31 Customized Panton Chairs For Vitra In Honor Of The 50th Anniversary.

<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/AVvXsEiAprXK1C5vse8CvqFgB0_35wo6j-YdRBe0M3A8rktpzlVupGTDQ2kpRwDG7LAKo8smxupvNGZaeyTU8SxdrHLpes3CjVyggSvMlJftPu8A8RHEd5ChT15uJTMGCYwcPrjF_F8zciVsuMQ/s1600/HKS+INtl.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495094357565313650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAprXK1C5vse8CvqFgB0_35wo6j-YdRBe0M3A8rktpzlVupGTDQ2kpRwDG7LAKo8smxupvNGZaeyTU8SxdrHLpes3CjVyggSvMlJftPu8A8RHEd5ChT15uJTMGCYwcPrjF_F8zciVsuMQ/s400/HKS+INtl.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 444px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: HKS International turned the chair on its side, transforming it into a glacier, complete with Polar Bear</span></span><br /><br />The modern classic iconic <a href="http://www.vitra.com/en-un/home/products/panton-chair-1/overview/">Panton chair</a> , shown below, designed by Verner <a href="http://www.vitra.com/en-un/collage/design/panton-chair-50th-anniversary/">Panton just celebrated it's 50th anniversary.</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcDAJMrqKPiawOPXusAmWgDUtM3SheFYQ4Koy5qATuFChmBU_7drdIfg40Alma88oinCPsnWKAvc-sNmscDmA-QM3xXdaAEtINiIEgnXx70faHvovEupNuMTY9G0Tp31iwoTEBRdqgsRY/s1600/classic-panton-profile.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495092673121781442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcDAJMrqKPiawOPXusAmWgDUtM3SheFYQ4Koy5qATuFChmBU_7drdIfg40Alma88oinCPsnWKAvc-sNmscDmA-QM3xXdaAEtINiIEgnXx70faHvovEupNuMTY9G0Tp31iwoTEBRdqgsRY/s400/classic-panton-profile.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 311px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcpjL-jyZTb7bBz-8b9WXtNgSiTanBblb4v8Y_qpeRLT4JC-tmGG5OapXeI73KMgSRsVdECmYBtL_YGeez7IM32P5VoyawEed3v0OgZ5FvLazsA3qoaNt2hyphenhyphenJpahN-9lK18B0R7vL1g4Y/s1600/colored-panton-chairs.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495092830555050578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcpjL-jyZTb7bBz-8b9WXtNgSiTanBblb4v8Y_qpeRLT4JC-tmGG5OapXeI73KMgSRsVdECmYBtL_YGeez7IM32P5VoyawEed3v0OgZ5FvLazsA3qoaNt2hyphenhyphenJpahN-9lK18B0R7vL1g4Y/s400/colored-panton-chairs.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 312px;" /></a><br /><br />In honor of the anniversary <a href="http://www.vitra.com/">Vitra UK</a> launched a national <span style="font-weight: bold;">Panton Chair Competition</span> and asked architects and designers to reinterpret the modern chair. Some treated is as art, others made it interactive. The winning design was an entry from Jump Studios and the 2nd and 3rd place winners were Ben Adams and Maris Interiors, respectively. Entries ran the gamut and included everything from Post-It note covered to Swarovski crystal studded versions.<br /><br />Here are <span style="font-style: italic;">all</span> the entries.<br /><br />Winner, Jump Studios:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbl3Rsj2QwS5xOzof3SvwuBI5b0yLsjnJ6HYl4GrenLsW_Wf6uBFcgxQ2OLUZ-LndmiAdzo88N70ZmUhqgam4MfuF40fgF8_4Bsr718kWL2FjaFRqX5Ub3JcniMaFNXWksX0nCfCysGkg/s1600/Winner,-Jump-Studios.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495092456182858834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbl3Rsj2QwS5xOzof3SvwuBI5b0yLsjnJ6HYl4GrenLsW_Wf6uBFcgxQ2OLUZ-LndmiAdzo88N70ZmUhqgam4MfuF40fgF8_4Bsr718kWL2FjaFRqX5Ub3JcniMaFNXWksX0nCfCysGkg/s400/Winner,-Jump-Studios.