Walrus, Octopus & Rhino Chairs by Maximo Riero

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfXmURrmO2jLfK5U4lYOOmg7ICLPRcbZbHZSeHxdyuYnXEGt8_bTVlyS2nA0oHg8dWsJxPPNUE09W7O9Kb67qDk6zqX3Hj1khkNCZCX-_9zzAOPKrHd4We1QcUJA5J2Ty3U8CFH894_5vT/s1600/Animal+Chairs+hero.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647921337239717602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfXmURrmO2jLfK5U4lYOOmg7ICLPRcbZbHZSeHxdyuYnXEGt8_bTVlyS2nA0oHg8dWsJxPPNUE09W7O9Kb67qDk6zqX3Hj1khkNCZCX-_9zzAOPKrHd4We1QcUJA5J2Ty3U8CFH894_5vT/s400/Animal+Chairs+hero.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 527px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.maximoriera.com/flash.htm">The Animal Chair collection by Maximo Riero</a> consists of a diverse range of species; an octopus, a whale, a rhino, a walrus, a lion and even a beetle. Each unique chair is faithful to the animal's image and yet has incorporated traditional tufted seating in its appearance. Thus far Maximo has completed three of his intended collection, the first being an Octopus, followed by a Rhinoceros and a Walrus. A Lion, a Beetle and a Whale are the next three to come.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Octopus Chair:</span></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd7HgBRsxM3jfADP0u60lk62BZf7mG9ROwEljUSuoODr5g1m9jl1QJmcy9v-KIrOINW1gjAzEjPtS0VaKsjC9mbn0b8IGMhIiDHMD0G2Y0SVzq0qyGYQgV5v5lCBIFNuXNK8FJYybYCfDP/s1600/octopus6.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647923441166008066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd7HgBRsxM3jfADP0u60lk62BZf7mG9ROwEljUSuoODr5g1m9jl1QJmcy9v-KIrOINW1gjAzEjPtS0VaKsjC9mbn0b8IGMhIiDHMD0G2Y0SVzq0qyGYQgV5v5lCBIFNuXNK8FJYybYCfDP/s400/octopus6.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 536px; height: 402px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDg9y0jhUASTlDIpkGbeKnTp69zLwE4x9n9iCKJEdjdgljqCY6c8fvMxI57D33UNBizA9AncWE42A8hWdJwXlWJSdOQdj31Ca8xpXtiWgM7E09zsstQzISk3jDTIIUAzbzuBBz6vXUhSP0/s1600/octopus4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648550800747876482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDg9y0jhUASTlDIpkGbeKnTp69zLwE4x9n9iCKJEdjdgljqCY6c8fvMxI57D33UNBizA9AncWE42A8hWdJwXlWJSdOQdj31Ca8xpXtiWgM7E09zsstQzISk3jDTIIUAzbzuBBz6vXUhSP0/s400/octopus4.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 528px; height: 396px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Rhino Chair:</span></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4-0H3uS1wez4ZZkTiFOrc-uOYORa43rtILIflcd0nE_o9r_wQJgxlHFSGadRwy6CtRlYrLCvZQ-prWCRcaNAH9Go5HwY65922OmDJXGoL1ondfilObLAIGt5y1aoII0elwFb340R6yYJH/s1600/rhino+detail.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647919606387170434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4-0H3uS1wez4ZZkTiFOrc-uOYORa43rtILIflcd0nE_o9r_wQJgxlHFSGadRwy6CtRlYrLCvZQ-prWCRcaNAH9Go5HwY65922OmDJXGoL1ondfilObLAIGt5y1aoII0elwFb340R6yYJH/s400/rhino+detail.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 548px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdPpNwBenRRSlm3bDkxyrLk8BezMBf8Mmhww9pOJV-7QUhc3HlHBWuqv5HBwGsC-Lvv8w3Lm-BT4UM6r03XUd63E05feEc8svec6rblxCWajil4LQQ5PyYRm-MYgOkdImEiMWX7dwoSuYS/s1600/110707W-01-17.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647917578529824338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdPpNwBenRRSlm3bDkxyrLk8BezMBf8Mmhww9pOJV-7QUhc3HlHBWuqv5HBwGsC-Lvv8w3Lm-BT4UM6r03XUd63E05feEc8svec6rblxCWajil4LQQ5PyYRm-MYgOkdImEiMWX7dwoSuYS/s400/110707W-01-17.