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Rob · 08-12-2007, 02:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Car Diva

Lovely, lovely designs.

I know we are talking chairs... but I LOVE those pendant lamps!

Great aren't they.

They are made by Louis Poulsen -- they make lots of great lights some of which were designed in the 1950s.

Rob · 08-16-2007, 12:13 AM

Art Deco
1920-1940 (approx)

A group of French artists formed La Société des artistes décorateurs in the early years of the 20th century. They planned to hold a large exhibition of French decorative art objects in 1915 ....but World War 1 obviously forced them to postpone the event.

Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes

This exhibition was opened in Paris in 1925. The luxury objects shown were created for a new wealthy elite who wanted modern objects but found pure Modernism (such as that exhibited by the Bauhaus) to be too austere and not expressive enough for their flamboyant tastes.

This new decorative style was later named Art Deco (or Art Déco).

It is an extraordinarily diverse style with many facets and many influences which branch off in different directions. It became a very popular style in the United States with Manhattan having many of the most famous examples of Art Deco architecture.

Mostly, Art deco is a style which celebrated the modern world with great creative fervor and dynamism. It took ideas from high Modernism and popularized them for the masses.

Art Déco was not taken seriously by many art historians for a long time ...as decorative or aplied arts were not generally seen as being as important as fine art. However, Art Déco has increasingly gained acceptance as an important aspect of 20th century Modern art and design heritage. The best Art Déco objects are some of the most exquisite things made in the 20th century -- some, in fact, would rate as some of the finest quality objects ever made in western art/object history.

JACQUES-EMILE RUHLMANN

JACQUES-EMILE RUHLMANN

A black lacquer and shagreen top nest of tables

A Hagenauer bronze figure

Maurice Guiraud-Riviere

Panther sculpture by Rischmann

Georges Lavroff

Rene Lalique

Camille Fauré

Floor lamp

Black panther by François Pompon

A silver-platted bronze elphant car mascot designed by Jacques Cartier.

Bronze, ivory, and onyx sculpture Pierre Le Faguays

Clock by Albert Cheuret

GASTON SUISSE

Jean Dunand One of my personal favourite Art Deco designers.

Jean Dunand

Glass horse sculpture

Ceramic Vase

C.J. Lanooy for Leerdam

C.J. Gellings

FROM THE MODEL BY DEBRE

DESIGNED BY PIERRE LEGRAIN

HENRI RAPIN and HENRI GAUVENET

GIO PONTI -- an example of Grecian style in some Art deco objects. Egyptian-inspired styles were seen too ...and in the USA a native American-style influence in some objects.

JEAN MAYODON ...another object in the Grecian style.

Rene Lalique

Edgar Brandt

Viktor Schreckengost

JEAN PUIFORCAT

JULES ERNEST CHAPUT

Jaeger le Coultre

Lamp by Daum

KEITH MURRAY

MAURICE PAUL CHEVALLIER

VITTORIO ZECCHIN

JEAN L. VUILLEUMIER

JEAN LUCE

Cartier inkwell in their signature Chinese-inspired style

KEM WEBER

I have tons more images ....but I think this is enough for now

Centurion · 08-16-2007, 01:19 PM

I guess they had a different taste then, very Roman and Greek. Then again they were the two of the most powerful civilizations which have existed so it's not chocking that they were an inspiration.

Centurion · 09-13-2007, 05:31 PM

I almost ejaculated today when I paid a visit to the local art museum and saw a "red & blue chair" there. It instantly caught my attention. What a beautiful piece of art. Breathtaking chair and I wish i could afford a replica. Here a who pictures I took:

The colour are off course much more bright and vivid in real life.

