| Make Your Seat, Please RICHARD WRIGHT, OF THE Chicago auction house Wright, proves that great design transcends categories whether it’s a high-concept chair or a humble hors d’oeuvre. When Wright hosted a dinner party for the Italian furniture designer Martino Gamper, he turned to Nils Norén, of the French Culinary Institute in New York, who explained that the evening’s theme was “taking a familiar product, deconstructing it and turning it into something incredible.” Norén was referring to the topsy-turvy menu his ... nytimes.com |
Chunnel Vision A Paris pied-a-terre shows off the best of young English design. nytimes.com |
Elkhart Public Library selling old furniture A little garage cleaning by the Elkhart Public Library has yielded a bonanza of mid-century modern furniture for the auction block. topix.com |
Steelcase's cobi chair to be featured at New York museum The cobi chair designed by Steelcase Inc. will be featured in an exhibit at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York City through Jan. topix.com |
Art world's eyes on Grand Rapids University of Cincinnati Professor of Architecture and Interior Design Henry 'Hank' Hildebrandt is familiar with the furniture companies of West Michigan; he's taking a group of students to visit Steelcase and Herman Miller in late September. topix.com |