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• Dec 28 2009
  Usual Suspects by David Goligorsky
  Aesthetics, Archetype, Architecture, Art, Design, History of Design, Past Future, furniture, history, interior design

  [caption id="attachment_1332" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="June 1961 Playboy"][/caption] This is a photo from Playboy, June 1961. It shows George Nelson, Edward Wormley, Eero Saarinen, Harry Bertoia, Charles Eames, and Jens Risom casually seated next to their famed creations all in the same photo shoot. It's just about 2010, which means nearly 50 years have come and gone from the time of that iconic photograph and nearly every recent architecture & design periodical I pick up is littered with Eames chairs inside, Bertoia chairs outside, and Nelson tables and clocks in every nook and cranny. They're fantastic pieces and I ...
  
  
• Apr 04 2009
  A bed in the late Donald Judd’s Soho studio by David Goligorsky
  Art, furniture, interior design, wood

  [caption id="attachment_1092" align="aligncenter" width="375" caption="Donald Judd"][/caption] A rug as a mattress and this wooden headrest as a pillow in minimalist artist, Donald Judd's studio.
  
  
• Apr 03 2009
  Flickr Favorites: Shaker Village by David Goligorsky
  Aesthetics, Inspiration, Materials, furniture, history, wood

  [caption id="attachment1086" align="aligncenter" width="375" caption="Shaker 1"][/caption] [caption id="attachment1087" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Shaker Kitchen"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1088" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Shaker Barrel Shop"][/caption]
  
  
• Feb 15 2009
  Martino Gamper by David Goligorsky
  Aesthetics, Art, Design, Materials, furniture, wood

  [caption id="attachment_1029" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Martino Gamper chair"][/caption] (via an ambitious project collapsing)
  
  
• Dec 31 2008
  A Primer of Design-as-Art Movements by David Goligorsky
  Aesthetics, Art, Design, History of Design, Iconoclasm, Perceived Value, furniture, history

  Contemporary auctions for design objects have been fetching prices that rival great artworks. These pieces are typically sitting on the same auction block. Where can one draw the line between a utilitarian design object and an artistic expression? Probably in the production quantity. Limited edition pieces by sought-after designers have the singularity of fine art, although the purpose of limited edition design objects can typically be attributed to bumping up a price tag. There's a good synopsis of five design-as-art movements at ARTINFO. They touch upon The Wiener Werkstätte, The Bauhaus, American Studio, Memphis, and Functional ...
  
  
• Dec 02 2008
  Dorm Room by Le Corbusier & Charlotte Perriand by David Goligorsky
  Academia, Aesthetics, Architecture, History of Design, furniture, history, interior design, wood

  [caption id="attachment_857" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Dorm Room by Le Corbusier & Charlotte Perriand"][/caption] Living in graduate student housing isn't all that glamorous... the architecture and interior design of my temporary living situation is new and clean, but lacks any semblance of taste, character, or style. The most frustrating thing is knowing that a much better solution could have been realized at the same cost or even cheaper. Also, I know I'll get fined if I try to change anything... I would stay in school indefinitely if it meant living in a dorm room imagined by Le Corbusier and Perriand! ...
  
  
• Aug 18 2008
  Sightings by David Goligorsky
  Aesthetics, Architecture, Art, Associative Thought, Design, Experience Design, Graphic Design, History of Design, Iconoclasm, Illusration, Inspiration, Materials, Product Design, Remix, Scandinavia, Sightings, Typography, furniture, history, photography, wood

  "Sightings" will be a recurring section for objects of interest that I was able to photograph. Jean Prouvé and Charlotte Perriand (MoMA, NYC) Chairs by Jean Prouvé (MoMA, NYC) Students' Desk by Jean Prouvé (MoMA, NYC) Handwritten Signage (Somerville, MA) Mondrian-inspired Volvo (Harvard Square, MA) Hotel Delmano (Brooklyn, NY)
  
  
• Jul 25 2008
  Type 304 by David Goligorsky
  Architecture, Product Design, furniture, interior design

  My friend at Type 304 has been working on these fantastic mirror installations. Although they are defined by clean, modern lines, the reflecting angles of each component piece offer a very dynamic element to a space. Imagine the room without the mirror and you get a better sense of what it can accomplish. Although this mirror installation instantly draws the eye and changes an entire space, it's ironically understated and not ostentatious. [caption id="attachment_496" align="aligncenter" width="276" caption="Type304"][/caption] These mirror installations have gotten press in Vogue and repeat appearances in House & Garden (pictured above). The design is presently ...
  
  
• Jul 04 2008
  Idiom of the Moment by David Goligorsky
  Aesthetics, Associative Thought, Bicycle, Design, Iconoclasm, Inspiration, Language, Materials, Perceived Value, Product Design, furniture

  To "Cut one's teeth" The place where one gains early experience. e.g. As the story goes, John Boultbee Brooks bought a bicycle in 1865. He found the wooden saddle to be fantastically uncomfortable, but fortunately he had cut his teeth in his father's workshop of leather horse saddles and started making suitable bicycle saddles from leather. Today, Brooks England LTD still produces classic and highly sought-after leather bicycle saddles and cycling accouterments.
  
  
• Jun 27 2008
  Hot Cocca: Fabric You Can Warm Up To by Christian Eager
  Fabric, Japan, Materials, furniture

  I've had PingMag's article regarding Cocca in my "To Briefly Mention on the Blog" folder for so long now, I overheard it discussing upholstery and fixture options with Mr. Miyagi. When you're reading the article, don't gloss over the mention of Baden Baden, another project of Cocca's director, Chizuko Mori. While you might spy some overlap, there's plenty more inspiration to be found in that homey internet nook. Still Green, Baden Baden Once you're done with wishing you were in Tokyo right now (or being so glad that you are), click on over to the digital home of their textile factory, and dream ...
  
  

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