Some posts from Chairblog.eu up to 12/19/2016

Sometimes I find images of chairs on the world wide web of which I cannot find their provenance. This tubular Happy Chair is one of those. It is a nice variation on the cantilever chair. I hope my readers can help me.

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This Longitude Chaise by Maya Lin was sold at Phillips as Lot 38 for $3,250. It had an estimate of $5,000 – 7,000. It belonged to her “the Earth is (Not) Flat” series. About Maya Lin In 1981, at age 21 and while still an undergraduate, Maya Lin won a public design competition for the … Continue reading "Maya Lin Longitude Chaise"

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Sold at Phillips on December 13, 2016: Four side chairs by Joaquim Tenreiro. Sold for $16,250. About Joaquim Tenreiro Joaquim Tenreiro (1906-1992) is the pioneer of modernist Brazilian furniture making. A forerunner in the use of rediscovered raw materials as well as the creator of a new formal language in 20thcentury Brazilian furniture design, he … Continue reading "Four side chairs by Joaquim Tenreiro"

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Lathe II by Sebastian Brajkovic is for sale at Phillips on a December 13, 2016 auction in NYC. Estimate is $15,000 – 20,000. Update: Not Sold! About Sebastian Brajkovic Sebastian Brajkovic investigates the notions of perspective and distortion of form through his sculptural furniture pieces. This interest in the rotation and skewing of an object … Continue reading "Lathe II by Sebastian Brajkovic for Sale"

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