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less is more April 11, 2007

Filed under: General, on chairs — robabequa @ 11:58 am

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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe “less is more” since the moment I hared it tell five minutes age I thought it was just another architect nonsense. I really don’t know why it popped into my mind today but after meditating the quote again i totally see it from a whole new perspective.

 

When I thought more is about positives like physicals and material stuff he was addressing negatives like spaces, when you use less you gain more !!!!

 

S chair March 25, 2007

Filed under: on chairs — robabequa @ 12:02 pm

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Courtesy of Vitra.com

Designer: Verner Panton

Manufacturer: Vitra

Local agent:

Al Riyash Trading Company
Mohammed Al-Sager
P.O. Box 2552
13026 SafatKuwait

Phone: + 965 245 04 60
Fax: + 965 245 54 72
 

In an era of industrial revolution designers ware always obsessed with pushing the limits of technology to reach a new edge, at that time a Danish designer called Verner Pantona was preoccupied with the idea of producing a single pieced chair that can overcome load and function properly. This obsession led Panton to design one of the most famous chairs of all times.  

The chair was produced in four different production periods and materials by various manufacturers. Basically the concept ware initiated in the early 60’s, and production started in the 1967 by Herman Miller using Luran-s BAYER AG as the material, one year later the manufacturer introduced Polyurethan to be used instead of the previous material. After that in the 1971 till 1979 Herman Miller used Polystyrol. In 1999 the chair entered a totally new era where Vitra toke over the production process and used Polypropylen to produce it.  Finally this chair is a master piece and a collectable to those who are interested in product design and furniture.