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 525px; height: 378px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhCrSyzjdRt7HZah26Z7qox4fKo2ejsNtEC3nMIQ-JmLlVPNpUpNh3fgKRB3WOmaSDziHLlguAt46mtJGjRPp6i4789UQ5ZaxHPJ8njnreQcSheYewCZqWWBeam0D0R9o8uuiliB6OafLY/s1600/page01L.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647919837812456066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhCrSyzjdRt7HZah26Z7qox4fKo2ejsNtEC3nMIQ-JmLlVPNpUpNh3fgKRB3WOmaSDziHLlguAt46mtJGjRPp6i4789UQ5ZaxHPJ8njnreQcSheYewCZqWWBeam0D0R9o8uuiliB6OafLY/s400/page01L.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 352px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">About the artist:</span><br /><br />Máximo Riera has been a practicing artist for over thirty years. Whilst predominantly working in photography, painting and sculpture, he has also published a collection of poetry. Inspired by his travel and experiences through Europe and the Caribbean Islands, Máximo's vibrant use of colour and evocative attention to detail have been an inspiration which convey the meaning of his creations. His work also demonstrates a predominant influence from abstract expressionism and the Pop Art movements.<br /><br /><br /><br />Even though his artistic career was relegated to a secondary role due to his professional life in the medical industry, Máximo still organized several exhibitions and events for his work, with all proceeds going to charity.<br /><br /><br /><br />Born in Asturias, Northern Spain, Máximo has now retired to his studio in Cadiz, where he paints and sculpts each day.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.maximoriera.com/">www.maximoriera.com</a><br /><br />

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The Bloom Chair By Kenneth Cobonpue

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO1zmGnflMQAywaJ4jjoVW2T6vQqo3ErpMaIdFcuYW8_tkW1bVN7pw23Q7g9qJzoxM1tKHG4CUqR0NsXIO6ysbciln29HJh0ugqOr19Wn_Zi_A_258lwl4DJ1suKcnp4LcbUycTJ_eS30h/s1600/Picture+21.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538481897983581602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO1zmGnflMQAywaJ4jjoVW2T6vQqo3ErpMaIdFcuYW8_tkW1bVN7pw23Q7g9qJzoxM1tKHG4CUqR0NsXIO6ysbciln29HJh0ugqOr19Wn_Zi_A_258lwl4DJ1suKcnp4LcbUycTJ_eS30h/s400/Picture+21.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 571px;" /></a><br /><br />The <span style="font-weight: bold;">Bloom Chair</span> by <a href="http://www.kennethcobonpue.com/">Kenneth Cobonpue</a> will make you feel like Thumbelina enveloped in a flower. Made of deep soft folds of handmade microfibre fabric stitched into a steel base, the chair is available in Red, Moss Green, Light Green & Yellow.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHmXDBOS7HSMqdzALJz44WdqcUx7nq_jgwAMN_icl-2Cf5H8xd-XNF_YJfSfXRY9cS8Pf7rAFEwFx0AClQY3JNeChcgYX8OcRAZ1CbXv_afP_xa6lwAKYt2zGol3zepahTiZvhuhOVTYP9/s1600/Bloom+chair+red.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538484763321183314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHmXDBOS7HSMqdzALJz44WdqcUx7nq_jgwAMN_icl-2Cf5H8xd-XNF_YJfSfXRY9cS8Pf7rAFEwFx0AClQY3JNeChcgYX8OcRAZ1CbXv_afP_xa6lwAKYt2zGol3zepahTiZvhuhOVTYP9/s400/Bloom+chair+red.