Ugggh...
Sadly, I knew this was coming.
If this were a one-off like the gold Eames, or the Steinberg Eames or the sheepskin Eames it might be funny.
But this is just dreadful. Even trying to be objective about it doesnt work. The play on the shape of the legs is silly - but not silly enough. The shape is more reminiscent of a violin than a Queen Anne leg, and the blocky profile channels Ikea more than Starck.
This would be successful if it had been pushed WAAAAAAAY further: gilding the bars, turning the legs out of mahogany, and having LRF apply a traditional damask pattern onto the shell. With gold fringe.
And make 10 of them and be done with it.
But no...Modernica went for cheap laughs and cheaper profits. Uggg...
They've really done it this t...
They've really done it this time. At the same time, it's kind of funny. Perhaps the artist WANTS to piss people off. In this case, he picked a prime target. DAs worldwide will definitely get irate at such a silly move... However, I really wonder about Modernica's thinking. Here they are, constantly trying to legitimize themselves to the design public. They just got duped and it's by their own hand.
Good Lord, I detest "witty" design. It's really a bore.
If you really wanted to marry two designs Bertoia's Bird Chair and Marcel Wanders' Knotted Chair would be a good start ... two designs that actually have something in common ... not disparate as a cheap means of shockery .... and potentially fun...
It's a rather cheap move to piss on a classic as the only means for self promotion. But, seriously this fella will get his attention he so craves and Modernica will lose credibility with many consumers.
I agree with LuciferSum
Calling that leg Queen Anne is an insult. It's too insubstantial, the feet are too dainty and it's got that weird notch in the "shin" between the knee and the foot.
It actually might have been kind of quirky as a piece of art or a one-off to do an Eames shell on real cabriole legs. What Modernica has done makes a mockery of both the Eames shell chair and the Queen Anne legacy.
On a complete other note, I can't get beyond that bizarre furniture that dcwilson posted. That stuff has neither form nor function. I've been asking myself just how many times I would tolerate catching the bottom of my wine glass under that weird cantilevered lip of the coffee table before I gave the thing to Good Will.
Shire also reconstructed a vintage Eames DCM
See this link:
http://designwatcher.blogspot.com/2009/03/modernicas-new-prince-charles-...
vintage Eames chair
You have got to be kidding me! This guy is taking other people's timeless designs and altering them in abhorrent ways. His own "innovative" work is loud and unsightly. How can anybody support this type of junk? Just my opinion of course, but seems to be the prevailing opinion of those on this board at least...
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