Porcelain Chairs
April 30th, 2010These porcelain chairs by Sam Durant, are reproductions of different styles of mono-block resin chairs. Exactly those kind of chairs which you can find all over the world and super ugly. But these colors and the porcelain make them look ok again.
found at acidolatte
April 30th, 2010 at 8:56 am
[...] Sam Durant. (via today and tomorrow) [...]
April 30th, 2010 at 5:46 pm
I think they looked ok before as well. And probably the interesting thing is not about making them beautiful but rather the interest int the process of making them unique and fragile, and therefore re-thinking the concept of object, use and beauty.
May 5th, 2010 at 4:02 am
[...] Sam Durant ofrece su propia versión de este icono de exteriores, posiblemente la pieza de mobiliario más barata y universal que existe, redefiniendo su concepto para darle el valor estético que nunca tuvo. Super originales. [...]
May 6th, 2010 at 7:55 am
[...] more info at today and tomorrow [...]
May 7th, 2010 at 5:17 pm
[...] Porcelain Chairs by Sam Durant — Dopo la glorificazione dell’usa-e-getta quotidiano ad opera di Seletti, ecco una riproduzione in porcellana dipinta a mano di un’icona-orrore di globabiltà e industrializzazione: le sedie in plastica da giardino. Via. [...]
May 12th, 2010 at 6:52 pm
[...] (Link via Today and Tomorrow) [...]
July 27th, 2010 at 1:28 pm
[...] de todo el mundo. Esta vez, siguiendo con la fuilosofía de Warhol de que lo cotidiano es arte Sam Durant ofrece su propia versión de este icono de exteriores, posiblemente la pieza de mobiliario más [...]
August 7th, 2010 at 2:04 pm
[...] yellow chair. It seems Chair didn’t get the memo about the dress code and showed up nekkid. Found by: nearly everyone Incorrect source or offensive?Lovely [...]
August 19th, 2010 at 12:47 pm
[...] more info at today and tomorrow [...]