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 621px;" /></a><br />2nd Place Winner, Ben Adams:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUXNaUQvhfAOaXGtc_EUEFBFskL-akntFZN1nvP8Weflc_j9fHIzvleb4jXk1SaT7wyZ9beDg8458BhntlEbZDGZSwlNs25e1bqVcl-2dlDgw6Wymj-iafeFTgFBqYCDH1i4J9XTHeZQA/s1600/2nd,-Ben-Adams.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495091626574280674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUXNaUQvhfAOaXGtc_EUEFBFskL-akntFZN1nvP8Weflc_j9fHIzvleb4jXk1SaT7wyZ9beDg8458BhntlEbZDGZSwlNs25e1bqVcl-2dlDgw6Wymj-iafeFTgFBqYCDH1i4J9XTHeZQA/s400/2nd,-Ben-Adams.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 587px;" /></a><br />3Sphere and Aukett Fitzroy-Robinson:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXvonicA5OzeKyk3dzZgbTpvSDlzhfhb-dURKNKZtzCvoLOX0N8NEnunI1-jn2_7r_Fl4NulwDRRLN_b6nXNPM8wjD6ign9Wk1Gd7-RYNxh1GIKTmxobDEUNF2U8XJf5WCn_gcQSBlfR0/s1600/3Sphere.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495091527044342290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXvonicA5OzeKyk3dzZgbTpvSDlzhfhb-dURKNKZtzCvoLOX0N8NEnunI1-jn2_7r_Fl4NulwDRRLN_b6nXNPM8wjD6ign9Wk1Gd7-RYNxh1GIKTmxobDEUNF2U8XJf5WCn_gcQSBlfR0/s400/3Sphere.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 253px; height: 298px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOIK2UZMbB0M7ssMeC1HddqdHwM9a6mkY5m2oYl3qKMiBieD0-_FVaGuPydTE0P9QPnR2LFIQrqOgB8Pm7XZGtWaWqT4FC9YpV5beqCi9RfSJloZq4WzFh9n0Egs-fROIRbb6A9RuUbxU/s1600/Aukett-Fitzroy-Robinson.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495091315146327394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOIK2UZMbB0M7ssMeC1HddqdHwM9a6mkY5m2oYl3qKMiBieD0-_FVaGuPydTE0P9QPnR2LFIQrqOgB8Pm7XZGtWaWqT4FC9YpV5beqCi9RfSJloZq4WzFh9n0Egs-fROIRbb6A9RuUbxU/s400/Aukett-Fitzroy-Robinson.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 277px; height: 298px;" /></a><br />Amalgam and Aram:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWivc5PmKeSdw2ZmLrVIepUhxIdWeapyQOEtsiXM0Mh0DurprzE3-zrpe0QmpH4yWV-7Grr52jZKUMv_hFGwRWUj-6i1PawqTfG6im_zI3nwTnUPfbq6W9X6qDV-qSc-BG7VSpKhIuamI/s1600/Amalgam.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495090906341239090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWivc5PmKeSdw2ZmLrVIepUhxIdWeapyQOEtsiXM0Mh0DurprzE3-zrpe0QmpH4yWV-7Grr52jZKUMv_hFGwRWUj-6i1PawqTfG6im_zI3nwTnUPfbq6W9X6qDV-qSc-BG7VSpKhIuamI/s400/Amalgam.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 315px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRFtxgSvJs4wjmqEm4uHRHC4t_lAkQ8Fv3HPpnlCYiNP3qjNtPHT9Pq04IiOw9B_JZNHvntU_MEEzVudXL2sQA5Ja3camwcBPc787UGkUbof69LHGK1KjDAQMooWiv_pnweeNkCv9kuyA/s1600/Aram.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495090823056691458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRFtxgSvJs4wjmqEm4uHRHC4t_lAkQ8Fv3HPpnlCYiNP3qjNtPHT9Pq04IiOw9B_JZNHvntU_MEEzVudXL2sQA5Ja3camwcBPc787UGkUbof69LHGK1KjDAQMooWiv_pnweeNkCv9kuyA/s400/Aram.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 272px; height: 315px;" /></a><br />Day 2 Interiors:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzOHMq2IVnI4l7-YSM2xtAUYBvSGotJ6d9zmVJajyHtkV8GUDfNuARvnk7PRy6qf5FVZg1X5nJ2L4-NTgVGoJU5nUkMQYCmOzz5pzjgW-mr0AZinkv_QeZSuB_Jxo-SA47MJL3fJwUiCk/s1600/Day-2-Interiors.