Lots of deliciousness here, but what really caught our eye was the sculptural teak rocker (model 97 T/T) designed by Georg Jensen in 1958. In a patriotic turn of events, here's something British. In common with designs by Ernest Race, The Master's Chair by James Leonard utilises aluminium casting technology developed for aircraft manufacture - modernism of a kind, strongly linked to necessity as many traditional materials were in short supply in the post-war years. Images/Credits: Howe, Lawson Park It's a tough choice, so we'll take one of each. Images: Form and Colour Showroom We need to get out more, really ....... we're now coveting waiting room seating. Yes, waiting room seating. It doesn't matter that the seating in question is a Friso Kramer design - we simply shouldn't be getting all hot and bothered about an oxidised aluminium frame and/or an orange fibreglass shell made for two. Love, loathe or over-exposed? Described on Deconet as a 1950s armchair in Paulin style, its the sensuous curves of this unknown chair, the striking turquoise colourway and the industrial sharpness of its metal frame which, combined, make us go all weak at the knees!
Credits/Images: The Modern House, The Guardian Images: Sueno Studio via flickr Not so much chairs today as books - well, a book. Having stumbled across what looks like a super read - in Modern Design by Lesley Jackson - we were quite taken with the book's cover. Obligatory images of chairs designed by Robin Day sit comfortably above Lucienne Day's Miscellany fabric which dates from 1952. And because one pattern isn't enough, we've included another, also by Lucienne, entitled Fritillary dating from 1954 - the detail on both is just exquisite. Images: Stickers and Stuff More Kosmos by Augusto Bozzi ...... yum! Image: Matthew Arnold via flickr Designed by Dutch designer Maarten Baptist, the Lucky Love Chair is constructed of bent and steamed plywood on a black metal frame. Inspired not only by his Dutch heritage, Baptist also imbued some Scandinavian touches in the back frame as well as Japanese influences seen in the graphical shapes. Credits/Images: Trend Hunter, Queen Decorate, Kharismafurniture
Having featured the H57 Lounge Chair and the Outdoor Lounge Chair by Herbert Hirche before, here are a few pleasing images of these chairs, as well as some other designs by Hirche, in situ between 1953 and 1957.The February 21, 2016 Modern Art & Design Auction featuring Frank Lloyd Wright’s George D. Sturges Residence and property from the Estate of... Come discover the exceptional talents of this unique group of young artists. Tarell Alvin McCraney (’07) Appointed Chair of Playwriting The three-year appointment is effective on July 1, but Mr. McCraney will begin part-time work at the school to admit the coming year’s students. In addition, he will succeed Paula Vogel (the Broadway-bound Indecent) as playwright in residence at Yale Repertory Theater. Yale Institute for Music Theatre Apply now for the 2017 Institute! Submissions will be accepted until January 2, 2017. Recalling 50 Years of Yale Rep Hosted by playwright and author James Magruder, the lively panel discussion featured Yale Rep founder Robert Brustein;
Artistic Director James Bundy; dancer, actor, and choreographer Carmen De Lavallade; playwright Sarah Ruhl, actresses Kimberly Scott and Jane Kaczmarek, and other YSD notables. Dean Bundy Appointed to Fourth Term President Salovey cites Bundy's "innovative leadership that has sustained the school’s record as the top drama program in the country." View the 2017-18 Admissions Brochure The View from Here Three new directors take on the world.Piled high amid a trail of destruction, these tragic horses are among more than 100 thought to have been killed in the Oklahoma tornado.As well as human lives that were lost, farms around the suburb of Moore took a direct hit from the giant twister which swept up everything in its path with winds of more than 200mph and the power of up to 600 nuclear bombs.Witnesses who cowered in terror described seeing 'horses and stuff flying around everywhere' and returning to find 'scorched earth' and crumpled buildings.They came across distressing scenes of horses lying in the middle of the road, surrounded by piles of twisted metal and uprooted trees.
Others were tangled in power lines. 'There was stuff flying around everywhere': A woman walks past a pile of dead horses in Moore, Oklahoma, that were killed by the tornado a day earlier Sorry sight: A dead horse lays amid a pile of twisted metal, wires and uprooted trees after the 200mph storm swept through Moore on Monday The owners of the Orr family farm which sits on the Celestial Acres Thoroughbred training centre in Moore said debris from their property had been found 90 miles away in Tulsa. Tony Vann, president of Vann & Associates, the public relations firm that represents the Oklahoma City area farm, told ESPN: 'Right now we still don't have any specific numbers [on how many horses have died].'It's like a war zone here. [The horses] are just gone. It's just scorched earth - like a bomb went off.' The storm, which barreled through the Oklahoma City suburb for 17 miles on Monday, injured 237 people and killed at least 24, including nine children and four people in Oklahoma
City.Emergency workers have been able to pull more than 100 survivors from the debris of homes, schools and a hospital. Apocalyptic: A dead horse blocks the road at Penn Avenue and 134th street 'Like a war zone': A lifeless horse lays tangled in power lines. One farm fears it has lost nearly 80 of its animals One of the lucky ones: Rescuers recover a horse from the remains of a day care centre and destroyed barns Earlier, the Orr farm's exercise rider who survived the twister by sheltering in a horse stall which was carried more than 100ft in the storm told how he feared nearly 80 horses had perished. Lando Hite credits his native knowledge of Oklahoma tornadoes with saving his life.He said he instinctively knew the weather had become dangerous when he noticed the storm winds drop and every 'go quiet'.The horse exercise rider and caretaker looked outside, giving him vital seconds to take cover. Lucky to be alive: Lando Hite, standing in front of the devastated farm where he lived and worked, survived the tornado by sheltering in a horse stall which collapsed on top of him