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| As a colorful friend says... | 1 Relevance | 19 years ago | dcwilson | General discussion | |
| As a colorful friend says... dogs lick their balls, because they can, not because they need to. That same colorful friend says: academics research arcanity, because they can get grants to do it, not because it needs researching. He calls the tendency in the academy, amusingly enough, academic ball licking. They often research things, because they can, not because it needs researching. I would say Koen may, in his ususal cultivated way, be describing what my more earthy acquaintance might call architectural ball licking. Some of these buildings are being built in these algorithm driven shapes, because they can be, rather than because they need to be. That being said, I have worked with computers a lot and I have never worked on any problem on a computer that the software and interface did not shape in some way or another the limits and ways in which I thought about devising the solution. I think differently about problems in my head than when I think about them via drawing with pencil and paper. I often discover relationships once I put pencil to paper that I did not see before doing so. Sometimes my pencil magically makes a move that my mind was not consciously making. Its great. But at the same time, I get so enchanted with the side view of things I draw that the thing I draw could only look good and work well in a world as two dimensionally flat as a piece of paper. Likewise I think differently about problems when I think through the computer than when I think through pencil and paper. I was examining the Middle East through ARC Info GIS's 3D globe and comparing it to looking at a flat map of the region. It was striking how differently I saw the world via the ARC Info 3D image than through the flat map. I focused on different relationships, different mountain passes and plateaus, as being vital. I began to understand the USSR's interest in the Caspian region and Iraq and Iran much more readily. But at the same time, I paid less attention to Israel's geopolitical position for some inexplicable reason. But here is the thing: both the 3D globe view on the computer screen and the flat map on the screen are abstractions of aspects of reality. Not reality. Focusing on one triggers different views than focusing the other. Not necessarily more accurate ones, but different ones. Now to come back to Frank Gehry, if SDR says he draws things first and then turns them over to his assistants who are nifty at running rendering software, well, then the analog to digital translation issue/problem I am referring to just becomes a first derivative, if you will, of Gehry's pencil sketches. | |||||
| Interesting. By the way, the | 1 Relevance | 10 years ago | leif ericson - Zephyr Renner | Identification | |
| Interesting. By the way, the base is not teak. It appears to be some other light wood stained teak color. The metal slides and hardware confirm what I suspected that the table is later. I am not sure when exactly. No earlier than the late 60s, quite possibly the the 70s. It is interesting that those wood strips under the table that hide the metal slides have slotted screw holes for expansion and contraction, considering that the table is veneer and has to have a dimensionally stable substrate, probably particle board. I see this inexplicable behavior underneath lots of Wegner tables. It could also indicate that there was a solid wood top version of the same design. And I've looked around and discovered that RY produced at least three distinct table designs. So there was definitely a period where this was a thing. I wish I knew more about it. | |||||
| regarding price.... | 1 Relevance | 13 years ago | mynameismartinolsen | General discussion | |
| regarding price.... i'm not totally agreeing with you on this. Clearly it was a bubble, and 3 or 4 very rich people just flipped through the same catalog the same day and said "i want it". Ending up in off market prices. But isn't that the case of every single artist? Isn't that how prices are settled? The most interesting thing, in my opinion, about this one, is precisely that Martin Olsen (aka Philip Arktander) is a nobody. Litteraly. He doesn't even exist. So all these people were not buying or attempting to buy the name of the artist, or his life story, or making an investment because they know the chairs are very rare: they were buying the design. I must say i love this Clam design, and the more i see it, the more i think it might become a classic. Simple, fun, apparently comfortable... My humble opinion is that a little bit of scandal and mystery will not ease the prices on these designs. If anything, it will excite the market. | |||||
| RE: Can you identify these armchairs | 1 Relevance | 3 years ago | Herringbone | Identification | |
