furniture

A Royal Gift: The 1826 Porcelain Jewel Cabinet This cabinet was a royal gift of state given by Charles X of France to Francis I, King of the Two Sicilies in 1830. Six feet high, made of mahogany and fitted with painted plaques, the cabinet was created under the supervision of Alexandre Brongniart, director of the Royal Porcelain Factory of Sèvres. Original sketches and drawings are on display which show the process of the cabinet’s design, as well as wallpapers and textiles that might have been used to decorate the room in which the cabinet was kept. furniture, 19th century, France, cabinet, permanent collection, exhibitions, ch:exhibition=35350055
Design for Life: A Centennial Celebration This exhibition features works designed for daily life, and is comprised of selections from the Museum's permanent collection, chosen by the graphic designer, Stephen Doyle, and the architect, Leslie Gail. The diverse objects include an Eames chair, a red and white Soviet chess set, and a toothbrush. Architecture, Industrial Design, textiles, wallpaper, drawings, furniture, jewelry, Stephen Doyle, Leslie Gail, exhibitions, ch:exhibition=35350279
Solos: Matali Crasset In the fourth installment of the Solos exhibition series, Cooper-Hewitt presents an interactive light and sound installation by the celebrated French industrial designer, Matali Crasset. Crasset’s work explores residential and urban rituals and the domestication of technology, comprising industrial design products, graphics, theater sets, wallpaper, and furniture. Solos, Matali Crasset, exhibitions, Installations, interactive, light installation, sound installation, Industrial Design, graphic design, theater, wallpaper, furniture, rituals, technology
Hot stuff from ICFF 2011 The International Contemporary Furniture Fair is a fun place to visit each year for new trends and ideas in commercial design. Sustainability was a hot theme in the school projects International Contemporary Furniture Fair, ICFF, 2011, sustainability, furniture, commercial design, school projects, trends
The Shredded Series Belgian industrial designer Jens Praet’s Shredded Series upcycles old magazines and paper into handcrafted furniture. Jens Praet, Industrial Design, Shredded Series, upcycle, furniture, waste, paper, recycle, reuse, Industry Gallery, Fossilized
Scenes from Steelcase Cooper-Hewitt’s Design Watch Members visited Steelcase for a private tour of the showroom and sunset reception on the terrace overlooking Columbus Circle. Steelcase, visit, tour, Design Watch, members, showroom, trends, media, space, Convergence, furniture, technology, work, spaces, collaborative, Cobi, chair, feature, Exhibition, Why Design Now, Triennial, Eno, interactive, whiteboards, i2i, seating, solutions
Book Choice - The Story of Eames Furniture This is my favorite design book from 2010. Yes, it’s huge! That’s a twelve inch ruler in the photo. Story of Eames furniture, furniture, Charles Eames, Ray Eames, Gestalten, publications, Herman Miller, photos, pattern drawings, portraits, Less and More design ethos of Dieter Rams, European, modernism, Industrial Design, materials, USA, Marilyn Neuhart, author, biographies, Eames Repertory Company, Eero Saarinen, Deborah Sussman
Felt at ICFF I was delighted to see that Lerival – Furniture by Architects is carrying Morehead & Morehead’s brilliant Felt Stool (1). International Contemporary Furniture Fair, ICFF, Lerival, furniture, architects, Morehead & Morehead, Felt Stool, synthetic, hand-made, seating, Tanya Aguiñiga, Soft Rocks, pieces, colorful, mixed-media, metal, folding chairs, Gräf & Lantz, wine, accessories, home furnishings, Swiss, wool, coarse, Anne Kyyrö Quinn, strips, wall treatments, acoustics, ABR of Barcelona, Modular, Feel-Thru, room divider, panels, suspend, magnets, curtain, Design Deutschland, Stamp, Hey-Sign, Peter Van Tuyl, DIY, installation, carpet, Rosemary Mifsud, MIO, Green, bowls, lamps, Slice, Lene Frantzen, Berin LLC, FilzFelt
Design Trio: Cooper-Hewitt, west elm, David Stark On March 3, Cooper-Hewitt’s Members (Contributing level and above) joined the private opening of west elm’s newest location on the upper west side. Event designer extraordinaire David Stark created one-of-a-kind furniture and objects from recycled west elm packing materials and catalogs. West Elm, Upper West Side, New York City, NYC, store opening, David Stark, event desinger, furniture, objects, housewares, recycled, materials, catalogs, auction, Display
Social Life Many people complain that technology is isolating people from their fellow humans. I disagree. E-mail, cell phones, FedEx, Blackberries, and other systems are keeping people more in touch than ever. Indeed, many of us are expected to be “reachable” 24/7. social life, technology, technologies, connection, isolation, conversation, virtual vs physical, Design Life Now, Exhibition, Triennial, blogging, SpeakUp, OMA, libraries, Rem Koolhaus, software, computer, languages, free, open source, open-source, Processing, furniture, collaboration, Herman Miller, publishing, inclusive, participatory, DIY, Do It Yourself, culture, Readymade, Make, social impact, interaction, input, feedback, new media