Diversionary by request!
A friend of mine pointed out that for someone claiming to be "a little weird about chairs" I've been a little quiet on the subject of late. So, just for you, here's a post about chairs.
Last week was a something of a career record. Two real, actual conversations with web design clients about designer chairs.
Two!
And both conversations included egg chairs (be still my beating heart!). It even turns out that one of my clients is a bona-fide chair freak like me -- someone who thinks it's perfectly normal to spend unhealthy amounts of money on designer chairs.
Her: It's like having artwork on the wall.
Me: Exactly!
It was creepy.
I'm also kicking myself that I missed out on some el-cheapo chinese knock-off Egg chairs on ebay which were going for $250 each (Australian, including delivery) in any colour/fabric/leather. As much as getting cheap copyright-infringing imitations doesn't sit well (sorry) with me, it would mean that I could easily justify getting an egg chair or three to lord over us all in the office.
And what office is complete without an egg chair?
Posted on Tuesday, December 20, 2005 and filed under Work.
Comments
I feel some New Year's resolutions coming on, if you will permit me to prescribe some?
1a. resign self to the (occasional) glory of the el cheapo knock off - especially in egg chairs, 1b. begin egg chair trust fund 2. then populate office with some, 3. visit Tokyo and the most chairtastic cafe in the world... (they do great desserts too!) - http://www.seatmania.com/home.html
Oh, and I beg to differ, one doesn't park one's nether regions on wall artworks, that is I suppose unless one appreciates fine art in a rather unusual way. So, while aesthetically fine, that kind of art appreciation is a little pointless. I think a thing for fine chairs is more like a thing for fine shoes or architecture and therefore of much greater beauty --> combining the aesthetic with functionality, and what could be better than that?
Posted by: n on December 21, 2005
I dunno. I think functionality is overrated, especially with our decentred little universe. After all, what's functional in one period of time isn't going to stay that way. If a building is a machine for living in, a chair is a machine for sitting on, no? And the shoe is a machine for walking all over (I suddenly understand women a lot better)! So the most functional building is one that's easy to tear down and replace when it stops becoming useful. I must admit a weakness for the Swan Bells, despite the Opera-House-ripoff factor.
Posted by: shagohod on January 7, 2006
Hmm. I think you misunderstood my point (but agreed with me implicitly anyway :p) - the very best of things combine functionality and aesthetic sensibility (in varying degrees, depending on item). Hence the shoe thing... or the Lloyd Wright thing... or even the Eames thing.
Oh, Si, have you seen the suspiciously egg-shaped chair(s) visible in the window of a 2nd or 3rd floor furniture/ homewares shop on the left as you walk down Swanston st from the library? I think a visit might be in order in a few weeks!
Posted by: n on March 6, 2006
