Cool furniture, design objects and desiderata

[double00]

Must design be “new” to be good? I don’t agree with discouraging thoughtful iteration and evolution. For example, Jasper Morrison’s work is excellent, and yet no one would ever claim it is wholly “‘new”.

nothing is ever really *new* but i still agree with gus . my caveat is that rather than focusing on novelty it's better to focus on fit-of-solution .

 

[bourbonbasted]

Bit of a weird question I know, but would anyone by chance have any recommendations for a chair I could buy that’s similar to this one Bruce Campbell was sitting in on this episode of Psych?

Spoiler

Not the same lines/angularity but similar function is Hans Olsens's Fried Egg Chair. More of a shelf than the womb chair (granted, only on one side).

Fried Egg Chair

A unique asymmetrical armchair, designed by the highly acclaimed Danish architect, Hans Olsen in the 1950s. The Fried Egg armchair, in all its personality and capriciousness, is at last available for any design lovers who wish to add a bit of edginess to their homes in the shape of a unique item...

www.danishdesignstore.com

 

[kindofyoung]

I don't know if this is really the right thread, but I couldn't find anywhere else that seemed more appropiate so here goes. Been forcing myself to paint and draw more lately, both for building an overall stronger portfolio but also just for my own sake. It started off with some stuff in acrylic, continued with dry pastels and now seems to have landed in "simple" colored pencils.

The beginning step was this photo I took a couple years back with my phone, after we had stopped the car for the fox in question.

I always really liked it but low lighting and lack of sharpness put a stop to making anything more out of it, until last week when I realized it'd be a good candidate to recreate with pen and paper.

It was a pretty quick drawing, probably not more than 2hrs in total, but it felt like there was something there to continue exploring, utilizing the white of the paper in contrast with the black pencil. For the above illustration I also used a bit of white pencil for blending, but in my works since then I've been strictly using the Faber-Castell Polychromos 199 Black, nothing else.

These continued works have by now turned into a series that I call "Animal Situations", with a variety of creatures in both usual and unusual locations.

The city-based works could be interpreted as some kind of commentary on urbanization/ densification as well as different kinds of forests/jungles with it's respective inhabitants.

But the more honest explanation is that I just think the high contrast between the animals and their environments looks great, to some degree also inspired by night photography where the subject is intentionally overblown relative to it's surroundings.

All of the illustrations are 120x180mm, on a white 170g A4 paper (210x297mm). The plan now is to get some of the originals sold and then in turn make some numbered runs of professional prints, both in their original dimensions as well as much much larger renditions.

As mentioned, a bit of a different post than what people usually share in here, but hopefully you have enjoyed seeing these pictures of mine and reading the accompanying story behind their creation.

 

[brokencycle]

I don't know if this is really the right thread, but I couldn't find anywhere else that seemed more appropiate so here goes. Been attempting to force myself to paint and draw more lately, both for building an overall stronger portfolio of works but also just for my own sake. It started off with some stuff in acrylic, continued with dry pastels and now seems to have landed in "simple" colored pencils.

The "beginning step" so to say, was this photo I took a couple years back with my phone after we had stopped the car for the fox in question.
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I always really liked it but low lighting and lack of sharpness put a stop to making anything more out of it, until last week when I realized it'd be a good candidate to recreate with pen and paper.

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It was a pretty quick drawing in total, probably not more than 2hrs in total, but it felt like there was something there to continue exploring, utilizing the white of the paper in contrast with the black pencil. For the above illustration I also used a bit of white pencil for blending, but in my works since then I've been strictly using the Faber-Castell Polychromos 199 Black, nothing else.

These continued works have by now turned into a series that I call "Animal Situation", with a variety of creatures in buth usual and unusual locations.

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The city-based works could be interpreted as some kind of commentary on urbanization/ densification as well as different kinds of forests/jungles with it's respective inhabitants.

View attachment 2055387​

But the more honest explanation is that I just think the high contrast between the animals and their environments looks great, to some degree also inspired by night photography where the subject is intentionally overblown relative to it's surroundings.

