture
This year Roche Bobois Paris, one of the world’s leading furniture brands, celebrates the 40th birthday of its iconic sofa composition, the Mah Jong. The Mah Jong is without a doubt one of the trendiest and most flexible sofa compositions ever created.
In the 1970s, Hans Hopfer’s innovative informal approach to comfort had a profound influence on the way people furnished and arranged their living space. In 1971, he created the Mah Jong, a sofa based on total freedom of function and form.
By encouraging people to arrange the elements as suits them best, it could change the landscape of the living room, offering a whole new approach to the way we view and arrange the spaces in which we live. The composition options are almost limitless, giving one the opportunity to completely reorganize one’s living space, thereby redefining the original meaning of the term “sofa”.
At angles or overlaid, the Mah Jong allows limitless options of composition. It can be armchair, sofa, lounge chair or bed; a space in which to rest, to play or to lounge. It encourages experimentation and breaks the rules of formal living, reflecting the nonconformist era in which it was born.
Over the years, Roche Bobois has called upon those with creative talent to “dress” special editions of the Mah Jong. Each of these artistic collaborators has managed to express a new seductive and surprising facet of the Mah Jong without changing the core design. Roche Bobois collaborated with Kenzo Maison, Missoni, and Jean Paul Gaultier, to create 3 of their finest editions shown in the photos here.
Roche Bobois in Kuwait is located at the Seven Zones Design Center in Shoueikh. You can check their facebook page or the website of Pro-design group.
To contact them call on: +965 2 22 58 68 0 or email: [email protected]
Aug 27, 2011 | blog, Furniture
Herman Miller, one of the worldwide leading brands in office furniture, has released a new limited Asia edition of the iconic Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman which is perhaps the most famed mass produced piece of American furniture. Designed and built by the diligent duo of Charles and Ray Eames, these pieces live in museums like MOMA in New York and the Art Institute of Chicago.
This version comes in all black, featuring black plywood framing and black premium leather ,limited to 100 pieces. The chair also comes with a limited edition framed poster, and costs around $11000.
Jun 29, 2011 | blog, Furniture
This is exactly what a dream bed should look like. A nest protected with a padded frame. This is the Col-Letto bed by Lago. Happy dreaming!
Check their website for more products.
May 30, 2011 | blog, Furniture
Andreu World released a series of chairs and barstools during the last Milan fair that took place last April. The highlight of their collection was the new line designed by world renowned designer Patricia Urquiola named “NUB”. In this collection, you will notice the common trends all designers whether in fashion or architecture are leaning towards. The trend is “the back to basics”, where designs were simple and part of a “natural” and somewhat rugged interior. Check these chairs, and see how differently they look once applied to the proper setting.
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