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Chair Hunting Assignment - Kim

on December 19, 2021

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Kyoto Table by G. Frattini

During a visit to Japan in the early 70s, the italian designer Gianfranco Frattini and his friend the master woodworker Pierluigi Ghianda, had the idea of producing a table inspired by the local ateliers. This piece, although direct product of the italian craftmanship and design of the second half of 20th century, is a clear reminescence, even from the name, of the asian architecture. This is an example of a perfectly integrated influence, where a visual inspiration is able not only to merely produce a copy, but to create a new design with its own identity.

Benny Ciancimino

The design of the first chair originates from ancient Greece. This in particular is known as a Klismos chair. There are two main features that allow us to recognize it: the outwards curving legs and the curved backrest. The design of this second chair originates from the Medieval times. The main feature that is attributed to this time period are the arcs on the back of the chair. The straight and basic design of the legs and stretchers are also commonly seen features.

Art Nouveau - Zale

Early 20th century Western culture brought with it mass industrialization, the invention of the rail & automobile as a means of transport and radio which completely revolutionized the developed world on a scale unheard of at the time. Centuries of Colonialism, slavery and a new global trade had made the empires of Europe and the New World exceedingly wealthy and as a result, a middle class began to emerge, the result of which was a migration to urban centres - Paris, New York, London, Berlin, etc became epicentres of culture, industry and art. The "idle life" became accessible to many who otherwise would never have had such a privilege. A new class of bohemians, artists, designers, writers and business tycoons alike began to have an equal stake in the directions in which these metropolises took. Furniture was no exception. When the Art Nouveau style began to be seen in France in the early 00s, it coincided with the new phenomenon of parks - or urban green spaces and gar

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