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January, 2007

Swag Leg Desk.

The reintroduction of George Nelson’s Swag Leg Desk (1958) was driven by today’s propensity for working on laptop computers. With the exception of adding cable management to suit today’s compact electronics, the desk is as George Nelson designed it 50 years ago. Back then, the motivation to create such a desk began with Nelson asking “wouldn’t it be beautiful to have some kind of sculptured leg on a piece of furniture?”

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An idea was launched, but the designer had to figure out how to make the legs of metal, machine formed and pre-finished - and all designed for quick assembly. The solution turned out to be swagging, which means using pressure to taper and curve a metal tube. Nelson had found a way to make his sculptured legs, and in the process he created a precursor to today’s workstation.

The Swag Leg Desk’s brightly colored dividers create convenient storage cubbies with the center cubby large enough for most laptops. Cable management is handled through a grommet in the back, right-hand corner. Easy to clean, the desk has a laminate writing surface, removable organizer trays in the drawers and the legs feature adjustable glides for a level work surface. As with the original, the Swag Leg Desk comes ready to assemble to make shipping easy and economical.

Nelson Swag Leg Desk
10958
Measurements
H 34.5″ W 39.5″ D 28.5″

Price US$1,745.00 | Finish Walnut

Mandalay Chair.

The Mandalay Chair was first developed and designed by + Blenheim in 1996. We manufactured this great looking chair in Myanmar totally out of the rare solid matured Golden Teak. Of course finish was kept natural to expose the beautiful colors and grain of the teak.

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As an accessory we used bright colored silk cushions for the seats. Size is h.85cm x w.81.5cm x d.63cm. Chair is made to order by + Blenheim.

Edra Boa.

This is a great lounging sofa if you know what I mean! It ’s the famous + Edra Boa and the design is based on the Boa snake. I like the model better though.

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Softly woven, it resembles a large nest that also holds many people - lying down, sitting or curled up - who can also crawl inside the weave to feel even more protected. With no frame it consists of 90 meters (100 yards) of tubular velvet with flexible and breathable polyurethane chips, knotted with extreme manual expertise to form a large irregular weave!

Egg Chair.

This is one of my favorite chairs, it the Egg Chair an all time classic by Arne Jacobsen, which still looks as contemporary as when it was first designed some 50 years ago! As you can see my favorite color is the red one.

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What is so unique about the + Egg Chair is that you can swivel it around to have an conversation facing the person, or just turn it away from other if you want privacy! It has a tilt system for relaxed lounging and the high back and curving elements are reminiscent of a traditional wing chair. Together they cocoon the sitter in a single-piece molded shell that appears to hover over the floor. Almost 50 years after its design, the Egg Chair is still used in advertising, film and television as a symbol of sophisticated urbanism. The wool version comes in black, chartreuse and red and is US$5398, or if you prefer the black leather one, that will set you back a cool US$10,680.

Honeycomb.

These cool looking Honeycomb chairs are designed by renowned Japanese designers + Fuwa Pica. What is great is that each hexagonal honeycomb chair is assigned different RGB switches. The concept behind that is, that when you sit on one of those chairs, the color diffuses slowly to other chairs and mixes with their colors.

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The diffused color are all soft and it shows different phases, like an object with temperature. You can enjoy a variety of phases depending on your weight and where you sit. It could facilitate between users. Price about US$1,500.00.

Blow Table Lamp.

What a wonderful idea this is, a lamp within a lamp, let’s call it an ‘object of art’. Designed by famous Studio Italia Design, a Pio and Tito Toso design, the + blow table lamp is a surely a table lamp, that will be subject to a lot of interesting discussions.

It has a low-voltage lamp in a chrome and brushed aluminum finish encased in an outer, clear-crystal globe.

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Lamp direction is controlled by a matching decorative magnet located on the outside of the clear globe. Place it almost anywhere on the globe and the inside lamp will follow. The Blow Table Lamp is a studio quality work of art that is fun to maneuver.

A great lamp to have fun with at a cool price of US$1,363.00.