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Monday, February 14, 2011

The Way For Contemporary Furniture Inspiration

The Way For Contemporary Furniture Inspiration


Many of today's modern furniture designs and creations are inspired by the greatest minds in architecture and design. The idea of mixing form with function, style with ease and minimalist looks with comfort have been captured by simplistic geniuses. Designer pioneers like Le Corbusier, Eames and Philippe Starck have cultivated a modern furniture style that has become globally appreciated and anointed into modern design museums all over the world. Materials such as metal, steel and wood were first introduced by these men along with a unique and exquisite artistic furniture design aesthetic that is limitless and will forever hold a candle in modern furniture history.

The French theoretician Le Corbusier

A French architect who gained popularity during the 1920's, Le Corbusier believed in functionalism. Before he created some of his notorious high design models of furniture, Le Corbusier studied modern high design, opened an architectural firm with his son and designed housing projects for the poor. In doing this, he attempted to use as little of the space allotted by injecting it with as creative utilities that made things easier in the household. For example, a chute in the kitchen was installed for milk and bread to be delivered daily. With as little ornamentation as possible, Le Corbusier introduced intelligent architectural frameworks to modernize society. He believed in harmony, proportion, subtlety and mathematical order in creating his design masterpieces. One of his most famous quotes is: "Chairs are architecture, sofas are bourgeois."

Born Charles-Edouard Jeanneret in Switzerland, he later changed his name to Le Corbusier (which might correlate to the French verb courber, meaning "to bend"). One of his first projects was an architectural model of the "Dom-ino" House, which was a minimalist approach to constructing a three-level home, with a single staircase on one side of the floor plan. Many of his designs were invented along with the help of his cousin Pierre Jeanneret and partner Charlotte Perriand.

In 1928, Le Corbusier and Perriand spoke of three different furniture types in his book, "L'Art Decoratif d'aujourd'Hui": Type-needs, type-furniture and human-limb objects. He explained how furniture is a tool to extend the human limbs and serve the human being, and he wrote about how he combined that philosophy with good taste and modern touches.

In 1928, they introduced a line of metal furniture that is now noticeable worldwide and is still extremely successful to this day. The LC1 sling chair is one of his most popular designs. It is now included in the design collection of the Museum of Modern Art. The idea is for the chair to adjust and shift according to the sitter's position, giving continuous support. The steel frame of the Sling chair can be upholstered with leather, but is most recognized with pony skin. Another one of Le Curbosier's famous models is the high-armed LC-2 Chair and Sofa, which was used in the 1980's Maxell commercial of a man sitting low in the leather chair, and is almost blown out of his chair by a stereo system. It will forever be an icon of pop culture history. Other staples include the LC-4 Chaise Lounge, which mimics the human body form and is also known to come in pony skin.

Husband-and-wife team Charles & Ray Eames

Among the most influential designers of the 20th century, Eames has introduced revolutionary and modern furniture icons that have become staples in the design world.

In 1946, the pair was living in a small L.A. apartment and Charles Eames worked at MGM studios, designing movie sets. At night, he would stay up late with Ray working on furniture inventions. The pair created the wooden LCW chair, one of furniture's most desirable items. It is still hugely popular to this day and has been named the Best Design of the 20th Century by Time Magazine. In 1958, the Eames created the standard aluminum management chair. They used materials like plywood and chrome-plated steel and mixed them together, which at the time, was taboo for furniture design. What followed was the Elliptical Table, the LC-7 Swivel Chair, the molded plastic Eiffel side chair, storage units and folding screens.

One of their most popular designs was the molded plastic RAR Rocker, a plastic chair designed to sculpt the human body with steel rods and wooden slats for the rocking element.

The La Chaise is another massively popular furniture piece that was designed in 1948 to capture Gaston Lachaise's 1927 sculpture Reclining Nude. Too expensive to mass produce at the time, the design went into production in 1990 and has since gained international appeal, becoming one of the hottest selling modern furniture items on the market. In 1956, Eames came out with the lounge chair and ottoman, which is one of their most recognized pieces. Designed with the "the warm receptive look of a well used first baseman's mitt," said Charles Eames, many modern furniture stores and in turn, households, now carry a similar version of this item.

Modern design king Philippe Starck

Another pioneer of Modern furniture design, French born artist Philippe Starck has taken furniture design to new levels and broken boundaries with his creativity and daring minimalist designs. Starck, a high school dropout, set up his first design firm in 1968 to produce inflatable objects. He eventually took on a project to design two Parisian nightclubs in the 1970's and this led to more prestigious opportunities. He was asked to design the French president's François Mitterrand's private quarters in the Elysee Palace, and the Café Costes in Paris, which he did with much accolade. Since then, Starck has designed hotels, including the Royalton and the Paramount in New York, the Mondrian in Los Angeles and the Delano in Miami, Florida. In Paris, a whole street block, la rue Starck, is devoted to his designs.

Starck has produced modern furniture pieces that gained instant popularity. Some of his most famous products include the Rosy Angelis lamp, the La Marie chair, the transparent Louis Ghost chair, Ero [S] chair, the Bubble Club sofa, the La Boheme stool and the Dr. No chair. Like Le Curbosier before him, he's said that he hopes "to create more happiness with less."