Replica made out of Lego:

Rob · 09-19-2007, 07:49 AM

Faceted

1995 Ford GT90 Concept

"Low Res" chair by Dodo Arslan

"Miura" bar stool by Konstantin Grcic

"Diamond" marble table by Georg Appeltshauser

"Metropolitan" armchair by Jeffrey Bernett

"Facett" chair by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec

"Orlof" steel bowl by Patricia Urquiola

"Dekon" glass table by Karim Rashid

Lamborghini Reventón

Austrian Crystal vase

"Piedras" sofa by Javier Mariscal

Sideboard/shelf by Steven Holl

"One" chair by Konstantin Grcic

"Policromi" collection of tables by Marco Zanuso Jr.

Mikael · 09-19-2007, 03:04 PM

Those objects remind me of the Frredom tower:

Rob · 09-19-2007, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by bmer

Those objects remind me of the Frredom tower:

very much so bmer, good spotting.

This angular theme is definitely a strong trend right now. In a few years it will become a lot clearer exactly what the "look" of our time really is -- sometimes it is difficult to decipher and understand what the contemporary "zeitgeist" (spirit of the time) really is. I wonder what has given rise to this very mathematical approach in contemporary design?

Centurion · 09-19-2007, 06:12 PM

Some how the Lambo Reventon doesn't fit in there. Eventhough the other objects are angular and faceted they have a sense of softness unlike the Reventon with has a very hard and authoritative felling to it.

Microsoft's logo for their iPod competitor named Zune is also Faceted.

Rob · 09-19-2007, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Luwalira

Some how the Lambo Reventon doesn't fit in there. Eventhough the other objects are angular and faceted they have a sense of softness unlike the Reventon with has a very hard and authoritative felling to it.

I know what you mean, it is somehow more severe and agressive.

Rob · 09-19-2007, 06:50 PM

Wow, the prices now being paid at auction for rare late-twentieth century design objects are becomming staggering.

This sofa, which was designed by Zaha Hadid and made in a limited production in 1986 by the Italian furniture maker Edra, recently sold at auction for 72.000 Euros!

On the subject of Zaha Hadid, this is a recent project designed for Dubai -- amazing!

08-16-2007, 12:13 AM	#122
Rob Aficionado Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 4,618 Thanks: 892 Thanked 719 Times in 401 Posts	Re: New objects Art Deco 1920-1940 (approx) A group of French artists formed La Société des artistes décorateurs in the early years of the 20th century. They planned to hold a large exhibition of French decorative art objects in 1915 ....but World War 1 obviously forced them to postpone the event. Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes This exhibition was opened in Paris in 1925. The luxury objects shown were created for a new wealthy elite who wanted modern objects but found pure Modernism (such as that exhibited by the Bauhaus) to be too austere and not expressive enough for their flamboyant tastes. This new decorative style was later named Art Deco (or Art Déco). It is an extraordinarily diverse style with many facets and many influences which branch off in different directions. It became a very popular style in the United States with Manhattan having many of the most famous examples of Art Deco architecture. Mostly, Art deco is a style which celebrated the modern world with great creative fervor and dynamism. It took ideas from high Modernism and popularized them for the masses. Art Déco was not taken seriously by many art historians for a long time ...as decorative or aplied arts were not generally seen as being as important as fine art. However, Art Déco has increasingly gained acceptance as an important aspect of 20th century Modern art and design heritage. The best Art Déco objects are some of the most exquisite things made in the 20th century -- some, in fact, would rate as some of the finest quality objects ever made in western art/object history. JACQUES-EMILE RUHLMANN JACQUES-EMILE RUHLMANN JACQUES-EMILE RUHLMANN JACQUES-EMILE RUHLMANN JACQUES-EMILE RUHLMANN JACQUES-EMILE RUHLMANN JACQUES-EMILE RUHLMANN JACQUES-EMILE RUHLMANN JACQUES-EMILE RUHLMANN JACQUES-EMILE RUHLMANN JACQUES-EMILE RUHLMANN A black lacquer and shagreen top nest of tables A Hagenauer bronze figure Maurice Guiraud-Riviere Panther sculpture by Rischmann Georges Lavroff Rene Lalique Camille Fauré Floor lamp Black panther by François Pompon A silver-platted bronze elphant car mascot designed by Jacques Cartier. Bronze, ivory, and onyx sculpture Pierre Le Faguays Clock by Albert Cheuret GASTON SUISSE Jean Dunand One of my personal favourite Art Deco designers. Jean Dunand Jean Dunand Jean Dunand Jean Dunand Jean Dunand Jean Dunand Jean Dunand Jean Dunand Jean Dunand Jean Dunand Glass horse sculpture Ceramic Vase C.J. Lanooy for Leerdam C.J. Gellings FROM THE MODEL BY DEBRE DESIGNED BY PIERRE LEGRAIN HENRI RAPIN and HENRI GAUVENET GIO PONTI -- an example of Grecian style in some Art deco objects. Egyptian-inspired styles were seen too ...and in the USA a native American-style influence in some objects. JEAN MAYODON ...another object in the Grecian style. Rene Lalique Edgar Brandt Viktor Schreckengost JEAN PUIFORCAT JULES ERNEST CHAPUT Jaeger le Coultre Lamp by Daum KEITH MURRAY MAURICE PAUL CHEVALLIER VITTORIO ZECCHIN JEAN L. VUILLEUMIER JEAN LUCE Cartier inkwell in their signature Chinese-inspired style KEM WEBER I have tons more images ....but I think this is enough for now Last edited by Rob; 08-16-2007 at 03:47 AM.