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 516px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgORPS9DaiU2x5fN9GPWH8_k9z5LH6q76t1B4AxeDpldXZoLxTfxl0S4GkkrwKXGxu3xDOWx_EcdXgNGL1RbPIIcYo4LPTGSIgHLyHRygPoOKhSiEiybwlC-0DHHF3iWPT8m1T7INC6fw8y/s1600/bloom+chair2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538478495538073762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgORPS9DaiU2x5fN9GPWH8_k9z5LH6q76t1B4AxeDpldXZoLxTfxl0S4GkkrwKXGxu3xDOWx_EcdXgNGL1RbPIIcYo4LPTGSIgHLyHRygPoOKhSiEiybwlC-0DHHF3iWPT8m1T7INC6fw8y/s400/bloom+chair2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 519px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis-r0fP8brDobYklXpKMrrBvl8r_rA19rnkIQE7x4YPJOvKI7HX8h1E2GwSciD8KkJ1rvDudvl8jutb5jBFt85boXDu8mdVBktKWKlSCFHHWbCr_uoZh9QBGHckOTy9F9ei12MrmWF0Y4j/s1600/Bloom+Chair+green.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538477835978960530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis-r0fP8brDobYklXpKMrrBvl8r_rA19rnkIQE7x4YPJOvKI7HX8h1E2GwSciD8KkJ1rvDudvl8jutb5jBFt85boXDu8mdVBktKWKlSCFHHWbCr_uoZh9QBGHckOTy9F9ei12MrmWF0Y4j/s400/Bloom+Chair+green.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 458px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgndlNmvDIXFtP_oc97wL5XFISgNs18QAFp1gto2oRAkRz_fE82eXZjNbWLjIKYlR_GxFs3ZOr5670Nn69Bjp5c2mdFTJKV8mXKzVGSKn_j3xBE6AgLYWTOclglSKoYuqUbBcFUVPuLuQwc/s1600/bloom_chair_yellow1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538487309668115090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgndlNmvDIXFtP_oc97wL5XFISgNs18QAFp1gto2oRAkRz_fE82eXZjNbWLjIKYlR_GxFs3ZOr5670Nn69Bjp5c2mdFTJKV8mXKzVGSKn_j3xBE6AgLYWTOclglSKoYuqUbBcFUVPuLuQwc/s400/bloom_chair_yellow1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 398px;" /></a><br /><br />The unusual lounge chair was the winner of the "Coup de Coeur" Award at Maison et Objet Paris, September 2009.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggvjwcxLlzStsYkQt5EHpLIE-OTlJpX77hW_lr5ykJNtsnO9KUD3saLHrYbJYoby_QufQmAyrfRDJN8vEpJa6ihyphenhyphenXY6CDI536NZYa2npNi-o6M5SPiNQBNqx__W6khjnVRcI2ZNqKVVjLI/s1600/bloom+chair3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538477533832903602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggvjwcxLlzStsYkQt5EHpLIE-OTlJpX77hW_lr5ykJNtsnO9KUD3saLHrYbJYoby_QufQmAyrfRDJN8vEpJa6ihyphenhyphenXY6CDI536NZYa2npNi-o6M5SPiNQBNqx__W6khjnVRcI2ZNqKVVjLI/s400/bloom+chair3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 518px;" /></a><br /><br />Dimensions: 41.3”w x 37.5”d x 34.3”h x<br />Fabric: 93% polyester and 7% polyurethane<br />Available in Red, Moss Green, Light Green & Yellow.<br /><br />The $2,465.00 chair is available for purchase <a href="http://www.unicahome.com/p60904/kenneth-cobonpue/bloom-chair-by-kenneth-cobonpue.html">here at Unica Home</a> and <a href="http://www.switchmodern.com/Armchairs/Kenneth-Cobonpue-Bloom-Lounge-Chair.asp?utm_source=googlebase&utm_medium=comparsionshopping&aff=5113">here at Switch Modern</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.kennethcobonpue.com/"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538479146702757010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLMUf9-bIXhdg04_PJOfX7ZcaFpOnIBEzazvjCaSifggnu3HkQn3SrXJurBXaEJiJ0ta-hb5is6nIfHJRrUI2NupIvO_iV7f6wHq7upGqVEhdsmq70pqh0xwcrmdr7Bvhm55L7vqBc8MOo/s400/kenneth+cobonpue+logo.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 189px; height: 123px;" /></a>

The Bloom Chair By Kenneth Cobonpue

The Bloom Chair by Kenneth Cobonpue will make you feel like Thumbelina enveloped in a flower. Made of deep soft folds of handmade microfib...

