Spring Tulips

It's been awhile since I posted a sketch, and even longer since I sketched one of my favorite designer chairs, so here it is!

The Tulip Chair was designed by Eero Saarinen in 1955 for Knoll. It has always had a certain futuristic feel to it, and was used in the original Star Trek series.

Here are some Tulip Chairs in a variety of interiors:

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And here's the sketch I did:


It's interesting, a lot of the pictures I found are white Tulip Chairs in almost completely white interiors. What do you think? And do you think the Tulip Chair still looks futuristic?

Things I'm Thankful for Thursday

Here's a couple of things I'm thankful for today:

1. A new spring coat with bow pockets.

2. Tickets to see Alice in Wonderland this weekend.

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3. Renewed hope in the job hunting process.

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4. A happy new desktop background from Simple Blueprint, and new Eames chair application icons. (Color Me Katie has a great post about how to change out the icons if you're interested).

Feel free to join in TIMFT in the comments or your own blog if you want to!

Happy

Verner Panton is most famous for his Panton Chair, which I drew a sketch of today.

But he was also the first designer to create inflatable furniture, and he had a dog named Happy, which makes me like him that much more.

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I love chairs. I went on a trip to Italy for some design classes and we made a side trip to the Vitra museum in Germany. The museum is beautiful (designed by Gehry) and seeing so many of my favorite chairs up close was amazing.

So I've decided it would be a fun project to sketch all my favorite chairs from the museum.

Also, here's a messy doodle to wish you happy February!

Freaky Friday

I have always loved movies where people get to trade places and live each others lives for awhile; Freaky Friday, The Parent Trap, Wish Upon A Star, etc. It's fascinating to watch the characters have to perform parts of the other person's life they don't want to do, or are ill-equipped for.

I think it's an interesting idea for furniture as well. What if a chair from Anthropologie and a chair from West Elm switched places?

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Could a sleek scoop-back West Elm chair hack it in the dark, arty room from the Anthropologie catalog?

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Could a quirky Anthropologie bistro chair get through a day in a modern, white room from the West Elm catalog?

Take a look at the switcharoos:




They both look a little awkward, but maybe with some new accessories and a bit of time they'd grow to like their new lives, and perhaps learn a thing or two. After all, cheerful/flowered dining chairs have got to stick together.