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I can't imagine the thoughts that must have crossed Antonio Citterio's mind when Vitra asked him to design a new type of lounge chair. It must have been daunting & challenging to do all that with a masterpiece like the Eames Lounge Chair in the collection. A bonus was undoubtedly the fact that he had worked together with Vitra on a regular basis for around 25 years.
Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec probably sound familiar if you have been following what goes on in the world of industrial design. The Bouroullec headquarters are housed in a former clothing warehouse in Belleville, north-east Paris. The two brothers share an office and their desks stand side by side in a space that is closed off from the rest of the studio overlooking the courtyard with north-facing light.
The world has lost the pioneer of Japanese industrial design this week. I'm talking about Sori Yangi who died Sunday of pneumonia in a Tokyo hospital. He was 96 years old. He brought the simplicity and purity of Japanese decor into our everyday lives.
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