The Shun Chair by Asus

Monday, June 20th, 2011


Photo Credit: Chicago Sun Times

This is another new sensation that was dropped at this year’s NeoCon Design Show in Chicago. The chair is called The Shun, and it is by Chinese design firm Asus. I sadly could not find their website or many mentions of the company outside of the design show, so if you know it say so in the comments. Luckily for us, the Chicago Sun Times did a good job of covering the event, something the attendees are slacking on at the moment.

I’m really digging the design of this chair and I can imagine it might induce more lounging than working. There seemed to be a lot of unique office furniture coming out of the woodwork from all areas of the globe. We wrote about the Mobel Linea showcase from the event last week, and you know they also make an interesting office chair or two.

Red Hot World of Artifort

Friday, June 17th, 2011

The red hot world of Artifort continues to amaze, impress and enliven commercial and residential spaces all over the world with modern chairs, stools, and sofas, designs of which have withstood the tests of time, reinventing themselves in the new century as aesthetic mavens that accurately capture the innovative aspect of true modernism and capitalize on its sensorial impressionability.  Legends like Pierre Paulin, Rene Holten, Patrick Norguet and Jasper Morrison have left their permanent and continuous stamp on the reality of design through Artifort’s immaculate brand, commitment to quality and longstanding reputation, for exclusivity that has become a fixture in the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Centre Pompidou in Paris.

Artifort, derived from the Latin word ‘ars’ meaning art or knowledge, and ‘fortis’ meaning strong or powerful, is a long-standing manufacturer representing the European market for over 100 years. Through the 20th century and into the new millennium Artifort established itself as a trendy powerhouse of talented designers focusing its brand on functionality, comfort and quality and differentiating itself through eclectic furniture, aesthetically pleasing designs and innovative use of materials.

Bonnie & Clyde Modern Side Tables or Stools by Stefano Bigi for Porada

Wednesday, June 15th, 2011

Bearing the name of the world’s most famous outlaw couple, Bonnie & Clyde by Stefano Bigi for Porada are one of the newest additions to the brand’s collection presented at the 2011 International Furniture Fair in Milan.   Stefano Bigi’s masterful manipulation of wood and its synthesis into sculptural furniture is yet again visible through the thought-provoking design of Bonnie & Clyde tables.  The eye-catching duo is designed to double as modern side tables or as stools, symbolically depicting the titillating attraction of opposites through their minimally contoured topographies defined by perfectly proportioned concave and convex lines.  Like yin-yang, or the legendary monikers that inspired these designs, Bonnie & Clyde are blueprinted to be together, in close proximity, eliciting a sensorial visual that brilliantly ensconces their unpretentious disposition with timelessness, elegance and ingenuity.

Empress Theodora is reinvented through impeccable craftsmanship of Sicis and incredible vision of Christian Lacroix

Friday, May 27th, 2011

What happens when the inspiration comes from a Byzantine Empress, the craftsmanship, from Italy’s legendary mosaic manufacturer and the vision, from a French design virtuoso who’s been revolutionizing haute couture fashion for over three decades?  The result is a mind-blowing experience to say the least, a collection full of poetic foresight that reverberates as a form of art fashioned with creativity, innovative praxis and a bona fide commitment to celebrating past and present with femininity, artistry, fashion and design as its indoctrinating principles.

Presented at the 2011 Milan Furniture Fair, the Theodora Collection by Christian Lacroix for Sicis is inspired by a beautiful courtesan who became Empress of the Byzantine Empire, co-ruling with her husband as equal, advocating women’s rights, religious freedoms, protecting the less fortunate and cementing many societal ideologies based on which modern-day cultures are governed.  Theodora was considered the most powerful and influential woman in the history of the empire which she achieved with her intelligence, perseverance and lust for life.

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Glitzy Modern Design – W Hotel London Leicester Square

Saturday, May 21st, 2011

Designed by the Amsterdam based Concrete Architectural Associates, W Leicester Square is part of London’s posh Soho neighborhood, towering 10 stories above the busy square and irrevocably becoming its undeviating attraction.  Surprisingly, this is the first W in London and not so surprising, the wait was worthwhile.  The gleaming wrap-around glass structure features 192 rooms with catchy classifications of Fantastic, Spectacular and Fabulous while its suites are called either Wow or E(xtreme) Wow.  The special “W” lingo and authenticity doesn’t stop with the room titles, but rather extends to “Munchies Box” for mini bar, “Talent” for housekeeping, “Whatever/Whenever” for front desk, “Beauty Bar” for the washroom to name a few.

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