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Childhood Toy Inspires Award Winning Chair Design, The Aprro Spiro

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMHTemgQCVYG-2V6RHYf1MnFmzBvYS2ugzz2nKw_gtf3Xmx2gvihi-RdN_eJVy-0XoaESIvtrGWAApScRjNXwK8m0XEobtSgHom7L8nHcWEaYuO_wMgcl45PDIJ4EurMOtpS4iAH54AuPZ/s1600-h/spirochairhero.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440041194139371970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMHTemgQCVYG-2V6RHYf1MnFmzBvYS2ugzz2nKw_gtf3Xmx2gvihi-RdN_eJVy-0XoaESIvtrGWAApScRjNXwK8m0XEobtSgHom7L8nHcWEaYuO_wMgcl45PDIJ4EurMOtpS4iAH54AuPZ/s400/spirochairhero.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 492px;" /></a><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">"I don't believe it. I just don't believe it. The things you can do with a Spirograph"</span> (the commercial theme song from Kenner's Spirograph toy in the mid 70s).<br /><br />Well, apparently Alexander Purcell believes it. Inspired by the Kenner mathematical design toy, Purcell created an indoor outdoor chair of Corian® and stainless steel for <a href="http://www.aprro.com/">APRRO</a> which was just awarded <span style="font-weight: bold;">'Best Product</span>' at California Home and Design 2010 awards.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio4FeUT1S6dd3ZkI1A_zAO050cYW0sRQtXdpTd_VRlxhfwduU7Grdtq384bUzjTTIOfyRMN_U6dThQqxolMdJ8VWwHK0b247gj8RJFhvweIcKV3Sl2i4ImLgg6bB_sGUq0X6Lb4M6QDfXS/s1600-h/Picture+18.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440032691485232578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio4FeUT1S6dd3ZkI1A_zAO050cYW0sRQtXdpTd_VRlxhfwduU7Grdtq384bUzjTTIOfyRMN_U6dThQqxolMdJ8VWwHK0b247gj8RJFhvweIcKV3Sl2i4ImLgg6bB_sGUq0X6Lb4M6QDfXS/s400/Picture+18.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 459px; height: 325px;" /></a><br /><br />The Spiro chair for APRRO:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyOxOXGZj-5txqMHIOrs8uXzZSavqo-sZvw-o2UmG-yUKJDjKGyoGa3kfEDhV15TmDjvWjY4JZzGnQAqZ4SCcFgZ5fJwvFGG-D0T9OTDupNUwHQxBAEyHiAhqnUOfOUZ1pUdnCcYZCGSqg/s1600-h/Picture+69.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440032200950931266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyOxOXGZj-5txqMHIOrs8uXzZSavqo-sZvw-o2UmG-yUKJDjKGyoGa3kfEDhV15TmDjvWjY4JZzGnQAqZ4SCcFgZ5fJwvFGG-D0T9OTDupNUwHQxBAEyHiAhqnUOfOUZ1pUdnCcYZCGSqg/s400/Picture+69.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 501px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAhe5uy1cNXPS9eo4CW4UQwleRTu-r1Oq-FnnGuOYOl-PgZgiCw6VprffNaAva-McudSsVzsZwCH2MCbTwwbIJIeXoHWTgQOmwrtAL4cPaSVVg48oSkzOXcQ02XimLZrnBInyxaGfvWXLD/s1600-h/Picture+27.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440038176275154546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAhe5uy1cNXPS9eo4CW4UQwleRTu-r1Oq-FnnGuOYOl-PgZgiCw6VprffNaAva-McudSsVzsZwCH2MCbTwwbIJIeXoHWTgQOmwrtAL4cPaSVVg48oSkzOXcQ02XimLZrnBInyxaGfvWXLD/s400/Picture+27.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 527px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLm1wx8Ygwt8ZEQ1Q38KeEVzE0OOmY26BiqNC-g0aWum52VG10s5AAJVErA5XulzD6H05IL0NtTNKzVB7HbW1K-BvMYZ9AIC3CkosnhzaTL0b3oWQdYd4_5-_vY0m-smBhnYAWY_2vKfzI/s1600-h/Picture+68.