A Time and Place for the Curule

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The curule-base chair descended from the Egyptian X-frame folding stool which had been adopted and refined by Egyptians based on earlier examples from the ancient Near East. … A Time and Place for the Curule

Material Mix

Col. Mustard in the Library With a Rope

Wallpaper: Fornasetti / Frutto Proibito
Fabrics: House of Hackney / Peacock & Dragon Velvet / Scarlet Red; Kvadrat for Maharam / Tonus / 440
Rug: Maharam / Lucky by Danskina

Design History

Interior Mirrors

mirrorwithdecorationoffiguresinalandscape — *Mirror with Decoration of Figures in a Landscape*, Korea, 918-1392, bronze. A cord could be looped through the knob in the center and hung on a wall. The other side would have been polished to a high sheen.

Mirrors did not play a significant role in interiors until the 16^th century when Venetians perfected the method of making flat panes of clear glass, … Interior Mirrors

Design History

Brazilianness

jangada What makes Brazilian mid-century furniture design so Brazilian? Material, maker, and means of production. … Brazilianness

Material Mix

Midnight in the Garden

Wallpaper: Cole & Son / Palm Jungle
Fabrics: Kravet / 29761-50; Stark Fabric / Sonia Rykiel / Mutine / Menthol; Skinny la Minx / Brancusi Stripe / Cocoa
Rug: Merida / Tiger Eyes / Natural Sisal

Material Mix

Cabana

Fabrics: Skinny la Minx / Simple Stripe / Steel; Skinny la Minx / Rough Diamond / Lollipop
Cork Flooring
Paint: Farrow & Ball / Black Blue
Wallcovering: Graduate Collection / Jungle Print

Design History

Pre – Pomo Pomo

Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, Claude-Nicolas Ledoux, 1779

detail, Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, Claude-Nicolas Ledoux, 1779

Team Disney, Michael Graves, 1990

stool, C.H. Tatham, ca. 1800

Capitello, Attica, and Attica TL, Gufram, 1972

sidechair, Josef Ulrich Danhauser, 1825

sidechair, Robert Venturi for Knoll, 1984

Mezzadro, Castiglioni, 1957

Bag Radio, Daniel Weil, 1983

armchair, Carlo Bugatti, 1902

Barbare Chair, Elisabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti, 1981

In design, postmodernists reject modernism and its prescriptive design solutions. Modernists believed in progress, truth, technology, functionalism, and universality. … Pre – Pomo Pomo

Material Mix

Earth Tones & Textures

Jute Wallcovering: Omexco/Akoya/2204
Fabrics: Kravet/Madison Linen/Biscuit; Lulan Artisans/Passages; Kravet/29758-116/Beige
Trim: Janet Yonaty Inc./RB507/0333
Porcelain Tile: Stone Source/U-Color

Design History

Empire Style Glamping

detail, Antoine Pierre Mongin, Napoleon’s Encampment at Abersberg Castle, 1809

Napoleon’s tent restored by the workshops of Mobilier National

Salle du Conseil at Château de Malmaison

The Empire Period defines the time between when Napoleon crowned himself Emperor in 1804 and he suffered defeat at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. … Empire Style Glamping

Design History