Tuesday, August 25, 2009

A Perfect Pair: A Ribbon Chair and Vintage Murano!

Pierre Paulin’s design for the Ribbon Chair is one of our favorite modern designs to date. Created at a time when modern design ideals were springing up everywhere, there’s just something about Paulin’s work that seemed to stand out above the rest. His Ribbon Chair is a great example of a modern piece of furniture, but with a stunningly simple design. We love the curved, organic shape of its edges, and the unique cut out in the middle makes for a surprise. The sturdy, masculine base is a good balance to the upholstered part, but doesn’t detract for the overall look of the piece. In a dark, heather gray, this chair highlights its unusual shape and could be used as an addition to any style room, without standing out too much.

We’d pair Paulin’s Ribbon Chair with an equally unique set of lamps. Swank Lighting’s Seguso Blue and Green Vintage Murano lamps with controlled bubbles and fins are a favorite choice to go with a modern chair like Paulin’s because they features lots of modern details, but don't immediately stand out as too futuristic or too modern. With a relatively simple overall outline, the lamp surprises with the fins on the bottom of the piece, which really give the lamps some personality. We also like how on the lamps the bases don't detract from the glass, similar to the Ribbon Chair's unassuming base. Combined with two gorgeous colors that gracefully fade into each other, an emerald green and cobalt blue, these lamps give off an air of elegance.



Combined as a vignette or placed in the same room, Paulin’s Ribbon Chair and Swank Lighting’s Seguso Vintage Murano lamps would go together because they both have a seemingly simple appearance at first glance, but then slowly reveal exquisite details as you examine them. The deep, earthy colors of the pair of lamps would absolutely pop next to the heather gray of the chair, and the two styles would meld together nicely to create quite the pair! Can't afford a Ribbon Chair but still want to recreate the look? Match up Swank Lighting's lamps with another modern chair with simple, curved lines and muted color fabric.

You can see last week's Perfect Pair where we brought together Mies van der Rohe's Barcelona Chair and a pair of Rock Candy lamps. Be sure to check out all of Swank Lighting's new lamp selections.

The photo of the Ribbon Chair was taken from Modculture.typepad.com.
 

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