The world of [bright, loud] colors is opposed to the world of values, and the ‘chic’ invariably implies the elimination of appearances in favor of being: black, white, grey — whatever registers zero on the color scale — is correspondingly paradigmatic of dignity, repression, and moral standing.
Jean Baudrillard
Quoted in McMansion, USA by Kate Wagner
WHARTON ESHERICK, Living room interior of the home owned by Lawrence and Alice Seiver, Villanova, Pennsylvania c.1950/1960s. Wood paneling, built-in furniture, lighting, and movable furniture all by Esherick, expect the sofa table by Isamu Noguchi for Herman Miller Company (1948). Black lacquered mobile sculpture by Alexander Calder (c.1950s). / The California Workshop
From an early age, I experimented with various aspects of design. I made my first cone-shaped breasts out of newsprint for my teddy bear Nana. I took a round doily from my grandmother’s house and cut out a circle in the middle of it to make a skirt for my bear. I did a bias cut that way without knowing what it was. — Jean Paul Gaultier
Jean Paul Gaultier’s teddy bear, Nana, 1957
FallenTree: Half Tree, Half Bench by Benjamin Graindorge
As part of Design Miami, which runs from June 11 to June 16, young French designer Benjamin Graindorge, as represented by Ymer&Malta gallery, will present works like FallenTree, a striking piece of furniture that’s half tree, half bench.
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