Starck is notable for breaking the mold by combining materials like glass and stone, plastic and aluminum, and plush fabric and chrome. For the famous Victoria Ghost Sidechair, created in 2005, he used transparent polycarbonate to interpret the Baroque-inspired Louis XV-style chair, which added a modern touch and a chic element of design. A pure example of Starck's brilliance is highlighted in the Prince Aha stool, which is equally a seat and a base in one piece. It also serves as storage space with detachable caps. In addition to modern furniture and design, Starck has also gone on to design clothes, kitchen utensils, luggage, motorbikes, yachts and cars.

Hails from New York City, where she worked as a journalist at the New York Post, MTV News and Prestige Magazine. A huge supporter of the arts, design and fashion world, Farrah covered Fashion Week at Bryant Park for 10 years and always predicted the latest trends and innovations.

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Bedroom Furniture design

Bedroom Furniture design

White bedroom furniture pieces with the right shades of finishing touches can bring a remarkable and awe-inspiring effect to the interior. Traditional white bedrooms with elaborate decors on walls, ceilings and furnishings can make you dream of far off places and 18th century romanticism while a modern white interior can awaken you from that dream and transport you to the marvelous world of the future. There is just something powerful and gripping about an all white interior. It never ceases to amaze with its simplicity and it never loses its individual luster when placed beside a colorful interior. It just never falters, holding its own beauty like a flaming torch for the world to see and experience.

Saturday, February 5, 2011

Bedroom Furniture and Interior Design


Bedroom Furniture and Interior Design

A traditional white painted bed with lacy pillow cases and floral patterned sheets and comforter alongside light oak side tables is a consistent white bedroom furniture set. You can never go wrong with a safe choice like that, but if you add a light green closet cabinet with distressed paint finish, you might think that would not work, but if this closet can have paneled doors with white painted within the panels, then you could probably reconsider your previous perception. It is all a matter of subtlety in infusing colors. White paint that is mixed with a small amount of red will create the color pink. To add pink in decor pieces in the bedroom such as throws and pillows will not turn out to be a regrettable mistake. Instead it can be a welcome addition to the white-dominated bedroom. Using metallic hues such as silver, chrome and gold could also enliven a stark white furniture pieces. If these colors were incorporated in the frames of the bed or in the legs and arms of the chairs and benches, then an interesting blend of colors will emerge. However, these colors, being unobtrusive, cannot take the attention away from the overall whimsical whiteness of the interior

Friday, February 4, 2011

Bedroom Interior Design furnitur


Bedroom Interior Design furnitur

Selecting furniture pieces for a white bedroom is a fun and challenging task. You have to explore the possibilities of making the color white an attractive focal point for your entire design. The furniture pieces can either embrace white as their finishing color or emphasize it by taking on more neutral colors so that a brilliant white hue can come out. The route to take is to experiment with materials and finishes in order to find the perfect blend, the blend that will awe a spectator and would make him reconsider the role of pale colors as necessary elements or more accurately, a perfect element to use in order to create beauty from the underrated and the simple.

Thursday, February 3, 2011

minimalist collection furniture


minimalist collection furniture

You can choose the one that is clean, firm, without a profile, and minimal geometric shapes.

In addition, if you do not want to use the divider, you can organize your home with carpet. You can choose the one that has a solid color that makes your room looks large and fresh. Instead of carpet you can also add with some additional accessories such as accessories, for example painting. You can choose the frame that has compositions and simple shape without carving or profile. You also need to be aware of your furniture choice. It is highly recommended that you select the furniture that is simple with no profile and carvings with dark colors, like dark chocolate.

Here are some simple steps that you can do if you want to get a minimalist decoration nowadays. Decorating your interior design in modern and minimalist house needs to be done very carefully indeed because the limitation of existing space brings a narrow sense.

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Minimalist Interior Design Architektura

 Minimalist Interior Design Architektura

Decorating your home will be a great investment for your entire family's comfort and convenience. Especially when you decor your home in a minimalist design, you should get the best decoration so you will bring the real minimalist touch into your home. Since the minimalist design is one most favorites design today, this kind of house will be the answer for the needs of the community who wanted a house that is simple but can be maximized.

This design will be the best solution for your limited land and space especially when you live in metropolitan city. You should get the right deal of its interior and exterior design to get the large touch. If you deal with these conditions, you can start by avoiding the permanent divider for your room. This permanent divider will give a narrow touch to your room. You can start to use the divider that is characterized as temporary and accessories. You can choose the one that is clean, firm, without a profile, and minimal geometric shapes.

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Amazing minimalist Ideas Design

Match your decoration with your lifestyle. If you frequently move, choose neutral furniture, because the neutral decoration match any house type. If you have children or pets, select the carpet which is easy to clean and colors that can camouflage dirt.

3. Take advantage of paint to minimize the weaknesses and highlights the advantages of the room. For example: bright colors will make the room look greats and appealing, dark colors make a room looks comfortable (cozy).

4. Put a picture / painting of your eye-level view. At eye level, painting / drawing will be more enjoyable. This will also make the painting more harmonious with the sofa or chair.

5. Use wallpaper and customize to your house. Use a bright textured wallpaper with a small picture for a smaller room. Use wallpaper with a big picture and the dark background for a large room.

6. Collect pictures of rooms you like. it is difficult to define and create a room that we like. Find interior design pictures, catch the inspiration if you like it, and make it into action See the photo to determine the similarity/ resemblance.