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495090684553590114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzOHMq2IVnI4l7-YSM2xtAUYBvSGotJ6d9zmVJajyHtkV8GUDfNuARvnk7PRy6qf5FVZg1X5nJ2L4-NTgVGoJU5nUkMQYCmOzz5pzjgW-mr0AZinkv_QeZSuB_Jxo-SA47MJL3fJwUiCk/s400/Day-2-Interiors.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 520px;" /></a><br />Forme and Foster & Partners:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTKlSgBc7c3L6WE2AfXfhRIuV3xXiOoSFLRT2PS5LBbYNKeh89529XsHWH94mv35wJeysahZLOLCqGdypePSJ4Tz5hnMrLubXIM_W-2inildpyGaWEmmx8J60aVR2YpO114vDjgg7DR_E/s1600/forme-(swarovski).jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495090387086946066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTKlSgBc7c3L6WE2AfXfhRIuV3xXiOoSFLRT2PS5LBbYNKeh89529XsHWH94mv35wJeysahZLOLCqGdypePSJ4Tz5hnMrLubXIM_W-2inildpyGaWEmmx8J60aVR2YpO114vDjgg7DR_E/s400/forme-(swarovski).jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 301px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEN0dYkAmXm8JYvepXR3H6D5c2VWfFm3eHWCct7s-LXnYhd8mIUndlN_4fczWyHX40z5hSqpx2riEJcFVcqUpPN0ZhdVe_900LBANsX-5s-VaTg4kl1GI2C1WuClNlEuqRN7XJdVLOwyY/s1600/Foster-&-Partners.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495090314387317506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEN0dYkAmXm8JYvepXR3H6D5c2VWfFm3eHWCct7s-LXnYhd8mIUndlN_4fczWyHX40z5hSqpx2riEJcFVcqUpPN0ZhdVe_900LBANsX-5s-VaTg4kl1GI2C1WuClNlEuqRN7XJdVLOwyY/s400/Foster-&-Partners.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 302px;" /></a><br />Gensler and Harmsen:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSg5jLe7c1gI04jNDuEMcv94KtGl0SZzqFBU5UMZDEXFDvqyCVh6DICs5TMADPOZTLBj9C2ntxKDIpZA-cX5Q0-60_WoNnptJ363rTrSp0t4_VuWop8ReDkXjweZuiAFn_24hbeBaCISY/s1600/Gensler.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495089964037759122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSg5jLe7c1gI04jNDuEMcv94KtGl0SZzqFBU5UMZDEXFDvqyCVh6DICs5TMADPOZTLBj9C2ntxKDIpZA-cX5Q0-60_WoNnptJ363rTrSp0t4_VuWop8ReDkXjweZuiAFn_24hbeBaCISY/s400/Gensler.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 284px; height: 314px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVEKjvzrPm_c5udQjaL7If8-AdWgO49guOhP22X3_XZP9KQddIpy3IXZPcjuYIV6mm7VShtlVVFBKFzaCGwottHCQA-DaXjsBdqhvRvCFWXaazU4ZMtRCcoUqByejrDpjQtF_FYELoHvU/s1600/Harmsen.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495089899902807170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVEKjvzrPm_c5udQjaL7If8-AdWgO49guOhP22X3_XZP9KQddIpy3IXZPcjuYIV6mm7VShtlVVFBKFzaCGwottHCQA-DaXjsBdqhvRvCFWXaazU4ZMtRCcoUqByejrDpjQtF_FYELoHvU/s400/Harmsen.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 314px;" /></a><br />HLW Architects and HOK International:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV0RaVt6hTC_F-y-UnqqKlSbEir7MOUP9mrWTm7bQQ8O5iHrqCoe_w9qNnglmHx3_w93PiBx9NiPv3vD01KJkF7jmAJAegadW6NB-jywxWdSdoyOc9VPwbbwQEXw_6Gkex8Xc6G-uvxVs/s1600/HLW+Architects.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495089604082411954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV0RaVt6hTC_F-y-UnqqKlSbEir7MOUP9mrWTm7bQQ8O5iHrqCoe_w9qNnglmHx3_w93PiBx9NiPv3vD01KJkF7jmAJAegadW6NB-jywxWdSdoyOc9VPwbbwQEXw_6Gkex8Xc6G-uvxVs/s400/HLW+Architects.