Happy Hotelier posted an article on Chair Blog - Feb 8, 2012, 4:56 am
Nest Chair by Nina Bruun. One photo with Nina in her Nest Chair. Nest Chair by Nina Bruun is a post from: Chair Blog. Care to subscribe to Chairblog's Mailing List, Feed Reader, or FB Fanpage?
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Happy Hotelier posted an article on Chair Blog - Feb 7, 2012, 4:47 pm
Hah, just received via Facebook: a Birthday present by Wild Design. Merci Beaucoup! Cobra Chair as B’Day Present is a post from: Chair Blog. Care to subscribe to Chairblog's Mailing List, Feed Reader, or FB Fanpage?
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Happy Hotelier posted an article on Chair Blog - Feb 7, 2012, 7:06 am
You wouldn’t believe your eyes. Would you? If I only showed you the first two photos, like me, you would think “Chair Painting”. The third photo proves us wrong: Alexa Meade is a US based artist who paints her models strikingly real for her installations and then makes photos of them… Nat...
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Happy Hotelier posted an article on Chair Blog - Feb 7, 2012, 4:07 am
James Jacques Joseph Tissot (1836-1902) The Garden Bench Oil on canvas c1882 via Pinterest. The Garden Bench by James Jacques Tissot is a post from: Chair Blog. Care to subscribe to Chairblog's Mailing List, Feed Reader, or FB Fanpage?
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Happy Hotelier posted an article on Chair Blog - Feb 6, 2012, 8:53 pm
Hitch Hiking from your Chair. Via Wat is life?. Hitch Hiking from your Chair is a post from: Chair Blog. Care to subscribe to Chairblog's Mailing List, Feed Reader, or FB Fanpage?
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Happy Hotelier posted an article on Chair Blog - Feb 6, 2012, 3:26 pm
Via Feature Shoot I found Paul Batt, an Australian photographer who makes a series of abandonned sofas in Australia. The only reason his work caught my attention is the background of this abandonned sopha which looks like a Mondrian (de Stijl member) inspired front of a building…al the way down un...
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Happy Hotelier posted an article on Chair Blog - Feb 6, 2012, 9:31 am
Construction Chair by Kouichi Okamoto. Imagine taking many square copper pipes, sawing them to measure and welding them together to a 120 kg chair… Via Kyouei Design and Designboom Construction Chair by Kouichi Okamoto is a post from: Chair Blog. Care to subscribe to Chairblog's Mailing List, ...
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Happy Hotelier posted an article on Chair Blog - Feb 6, 2012, 8:16 am
Via Deconet I discovered Berlin Based Zeitlos (which means Timeless). It has an Art Déco tubular cantilever tubular steel lounge chair for sale. The designer is unknown. Deconet claims Mauser Werke and Zeitlos Mücke-Melder as manufacturer. Art Déco lounge chair by Mauser Werke is a post from: Ch...
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Happy Hotelier posted an article on Chair Blog - Feb 3, 2012, 5:39 pm
Via I'd Rather Be Amazing. Stool Socks is a post from: Chair Blog. Care to subscribe to Chairblog's Mailing List, Feed Reader, or FB Fanpage?
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Happy Hotelier posted an article on Chair Blog - Feb 2, 2012, 10:14 pm
Black Mikado Chair Via End Side Black Mikado Chair is a post from: Chair Blog. Care to subscribe to Chairblog's Mailing List, Feed Reader, or FB Fanpage?
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Happy Hotelier posted an article on Chair Blog - Feb 2, 2012, 6:00 pm
Via Chair Blog | Tumblr. Lady Lit Up by Chair is a post from: Chair Blog. Care to subscribe to Chairblog's Mailing List, Feed Reader, or FB Fanpage?
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Happy Hotelier posted an article on Chair Blog - Feb 2, 2012, 9:53 am
Bubble Point Chair, a concept by Svilen Gamolov. Via Behance Bubble Point Chair by Svilen Gamolov is a post from: Chair Blog. Care to subscribe to Chairblog's Mailing List, Feed Reader, or FB Fanpage?
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Happy Hotelier posted an article on Happy Hotelier - Feb 2, 2012, 8:15 am
As the original is here in The Hague: The Pearl Earring by Dorothee Golz Can you tell us a little bit about your interest in the portraits you decided to use in your work? Was there something specific about them that worked well with the message of your work, or did you choose them because of thei...
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Happy Hotelier posted an article on Chair Blog - Feb 1, 2012, 11:00 am
1) Plywood Mystery Chair drew 455 views. 2) Magic by David Fox for Boss Design drew 452 views . 3) and 4) Thonet no. 2 – Chair Blog | Tumblr drew 451 views. 3) and 4) Mystery Thonet Bentwood Chair drew 451 views. 5) Best of Chairblog in December 2011 with 447 views. Best 5 of Chair Blog i...
