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Yesterday I was flipping through some of my furniture catalogues from 2006. I was drawn to this simple and clean little chair from Artifort.

For some reason, as soon as I saw it, I was motivated to start drawing some chairs of my own. I even built up a 3D model. Now I'm thinking it would be fun to start putting some of my chair designs on here for an occasional chair of the week. You can look for them in the up coming weeks.

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I fell in love with the work of designer Hella Jongerius when I first saw her Polder Sofa for Vitra in 2005.

I visited the Vitra booth at Isaloni in 2006 and was happy to find more of her work. This week's chair is one that made me smile 4 years ago when I saw it in Italy.

The worker chair.

Image from Unica Home

Art Filled Walls

Lately I've been thinking of ways to fill the walls in my apartment. I can't paint them but I've gotta do something. Here is the first of a few ideas I'll be sharing on here.

1. Cover with art
There is something about art that just warms up a home. It represents you and what you love. Here are some pieces of art that I've been liking lately.

I love this one from Seattle Show Posters. I think it would be awesome paired with some really colorful pieces.

Weird, I know, but I love the colors! By Remed.

Found this on Stephanie Corfee's etsy awhile ago and still love it.

Finally, here are some art filled walls for inspiration.

Emily Henson on D*S.

Denenge's House.


And Chris's living room.

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Tanya Aguiniga is a furniture designer/artist based in Los Angeles. Most of her furniture pieces incorporate fiber or textiles, making them appear fragile. The Zinacantan is just one example of this. Although it's shape is rigid, the yarn adds delicacy.

Colorful Bedspread

I've been seeing so many gorgeous COLORFUL posts on my reader. I thought I'd share a few on here.

First up, this beautiful comforter used in a project by Soren Rose Studio.


I want to try and make one, it doesn't look too hard right?

Stay tuned for more colorful posts in the upcoming weeks.

$5 Lamp

Is this the deal of a lifetime or what? I have been so excited about this lamp ever since my friend picked it up for me in Layton 2 weeks ago. She brought it to me today and I can't stop staring!

Finn Juhl

How did I not know about Finn Juhl until yesterday?! After 5 years of studying industrial design (and working for a furniture designer for 2 of them), the glorious products of Mr. Juhl had never crossed my path. But now I know of them and I am in HEAVEN! Just look at his amazing Model 57 sofa:


It is so perfectly modern (designed in 1957)! I love all the lines and the way the cushions contrast the main body.

Here are some more of his furniture pieces.

I love almost anything that is asymmetrical, especially furniture!

All of these amazing furniture pieces are manufactured by Hansen & Sorensen in Denmark.

Images from OneCollection

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The Thonet family is famous for pioneering bent steamed wood, in the 1830's. The results of these efforts are beautiful, practical pieces of furniture including the famous Chair 14.

And MANY other designs.

But here is a modern interpretation of the wood bending technique by Stefan Diez, titled 404.
Go to the website and click on the bottom image to sift through photos of the entire process. Very interesting!

images from chairblog.eu and Stefan Diez

Beach House For Rent

This gorgeous beach house in Corona Del Mar is perfect for a luxurious getaway. I wish I had taken more photos to show you but I was too busy admiring! If you or anyone you know is interested in a week or two (or longer) vacation, let me know and I'll give you all the details.

Bling Bling!

All those who are fans of glitter, sparkle, jewels, rhinestones, bling and CRAZY AMAZINGNESS check this out.

B.B. Simon in Corona Del Mar, California. Bursting with glitz and glitter like you have never before seen.

Horses head: $12950

Lion statue: $16500

Baby grand piano: $95000

Although, personally I'd rather buy a house.

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This week's chair was spotted on an Apartment Therapy post about a shipping container city in Mexico. The chairs in their "cover" photo caught my eye.

When I looked through the comments on that post I found out I wasn't the only one interested in those cool looking chairs. Fortunately for all of us, some people were able to identify them as Acapulco chairs.
They are very common in Mexico and only cost about $30, but in the states they are $300+!

I love that they can be woven with multi-colored cords.

I just had to share this sweet background image from the innit website.

images from container city, oficina kreativa and innitimported

Chair Of The Week 7 (Emeco at McDonalds?!)

On my trek back from California, I stopped to use the restroom in a McDonald's in St. George and was shocked to find that the restaurant was using Emeco's Navy Chair! With a price tag per chair of $415 and up, you can probably understand my surprise. To me, Emeco is a high class kinda design company, not one I would expect to have fast food restaurants using their chairs.


The original navy chair was designed for navy ships in WWII and could supposedly withstand a torpedo blast. Check out some fun videos of people 'testing' the strength of this chair by dropping it from a 6 story building, catapulting it and even shooting it with a rifle!



Here are some other discussions I found about McDonald's using modern designer chairs (and even some talk about them being knock-offs *gasp*)!

Egg Chair at a MD's in Europe.

NYC McDonald's gets a modern make-over.

A flickr group of Emeco chairs found on the streets.

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French designer Philippe Stark is well known for creating products, interiors and architecture with a unique flare. Recently Driade, an Italian manufacturer produced a new armchair by Stark. I'd love to sit in this polyethylene beauty.

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To me, the name Barbara Barry is synonymous with elegance and class. Her designs are flawless, inviting and breathtaking. Just take her Script side chair for McGuire Furniture for example...beautiful.



I had the good fortune of interviewing Ms. Barry for a school assignment. Needless to say, she is an inspiration. The advice I remember most is to be a "design machine"; always create and produce new ideas. Companies want someone who they know will never dry up.