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 285px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLMa37xGa90v5BxMMc6JJq_Dhf1VITf8P0LcKxJkI3WQPe01o9t28KbvlgZdu_XIfRu26tnrfZJKIpgl6CCRw1xlsG0yT2S1CUAxfY0yPlGjj8ENVltQZTp6o1GYjjSik7ed7m3aEZvI4/s1600/HOK-International.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495089506014807826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLMa37xGa90v5BxMMc6JJq_Dhf1VITf8P0LcKxJkI3WQPe01o9t28KbvlgZdu_XIfRu26tnrfZJKIpgl6CCRw1xlsG0yT2S1CUAxfY0yPlGjj8ENVltQZTp6o1GYjjSik7ed7m3aEZvI4/s400/HOK-International.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 284px;" /></a><br />3rd place winner, Maris Interiors:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvpkZTv_6O6lM1W7YrfbDmesHTbuWScmJT1KsAkSZt9WR2XRfRJ_cOcxkpMCVLOffvDLka8WTfaS_ZpygZsZhi_kBy70i4GCegxwm3V7LDHGm34yZeozS8PpBCsheB3VCO53mMxAr_baw/s1600/Maris-Interiors,-3rd.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495089250297262818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvpkZTv_6O6lM1W7YrfbDmesHTbuWScmJT1KsAkSZt9WR2XRfRJ_cOcxkpMCVLOffvDLka8WTfaS_ZpygZsZhi_kBy70i4GCegxwm3V7LDHGm34yZeozS8PpBCsheB3VCO53mMxAr_baw/s400/Maris-Interiors,-3rd.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 670px;" /></a><br />Pascall & Watson and Inskip jenkins:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiOGYf_335U6T1fmfOHGiSPVTqzYNIN82GuJOhNMdQY079E-nQWmZTRYzX5czm_NeeyCAWLyF8rOR0DwEO-1HUx6nGu7zZT58K30mIArjGaahzZubu7gS02x25Sn2jOEkKVMTXjq2txpg/s1600/Pascall-&-Watson.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495088673125969458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiOGYf_335U6T1fmfOHGiSPVTqzYNIN82GuJOhNMdQY079E-nQWmZTRYzX5czm_NeeyCAWLyF8rOR0DwEO-1HUx6nGu7zZT58K30mIArjGaahzZubu7gS02x25Sn2jOEkKVMTXjq2txpg/s400/Pascall-&-Watson.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 279px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5wy5uUq8yvvkcNZ-AbnSz8ycK_7K9ojosX07XWxTN01WRZAWrqlnMlbNu9RAmB80YyIbF1m4p9955G1QXV4nB_uvlSacEzXRF3uFkvkTKjLP4w_-KWQt1Xqw96RaXMOpeSdbMw8pgRYE/s1600/Inskip-Jenkins.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495089012193141138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5wy5uUq8yvvkcNZ-AbnSz8ycK_7K9ojosX07XWxTN01WRZAWrqlnMlbNu9RAmB80YyIbF1m4p9955G1QXV4nB_uvlSacEzXRF3uFkvkTKjLP4w_-KWQt1Xqw96RaXMOpeSdbMw8pgRYE/s400/Inskip-Jenkins.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 272px; height: 279px;" /></a><br />MCM Architecture:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9dd2wdIstYsfs0iEqkJ_GnHbbkVNODNe_2ko_6sXNQbmug9GqFbQgsxYNiLFaxRPEqeK3XavhgOu6kWx2ya-ZwfnH0scQHzj7c_N3yypTFQqoWE5xoxhF7Qyz8tsJBfv1mQIgyjsJEk/s1600/MCM-architecture.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495088775427492354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9dd2wdIstYsfs0iEqkJ_GnHbbkVNODNe_2ko_6sXNQbmug9GqFbQgsxYNiLFaxRPEqeK3XavhgOu6kWx2ya-ZwfnH0scQHzj7c_N3yypTFQqoWE5xoxhF7Qyz8tsJBfv1mQIgyjsJEk/s400/MCM-architecture.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 536px;" /></a><br />Pret A Manger and Pringle Brandon:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz7qQ6i0Zg0qbLwt09UbbVMPTg-_w7JuYJRD79rggtfsICpF_C-uMI4Vf0_phmPFmbYQlj-3eHToIcUyIoP4fZfrhRFAun49RAiuQAhFByNWwtG7Yh7Bc4eix207vS5b38PCj9CMTuaio/s1600/Pret-a-Manger.