Chair art installation

the video installation becomes a teaser for the 2012 design week in vienna.

An artist talks to himself and to other artists about being an artist.

This week as the Italian design fair Salone Internazionale del Mobile kicks into high gear, Vogue.com reports on what’s happening inside and outside the booths.

'amber chair' 'fossilizes' michael thonet's classic 'chair no. 14', sealing the object within amber-like chambers of polymer, giving it a longer life.

Rhode Island School of Design graduate Joyce Lin's chairs blur the line between furniture and art

Alessandro Mendini

In Ventura Lambrate at the Enrico Fornello Gallery, the Analogia Project by Andrea Mancuso and Emilia Serra consisted of a cozy interior "sketched" in three dimensions using wires and wool. Photo 4 of 10 in Ventura Lambrate Trumps in Milan by Shonquis Moreno.

Meet Antoine and Charles.

If you allow designers to call the tune, they’ll end up creating lots of fascinating stuff out of ordinary things. Not that we mind: doesn’t it feel good having something that is both useful and aesthetically pleasing? Bright Side has gleaned 25 examples of everyday objects that look remarkably original while remaining practical.

Marc Andre Robinson 'By Themselves and Of Themselves', 2008, found wood furniture 'Multitude (one deep) detail', 2003, ink on paper 'Throne for the Greatest Rapper of All Time', 2005, found wood...