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440029378439747778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLm1wx8Ygwt8ZEQ1Q38KeEVzE0OOmY26BiqNC-g0aWum52VG10s5AAJVErA5XulzD6H05IL0NtTNKzVB7HbW1K-BvMYZ9AIC3CkosnhzaTL0b3oWQdYd4_5-_vY0m-smBhnYAWY_2vKfzI/s400/Picture+68.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 172px; height: 177px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitVMg1ARFuanwjAhrMZhJ9htcdm88j0RW5U8EW4MB_lOJ1adQQ9vtyIGCWNGH6NzE0Rpchv3Ami0fWcEB4aROHDycj_oGmlQvB0FZI4phOTRImbzIGRhTjr7kdHnH9mOD3gmb9CX3Cw_p_/s1600-h/Picture+16.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440033916932312034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitVMg1ARFuanwjAhrMZhJ9htcdm88j0RW5U8EW4MB_lOJ1adQQ9vtyIGCWNGH6NzE0Rpchv3Ami0fWcEB4aROHDycj_oGmlQvB0FZI4phOTRImbzIGRhTjr7kdHnH9mOD3gmb9CX3Cw_p_/s400/Picture+16.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 175px; height: 178px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwwt15EFXLUcFKBGhXWlVsr0cGiaw-43EuQnl_5XMCeN_6KKuAK3Ztmr7QKVctVZI7822B9h6f0HTKzeexBM6m_v2otsGKatsi5MXCo1eqNUefyk_azCpCDcRCLFlNDeVm4WZH2f7xygek/s1600-h/Picture+13.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440029722817063186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwwt15EFXLUcFKBGhXWlVsr0cGiaw-43EuQnl_5XMCeN_6KKuAK3Ztmr7QKVctVZI7822B9h6f0HTKzeexBM6m_v2otsGKatsi5MXCo1eqNUefyk_azCpCDcRCLFlNDeVm4WZH2f7xygek/s400/Picture+13.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 181px; height: 177px;" /></a><br /><br />Alexander Purcell’s Spiro chair is part of a small line of products he and his company <a href="http://www.aprro.com/">APRRO </a>debuted at the 2009 International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York. The clean-lined chair features a raised, heat-formed pattern on its seat, which adds texture and visual articulation to the simple form. It is also notable for its inventive use of Corian, a material that is more commonly found in kitchen countertops and soaking tubs.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqjWajw_U6fvFJAGJDOm6sJDO_Y7zsbm6Gk6jyaZq5-XkoCimPm6hIiMJm0CHyT4W0dRgEvBmN4RlTPZfVnLWBwgCfaiaxnaHvQx1UmmqQ7a-4CoJybIHvHb7ghzsPCZMb1pJyXxXwH-kZ/s1600-h/Picture+75.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440027587936337650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqjWajw_U6fvFJAGJDOm6sJDO_Y7zsbm6Gk6jyaZq5-XkoCimPm6hIiMJm0CHyT4W0dRgEvBmN4RlTPZfVnLWBwgCfaiaxnaHvQx1UmmqQ7a-4CoJybIHvHb7ghzsPCZMb1pJyXxXwH-kZ/s400/Picture+75.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 351px;" /></a><br />above: earlier prototype shown<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtqGgNiEG4jQlbVxQk1rrlbowektZabc9Rt6MjRNoiwKkvEPqUV2Tkh1DR1wJASTNckgtLYmyusgEa2_9EMqcMCI_8FkMvMP1i7dDKNSGHr7HNjUHdlUoTCSSV5EU20kRPUXhfJSrVyLCg/s1600-h/Picture+78.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440030354760914130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtqGgNiEG4jQlbVxQk1rrlbowektZabc9Rt6MjRNoiwKkvEPqUV2Tkh1DR1wJASTNckgtLYmyusgEa2_9EMqcMCI_8FkMvMP1i7dDKNSGHr7HNjUHdlUoTCSSV5EU20kRPUXhfJSrVyLCg/s400/Picture+78.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 371px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4gcLIY1z6eVxKZ0LP7uJOpnrFCSkk_gPmrSEjAGeHudDR1BXYHUULl6-L_1vABLFQIiwCbOUKkK2ZFX588Dw26evVvgorDgPCbfoRMaQJ-rcw9u65KyLGAbPbj6AJ_3t8AtY_-fKOzF94/s1600-h/Picture+25.