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Happy Hotelier posted an article on Happy Hotelier - Jan 31, 2012, 9:42 am
Today Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands turned 74. Happy Birthday to our Majesty! These two beautiful photos (from ANP) were taken a while ago when she visited a mosque in a Muslim country. Off course our peroxide blond parliamentarian asked the question why she made a political statement by coverin...
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Happy Hotelier posted an article on Chair Blog - Jan 30, 2012, 10:38 am
Great news via Design Milk! Karim Rashid has partnered up with BoConcept on a new line that launches this March. Check out the chair from the collection! What do you think?   Karim Rashid for BoConcept is a post from: Chair Blog. Care to subscribe to Chairblog's Mailing List, Feed Reader, or F...
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Happy Hotelier posted an article on Chair Blog - Jan 30, 2012, 4:45 am
Eden, the Tenango Sound Chair by Valentina Gonzalez Wohlers takes its inspiration from the colorful embroidery of Mexico’s Otomi Indians, creating a “daring remix on Natuzzi’s iconic Sound Chair”. The chair is manufactured by Studio 180°. Eden, the Tenango Sound Chair by Valentina Gonzale...
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Happy Hotelier posted an article on Chair Blog - Jan 29, 2012, 10:28 pm
Via Chair Blog | Tumblr. Balloon Bench is a post from: Chair Blog. Care to subscribe to Chairblog's Mailing List, Feed Reader, or FB Fanpage?
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Happy Hotelier posted an article on Chair Blog - Jan 29, 2012, 8:11 pm
Just Chairs – 4 Famous Chairs Reinterpreted by Dutch designer Michael Kluver From left to right: Eames, Breuer, Rietveld and MackIntosh The chairs in this project are altered versions of modernist design classics. All pushed back into the simple archetype form. All of them are now dominated by s...
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Happy Hotelier posted an article on Chair Blog - Jan 29, 2012, 4:50 pm
The Rocking Cradle by Martin Price is a clever one: When it is out of commission you’ll retain 2 rocking chairs! Photos by Cemal Okten Via Inhabitots. Rocking Cradle by Martin Price is a post from: Chair Blog. Care to subscribe to Chairblog's Mailing List, Feed Reader, or FB Fanpage?
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Happy Hotelier posted an article on Chair Blog - Jan 28, 2012, 10:45 am
Does the title of this post sound intriguing to you? You’re probably wondering what it has to do with chairs, too. Well, Serial Bondage series by Kennedy James is miniature art installations that feature chairs tied up, strung up and hung up in the ancient art of Japanese Shibari (rope bondage)....
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Happy Hotelier posted an article on Chair Blog - Jan 27, 2012, 5:04 pm
Forest of Chairs was  the caption, but I believe “Chairs Attack  Forest”  is a better (guerrilla) caption… Via Chair Blog | Tumblr. Chairs Attack Forest is a post from: Chair Blog. Care to subscribe to Chairblog's Mailing List, Feed Reader, or FB Fanpage?
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Happy Hotelier posted an article on Chair Blog - Jan 27, 2012, 4:48 am
Recycling Chair-Sofa System by Stephan Schulz the couch and armchair are made out of recycled foam, the natural and colorful shape comes from the different hackled foam source material. The system consists of two basic elements / panels which can be added easily together by a simple cable control f...
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Happy Hotelier posted an article on Chair Blog - Jan 26, 2012, 11:35 pm
SCRW Stool by German based designer Manuel Welsky. A creative and outside the box way of creating the screw outside the stool. Via Contemporist and Stilsucht SCRW Stool by Manuel Welsky is a post from: Chair Blog. Care to subscribe to Chairblog's Mailing List, Feed Reader, or FB Fanpage?
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Happy Hotelier posted an article on Chair Blog - Jan 26, 2012, 6:21 pm
Germany, 1932 chrome-plated steel, stained ash plywood 21 w x 23.5 d x 34.5 h inches more Estimate: $5,000–7,000 Result: $16,250 via Wright. ST 14 Chair by Hans Luckhardt is a post from: Chair Blog. Care to subscribe to Chairblog's Mailing List, Feed Reader, or FB Fanpage?
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Happy Hotelier posted an article on Chair Blog - Jan 25, 2012, 3:56 pm
1000 Belt Bench by Hongtao Zhou About the idea: Bench made of 1000 belts In many cultures the cow is symbolic of Mother Earth, and has been a symbol of fertility, nurturing, and power. We drink their milk, use their strength, eat their meat and wear their skin. Where will our belts go when they ...
