Furniture as Sculpture

Whenever I look at a shelter magazine I look for the rooms or the homes that draw me in.  Sometimes they are the ones that I can picture myself living in.   Sometimes it's the innovative ideas or a mix of things that I would never think of putting together, but somehow it all works.

One thing that I think can really make a room is a piece of sculptural furniture – coffee tables, lamps, or a chair.   Ahh…there is something about a chair that holds it's own as a piece of sculpture but still functions as a chair that I find interesting.  Here are a few examples:

    Frits Henningson chair  

Philippe Hiquily chair

Astuguevielle chair and another style in Andrew Flesher's apartment

Jeff Messerschmidt lucite chair

McGuire Butterfly chair

And here is a new one from one of my favorite contemporary designers, Patricia Urquiola, for B & B Italia.

 By Donneen Torrey