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Isamu Noguchi’s Rocking Stool, Modern Furniture
June 5, 2009

Isamu Noguchi’s Rocking Stool, Modern Furniture

The idea of a rocking stool is certainly a novel one, and matches the informality associated with the stool as a piece of furniture.The design was naturally suitable for adaptation and varying sized tables were made. The wooden seat is dished, and united to the rocking base by intersecting v-shaped metal suppots.There are two stories about the stool's 'birth'.One features hans Knoll who, having seen a plastic stool in the studio of isamu Noguchi's, asked him to design one that incorporated metal rods.The other says the stool was inspired by an african one which belonged to a friend of Noguchi's and irritated him by its lack of movement.As a result, Noguchi's design enables the user to tilt it at any point in its circumference.Noguchi was a prominent American sculptor, and his furniture designs are refined and simple, and show the sculptor's subtle eye for space and form.Many designs still exist today and have an effect on the wider furniture design community, The best place to view and purchase these artistic yet functional furniture pieces is on furnitureinfashion.Bar StoolsBar FurnitureBar Tables...

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The Finishing Touch For Your Bedroom, Bedroom Furniture
June 2, 2009

The Finishing Touch For Your Bedroom, Bedroom Furniture

Though it’s tempting to buy one of those incredibly priced complete bedroom suites, you’ll probably be happier if you mix and match and put your money where you most need it or where it provides the most comfort and convenience – in most cases, that bed.Lighting and accessories are also extremely important in furnishing a bedroom, from telephones to reading lights. There’s nothing more important than a couple of good, unidirectional reading lights if you share a bed, in addition to bedside lamps these lights can illuminate the page in front of you while keeping the rest of the room relatively dark, think of them as the accessory version of “itty bitty book lights.” Bedside lamps should be dimmable and cast flattering illumination; you may want wall sconces or soffit lighting as well as lighting above the lounging area and perhaps special lighting inside or in front of closets and mirrors for dressing, and in the exercise area.Like all furnishings, no matter what you buy, remember that quality is key – a cheap bed and flimsy mattress will pay off in rapid deterioration and back trouble. Sub-par wardrobes and dressers will result in saggy doors and disintegrating drawers. So always purchase...

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Freedom Of Your First Home, Living Room Furniture
June 2, 2009

Freedom Of Your First Home, Living Room Furniture

The interiour of our homes is the only environment over which we have real control. We are born into a world at a specific time in history, to a country with its own landscape, to our parents’ house in a given location, to school and work.The environments that go with these are largely beyond our choosing unless we are a politician or an architect, perhaps.When we buy our first home we are finally masters of our own space - it is ours to do with what we will. We are free to express our tastes and interests in the colours, furniture, pictures, textiles and objects we choose, limited only by our budget. Our homes are of vital importance; when we walk through the front door we enter a domain we have tried to make comfortable and peaceful.Furniture plays a dominant role in this because it occupies a large part of our living environment it is an important part of the human environment, it brings order and form to our daily lives – from the bed we sleep in to the table we eat at....

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