"Le Refuge is a place where one finds comfort and peace. It is the projection of a childhood memory. Its large leaves form a shelter under the sun, away from reality, just like those of the imaginary jungle that grows in the room of a child who seeks escape" _ Marc Ange.
The Franco-Italian artist and designer, Marc Ange designed the ludic day bed shown at The Green garden during the Milan Design Week.
Marc Ange, Parisian designer, was born in the holy city of Rome. His family history is surreal, torn between arts, religion and madness. He kept of his childhood a deliberate confusion of real and unreal that rules each of his creations.
Based between Paris and Los Angeles, he is the founder and artistic director of Bloom Room, an agency specialized in "creating the extraordinary" specialized in interior design, art direction, furniture and object design, branding, graphic design. He based Bloom Room with those who share his taste for beauty and horror, perfection and error, harmony and accident. His only obsession is to make Life, a Work of Art.
He is also the co-founder of Chimère Edition, a contemporary furniture brand dedicated to pets that pleases their owners. Love.
Ella will finally have a physical address to call home as we open the first Ella's Shop. At Ella's corner located at the entrance of the upscale Second Avenue Exchange, you will find her unraveling universe of inspired vintage, fashion and beauty. Ella's refined & vintage inspired collection is delicately designed and meticulously curated by her creative director Cecilia Zalazar. Ella will also soon reopen her online shop at Etsy. We invite you to follow us while we open the store @ellauniverse.
Inspired by the delicate craftsmanship of hand blown crystal cutting the Lee Broom's Crystal Bulb decorative light bulb-shaped crystal pendant light is a unique piece of decoration. Produced in collaboration with experts of British finest hand crafted glass at Cumbria Crystal. Enter to the Crystal Bulb Shop, photos by Natalie Sternberg.
A whimsical series by French photographer Laurent Chehere inspired by the 19th and 20th arrondissement of Paris, specially the Belleville and Menilmontant neighborhoods. I always say I want to live in Paris, I should get one of these...
From left to right: George Nelson, Edward Wormley, Eero Saarinen, Harry Bertoia, Charles Eames and Jens Risom. In July of 1961 Playboy did an editorial "Designs for Living" which applauded mid-century designers for "combining functionalism with aesthetic enjoyment." The relaxed photo above is from the same photo shoot but did not run in the magazine, the one below made the cut.
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George Nelson(1908-1986) Architect and Designer, "The Creator of Beautiful and Practical Things". While Director of Design for the Herman Miller furniture company both Nelson, and his design studio, George Nelson Associates, Inc., designed much of the 20th century's most iconic modernist furniture: the marshmallow sofa, the coconut, swag and pretzel chairs, the platform bench and the saucer lamp just to name a few.
“The simple joy of taking an idea into one's own hands and giving it proper form, that's exciting.” _ George Nelson
marshmallow sofa
platform bench
swag chair
pretzel chair
coconut chair
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Edward J. Wormley (1907-1995) Furniture Designer. In 1931, he was recruited by DUNBAR and quickly became their Director of Design. Wormley's tenure as Design Director spanned over thirty years and is considered one of the most historically meaningful between a designer and manufacturer. Some of his designs are: The Gondola sofa, Tete-a-tete chaise, Listen to Me chaise and the Rocking chaise.
“Furniture is needed for practical reasons, and because it must be there, it may as well be as pleasant as possible to look at, and in a less definable psychological way, comforting to the spirit.”–
Edward J. Wormley
“Modernism means freedom—freedom to mix, to choose, to change, to embrace the new but to hold fast to what is good.”– Edward J. Wormley
Gondola sofa
Tete-a-tete chaise
Listen to Me chaise
The Rocking chaise
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Eero Saarinen (1910-1961) Finnish American architect and industrial designer of the 20th century famous for varying his style according to the demands of the project: simple, sweeping, arching structural curves or machine-like rationalism. During his long association with Knoll he designed many important pieces of furniture including the "Grasshopper" lounge chair and ottoman (1946), the "Womb" chair and ottoman (1948), the "Womb" settee (1950), side and arm chairs (1948–1950), and his most famous "Tulip" or "Pedestal" group (1956). Don't missmy previous post on Eero.
"The purpose of architecture is to shelter and enhance man's life on earth and to fulfill his belief in the nobility of his existence"_ Eero Saarinen
"To me, the drawn language is a very revealing language, one can see in a few lines whether a man is really an architect"_ Eero Saarinen
Tulip arm chair
Grasshopper lounge chair
Womb chair and ottoman
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Harry Bertoia (1915–1978). Industrial designer, printmaker and sculptor from Italy. He designed the still popular chairs for Knoll in 1952. His tonal sculptures — mostly metal rods of varying lengths and thickness that could be played — led to a series of eleven recordings called Sonambient.
"The urge for good design is the same as the urge to go on living." _ Harry Bertoia.
Diamond chair
Large Diamond chair
Diamond chair collection
Spray
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Charles Eames (1907–1978) and Bernice Alexandra "Ray"(1912–1988) were American designers, who worked in and made major contributions to modern architecture and furniture. They also worked in the fields of industrial and graphic design, fine art and film. With a grand sense of adventure, Charles and Ray Eames turned their curiosity and boundless enthusiasm into creations that established them as a truly great husband-and-wife design team. Their unique synergy led to a whole new look in furniture. Lean and modern. Playful and functional. Sleek, sophisticated, and beautifully simple. That was and is the "Eames look": A chair that looked like a potato chip. Another that resembled a "well-used first baseman's mitt." A folding screen that rippled.
"The details are not the details. They make the design."_Charles Eames.
"What works good is better than what looks good, because what works good lasts." _ Ray Eames.
Rocking chair
Chair Low
Lounge chair and ottoman
"warm, receptive look of a well-used
first baseman's mitt."_ Charles Eames.
La chaise
Eiffel chair
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Jens Risom (1916) Yes, he is the only one still alive. Danish American furniture designer. An exemplar of Mid-Century modern design, Risom was one of the first designers to introduce Scandinavian design in the United States. With a career that has spanned nearly 70 years, Risom made his mark designing one of the first chairs to be manufactured by Knoll.
"Good design means that anything good will go well with other equally good things." _ Jens Risom. "I came to this country to study contemporary American design, but when I got here I realized there was no such thing." _ Jens Risom.
