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Modern Furniture: Art You Can Sit On
Blogged under Art and Photography, Boutiques, Furniture and Home Decor, Informational by Debi Martin on Wednesday 9 July 2008

My taste in furniture is a bit old school. More French Country meets shabby chic than contemporary-modern, which can seem cold and uninviting. Take this chair for example: made of 30,000 paper tissues for a “cloud-like atmosphere.” But I’m cozying up to furniture bubble-chair-eeru-aarnio-modernreproductions.gifwith a modern bent after looking at modernreproductions.com, which specializes in reproductions of the best of mid-20th century modern furniture. Their items, unlike the originals they mirror, are livable  and fairly affordable, like this comfy arm chair ($899). (Compare it to this pricier version at $3,529.) The chair is a version of one created in 1958 by Florence Knoll of the Bauhaus school of design. Swivel and turn in the miniature egg chair, a replica of Arne Jacobsen’s 1956 signature piece. Sit any way you want in the Ox-chair reproduction. The orginal was created in 1960 by Hans J. Wegner, a noted cabinet maker who became a member of London’s Royal Society of the Arts. Imagine cuddling on this iconic couch ($3,500), available in more than 40 soft, natural colors. It’s a replica of sculptor Isamu Noguchi’s original. Noguchi was the set designer for many of Martha Graham’s best known dances. Dreamily stretch out on this couch ($1,800) based on a 1929 Ludwig Mies van der Roh original. Take a look at this Frank Lloyd Wright table replica at $3,500, or let the teens “hang” in the acrylic and chrome-plated bubble chair ($1,500, pictured). The original was designed in 1963 by Eero Aarnio, who recently received Europe’s most prestigious award for industrial design, the ADI Compasso d’Oro Award, for his Trioli chair for toddlers.

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