| We had a similar issue just a few weeks ago. The armchairs look like a Borge Mogensen design. Now I am not a Mogensen expert. But I think, for one thing, that they deviate somewhat from the original design. For another, I don't think Mogensen designed an armchair based on the 2213 sofa. I could be wrong, but I didn't find one online in a quick search either. Therefore, I would first assume that it is a reinterpretation made in Denmark. But I am happy to be corrected. Maybe @cdsilva? Edit: Here's an old thread dealing with the sime kind of chair. Seems as if there never was an original 2211 easy chair and it also seems as if Danish companies were happy to copy Mogensen designs. https://designaddict.com/community/main-forum/Chair-ID-Borge-Mogenesen3144/ | |||||
| Gabo and Pevsner were brothers, actually | 1 Relevance | 21 years ago | NULL NULL | General discussion | |
| Gabo and Pevsner were brothers, actually Both signed their names, I think, to the Constructivist manifesto, which one of them wrote. (Gabo, I'm pretty sure) The spheric sculpture - I am pretty fond of that one myself. I assume there is some means of geometrically constructing the thing based on certain defined operators applied to, say a sphere ("operator" in the sense that vertex truncation is a polyhedral operator, or form generator, which can be applied to a given shape to produce a new one, ie, cube --> octahedron). I don't know how Gabo produced this form though. A book that went into detail as to how Gabo developed his "developable surfaces," and such would be really cool, and it'd give one a better idea of just what Gabo was able to create without computer visualization aiding the process. He must've had a powerful visual imagination. | |||||
| Howard Miller Clocks or Curios | 1 Relevance | 15 years ago | jannyjackson | General discussion | |
| If that tired corner within the parlor continues to be bugging you, it?s high time to try to to one thing regarding it. you do not ought to rent an internal decorator who may tell you to repaint the complete space and demand you get expensive paintings and alternative knick-knacks that may be costlier than the reliable Howard Miller watch.It is the concentrate, otherwise you will have the clock as a remarkable sidebar to enrich your fixtures. Armed with the data you would like, be able to search and take the time to try to to it.It?s nice to possess alternative accessories prepared by delivery day thus you?ll be able to relish the corner immediately where your new Howard Miller watch reigns. That drab corner becomes the tired corner no a lot of. (edited by DA - no advertising on the forum please!) | |||||
| I don't have a specific... | 1 Relevance | 16 years ago | Sound & Design | General discussion | |
| I don't have a specific... I don't have a specific suggestion Lucifer. The above are all very attractive. Perhaps there's something in the iPod/Nano/Zune market with a alarm/dock setup. Customize your alarm sound to virtually anything. Another thing to consider, and I say this genuinely and from personal experience...*think* yourself awake. That is, prior to prepping for bed, observe current time and the time you want to wake up. Repeat again while doing pre-bed things (brushing teeth, applying facial cream etc). Then again just before turning out the lights. With some practice, you'll wake up pretty close to the desired time. It really does work. One can use this same process for naps. Deep thoughts. How did humanity wake-up at specific times before the introduction of any type of alarm clock? Roosters don't count. | |||||
| to finish it off... | 1 Relevance | 21 years ago | NULL NULL | General discussion | |
| to finish it off... Take the table, as SDR described it. Now the room. Take a wooden floor, along the sides make a band of about 50 cm. (20"). on this band, don't put wood, but put white pebbles on the floor. Than hang on the edge of the pebbles and the wood, lace curtains. Put behind the lace curtains spots that light up the pebbles. The rest of the room (walls and ceiling) in white. Put SDR's table in the middle with white Panton chairs around it. Like this you create a white "cell" that is perfect for meetings, brainstorm sessions etc. Best thing is to not install any telephone, tv or audio gear. Keep it as a creative refuge... Just an idea... Tilanus | |||||
| As nicely said, Very | 1 Relevance | 11 years ago | HawaiiModern | General discussion | |
| As nicely said, Very impressive cdsilva! thanks for showing me yet another thing I need to collect. I have a few Dansk but this is my favorite. A Cocobolo rare woods tray table. I have yet to come across another. Has anybody else seen one? | |||||
| You've already figured out | 1 Relevance | 10 years ago | Spanky | Identification | |
| You've already figured out the pool cue thing, or at least as much as is relevant. The other table--it's a budget reproduction (loose term here) of an antique. I guess the formica is supposed to look like marble, maybe? Except that the illusion is lost because of the way the table edge is done. But you don't have to worry about coasters or damp flower pots on it, which is where the 20th century convenience part of it kind of takes over. The exaggeratedly antiqued finish on the rest of it is another clue. This forum is dedicated to original design, specifically mid 20th century and later, but i'm sure there are places online that can help with finding manufacturers of vintage reproductions and stuff like the pool cue holder. Ebay used to have a lot of discussion boards on all kinds of stuff--maybe start there? Good luck! | |||||