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Happy Hotelier posted an article on Chair Blog - Jan 23, 2012, 7:15 pm
When you look at the archive for January 2012 of my now vigorously revived Tumblr blog, You’ll see the same coincidence of design similarities between the curve of the side of the chair and curve of the lady’s legging. (I’ve photo shopped the lady a bit – and must admit clumsily – to preve...
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Happy Hotelier posted an article on Chair Blog - Jan 23, 2012, 6:01 pm
This Elephant Chair with wooden legs by Eva Paster and Michael Geldmacher (Studio Neuland Paster and Geldmacher) for Italian manufacturer Kristalia got a 2012 IMM Interior Innovation Award. Elephant Chair by Eva Paster and Michael Geldmacher – 2012 IMM Cologne (05) is a post from: Chair Blog. Ca...
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Happy Hotelier posted an article on Chair Blog - Jan 23, 2012, 2:26 pm
Trye by Minneapolis-based designer Paul Isabella is an industrial-style stool made of just four parts: “A cast iron base and solid wood top give a nod to genuine and honest materials, giving this piece its simplistic charm.” Via design-milk.com Trye by Paul Isabella is a post from: Chair Blog...
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Happy Hotelier posted an article on Chair Blog - Jan 23, 2012, 11:01 am
This Red aluminum concept chair Bato Idea is from Belgian designer Peter Donders. Via Morphs by Peter Donders. Bato Idea Chair by Peter Donders is a post from: Chair Blog. Care to subscribe to Chairblog's Mailing List, Feed Reader, or FB Fanpage?
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Happy Hotelier posted an article on Chair Blog - Jan 22, 2012, 5:14 pm
Actual Design Studio presented some curvy chairs at 2012 IMM Cologne. Curvy Chairs by Actual Design Studio – 2012 IMM Cologne (04) is a post from: Chair Blog. Care to subscribe to Chairblog's Mailing List, Feed Reader, or FB Fanpage?
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Happy Hotelier posted an article on Chair Blog - Jan 22, 2012, 4:03 pm
Roco-co Chair by Vito Selma – 2012 IMM Cologne (03). Roco-co Chair by Vito Selma – 2012 IMM Cologne (03) is a post from: Chair Blog. Care to subscribe to Chairblog's Mailing List, Feed Reader, or FB Fanpage?
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Happy Hotelier posted an article on Chair Blog - Jan 22, 2012, 11:50 am
Pavo Real Outdoor by Patricia Urquiola – 2012 IMM Cologne (02) at the Driade booth. Pavo Real Outdoor by Patricia Urquiola – 2012 IMM Cologne (02) is a post from: Chair Blog. Care to subscribe to Chairblog's Mailing List, Feed Reader, or FB Fanpage?
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Happy Hotelier posted an article on Chair Blog - Jan 22, 2012, 9:47 am
Yes I spent an afternoon at IMM – Cologne and took some photos. Here the 111 Wink in red by Toshiyuki Kita at the Cassina boot. Red 111 Wink Easy Chair by Toshiyuki Kita – 2012 IMM Cologne (01) is a post from: Chair Blog. Care to subscribe to Chairblog's Mailing List, Feed Reader, or FB Fan...
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Happy Hotelier posted an article on Chair Blog - Jan 21, 2012, 2:26 pm
Chair Blog | Tumblr. Black Paper Chair is a post from: Chair Blog. Care to subscribe to Chairblog's Mailing List, Feed Reader, or FB Fanpage?
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Happy Hotelier posted an article on Happy Hotelier - Jan 18, 2012, 8:31 pm
Seedy, stylish, romantic or just fun this Whirlpool for 2 in your honeymoonsuite? Its in an all inclusive couples only resort in the Pocono Mountains PA, USA. Toast your romance with a sensual soak in the world-exclusive, 7-foot tall Champagne Glass Whirlpool Bath-for-Two. Set on Pocono Palace’s...
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Happy Hotelier posted an article on Chair Blog - Jan 18, 2012, 6:09 pm
For me PP MØBLER has a website as it should be. Easy navigation and easy access to press material. Very nice photo work. The story of PP Møbler starts in 1953. Two brothers, Ejnar and Lars Peder Pedersen, only recently graduated as carpenters, wish to set up a workshop of their own. They buy a sm...
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Happy Hotelier posted an article on Chair Blog - Jan 18, 2012, 10:05 am
This amazed me today. Hope it blesses yours. Gravity Stool from Miranda Stet on Vimeo. Gravity Stool In dialogue with a natural phenomenon. The Gravity Stool thanks its unique shape to the cooperation between magnetic fields and the power of gravity. Departing from the idea that everything is i...
