12.02.09
School Desk by Jean Prouvé
I’d go back to gradeschool for this. ... Photographed by Kris Cvetković at the MoMA .
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08.02.09
Ikea’s Stockholm Collection
“ The entrance wall ”, recently submitted to our photo group by Eric P
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360° Video of Hans Olsen Dining Set
Good photography can be the difference between a successful or ineffective eBay listing, and some sellers go to great lengths to capture their lots well, shooting at various angles in good light and staging tasteful scenes to put the item in context. ... Their Hans Olsen Dining Set (a unique delight that we’ve covered before ) is captured in HD Quality 1080 video, meticulously filmed over 3 minutes with a camera rig that captures the piece in 360° without human intrusion — until the slick demonstration at 1:10 of the table’s built-in expansion mechanism.
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Adrian Pearsall Lounge Chair for Craft Associates
JLT thought I might enjoy this Adrian Pearsall Lounge Chair in walnut with black vinyl upholstery. He was right. 31 1/2" x 29 1/2" x 29 1/2" and on auction from Rago.
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The Steelcase Coordinated Office Approach
“ The Steelcase Coordinated Office Approach ”, recently submitted to our photo group by IAAFOTS A reprise of the Steelcase advertising posted back in MCM’s first year. See below for more immaculately/absurdly coordinated office spaces from 1960s-era issues of Fortune magazine.
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Teak Goblets
“ Modern Danish Style Teak Goblets ”, recently submitted to our photo group . ... The set of eight can be yours for $72 from his Etsy shop .
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Seth Thomas Flip Clock
Update: Speaking of timepieces, BoomerangThang submitted this fine Seth Thomas (“ America’s oldest clockmaker ”) specimen to our photo group today.
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Modern Staunton Chess Set by Arthur Elliott for Anri
This set, also by Arthur Elliott, is no less remarkable than the Universum from November, but it’s certainly different. ... The details on this set are clearly driving up its value, from the felt-footed pieces with contrasting wood inlay to the heavy box with soft flocked lined interior and hinged lid.
Read on »02.01.09
Short Arne Jacobsen Doc from Euromaxx
Some good basic info on the most well-known of Danish designers, Arne Jacobsen . I learned a thing or two.
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Boby Trolley by Joe Colombo for Bieffeplast
Design Museum says: Rather than simply modernising existing types of furniture, Colombo was intent on reinventing them as new concepts which would be better suited to a mobile, fluid late 1960s lifestyle. ... The following year he produced the Man-Woman Container, a futuristic version of a 19th century trunk, in which rails, shelves, drawers and mirrors are stashed inside two cupboards: one for a man, the other for a woman.
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Yokomono Studio
Beautiful patterns make for beautiful bags, pillows, and coasters at Yokomono Studio . Via Modish .
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Vintage Sony Radio
Vintage Sony Radio , recently submitted to our photo group by 33 and a Third
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