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Showing posts with label bentwood. Show all posts

Thursday, January 6, 2011

I LOVE BENTWOOD

I defy anyone over the age of 15 
to tell me they have never seen,
or sat on a bentwood cafe chair.
225 East 60th Street
between 2nd and 3rd Avenues
New York, NY 10022

If you haven't been....GO!!!

Steaming Hot Bentwood!!!
No, Really!!!!
That's how it was made.
Steaming the wood and then
BENDING it.
'Viola'

::BENTWOOD::


Bentwood is graceful.
It's wild.
You look at it and wonder....
How did they ever do THAT????
It reminds me of pulling TAFFY.
And of an era in design gone by....
the 60's.
But  I predict BENTWOOD will return again.
Stronger and more appreciated.
What a gorgeous Bentwood bench.
Right?


....and a mag rack too.

Bentwood Bed Frames
A real 1960's look.
How fun is this??



For some weird reason
I have ALWAYS wanted these particular Bentwood Chairs.
'The Austrian Cafe Chair.'
The Bentwood side chairs are available at Conrans.


Yes.
It's true.
After all these years.....
{since the age of 18}
I am STILL OBSESSED with them.
Even today....
I want to use them at my my kitchen table,
but they would not work in this particular space.
I say kitchen...
but
 I could see a dining room done with them.
Maybe 
I will get to finally do them for my daughter 
when she has her own home.
Or....maybe 
someday 
I will get to finally use them myself.
I love Michael!!!
I have included in this post a few excellent links 
related to Bentwood and it's history.
 If you would like to know more
about
BENTWOOD see links below on left.

What do you think??
Do you like my favorite chairs??

X's 

KNOW MORE about Michael Thonet
my chair is here
http://www.thonet.de/
watch the THONET movie here
designs by Michael Thonet


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About Renée Finberg

I have been in this business since the age of 22.

I love what I do and cannot imagine my life without Design.

Design Challenges are great.

And because of those challenges

I have imported fine antique pieces from Paris,

Designed and Manufactured Furniture,

Created Fantastic Window Treatments,

And solved all kinds of spatial & architectural issues

With my unique style.

If I can't find it, I create it.

My rooms would make excellent movie sets.

I am a visual, tactile and audio sensitive individual.

Creating is what I live for, not math, not spelling, not science.

Just Great Design.

Just imagine how it would be if each of us,

If only for a few hours of everyday,We could be in a space that is our very own.A place that is exactly the way we want it to be

Surrounded by all the things we wanted to see,

The atmosphere we wanted feel, smell and the sound we wanted to listen to.

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