Monday, December 28th, 2009
There are so many modern furniture extraordinary designs out there with sculptural capacities, ones that serve a practical purpose but also generate a conversation and help decorate the space at hand with a unique, inventive, and utterly unexpected character. Our top 10 contemporary furniture extraordinary designs were chosen based on their level of craftsmanship, artistic imagination and practical utility.
1. Divina Sofa by Fabio Novembre for Driade is litterarly a sculpture integrated as a back of a sofa. Available in limited edition, Divina Sofa features a stainless steel structure with quilted black leather upholstery and a female silhouette in black polyurethane.
Divina Sofa by Fabio Novembre for Driade
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Tags: Contemporary Furniture, Design, Designer Furniture, European Furniture, Italian Furniture, Modern Furniture
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Friday, December 18th, 2009
Who said that modern furniture and contemporary furnishings should have any limitations? Validating the notion that in fact, modern furniture design knows no barriers, especially in the choice of materials, are a few examples where conventional forms are executed using unconventional materials yet all these extraordinary pieces maintain their practical demeanor.
Honey Pop Chair by Tokujin Yoshioka is made out of paper. Yes, paper – you heard it…so avoid spilling drinks or lighting candles around it. The Honey Pop Chair is built using 120 pieces of glassine paper which are glued together and precisely contoured into a multi dimensional structure which when “opened”, fashions a honeycomb silhouette, hence the namesake.
Honey Pop Chair by Tokujin Yoshioka
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Tags: Chairs, Contemporary Furniture, Furnishings, Modern Furniture, Platform Bed, Platform Beds
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Tuesday, December 1st, 2009
Not only for reflections sake, these days, mirrors have become integral parts of well decorated spaces. With three dimensional attributes, mirrors serve as brightening factors in a dark room, add drama and off course, provide spatial enhancements. Mirrors have come a long way and are used almost everywhere in the house and not just for practical reasons. Here are some of the latest and greatest designer mirrors that hit the furniture market in 2009.
Quatrodiluna Mirror by Steven Holl for Horm
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Tags: Bedroom Decor, Bedroom Furniture, Contemporary Furniture, Design, Designer Furniture, Dining Room Furniture, European Furniture, Home Decor, Horm, Italian Furniture, Living Room Furniture, Modern Furniture, Steven Holl
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Thursday, September 17th, 2009
Polka dot is one of my favorite prints. I like this print because it’s fun, cheerful and flirtatious. Polka dots have been around for ages but the actual term was born in England in the late 19th century when the polka music was gaining popularity. And even though there was no actual connection between the dance and the pattern, the name “polka” stuck around. In modern pop culture, the most famous association with polka dots was established with the 1960’s song “Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini” and while polka dots are used in fashion quite often, polka dot prints in furniture are not such a foreign concept.
A good example of a modern interpretation and application of polka dots in furniture is with the Polka Dots sideboard collection by Toyo Ito for Horm. The sideboards are finished in whitened or mocha stained oak with frosted methacrylate polka dots.
Polka Dots Sideboard by Toyo Ito for Horm
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Tags: Home Decor, Horm, Modern Furniture, Toyo Ito
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