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Chair of the Day: Moroso’s Rain
To my friend, Sarah. Here’s what you’re looking for. Tord Boontje’s Rain Chair (with matching table). It’s made by Moroso. But just a few more sales at your eBay shop and you’ll be good to go. The Rain ensemble constitute...
Chair of the Day: Fredericia Furniture’s Agitari
Ah, lounging comfort. The Agitari Chair was presented at ICFF this year. It’s a minimalistic, chair designed by architect Peter Karpf for Fredericia. Karpf says he drew his inspiration from classic German Bauhaus lounge chair designs from th...
Chair of the Day: Red Wings
I’m kickin’ back in my fancy recliner tonight to watch the Red Wings trounce the Pittsburgh Penguins. Go Red Wings!...
Chair of the Day: Frank Gehry Cross Check
I don’t know how I feel about this chair. Frank Gehry’s Cross Check Chair, made by Knoll, is very well known. Blah, blah, blah. But I think it’s weird looking. Go ahead, call me bourgeois. But really, there’s something about...
Chair of the Day: Whyr’hymer’s Los Galos Chair
I love this chair. The wood is so beautiful and the lines are great. Why’hymer makes their Los Galos chair is made of lyptus and walnut. The seat is covered in organic linen. The chair sells for $3,200. I know prices for things can be breathta...
Chair of the Day: Mitab Button Pouf
Love this modern take on an ottoman. Mitab hails from Sweden. Their Button pouf comes in various colors and two sizes. Cute!...
Chair of the Day: Living Divani’s Frog
I’m looking forward to lounging for a few days over the long weekend, which for me begins tomorrow. Frog, from Living Divani, would be one of my choices for pool-side paradise. Frog sells for $3,300 and can be found at European Living....
Chair of the Day: Context’s Truss Chair
Context Furniture provides surfaces and seating that showcase wood as a natural material as well as a material of industry. Designer Scott Klinker crafted Truss to work well in commerical and residential areas. You can find it at at 2 Modern, wher...
Chair of the Day: Matthew Hilton
British designer, Matthew Hilton has designed tables and seating for De La Espada. They make their debut this weekend at the ICFF show in New York. Matthew’s Fin Chair is my favorite of his new designs. De La Espada builds furniture for Auto...
Chair of the Day: Jaime Hayon’s Showtime Double
I’m loving this settee from Spanish designer, Jaime Hayon. Showtime is manufactured by BD Barcelona. It’s actually a double version of Hayon’s even more fabulous Showtime chair (a previous chair of the day), which he originally de...
Chair of the Day: Moroso’s Pixel Sofa
Ron Arad’s new Pixel Sofa is composed of several soft, square-based shaped units of various heights. The units are arranged in rows to form the shape of the sofa, and fixed to a platform by steel pins. Now that we have that straight, I have o...
Chair of the Day: Mobilier à Jardiner
Mobilier à Jardiner by 5.5 Designers for bton design is an outdoor furniture collection that incorporates plants into its design. Products include a bench and chair in which you plant your seatback - with shrubs or other plants - and a coffee ta...
Chair of the Day: Cassina 699
A reinterpretation on a traditional design, who else but the Italians could do such a beautiful job? Cassina’s Chair 699 comes in black and white and was designed in 1955. Enjoy your weekend! ...
Chair of the Day: Anthropologie
I wrote earlier this week about choosing a sofa that’s a safe bet for the budget minded. If your tastes run towards a sense of adventure, I’d like to suggest this bold number from Anthropologie. The Milo Sofa is covered with Maija Is...
Chair of the Day: Moooi Carbon Chair
Marcel Wanders and Bertjan Pot designed the Carbon Chair for Wander’s firm, Moooi, a few years ago. It’s made of epoxy and carbon. A unique combination. I love what Wanders says about his chair. “It took dedicated craftsmanship in...
Chair of the Day: Not This Sofa
All the famous designers have these rules, like “Seven Rules of Good Design.” I only have two, which is why I’m not on TV. But I’m just getting started. Anyway, my first rule is Choose the Paint Last. The second one I invented...
Chair of the Day: Coffin Couch
I’ve officially seen everything. Coffin couches are made from real coffins collected from funeral homes in Southern California which have “slight cosmetic inconsistencies”. They have not been dug up, which frankly I think would make...
Chair of the Day: Thonet Isis
Designed by Jake Phipps, Thonet-Vienna’s ISIS folding chairs were inspired by origami. They’re not only beautiful, but they fold completely flat. This means that it solves two problems at once. First, it’s easy to store. Second, i...
Chair of the Day: Summit’s Sundeck Chair
Everyone needs one of these and a pool to go with it. It’s from Summit’s Sundeck Collection. Outdoor furniture has come a long way in the past few years. Don’t you think? ...
Chair of the Day: Steve Perrin Folding Wall Chairs
I’ve been a friend of Steve Perrin’s for years. He used to work in advertising. But he chucked it all to follow his passion, which is (of course) creating beautiful furniture. Steve’s work has won numerous awards. His Folding Wall C...
Chair of the Day: DWR Kyoto Chair
Here’s a nifty little chair that doesn’t cost a fortune. The Kyoto Chair is from Design Within Reach and retails for $110. I’m an expert on chairs. Not designing them, but sitting in them. This one looks comfy. But then, I like a...
Chair of the Day: Diabolik
The team of Gam Plus Fratesi has come up with this devilish design for a chair. Diabolik has been styled in several versions. This one in wood. Is it too cute? Or do you like its curves?...
Chair of the Day: Scooterdesk
This is quite the appropriate chair of the day. Design Hole is moving. I'll be on my Scooterdesk, from Utilia, and moving through the Internets to a new address. Actually, if I owned one of these I'd probably forget where I was going and fall down th...
Chair of the Day: Calligaris Jam Chair
I saw this chair with different legs in this month's issue of Metropolitan Home. It's the Jam Chair, from Italian manufacturer Calligaris. I was unable to find the one I really like - it has four legs, which extend from the center, like a tri-pod (gu...
Chair of the Day: Max Sofa from Reestore
I know this is really wild, but it's cool. It's the Max bathtub chaise. They say it's, "a contemporary twist on the sofa briefly featured in breakfast at Tiffany’s." I don't remember that sofa. I'll have to rent the movie again.Anyway, it's created...
Chair of the Day: Modern Outdoor
Just in time for the weekend, here's a chair built for the outdoors. Modern Outdoor makes the Etra Chair, which is part of a larger collection of tables, sofas and armchairs. I'm so ready for warm weather. And a pool....
Chair of the Day: Rapson Rocker
Ralph Rapson, the Modernist architect and designer of the Rapid Rapson Rocker, died today at the age of 93. In the 1940s, he developed his own line of furniture for Knoll, which is currently celebrating Cranbrook's design legacy where Rapson was a st...
Chair of the Day: Windsor Bench
I've been watching the John Adams mini series on HBO. I love a costume drama - especially when the writers actually stick to history. Early American furniture has been on my mind, which is why I chose this Windsor bench for today's chair.This particu...
Chair of the Day: Hans Wegner Chair 445
Carl Hansen & Son have re-introduced (sort of) a design by Hans Wegner, known as Chair 445. I say sort of, because the chair saw only limited production. So it never really had a fair chance.Now it's proudly holding its own in the world of chairs...
Chair of the Day: Casalino
The Casalino stacking chair was reintroduced last year by Casala. It was a popular style in the 1970's, but since forgotten. Its path to rediscovery as an interesting one. Casalino didn't manufacture their chairs from a central location. Instead, th...
