I love furniture. It makes me happy and evokes emotion unlike any other art form. These are a few sofas I’ve come across that I would gladly own and sit on regularly. Though, these pieces are expensive, a sofa is the item I would definitely splurge on. It’s big enough to be the focal point of a room and since it’s made for sitting, you might as well have something that’s comfortable and able to keep up with constant use.
Interior design magazines and books are my pornography. I prefer looking through magazines than perusing images of interiors on the internet; I find it to be a much more satisfying experience. Above are some images from some recent issues of Elle Decoration UK and Vogue Living Australia.
Though I am not a fanatic, I definitely went through the phase within the last few years of watching as many of his films as possible . They always make me so sad. Sad because his films are stories about people and people are such complex and sensitive beings.
During the height of my interest in Allen’s work; I attended a field trip with my “Survey of Architecture and Interior Design” class to view the works of French designers, Charlotte Perriand and Jean Prouve. I immediately fell in love with their work. Though my style tends to be colorful and in-your-face, I have such an appreciation for clean, simple design.
While the docent at the Gagosian Gallery was speaking about some particular piece, I hear this loud, pretty much obnoxious clicking sound coming from the mouth of someone standing next to me. Finally, I look over to see what this person was doing…and it was Diane Keaton. Frumpy black trench coat and all. She continued on the tour with our small group…and then disappeared when it ended, before I could say something-anything at all to her. But WTF would I have said anyway?!
The point of the post is this: Woody Allen makes me think of Diane Keaton who reminds me of the work of Charlotte Perriand /Jean Prouve, which reminds me how much I love design, which excites me and motivates me to keep working.
Of course, their most iconic piece is the Lounge Chair…it’s beautiful. The process of making one of these chairs is fascinating and labor intensive. It’s cool to see things made by hand, with such caution and attention to detail.
This is my dream chair…the one Vitra released a few years ago reinterpreted by Hella Jongerius. The colors and the materials on this is perfection. Walnut, white and chrome. Super sexy and quite a feminine contrast to the original. His and hers Eames Lounge Chairs? YES!!!!
