Paradigm Gallery in Playboy “Lounge Acts” 1
Paradigm Gallery’s feature in the September 2009 issue of Playboy with Heidi Montag of MTV’s “The Hills” fame on the cover. The story features our Eero Aarnio Ball Chair reproduction and the Eames La Chaise reproduction. The story, “Lounge Acts”, as written by Scott Alexander, makes the point we’ve been preaching for years: when you’re budget is limited, your ambition and desires don’t need to be. Modern classic designs are available at many price points, and high quality reproductions from Paradigm Gallery are a great way to get the look, for less.
From the article:
Name: Eames Style LaChasie
Source: Paradigm Gallery(pgmod.com)
Price:$1,700
Based on: La Chaise by Charles and Ray Eames, 1948($9,475)
Eight years before creating the iconic chair and ottoman that would become their most enduring work (see insert), Charles and Ray Eames designed this oddly compelling fiberglass-and-wood blob. Based on a sculpture of a reclining nude, the piece took first place in a Museum of Modern Art design competition but proved so difficult to produce its retail price would have been prohibitive. It was eventually put into production in 1990 after manufacturing techniques caught up with the Eameses’ at-once modern and classical vision. Lovely, eh?
- Eames Style LaChaise Chair
Credits:
Source: Playboy
Photography by:
Michael Williams
Article by:
Scott Alexander
