Diamond in the Rough

I love chairs.

There is something about chairs that I find so interesting. They are practical pieces of art. Lately I’ve been taking notice to wire chairs.

Currently catching my eye: Bertoia Wire Diamond Chair

It was designed by Italian furniture designer, Harry Bertoia in the 1950s and manufactured by Knoll.

While Bertoia created a few amazing wire chairs, this one draws my attention the most. It’s strong wire frame delicately folds down and reminds me of great structural architecture. It’s made of bent and welded steel rods of chrome with an upholstery seat.

I love the chairs that aren’t just chairs, chairs that take the form of art or in this case sculptures. This one definitely fits into what I love about chairs.

“If you look at these chairs, they are mainly made of air, like sculpture. Space passes right through them." – Bertoia

You can also find this chair completely covered in upholstery for a much softer look however you miss out on the unique wire structure. Both would be great pieces to add to a mid-century modern style.

If you’re interested in learning a bit about these great iconic chairs, check out http://hivemodern.com. They have a great selection and give a brief history on the chair and designer. I could and do spend hours on this site.

The apartment is clean again and there is more to come!

It official. I finished. How can you tell? Walk in my apartment. It's so nice to have our floor and dining table back and not covered by drafting boards, mat boards, and fabrics.

I had two final projects and presentations that I recently finished up.

They were a lot of fun to do, quite time consuming, and probably my favorite boards that I've done. I will be posting them soon :)

While looking back at some old projects that I posted, I noticed the pictures aren't that great so I am going to try and get some better photos of my past boards to post on here.

With the time that's freed up I've found that I can now catch up with friends, read some of of my favorite blogs, and organize my photos. For example, here's a picture of a flower I took at the Getty back in April. I love that it's so soft and delicate with a majestic metal structure for the background. I've had some requests that I blog more often so I think I'll try that out. I just looked through a bunch of my photos of fun Interior Design finds and experiences that I look forward to sharing over the next week months. So please check back :)