The Spitfire Chair by Andrew Martin Hirshorn Take the iconic Egg Chair design of Arne Jacobson and blend it with the distinctive metal panels of a World War II era British Spitfire fighter aircraft and you get the retro coolness of the Spitfire Chair by Andrew Martin Hirshorn. UK designer Andrew Martin Hirshorn is a bit of a phenom. not merely a designer he is more like a force of nature. He makes the term shabby-chic seem totally inadequate and he does it with such style and class that he makes it seem effortless. Take this highly distinctive …
The VIP Chair by Moooi was designed for the WORLD EXPO 2000 by Marcel Wanders, one of the designers that founded this innovative and extreme modern design company. Like most of the furniture and lighting from this Dutch design firm, it reflects the daring, almost playful sensibility of the company. To me, many of the undeniably cool products they make border on a parody of the exaggerated self-importance that some modern furniture companies and designers wrap themselves in. The VIP Chair is no different, it has a playfully practical design that works equally well as a dining …







