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  1. Chair Up
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    Chair Up

    This dinner guest is always invited, but doesn’t eat or drink, and never joins the conversation. But long after the party’s over, it will still be at the table. Our favorite dining...

    written by: Amber Bravo
    photos by: RJ Muna
    01.21.09

  2. Steelwood Chair
    How they make it

    Steelwood Chair

    Magis—The Steelwood chair from Magis is a product of experience—the suppliers who punch the sheet metal for the back, which adroitly supports four legs and a beech wood seat, are among...

    written by: Virginia Gardiner
    photos by: Erwan Bouroullec
    01.25.09

  3. Molded Poly Seats Made from Paper
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    Molded Poly Seats Made from Paper

    Most modern furniture aficionados are loyal to the classic molded shell chairs, cast in brightly colored plastic and formed into a soft, comfortable seat. But in the pursuit of more sustainable...

    written by: Sarah Rich
    01.11.09

  4. Ice and Snow Furniture
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    Ice and Snow Furniture

    There's an old saying: When life gives you blizzards, make snow furniture. We're paraphrasing, but the sentiment holds true. Hongtao Zhou, a student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, made the...

    written by: Sarah Rich
    02.17.09

  5. Ring Around the Lounger
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    Ring Around the Lounger

    While the papa-san chair adds little to an interior besides nostalgic references to college crashpads, it's still a comfortable place to curl up. Designer Camilla Hounsell Halvorsen, a recent...

    written by: Sarah Rich
    03.05.09

  6. Grand Prix Chair
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    Grand Prix Chair

    In 1957, Danish designer Arne Jacobsen created the Grand Prix chair for Fritz Hansen—two years after rising to furniture-design fame with his Series 7 chair and five years after his Ant chair...

    written by: Miyoko Ohtake
    04.11.09

  7. Argington at BKLYN Designs
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    Argington at BKLYN Designs

    Having children often inspires and motivates people to make changes in their lives or execute projects that have long been brewing. When Jenny Argie and Andrew Thornton learned that they were...

    written by: Sarah Rich
    05.06.09

  8. The Office for Lost Objects
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    The Office for Lost Objects

    A couple of months ago when I judged a furniture competition sponsored by Design Within Reach, I was lured by a chair design from a young studio out of Madison, Wisconsin, called The Office for...

    written by: Sarah Rich
    06.16.09

  9. The 3107 Chair
    How they make it

    The 3107 Chair

    It takes nine sheets of veneer, two layers of cotton backing, up to five coats of paint, and 11 days to make a 3107 chair. We take you to the floor of Fritz Hansen's stackable-chair factory to show...

    written by: Miyoko Ohtake
    photos by: Alex Subrizi
    07.20.09

  10. Live From Helsinki: EcoDesign
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    Live From Helsinki: EcoDesign

    At the entrance of Habitare, Finland's largest furniture and interiors expo, designer Yrjö Kukkapuro has curated an exhibition of ecologically-minded chairs. One of Finland's elder statesmen...

    written by: Sam Grawe
    09.10.09

  11. Live from London: Lifestylebazaar
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    Live from London: Lifestylebazaar

    I was thrilled to discover that East London is chock full of design do-gooders. The second stop of my tour of the Shoreditch design district was Lifestylebazaar, a home furnishing boutique filled...

    written by: Charlotte West
    09.22.09

  12. New Design from Very Good & Proper
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    New Design from Very Good & Proper

    In this year's June issue, our Square Meal column featured the London restaurant mini-chain Canteen, where good design is as high a priority as good taste. The owner of Canteen also runs a design...

    written by: Sarah Rich
    11.04.09

  13. Emeco

    We make chairs. That’s what we do. Handmade from 80% recycled Aluminum. It’s not easy. In fact it takes 77 steps to get there....

    03.24.09

  14. Draenert

    DRAENERT has designed and produced top quality designer furniture in the tradition of a manufactory for forty years. The main emphasis of the collection is on dining and coffee tables with patented...

    04.16.09

  15. Easy Chair

    Easy Chair

    Designed by Jerszy Seymour in 2004 / Polypropylene with fiberglass reinforcement.

    $90.00

  16. ArcoBellini Chair

    ArcoBellini Chair

    Designed by Mario and Claudio Bellini in 2005 / Injection molded nylon or polycarbonate

    $195.00

  17. Panton Chair

    Panton Chair

    Originally designed by Verner Panton in 1960, this polypropylene piece was updated by Vitra in 1999.

    $225.00

  18. Supernatural Chair

    Supernatural Chair

    Designed by Ross Lovegrove in 2005 / Polyamide shell with fiberglass reinforcement / Available with solid or perforated back

    $176.00

  19. La Marie Chair

    La Marie Chair

    Designed by Philippe Starck in 2002 / Polycarbonate mold

    $261.00

  20. Real Good Stool

    Real Good Stool

    Powder-coated steel. available in black, red, aqua and ivory.

    $199.00

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