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440035520546654498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4gcLIY1z6eVxKZ0LP7uJOpnrFCSkk_gPmrSEjAGeHudDR1BXYHUULl6-L_1vABLFQIiwCbOUKkK2ZFX588Dw26evVvgorDgPCbfoRMaQJ-rcw9u65KyLGAbPbj6AJ_3t8AtY_-fKOzF94/s400/Picture+25.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 348px;" /></a><br /><br />“With Corian, I can customize the design very easily. The manufacturing technology allows for minimal waste and unlimited options as far as design,” says Purcell, who has also been experimenting with milling the material to create decorative voids, as well as laminating it with various colors. There are currently four different patterns for the chair, all of which are inspired by the spirograph, a favorite of artistically inclined children and mathematicians.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggPQketwIBTE-cLj8dQuORyIsCxkarF8tDg0h0MMTzDXmNvfIp0Y1M-dIrx0BzfH9GTISnxbzx8Ml3bjAFV4uUEJtSXliQBevmFKayFBgHfygcKhCKxJTsn5kEAkxo3rVVwzl2-_K1hhw3/s1600-h/spirograph1.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440030658387692482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggPQketwIBTE-cLj8dQuORyIsCxkarF8tDg0h0MMTzDXmNvfIp0Y1M-dIrx0BzfH9GTISnxbzx8Ml3bjAFV4uUEJtSXliQBevmFKayFBgHfygcKhCKxJTsn5kEAkxo3rVVwzl2-_K1hhw3/s400/spirograph1.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 405px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIFQ2QOEXntcU-61xdi5s4Do2_P4j_hiBpsMkjWQdux80agkIzYqQc2bIh1hEmC8jhG4oW2VaP-TAl6bL7bU2Nb5-MTgpTpCh9P35SawfLL68nPwoRIUcnUyNblZu9eevIkkavqVe7nF6M/s1600-h/Picture+24.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440035003285893746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIFQ2QOEXntcU-61xdi5s4Do2_P4j_hiBpsMkjWQdux80agkIzYqQc2bIh1hEmC8jhG4oW2VaP-TAl6bL7bU2Nb5-MTgpTpCh9P35SawfLL68nPwoRIUcnUyNblZu9eevIkkavqVe7nF6M/s400/Picture+24.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 518px; height: 345px;" /></a><br /><br />Purcell, who attended architecture school at the University of Cambridge, put a hold on his architecture career in order to travel the globe, throwing parties and dreaming up ad campaigns. But after moving to Santa Monica, he felt the lure of design once again.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGGuZwdWdpfSYiwQq45sOT-vmx9uO8c078K0-OX4aoPIhvnvaEbGyV9n8IRqqcqU_pl2xP_1JOo7dKkvWms2xgq-TYdMAf4ruVGG4303koJggX6OvGkwU-KhkQaT3lrE_fb6nhfBaz5YQh/s1600-h/Picture+26.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440035435262459570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGGuZwdWdpfSYiwQq45sOT-vmx9uO8c078K0-OX4aoPIhvnvaEbGyV9n8IRqqcqU_pl2xP_1JOo7dKkvWms2xgq-TYdMAf4ruVGG4303koJggX6OvGkwU-KhkQaT3lrE_fb6nhfBaz5YQh/s400/Picture+26.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 257px; height: 382px;" /></a><br /><br />He enrolled in the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, and in 2008 decided to start his own company. The chair is Purcell’s ode to the innovations of design technology and the essence of California living: the indoor-outdoor lifestyle. “It’s a chair that was designed to cross over, to exist in that space between indoors and out,” says Purcell.