Furniture

What is De Stijl?

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We all know that art movements come and go; many are clearly pointless and awful (hello, Outer-Art?), some we’re just indifferent to (you know the ones), and then there are the movements that define a generation with their profundity. De Stijl (Dutch for style), without a shadow of a doubt, falls into the latter category. In 1917, at a time in the post-Wo[...]

The Encounter: Seating Prototype Selected for Exhibit in 2011 ICFF

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There are many hungry students out there looking to make a name for themselves in the design world; perhaps it’s Tim Kuo, an Industrial Design student at Rochester Institute of Technology, who is showing the signs of a visionary who has what it takes to succeed. His seating project, The Encounter, was recently chosen by an international panel of judges to [...]

Modern Masters Series: Walter Gropius

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Twentieth century architecture and design would never have been what was if it weren’t for the genius of German-born architect Walter Gropius. Founder of the epic Bauhaus School in Germany – the world’s most famous monument to modernism – and one of the most influential designers and preeminent tastemakers of the movement, his contribution to the field is [...]

Modern Masters Series: Walter Gropius

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Twentieth century architecture and design would never have been what was if it weren’t for the genius of German-born architect Walter Gropius. Founder of the epic Bauhaus School in Germany – the world’s most famous monument to modernism – and one of the most influential designers and preeminent tastemakers of the movement, his contribution to the field is [...]

Psychoanalytic Couches: A Freudian Approach to Furniture Design

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When Sigmund Freud developed psychoanalysis to investigate the mind and provide treatment for those with psychological and emotional illnesses, he intended that the patient lay on a couch to induce a relaxed state and say whatever comes to mind. As such, the brilliant psychologist, within the walls of his own famed offices, had an inviting divan-style couc[...]

Psychoanalytic Couches: A Freudian Approach to Furniture Design

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When Sigmund Freud developed psychoanalysis to investigate the mind and provide treatment for those with psychological and emotional illnesses, he intended that the patient lay on a couch to induce a relaxed state and say whatever comes to mind. As such, the brilliant psychologist, within the walls of his own famed offices, had an inviting divan-style couc[...]

Modern Masters Series: Marcel Breuer

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In the great pantheon of outstanding modern architects and furniture designers of the 20th century, Marcel Breuer stands out for his inspired works that exude an international flair. Born in Pecs, Hungary in 1902, Breuer first studied art in Vienna before eventually becoming a student at Bauhaus – Germany’s famed school founded by modern architectural pio[...]

The Art of Glass: Cheryl McNeill & Rabbit Canyon Designs

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It’s not a very difficult task to find beauty in glass; as artist Dale Chihulyss once said, “Glass is one of few natural materials that light goes through, and where colors can be so intense, or so subtle.” In these trying times of rampant environmental destruction, glass is also a pure and sustainable material capable of being recycled indefinitely. Cher[...]

The Art of Glass: Cheryl McNeill & Rabbit Canyon Designs

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It’s not a very difficult task to find beauty in glass; as artist Dale Chihulyss once said, “Glass is one of few natural materials that light goes through, and where colors can be so intense, or so subtle.” In these trying times of rampant environmental destruction, glass is also a pure and sustainable material capable of being recycled indefinitely. Cher[...]

Sultans of Style: William Morris

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In Styleture’s “Sultans of Style” series, we profile game-changing artists who have pioneered their way into the history books of design. William Morris, born in 1834 in England, was a leading pioneer of the “Arts & Crafts Movement” in the 19th century. When it came to design, William Morris did it all: wall coverings, stained glass, carpets, tapestri[...]