... We dumped it because it was out of fashion. Through working with a variety of designers, in particular with the "old masters" like George Nelson, Jean Prouvé or Charles and Ray Eames we learn what is important to successfully develop products which are not only long lasting but also have a visual...
... And a Who's Who of mid 20th century American designers: Charles Eames. George Nakashima. Ray Eames. George Nelson. Eero Saarinen. Isamu Noguchi. Etcetera. All presented in an exhibition concept and catalogue designed by Alexander Girard. Aside from the very appetising list of objects displayed,...
... Which if we're honest sounds like 100m2 of design porn. Among design historians the chicken egg question in terms of whether post WWII American designers influenced Europeans or vice versa is the most common reason for after-dinner arguments. The second most common disagreement being if Eero...
... At half-time the Germans substituted Grcic for Nils Holger Moorman, and the wily old man of modern German design quickly brought the score back to 2:1 with an unbelievably cheeky Rechenbeispiel. As the second half progressed it was clear that Nils Holger Moormann's more authentic, soulful anarchy...
... For the sake of completeness we should also mention George Nelson's Swag Leg Chair, a design which relies heavily - albeit with permission - on both the technology and narrative of the Conversation Chair. Currently marketed by Vitra as the "Organic Chair" Eames and Saarinen's pioneer work...
... Co-favourites USA arrived in South Africa from their training camp in Denmark in good spirits, team manager George Nelson however avoided answering the question as to how he saw his team's chances with the answer that “the simple joy of taking an idea into one's own hands and giving it...
... On account of the horrendous hotel prices demanded during design week the (smow)blog team camp in Milan. And that despite last years near-drowning episode. This year the decision was a real blessing. Spared the torment of those trapped by Eyjafjallajokull at Milan Airport our return journey this...
... Which can't be a coincidence. The iRmann desk is wonderfully complemented by George Nelson's iClock from Vitra. The name iClock is a cheap pun we thought up to fit the article into this post. But we do like it. You can read full details on the iSlate here, once Apple have made the formal...
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