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Happy Hotelier posted an article on Chair Blog - Jan 18, 2012, 9:55 am
Armadillo and Lodge Chair by Baltasar Portillo Baltasar Portillo is a furniture designer born in El Salvador, he has recently designed theArmadillo and Lodge Chair. Art, sculpture, furniture, all three terms are important in the description of the Armadillo and Lodge chairs, part of a series of u...
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Happy Hotelier posted an article on Happy Hotelier - Jan 18, 2012, 7:28 am
Health, Precarious Health! I’m really happy with a healthy wife, two healthy kids and two healthy grand kids. Today somebody I follow on Twitter pointed me to this amazing Youtube video about Carly, an autistic Canadian girl who couldn’t speak, but eventually found a way to express herself, ju...
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Happy Hotelier posted an article on Chair Blog - Jan 16, 2012, 5:22 pm
Based Chair by Russian designer Anastasiya Gavrilova. It has won the All-Russian Competition “Russian Design” in 2011. The idea is to give the spine its best position when seated. Via the Behance Network. Based Chair by Anastasiya Gavrilova is a post from: Chair Blog. Care to subscribe to Cha...
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Happy Hotelier posted an article on Chair Blog - Jan 16, 2012, 2:35 pm
I Have a Dream Chair, in memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The ”I Have a Dream” chair’s creator is unknown, but definitively reminds us of a very memorable noble man, a brave civil right fighter, the voice of the unspeakable, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April ...
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Happy Hotelier posted an article on Happy Hotelier - Jan 13, 2012, 7:36 am
Introduction I have a very associative mind. I see something and think of a totally different thing by association. Usually most of my relatives and friends totally fail to understand my associations at all. Obviously they need a decoder. I’ve honed my associative capabilities after reading a boo...
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Happy Hotelier posted an article on Happy Hotelier - Jan 12, 2012, 4:22 am
To show off that I am really taking my 2012 resolution serious, one from my back burner: In 2008, while roaming London during London Design Week for art and design I was able to visit the House of Victor and Rolf exhibition in the Barbican. It is an amazing exhibition of 15 years of Victor and Rolf...
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Happy Hotelier posted an article on Happy Hotelier - Jan 11, 2012, 6:17 pm
I Can and do sleep in Bath tubs, So I rather have a Bath and Breakfast than an Bed and Breakfast;-) Via Yes please!!! – Blue. Iris.. Bath and Breakfast Please! is a post from: Happy Hotelier. Would you like to subscribe to my newsfeed, or my weekly newsletter?
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Happy Hotelier posted an article on Chair Blog - Nov 2, 2011, 7:08 am
Albert Einstein leaning against a Thonet or Thonet alike bentwood chair in Madrid, 1923. I received this photo today as a nice surprise for publication here from one of our Spanish readers, Álvaro de la Cruz-Dombriz. Thank you Álvaro! The big question for me is now: “Is it a Thonet chair, and...
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Happy Hotelier posted an article on Chair Blog - Nov 1, 2011, 6:01 pm
Hot from our own The Chair-Blog Daily: Thonet opens Flagshipstore in Frankfurt It features a diversity of modern and timeless furniture across design history: from the famous bentwood coffee house chair to tubular steel furniture from the Bauhaus era to the most recent designs by renowned designer...
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Happy Hotelier posted an article on Chair Blog - Nov 1, 2011, 12:14 pm
A long time ago we featured the Relief Chair by Ben K. Mickus. Last year Cooper Hewitt added it to its permanent collection. I revisited his site because I remembered it is exemplary with respect to public relations: For instance Bloggers who have mentioned the chair get a whole page (click “new...
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Happy Hotelier posted an article on Chair Blog - Nov 1, 2011, 8:14 am
Matt Sindall, a Brit in Paris, found us through our FB page. His chromatic chair has a lenticular film applied to cover a plywood carcass and causes the colors to change under differend light conditions and angles….actually he should produce a video to show the effect. Chromatic Chair by Matt Sin...
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Happy Hotelier posted an article on Chair Blog - Oct 31, 2011, 7:04 pm
1) Aviator Chair by David Catta: 479 views. 2) Ultra Lounge Chair by Steve Vowels: 460 views: 3) Sofa by Peter Opsvik: 445 views: 4) Lavatory Seats at Blackrainbow Shop in Paris: 433 views: 5)The Best of Chair Blog in September 2011: 411 views: The Best of Chair Blog in October 2011 Octobe...
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