View attachment 2055391​

All of the illustrations are 120x180mm, on a white 170g A4 paper (210x297mm). The plan now is to get some of the originals sold and then in turn make some numbered runs of professional prints, both in their original dimensions as well as much much larger renditions.

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As mentioned a bit different than what people usually share in here, but hopefully you have enjoyed seeing these pictures of mine and reading the accompanying story behind their creation.

For what it is worth, I really like the elephant one in particular.

Good luck!

 

[whorishconsumer]

Finally hung some art.

 

[Omega Male]

Finally hung some art.

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Do the eyes follow you around the room?

Finally got our new chandelier, all the way from @Scuppers stomping ground of Melbourne, Australia. Blinds and curtains in two more weeks.

Can't really see it in the picture but the details are cool. Said to be inspired by a snake spine.

 

[whorishconsumer]

Do the eyes follow you around the room?

Yes. I'm a voyeur in my own home.

 

[sugarbutch]

Do the eyes follow you around the room?

Finally got our new chandelier, all the way from @Scuppers stomping ground of Melbourne, Australia. Blinds and curtains in two more weeks.

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Can't really see it in the picture but the details are cool. Said to be inspired by a snake spine.

Brass and glass?

 

[Omega Male]

Brass and glass?

Is that a foh pass?

 

[sugarbutch]

Is that a foh pass?

Ha! No, just confirming what I think I'm seeing.

 

[beargonefishing]

This looks so absurd.

 

[sugarbutch]

FIVE CLOWN EMOJI

 

[sussi]

This looks so absurd.

LMAO

 

[kindofyoung]

I don't know if this is really the right thread, but I couldn't find anywhere else that seemed more appropiate so here goes. Been forcing myself to paint and draw more lately, both for building an overall stronger portfolio but also just for my own sake. It started off with some stuff in acrylic, continued with dry pastels and now seems to have landed in "simple" colored pencils.

The beginning step was this photo I took a couple years back with my phone, after we had stopped the car for the fox in question.
View attachment 2055365

I always really liked it but low lighting and lack of sharpness put a stop to making anything more out of it, until last week when I realized it'd be a good candidate to recreate with pen and paper.

View attachment 2055381​

It was a pretty quick drawing, probably not more than 2hrs in total, but it felt like there was something there to continue exploring, utilizing the white of the paper in contrast with the black pencil. For the above illustration I also used a bit of white pencil for blending, but in my works since then I've been strictly using the Faber-Castell Polychromos 199 Black, nothing else.

These continued works have by now turned into a series that I call "Animal Situations", with a variety of creatures in both usual and unusual locations.

View attachment 2055385​

The city-based works could be interpreted as some kind of commentary on urbanization/ densification as well as different kinds of forests/jungles with it's respective inhabitants.

View attachment 2055387​

But the more honest explanation is that I just think the high contrast between the animals and their environments looks great, to some degree also inspired by night photography where the subject is intentionally overblown relative to it's surroundings.

View attachment 2055391​

All of the illustrations are 120x180mm, on a white 170g A4 paper (210x297mm). The plan now is to get some of the originals sold and then in turn make some numbered runs of professional prints, both in their original dimensions as well as much much larger renditions.

View attachment 2055393​

As mentioned, a bit of a different post than what people usually share in here, but hopefully you have enjoyed seeing these pictures of mine and reading the accompanying story behind their creation.

Wrapping up this series for now, and doing so by revisiting the first original image and making another rendition that matches the rest of the series more closely.

I think the original version still has it's charm but it's been fun to see the progress and skills learned during these weeks, made even more obvious when seeing the two images next to eachother.

I'll probably revisit these at some point, but right now I'm planning to delve back into furniture for a bit as well as try out some other styles of art/illustration.

 

[nootje]

We bought this for the living room. Young artist, and he appropriately titled it “Maniacs” . Which we liked for that space.

It’s relatively huge, 3 by 6 feet.