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495088364608460146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz7qQ6i0Zg0qbLwt09UbbVMPTg-_w7JuYJRD79rggtfsICpF_C-uMI4Vf0_phmPFmbYQlj-3eHToIcUyIoP4fZfrhRFAun49RAiuQAhFByNWwtG7Yh7Bc4eix207vS5b38PCj9CMTuaio/s400/Pret-a-Manger.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 278px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyqprrj0wQgXgEz2ocqW-J9_NJXfXaS4QIWCoCN2KEfgZsX0M1hl-YDLFm6qjal1oc2VwKy0vkVX3tg_Cq1HjezvmKdUmDytKs6_Z1uVqRSB6AKISaKAVvgNIsr7Z7ys4rGxOVdOWOQA4/s1600/Pringle-Brandon.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495088294208918978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyqprrj0wQgXgEz2ocqW-J9_NJXfXaS4QIWCoCN2KEfgZsX0M1hl-YDLFm6qjal1oc2VwKy0vkVX3tg_Cq1HjezvmKdUmDytKs6_Z1uVqRSB6AKISaKAVvgNIsr7Z7ys4rGxOVdOWOQA4/s400/Pringle-Brandon.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 243px; height: 278px;" /></a><br />Ridgestone and Schneider Designers:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXiaj8sgbihbyD5THjltQModZbxaS2SsnBUUK2AXWsTF9ZJgmO1MDimEiRtonEgLkk2OjPnnmklyhiVG9W7DXNB-AuUglb4OCYRALFsxlAvJnf7LTL4B0X3HTRJ3zlFlQ5Teau6WLbJU8/s1600/Ridgestone.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495088008484217154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXiaj8sgbihbyD5THjltQModZbxaS2SsnBUUK2AXWsTF9ZJgmO1MDimEiRtonEgLkk2OjPnnmklyhiVG9W7DXNB-AuUglb4OCYRALFsxlAvJnf7LTL4B0X3HTRJ3zlFlQ5Teau6WLbJU8/s400/Ridgestone.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 279px; height: 279px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu0V38N9o5xcZco2IIPRWSFv2UtDDIVDzDKslig8Fdi-SvLI91-ZRE4Dbl8bjC3GfIpgXDdIirnd__JM2IHIQWEA2k-dE1ngkkFz-3sShi1ozTSF-yP9y61ytXAibN_HxyDx0vhxM-OPY/s1600/Schneider-Designers.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495087879111799170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu0V38N9o5xcZco2IIPRWSFv2UtDDIVDzDKslig8Fdi-SvLI91-ZRE4Dbl8bjC3GfIpgXDdIirnd__JM2IHIQWEA2k-dE1ngkkFz-3sShi1ozTSF-yP9y61ytXAibN_HxyDx0vhxM-OPY/s400/Schneider-Designers.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 254px; height: 280px;" /></a><br />Scott Brownrigg:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2gFK0rYezwxtU_bs-HnMwX39FsR-D0v3ncn5K834C83Ld89_jPRDZl-yTenWcJQs0k-4V8asxVv0wobrk1J6-J4V2MukZagH8jnPgOGk5ldhZpJC772Wxlk1pamEGl3sfVbc4us2bT_4/s1600/Scott-Brownrigg.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495087712787930594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2gFK0rYezwxtU_bs-HnMwX39FsR-D0v3ncn5K834C83Ld89_jPRDZl-yTenWcJQs0k-4V8asxVv0wobrk1J6-J4V2MukZagH8jnPgOGk5ldhZpJC772Wxlk1pamEGl3sfVbc4us2bT_4/s400/Scott-Brownrigg.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 521px;" /></a><br />Sheppard Robson and Sketch Studios:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqH_3PU183QplHHFa0jiXTaGwmSFZFET4dRqDlCnJdlQwTj2ALKLLOH9jKF1StcH6nYugaq-zpkqu_NzGFqL7RrKNYVzhnzHeUDBNDxZT58r0ri6ocr1SasTLMvs39x5Hxam8EpuHpH-s/s1600/Sheppard-Robson.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495087420863417122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqH_3PU183QplHHFa0jiXTaGwmSFZFET4dRqDlCnJdlQwTj2ALKLLOH9jKF1StcH6nYugaq-zpkqu_NzGFqL7RrKNYVzhnzHeUDBNDxZT58r0ri6ocr1SasTLMvs39x5Hxam8EpuHpH-s/s400/Sheppard-Robson.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 271px; height: 307px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhJvBhe7pgaHnln48SSDYwGvuPutfL8EfXnfISoJG3mjk3-8W76A7l_VSWdVvlWBMkbKw4HWzeGGOtAFz2UpBhXIffAXbFo5obntpFlTqsrt3eqJG76Sf9fj7QKuDqAOUeYCdDI8Pqzr0/s1600/Sketch-Studios.