Tag: furniture

Dream Chair

Posted by Alison – September 11, 2010

We’ve rearranged our apartment yet again, and now we’re in need of a basic rug for the living room — maybe made of rope? — and a wing chair for the parlor. This beauty, made to look like a “classic 1930s Parisian leather club chair” (according to Crate and Barrel), is composed of hair-on-hide leather. I lust for this chair. I guess I really love Western style? I can’t think of a word to possibly describe my apartment’s decor, and I think I’m going to need one very soon. “Timeless”? Eh. “The opposite of mid-century modern”? “Old stuff”?

Ah, I’ll think on it. For now, I’ll just continue to drool over this chair while Garth Algar blares in my head: “Stop torturing yourself, man! You’ll never afford it! Live in the now!” Sigh.

Ghost Hunters

Posted by Alison – January 27, 2010

I’m both terrified and attracted to the idea of ghosts. I’m the first to admit that I love abandoned houses — mostly just to watch how something decays — but the possibility of haunting is also pretty intriguing. I recently watched The Shining for the first time (I know, I can’t believe I waited this long) and was totally freaked, especially by the final scenes. (Not going to spoil it for you, but if you haven’t seen it, you must watch it, if only for the elevator blood scenes.)

However, there’s a more approachable way to keep some friendly poltergeists in your apartment (that don’t slam doors or break dishes). Dutch studio Design Drift created these plexiglass “ghost” chairs using (what else) lasers. The best part is that you can customize the shape inside. I love the ethereal smoke appearance. Now I just need an all-black apartment to show the ghosts off to best effect. Black light parties will also be a heck of a lot easier!

[Via Le Blog]