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A House That Was Burnt to a Crisp Before it was Even Built

The Yakisugi House by Terunobu Fujimori looks odd enough from a distance, sprouting a little room from its roofline, and striped like a pair of Beetlejuice's pants. Look closer and whoah—the house has been burnt to a crisp. But not by accident. The architect and ten of his friends--including the clients--created the charred cedar cladding themselves, spending an entire day burning 400, eight-meter planks by hand. The idea, according to Fujimori, a professor of architecture in Japan, was to create a house as far removed from the contemporary architecture scene as possible. He definitely succeeded:

His inspiration was the cave art at Lascaux, in southwestern France. The work does bring to mind two trends, one ancient and one trendy: The Japanese, for hundreds of years, have used charred wood as a natural air filter--that's why you can sometimes find pieces of thoroughly charred wood decorating Japanese restaurants. Meanwhile, Maarten Baas, a Dutch designer that actually specializes in off-kilter furniture that Beetlejuice would love, created an entire line for Moooi comprising classically designed furniture that had been charred with a blowtorch then bonded with resin.

[Via Dezeen]

Eames Chair Eames Elephant






Eames Elephant Chair designed by Charles and Ray Eames in 1945.

This is one of the most anticipated re-issues from Charles and Ray Eames in many years.
The Eames Elephant Chair was designed by Charles and Ray Eames in 1945 and was never produced before.

Almost no other animal enjoys such popularity as the elephant. Admired for its majestic size and loved for its proverbial good-humour, it is part of our everyday experience as a child's cuddly toy, a storybook character and a majestic creature. Charles and Ray Eames also succumbed to their charms and in 1945 designed a toy elephant made of plywood. However, it never made it into mass production. The Eames elephant is now available for the first time in a plastic version for those it was originally intended for: children.

Whether used as a toy (also outdoors) or a decorative item in a children's room - this friendly-looking animal with its distinctive, over-sized ears is bound to bring cheer and enjoyment to many a child's and parent's heart.

Eames Design: Eames Elephant Chair from Charles & Ray Eames, Vitra Design
Size: 16 1/2" X 16 1/4" X 31"
Material: batch-dyed polypropylene plastic, matt surface

Credits:
http://www.nova68.com

Eames Design: Eames Elephant Chair from Charles & Ray Eames by Vitra


Available from:
http://www.nova68.com

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