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495087344902491938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhJvBhe7pgaHnln48SSDYwGvuPutfL8EfXnfISoJG3mjk3-8W76A7l_VSWdVvlWBMkbKw4HWzeGGOtAFz2UpBhXIffAXbFo5obntpFlTqsrt3eqJG76Sf9fj7QKuDqAOUeYCdDI8Pqzr0/s400/Sketch-Studios.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 252px; height: 306px;" /></a><br />Staffan Tollgard:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfWANGxy-81lWMA0zX-HDprDwMMKQ_z5pCf1bS_d_jmzdoPK1_X2ysOqcadU7WNrXBvLdYlZL1DvgCTJ04uMLogZeS4TKfSxSfLBUEsczQaM7jdZ0eJNVOuDv_6U2QAaJ7tmAlLHzp2ks/s1600/Staffan-Tollgard.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495087092455610754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfWANGxy-81lWMA0zX-HDprDwMMKQ_z5pCf1bS_d_jmzdoPK1_X2ysOqcadU7WNrXBvLdYlZL1DvgCTJ04uMLogZeS4TKfSxSfLBUEsczQaM7jdZ0eJNVOuDv_6U2QAaJ7tmAlLHzp2ks/s400/Staffan-Tollgard.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 644px;" /></a><br />The Lollipop Shoppe and Walker Martin:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi626mGvam740Cycgb0S3Otl3V_1jbOrtqsCDhMNgtdW-Y-FvDr07jHr0PYyGezkkS2wxnlxCTzU0edzGpVvpRbq8bEFSROmLNJ6WCzdviLLTNPXgjysHACS_P2LsV3BBxqNsFtIr-cC2E/s1600/The-Lollipop-Shoppe.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495086263214109842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi626mGvam740Cycgb0S3Otl3V_1jbOrtqsCDhMNgtdW-Y-FvDr07jHr0PYyGezkkS2wxnlxCTzU0edzGpVvpRbq8bEFSROmLNJ6WCzdviLLTNPXgjysHACS_P2LsV3BBxqNsFtIr-cC2E/s400/The-Lollipop-Shoppe.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 284px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoHsMJimrTVXVUIv60BP-4Prfl3qB0Vr4sW9yvGlqVR5n8pG_SlOTHZTCOwmsVHN5M4pPYpNhjD7VJbSOZa0p94qFZFH7MJ1Ln2YgS4bt97zbvD_K4LUVjFLXWkupDpgqggqUQom2TU54/s1600/Walker-&-Martin.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495086701214304130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoHsMJimrTVXVUIv60BP-4Prfl3qB0Vr4sW9yvGlqVR5n8pG_SlOTHZTCOwmsVHN5M4pPYpNhjD7VJbSOZa0p94qFZFH7MJ1Ln2YgS4bt97zbvD_K4LUVjFLXWkupDpgqggqUQom2TU54/s400/Walker-&-Martin.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 272px; height: 285px;" /></a><br />Workspirit and Woods Bagot:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVZbGDf6_nx1T7DhXvyhKh56iCSu35ETHhjHsYzsSGeomgWkGkbyEVc7MLzdkrFaQ9miUai6Z3UnbPm1WBehQpaQJIvKC-2WVSiz3qCpw6GmWqMGVbM1EF8DMNhVYhbLEzVKmf8i2bwrg/s1600/Workspirit.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495086023782982434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVZbGDf6_nx1T7DhXvyhKh56iCSu35ETHhjHsYzsSGeomgWkGkbyEVc7MLzdkrFaQ9miUai6Z3UnbPm1WBehQpaQJIvKC-2WVSiz3qCpw6GmWqMGVbM1EF8DMNhVYhbLEzVKmf8i2bwrg/s400/Workspirit.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 271px; height: 296px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6zs3gGTOQzTu0TTXmF9szaNn7CCT3EqqEIxaGVYGL2l3BhNxfMOpvMHcqRJ-XQD8M5mWiCrxjmMSgf5RjbwsGLPy7gtVHvP7CMgBNfUEQ9MBdY8JwaFXNhgnUF2V93skDs3JuzSwrs7I/s1600/Woods-Bagot.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495086118850922578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6zs3gGTOQzTu0TTXmF9szaNn7CCT3EqqEIxaGVYGL2l3BhNxfMOpvMHcqRJ-XQD8M5mWiCrxjmMSgf5RjbwsGLPy7gtVHvP7CMgBNfUEQ9MBdY8JwaFXNhgnUF2V93skDs3JuzSwrs7I/s400/Woods-Bagot.