In face of the Global environmental challenges, more than ever before has consumerism become a moral issue. In the realm of furniture, environmentally conscious designers and consumers usually stress the materials with which the furniture is built and its sustainability (how long the piece will be in use). To be sure, these are important considerations, but another aspect that is as equally important is the sustainability of the design. There are some designers that have achieved timeless designs that transcend the cycles of fashion.  Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s …

The workshop where John Randall assembles $3,000 pine-beam tables is so cramped that he holds client meetings at a sawdust-covered worktable and has to shuffle his equipment around to make elbow room for himself and a co-worker.
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Upcoming Events and Other NewsPalmBeach3 Contemporary art fair in Palm Beach Jan. 15-18I won’t be there, unfortunately, but my furniture will, thanks to Lawrence Savage Galleries, my new representative in Florida.  Larry will be in booth #D1, and will be showing several of my new pieces. I’m very excited about the added exposure, and only wish I could be there in person.  If you go, plan to spend most of the day as many fabulous galleries from around the globe will be exhibiting the work of their artists.  The glittering …

In the rapid prototyping section, the conceptual ‘Sketch Furniture’ project from our favorite Swede’s Front Design was drawing a lot of attention. Unfortunately visitor’s will have to be content with a video demonstration of the 3D motion capture software that records a virtual sketch translating it into a file for prototyping.
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A new seating design project created by Asad Firdosy called “The Asymmetric Chair”. The chair handmade in teak & leather is an experiment to evoke emotions that emerge in these modern times of straight line mass productible furniture. In this chair Asad Firdosy tried to bring together two beautiful styles of the past “The Colonial & The Art Craft”.
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