Top Ten Favorite Chairs

1.

LC2 Chair- By Le Corbusier                                                                            hivemodern.com

2.

Chippendale - Jonathan Adler                                                                                   beautifulhome.com

3.

Egg Chair- Arne Jacobsen                                                                                            inmod.com




4.

Louis Ghost Chair- Phillipe Starck                                                                                     Kartell

5.

Chloe Chair                                                                                                                coalfew.info

6.

Quatrefoil Chair- Suzanne Kasler                                                                         Jackiebluehome.com

7.

Bubble Chair- Eero Aarnio                                                                       roomservicestores.com

8.

Barcelona Chair- Mies Van Der Rohes                                                                       Vertigo

9.

Louis XV Canopy Chair                                                                                   unknown image source

10.

Swan Chair- Arne Jacobsen                                                                                    trendir.com

Louis XV canopy chair

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As I continue on with my education through SCAD, I have come to the realization that taste really does change over time. The first time I ever laid eyes on the Louis XV Canopy Chair, you could not convince me to use this chair even in an imaginary space. As I have grown as a student and a designer, my taste has began to develop, grow and change.... and I never thought I would be saying this..... but I LOVE THIS CHAIR!! There is such elegance about the shape of the chair. There is a romantic and sexy feel to it with the comfort and private feeling it creates with the canopy wrapping back. The enclosure of the chair works perfectly for a placement that two chairs are to be facing one another. Another arrangement would be having two chairs caddy corner to one another. Also, having just one to had character to a room creates a great detail piece. These are great for conversation, even more, they are great conversation starters. These chairs have soft curves with cabriole legs and generally a neutral fabric and paint, however, I am very attracted to the modern application of this chair. The example in particular is the all white leather and white painted frame with the tufted back. Ahhhh canopy chair.... how I love you so!
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Better than the norm

Dirt Devil Designer Series, 2008

Switch Restaurant, Dubai 2009

Ozra Zdravlja Pharmacy, Serbia, 2009

Powder, New York, 2002

Market, Atlanta 2008

Karim Rashid is one of my most favorite designers. He brings such versatility to design industry. If you ever just want to be "WOWED", look up his projects and products. All his spaces are completely different and almost makes you wonder, how could anyone even come up with an idea like that? Taking the advice of Professor Adkins, I decided I would start researching things that I had not initially took an interest in learning much about. I started digging deep into future technology and how the world is significantly changing. To my surprise, I love reading about the modern marvels. Its shows how far we have come as a society and how much further we have to look forward to. The feeling I get when I see work by Karim Rashid, is a sense that he incorporates the future. He takes it one step further, that other people would rather just stay safe. He achieves great accomplishment for this. He produces stunning, wow-factor spaces, that will be remembered vibrantly by the people who experience them. For example the second picture down is a pharmacy in Serbia. He has created an amazing space out of a thought-to-be typically a bit more dull space. He is definitely a design who follows the beat to his own drum. He inspires me!! Even more so, he is the reason for everyday ordinary objects having design and style such as trash cans, pens, water bottles and vacuums as in the first image.
 Things do not always have to stay the same. For example, we are so used to the traditional keyboard that when we think about it, most people probably could not image it any different besides enhancing it. I tried to upload a video, however, couldn't. So when you have some time go to youtube and look up 8pen. They have come up with a new design for a quicker and more practical typing (so to speak) for our more common electronic devices, our cellphones. The change in size has created a need for a change in ergonomics and design. I am excited to hear what everyone has to think about this because it STILL blows my mind!


Pictures from. Karimrashid.com