Contemporary acrylic furniture pieces are clear winners in the design world German chemist Otto Rohm was in the process of developing safety glass for use in automobiles and airplanes when he inadvertently cast the first acrylic plastic sheet. It became commercially available under the trademark Plexiglas in 1936, and instantly became a design sensation. Its physical … [Read more...]
Kitchen Seating
From cushy sofas to plain wood stools, kitchen seating features perches of every description. I’m always surprised by the number of multiple kitchen seating options I see in the same space: bar stools at a counter, chairs at a table, informal banquettes, plus every combination of these and more. Slipcovered chairs you might expect to find in a dining room are pulled into an … [Read more...]