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 296px;" /></a><br />Yoo Design:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMgcPAjZqNe4z0q6JbyKD-j27uJcM-1BiBxHjO54s80QsODjCPh2j0-mqI_LAEhyphenhyphen1SEIbmTKM6_XSEUx7IJWd6heCLcAb-QNdIIW5pHAksvHWs6gylKkIotSCYZ3OdEsZNzs75Yk7uMYo/s1600/YOO-Design.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495085872771602578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMgcPAjZqNe4z0q6JbyKD-j27uJcM-1BiBxHjO54s80QsODjCPh2j0-mqI_LAEhyphenhyphen1SEIbmTKM6_XSEUx7IJWd6heCLcAb-QNdIIW5pHAksvHWs6gylKkIotSCYZ3OdEsZNzs75Yk7uMYo/s400/YOO-Design.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 575px;" /></a><br />HKS International's entry is shown at the top of this post.<br /><br />All 31 entries were auctioned on 1st July 2010 and the proceedings of about £10,000 were passed onto <a href="http://england.shelter.org.uk/">Shelter</a>.<br /><br />The judge’s panel included:<br />Charles Saatchi<br />TV presenter Kevin McCloud<br />Designer Terence Conran<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">all original photos (cropped for this post) by Nicole Bachmann © Vitra UK</span></span>

31 Customized Panton Chairs For Vitra In Honor Of The 50th Anniversary.

above: HKS International turned the chair on its side, transforming it into a glacier, complete with Polar Bear The modern classic iconic ...

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Happy 4th Of July! A Patriotic Promotion From DWR

<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/AVvXsEiSm9d0QkQibzgX4zzOdDl8JUU3FUMx26AXAiNQ7IPihYnUlxT62HLNR40X-2JdODkBywVpIb4KfImu3jr46-Edaq4h83ungoWAWTRtPcG0Mxnr3MwTuHNOEiuhRvP82ExXH_z7nSqHIve1/s1600-h/4thofjuly.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354638903542911746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSm9d0QkQibzgX4zzOdDl8JUU3FUMx26AXAiNQ7IPihYnUlxT62HLNR40X-2JdODkBywVpIb4KfImu3jr46-Edaq4h83ungoWAWTRtPcG0Mxnr3MwTuHNOEiuhRvP82ExXH_z7nSqHIve1/s400/4thofjuly.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 585px;" /></a><br /><br />To remind potential buyers of their holiday promotion (free shipping through July 4th) Design Within Reach e-mailed out this patriotic email to their customers and subscribers that features the American flag made up of modern chairs. This is the second year in a row they've created their 'modern' version of Old Glory.<br /><br />This year, 2009, they used the Eames shell chair with Eiffel tower base, the Bubble Club outdoor chair and the Bantam Armchair to make up the flag:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ci9pDOAJDV3u4gLHjluuQ7JiSVUykwM3FAD4B-Lf_OH5a8LjkaM2b7z2HJ8TQMWli1tDxSngMSbA8NZL7eNlv9qjinteOjmhlsYrf_E3XpFvf5o_A7nwBE3fYNLrQSuo8gWnClS-4H_t/s1600-h/Picture+19.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354622906486198770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ci9pDOAJDV3u4gLHjluuQ7JiSVUykwM3FAD4B-Lf_OH5a8LjkaM2b7z2HJ8TQMWli1tDxSngMSbA8NZL7eNlv9qjinteOjmhlsYrf_E3XpFvf5o_A7nwBE3fYNLrQSuo8gWnClS-4H_t/s400/Picture+19.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 536px; height: 281px;" /></a><br /><br />The three chairs used in the above art are all available for purchase from DWR:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikZ5MPDiybp00x9PXE0WgNggu5tfMbDit1vPZnxuPj25HWd9fogogfIbPcAVWrTk86EiV6Nr5EsX03denA5gAReXJZNOTDp92NMAwciPbZhT5KBadlt4WR-oAvum5uawOXT0EQ13JDUQtU/s1600-h/Picture+35.