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30 Eye-Catching Interiors Featuring The Iconic Eames Lounge Chair
Constructed Around The Importance Of The Clothes : Piccino Kids Store
Lavish Stockholm Penthouse with a 6 Meter Ridge Height
Stockholm’s Nobis Hotel Merging Two Redesigned 19th Century Buildings
Refreshed 59 Square Meters Apartment In Tel-Aviv

30 Eye-Catching Interiors Featuring The Iconic Eames Lounge Chair

Posted: 12 Jun 2012 06:42 AM PDT

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The first chair created by American design couple Charles and Ray Eames for the luxury market has been in our homes for 56 years. The Eames Lounge Chair adorns all kinds of spaces and we want to show you just how impressive this chair is. With time, comes experience, which can be translated here in this design’s availability in different colors and large range of materials, which construct a distinct atmosphere around it. Entangled in a story that promises to continue, molded plywood and leather were combined in what would become an iconic design. Some details were changed over the years, adapting the production to modern technology – the original chair was made out of five layers of Brazilian rosewood veneer, while the modern version displays seven thin wood veneer layers shaped under heat and pressure. Comfy cushions have a zipper on the outer edge, connecting them to a stiff plastic backing that allowed the veneer to be smooth, uninterrupted by marks of screws or bolts.

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This fruitful collaboration between the husband/wife team of designers and the manufacturers - Herman Miller furniture company – resulted in developing an internationally appreciated lounge chair, initially designed as a gift for the couple’s friend Billy Wilder, the director of “Some Like It Hot” and “Sunset Blvd“. Years of development led to the release of the iconic Eames Chair in 1956 and since then, it not only inspired other furniture items or objects, but it has remained a versatile piece of furniture still being produced for the US by Herman Miller and for Europe by Vitra (see here a video on how Vitra manufactures the Eames). During its “reign”, the original Eames Chair and Ottoman has seen many copies being made – if only they had so many sources as we do now for protecting their work from design thieves – but we are all familiar with the striking impact of an original piece of furniture. Take as example the 30 eye-catching interiors featuring the iconic Eames Lounge Chair we have gathered for you, each one creating a special atmosphere and throning over different surrounding elements, unifying the interior design with a classic touch.

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Constructed Around The Importance Of The Clothes : Piccino Kids Store

Posted: 12 Jun 2012 05:00 AM PDT

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If you live in the city of Valencia and have kids, this project will probably become one of your favorites. The Piccino kids store displays an inspiring and refreshing design that challenges browsing for cute little clothes and gives shopping another meaning in the mind of your young ones. Inspired by the owners children, this kids clothing store was constructed around the importance of the clothes in the overall design – walls left almost white were painted with vivid colors in silhouettes of uni-colored clothes or butterflies, fitting mannequins, scissors and mirrors. Created by Valencia-based studio Masquespacio, the commercial space was described in the press release as follows: “In a parodic way old furniture is represented by vinyls that combine shelves and actual furniture with silhouettes that are making fun of classic furniture.

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In the meantime the fresh colors used to represent the kids' work are getting back the modern touch to the store. Some magnetic pixels are giving the chance to the children to create their own clothes while others are watching an animation movie. Last but not least, the classic Lou Lou Ghost chair from Kartell seems to be made for this store.” Thanks to photographers Inquietud & David Rodríguez from Cualiti, we can enjoy the interiors of this carefully designed retail store until we get the chance to see it in person. How do your kids feel about this colorful space arrangement?

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Lavish Stockholm Penthouse with a 6 Meter Ridge Height

Posted: 12 Jun 2012 03:57 AM PDT

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If you are looking for some meaningful apartment design inspiration, have a look at this exuberant modern penthouse located downtown Stockholm, Sweden. Found on Skeppsholmen, the duplex has a living area of 101 square meters and a total of four rooms. Wood is the defining element for the entire project, adding warmth and elegance while strongly contrasting the white walls. An open plan living room and kitchen set the tone for the minimalist home. Two of the interiors make a strong impression: the master bedroom with plenty of storage space and the exclusive bathroom with both bath and shower, Italian tiles, heated towel rail and washing machine and dryer. One of the most spectacular aspects of the duplex is a ceiling window, situated 6 meters above the bottom floor. Underfloor heating, air conditioning, spotlights and a built-in speaker system are just a few of the amenities of the penthouse. Abounding in natural light, the apartment looks spacious and welcoming.

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Stockholm’s Nobis Hotel Merging Two Redesigned 19th Century Buildings

Posted: 12 Jun 2012 01:03 AM PDT

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When in Stockholm, be sure to check out the Nobis Hotel – a contemporary design hotel welcoming guests with an impressive architecture made of two 19th century residential structures linked with the help of an up-to-date design. Swedish studio Claesson Koivisto Rune imagined the hotel conjuring a sense of tranquility in all 201 guest rooms, restaurants and bars, spa services and event spaces spreading over 8,750 square meters. Created “in a style of contemporary and beautiful yet timeless and classic, durable elegance, mainly in natural materials of superior quality, subtly influenced by the colors, moods and features of our Swedish Royal Capital”, Nobis Hotel Stockholm surprises first time visitors with an extravagant lobby underneath the tall atrium. Unique social zones encourage guests to interact in many ways with each other and the eclectic interior design. The luxury hotel was created to display a charming duality – it both contrasts and harmonizes with the 19th century bourgeois stone architecture of the two buildings. Convince yourself that this majestic hotel deserves your attention – enjoy the photos and remember to tell us what you think about the striking interiors.

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Refreshed 59 Square Meters Apartment In Tel-Aviv

Posted: 11 Jun 2012 02:22 PM PDT

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With an affinity for fantastic spaces, architectural studio Sfaro delight us with another apartment in Tel Aviv. Remember the inspiring 40 square meter apartment in Tel-Aviv we featured a while ago? Well, this apartment is slightly larger, occupying 59 square meters, but engaging the same attention to details and space personalization as the smaller one. Located in an Israeli apartment building, this bright residential space is the result of careful floor planning – Sfaro Architects rearranged the spaces by eliminating unused corridors and closets – this allowed them to make room for a second smaller bedroom. In order to recycle the space, only the two original support columns remained as part of the new layout, the rest of the walls having been torn down. A central circulation spine was thus introduced to complement the small space and house all the storage spaces, service functions and heating/cooling systems. You can see a “before and after” photo of the main living space including the living room, open kitchen and study space being transformed from boring to fabulously modern.

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