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a lot.
sir stack alot.
1. richard shaw, via here
2. noon studio
3. sam moyer, via south willard here.
4. more noon studio, via yatzer, here
Showing posts with label when tables become sculptures. Show all posts
Showing posts with label when tables become sculptures. Show all posts
The Occasional Table.
the occasional table,
1960's italian.
two plates of glass.
open
closed
good, simple, design.
1960's italian.
two plates of glass.
open
closedgood, simple, design.
"Ms. Pergay's work falls somewhere between art and design, but she insisted
that she is neither an artist nor a designer. Instead, she explained, she envisions a finished object, making a quick sketch and then charming someone else into constructing it."
from here..
(sconce, 1968)Maria Pergay. 1930
French designer Maria Pergay (b. 1930) has been creating innovative, contemporary objects, furniture, and decoration for the past fifty years. From Paris to Saudi Arabia to Russia, her sophisticated designs fashioned from iron, silver, steel, or bronze have earned her a coveted following among the most influential, iconic, and fascinating personalities of her time, including Pierre Deshays (President of Maison Jansen), Salvador Dalí, Pierre Cardin, King Fahd, and numerous others.
(sergio asti, 1990 lamp)Cone of Power
The cone of power has been associated with the circle, the symbol of the sun, unity, eternity, rebirth and the triangle. The triangle has been associated with the elements and pyramids which represents the higher spiritual desires of all things. Three is the number of the triangle...
(agnes martin, print)
(unknown)
(felix gonzales torres, silent majority, 1991)
(paul evans coffee table)
(jonathan monk)
"Believed incidents of cones of power have been recorded in history. In parts of ancient Syria,the cone was a symbol of Astrate. The cone has been symbolized by tall, conical hats worn by magicians and witches.
Witches have claimed victories against hostile forces with the use of cones of power. In 1588 the helped to defeat the Spanish Armada, and in the 1700 they raised power against Napoleon.
In 1940 there was much fear the Hitler would invade England which resulted in producing "Operation Cone of Power" on Lammas Day, August 1. Hundreds of witches from covens throughout southern England gathered skyclad in New Forest to send Hitler and his generals telepathic thoughts to stay out of England. The German armies never invaded the country. Whether or not the witches' messages were beneficial is not certain."
''The desire for silence and infinity had already been born inside me." - Gabriella Crespi
Gabriella Crespi
Magic Cube Table
Italy, c. 1970
brass
23.5 w x 23.5 d x 31 h inches
This table features two doors concealing a single shelf and four retractable shelves that each extended 16 inches.
taken from NY Times article here..
"The multifunctionality of her furniture is a Crespi trademark. She made coffee tables that rose to dining height, bookcases that became room dividers, seating that converted into beds. In her Yang Yin collection (1979), a cylindrical desk opened like a clamshell to reveal storage. There was also a Yang Yin bar and a free-standing wardrobe, like a steamer trunk, with hangers on one side and drawers on the other. They were made of contrasting materials — one side was ebony, for example, and the other brass."
"Crespi did not have a factory, or even a separate studio. She would make detailed drawings at home and bring them to various artisans around Milan, where, in those days, a designer could dream up a sensational piece and quickly have a prototype made, sometimes overnight, by a fine woodworker or metalsmith."
coffee table...
Italy, c. 1970
brass, enameled steel
27.5 w x 19.5 d x 16 h inches
Adjusting tabletop extends from 19.5 inches to 27.5 inches. Impressed signature to side: [Gabriella Crespi Brev.].
''I was inspired only by the universe.''
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