08-16-2007, 01:19 PM	#123
Centurion Connoisseur Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 5,677 Thanks: 146 Thanked 205 Times in 134 Posts	Re: New objects I guess they had a different taste then, very Roman and Greek. Then again they were the two of the most powerful civilizations which have existed so it's not chocking that they were an inspiration.

09-13-2007, 05:31 PM	#124
Centurion Connoisseur Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 5,677 Thanks: 146 Thanked 205 Times in 134 Posts	Re: New objects I almost ejaculated today when I paid a visit to the local art museum and saw a "red & blue chair" there. It instantly caught my attention. What a beautiful piece of art. Breathtaking chair and I wish i could afford a replica. Here a who pictures I took: The colour are off course much more bright and vivid in real life. Replica made out of Lego:

09-19-2007, 07:49 AM	#125
Rob Aficionado Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 4,618 Thanks: 892 Thanked 719 Times in 401 Posts	Re: New objects Faceted 1995 Ford GT90 Concept "Low Res" chair by Dodo Arslan "Miura" bar stool by Konstantin Grcic "Diamond" marble table by Georg Appeltshauser "Metropolitan" armchair by Jeffrey Bernett "Facett" chair by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec "Orlof" steel bowl by Patricia Urquiola "Dekon" glass table by Karim Rashid Lamborghini Reventón Austrian Crystal vase "Piedras" sofa by Javier Mariscal Sideboard/shelf by Steven Holl "One" chair by Konstantin Grcic "Policromi" collection of tables by Marco Zanuso Jr. Last edited by Rob; 09-20-2007 at 07:28 AM.

09-19-2007, 03:04 PM	#126
Mikael Fanatic Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,836 Thanks: 828 Thanked 415 Times in 233 Posts	Re: New objects Those objects remind me of the Frredom tower:

09-19-2007, 06:12 PM	#128
Centurion Connoisseur Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 5,677 Thanks: 146 Thanked 205 Times in 134 Posts	Re: New objects Some how the Lambo Reventon doesn't fit in there. Eventhough the other objects are angular and faceted they have a sense of softness unlike the Reventon with has a very hard and authoritative felling to it. Microsoft's logo for their iPod competitor named Zune is also Faceted.

09-19-2007, 06:50 PM	#130
Rob Aficionado Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 4,618 Thanks: 892 Thanked 719 Times in 401 Posts	Re: New objects Wow, the prices now being paid at auction for rare late-twentieth century design objects are becomming staggering. This sofa, which was designed by Zaha Hadid and made in a limited production in 1986 by the Italian furniture maker Edra, recently sold at auction for 72.000 Euros! On the subject of Zaha Hadid, this is a recent project designed for Dubai -- amazing!

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