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354632876002775906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikZ5MPDiybp00x9PXE0WgNggu5tfMbDit1vPZnxuPj25HWd9fogogfIbPcAVWrTk86EiV6Nr5EsX03denA5gAReXJZNOTDp92NMAwciPbZhT5KBadlt4WR-oAvum5uawOXT0EQ13JDUQtU/s400/Picture+35.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 493px;" /></a><br />above: Eames® Molded Plastic Side Chair, available <a href="http://www.dwr.com/product/designers/d-g/charles-ray-eames/eames-molded-plastic-side-chair.do?sortby=ourPicks">here.</a><br />above: Bubble Club Armchair by Philipe Starck, available <a href="http://www.dwr.com/product/bubble-club-armchair.do">here.</a><br />above: the Bantam Armchair, available <a href="http://www.dwr.com/product/furniture/living/bantam-collection/bantam-armchair.do">here.<br /></a><br />Last year's version (2008) featured the Panton chair in blue, the Arne Jacobsen Swan chair in red and the molded Eames Chair in white:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0XJAmdkho2W_N1CljLlDeA1VqsucFOzZOhbFfjClK-SsE9mwN1Fk8dheUdvM_FLHl7W-NScA1QD3ZxxjXoilHOnlLjJ3FD_GH8XqCX-7MRj4P-1cDJ7nYPrGWQlSO3SyfD9tBLVf1REJJ/s1600-h/Celebrate_EMAIL_DWR.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354622818446296434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0XJAmdkho2W_N1CljLlDeA1VqsucFOzZOhbFfjClK-SsE9mwN1Fk8dheUdvM_FLHl7W-NScA1QD3ZxxjXoilHOnlLjJ3FD_GH8XqCX-7MRj4P-1cDJ7nYPrGWQlSO3SyfD9tBLVf1REJJ/s400/Celebrate_EMAIL_DWR.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 299px;" /></a><br /><br />And once again, the chairs from the 2008 DWR flag are all available for purchase:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCTUT6IDKCM7iAMe6YFPvOqxlTJ_dGuF4CMu6YJ8mwFdTsNn6OjgjNW0h1axCfkNv5N0ear5mBIgUyQ0QU_fm_UG_li_9DrCswNUWGcuM2ZnFTC-otdk1VXYRP2AfzW7fSMI2DDHAO4pZP/s1600-h/2008chairs.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354634924603099762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCTUT6IDKCM7iAMe6YFPvOqxlTJ_dGuF4CMu6YJ8mwFdTsNn6OjgjNW0h1axCfkNv5N0ear5mBIgUyQ0QU_fm_UG_li_9DrCswNUWGcuM2ZnFTC-otdk1VXYRP2AfzW7fSMI2DDHAO4pZP/s400/2008chairs.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 492px;" /></a><br />above: Eames® Molded Plastic Side Chair, available <a href="http://www.dwr.com/product/designers/d-g/charles-ray-eames/eames-molded-plastic-side-chair.do?sortby=ourPicks">here.</a><br />above: Panton chair, available <a href="http://www.dwr.com/product/panton-chair.do">here</a><br />above: Arne Jacobsen Swan Chair, available <a href="http://www.dwr.com/product/designers/h-l/arne-jacobsen/swan-chair-fabric.do">here</a><br /><br />I just love them and thought they'd be the perfect way to wish you all a happy Fourth of July!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dwr.com/">Shop Design Within Reach and take advantage of their free shipping offer through July 4th now.</a>

Happy 4th Of July! A Patriotic Promotion From DWR

To remind potential buyers of their holiday promotion (free shipping through July 4th) Design Within Reach e-mailed out this patriotic email...

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