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIOYQw-JkYx9VPRDn2p50oZemcLJOgZhYW-ProeLrHkTK7j9gzi_P-daUaSpDgAyL-8wxXaREyvJzlNcWeHj1UOn_ALsDnCZ3ZC_wT7K1nKgC-P_E-5LZwxzXaaFGLJeomaj086gCfeeLk/s1600-h/Picture+77.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440030175677176306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIOYQw-JkYx9VPRDn2p50oZemcLJOgZhYW-ProeLrHkTK7j9gzi_P-daUaSpDgAyL-8wxXaREyvJzlNcWeHj1UOn_ALsDnCZ3ZC_wT7K1nKgC-P_E-5LZwxzXaaFGLJeomaj086gCfeeLk/s400/Picture+77.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 509px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitmleo3mnE3ZSElonDCdr7nIhXJIYKToCLJIYwRn5nHYkPy7nqOTktVBNeA1-zccUkk9cKhJNNmWXDtRS2NOfBtOSOW9pg0gUGPDra3i7d4OVYkdMOPPkWSyYpTOCsYJKBK5WBuL-tl7Zz/s1600-h/Picture+22.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440032567979066610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitmleo3mnE3ZSElonDCdr7nIhXJIYKToCLJIYwRn5nHYkPy7nqOTktVBNeA1-zccUkk9cKhJNNmWXDtRS2NOfBtOSOW9pg0gUGPDra3i7d4OVYkdMOPPkWSyYpTOCsYJKBK5WBuL-tl7Zz/s400/Picture+22.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 378px;" /></a><br /><br />The subtly elongated shape may reflect a change of pace for Purcell. “This is certainly not a task chair that belongs behind a desk,” he says. “It is a definitely a place to lounge.”<br /><br /><a href="http://www.aprro.com/" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440039216849942466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_neHLa5YVqLO-eq1B6lyouSOyoprY5D6_aTDaTR52y5RWWZsw2b7KYClHrOhw8Aq0FCh1NqMrLU8oDNPSM_yd9fy6mjIzQNbIIBtx5QwzCwCTznsM5h4GFphKkT-K-dhrLZqNGFCjARdF/s400/Picture+29.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 80px;" /></a>

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Room(s) With A View, Santa Monica, CA

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6TAtQDfNCdganm5HgsnDEsT1NYfw4ccS-PzA_7n4rxWf-rf8yejVsdbJnC7M1POvYu05_eccU4cGbcdnVr9zegaCNCpHLBX1ghUNMVOKtK3N5RS2THsK9qFmly4kum2mts9iiVuYxK44H/s1600-h/currents.slidone.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5031135648451357842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6TAtQDfNCdganm5HgsnDEsT1NYfw4ccS-PzA_7n4rxWf-rf8yejVsdbJnC7M1POvYu05_eccU4cGbcdnVr9zegaCNCpHLBX1ghUNMVOKtK3N5RS2THsK9qFmly4kum2mts9iiVuYxK44H/s320/currents.slidone.jpg" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" /></a><br /><br /><br />The Penthouse, a new restaurant and lounge opening on Monday at the revamped Huntley Santa Monica Beach, is the latest effort to turn the hotel in Santa Monica, Calif., formerly a Radisson, into a hot spot. Two blocks from the beach, the space was designed by Thomas Schoos, above, who is responsible for the interiors of the popular Los Angeles restaurants Koi and Table 8. <br /><br />The Penthouse, with a shimmering wall of Capiz shells, a glass fireplace and curtained cabanas for privacy, above, was designed to appeal to bright young things, Mr. Schoos said. But the best feature predates the designer’s hand: a jaw-dropping view of the Pacific coastline. “It’s like being on the beach, minus the sand,” he said. <br /><br />Huntley Santa Monica Beach, 1111 Second Street, Santa Monica, (310) 394-5454.

Room(s) With A View, Santa Monica, CA

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