| "Design is no longer the creation... | 1 Relevance | 17 years ago | dcwilson | General discussion | |
| "Design is no longer the creation and development of new models. Instead, it has become a notable competitive factor. At present it is difficult to find any significant innovations with reference to old concepts. Design today must take note of the environmental issues - the requirements of sustainable design and changing needs of people and a population that is ageing. Pure materials, ecological and service design solutions will stay important issues in the future", tells Hannu Kähönen. Koen took us over similar territory recently. But Koen was writing about how things ought to be, rather than how they are. Perhaps Mr. Kahonen means the same thing, but his quote seems to refer to an inflection in this direction already having occurred. If that is what he meant, I am not sure what he describes squares with reality. | |||||
| I think these bold designs (same for tribal art) | 1 Relevance | 14 years ago | bj | General discussion | |
| I think these bold designs (same for tribal art) have influenced a lot of designers. I'm thinking for instance of Charlotte Perriand. I'm a bit confused by what Woodywood states. I see design in every thing arround me, throughout the ages. Although you could say that design started with the rise of the industries, with someone like Dresser, you always see influences from tradition and past. Dresser for instance took inspiration from Japan, Native American culture, gothic architecture... (see pic) Wegner looked at traditional scandinavian furniture, same for Borge Mogensen.. I have to say, designs wich shows a link (be it in form, construction, function or material) with the 'past' has a special kind of appeal to me. I find 'modernism' a bit of a dubious statement, as if it stands on its own. Man does like to define his own era, as if it was the last one... | |||||
| A nice find | 1 Relevance | 15 years ago | TinyArmada | General discussion | |
| A nice find I am honestly not a Broyhill fan, BUT... When something is new and well made, you have to admire it. We stumbled across this Broyhill Dresser, and the shocking thing is, it had been stored in an upstairs bedroom, unused for decades. When the dust was cleared off, the shock of seeing every single square inch of this piece being perfect was a great moment. I have never seen an MCM piece of this size with no imperfections that hasn't been redone/refinished (Moderesia) I checked further - sure enough bags had been placed in the draws when it had been used to keep it clean and free from damage. We now have it in the bedroom and it is very much loved. Here are some photos. (edit by Maria- The below photos were taken at the estate we bought it at, as I would never have such a hideous chair or fan in my home which you can see in the mirror. We also scored 4 Gio Ponti Superleggera chairs and a table that matches them very well for $70 at this same estate.) | |||||
| USM homie | 1 Relevance | 19 years ago | Roger Zbinden | General discussion | |
| USM homie Here wego.. I could consider myself almost a USM expert when I think how many times I assembled USM. I'm Swiss and USM is Swiss as well. Manufactured very well and totally worth the price. I remember got my first little sideboard back in the days. Meanwhile I have it at home, in our office and as well in our action sport shop. Means heavy duty use for more then 12 years and it still looks good. The great thing about it is that you're able to combine it with almost everything. it's very clean in it's structure and always a pleasure to watch. I could sell it any time almost at it's price. It's true that USM is a big supplier for office spaces. Very functional and you won't feel bored to look at it after a while. Their headquater and production is just 5 minutes from where I live. USM has very good response from the ones who make the investement. USM is distributed worldwide. Great day Roger http://https://www.usmshop.com/chooser.php | |||||
| It's cheap for a reason. ... | 1 Relevance | 16 years ago | Cloudburst2000 | General discussion | |
| It's cheap for a reason. ... It's cheap for a reason. Like you said...nothing special. Don't pick up any piece even designer ones that you find ugly just because they are cheap. You'll never like them in your home. If you are in the business of trying to resell, then that is another thing, but an ugly, nothing special piece won't sell for anything anyway. Now a designer piece that you find unattractive will probably still sell depending on what shape it is in. There are some sought after designer pieces that I find ugly. | |||||
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