This string chair invites a second look, a wish to try it out and perhaps even a love-hate reaction. The chair boasts strong clean lines - literally - for the seating area and backrest are series of taut strings. The two groups of strings neatly interlock at the junction of the seating area and the backrest much like the warp and weft of looms. The design certainly begs the question - cushion or no?

The designer is egawa+zbryk whose skillful use of bent birch plywood, nylon cord and stainless steel has given his creation its curving form coupled with straight lines and pleasing balanced colors. The three seater or single chairs surely will capture everyone’s attention in any contemporary home. - Via

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The String Chair

it’s been a hot, sticky week and i’m so glad the weekend is finally here! next week we have some seriously awesome sneak peeks coming up, a new city guide and a special guide created by one of our interns, christy kolar. until then i hope you all have a wonderful weekend and i’ll see you monday. [above and below are new designs from finnish designer tina hakala and a summary of this week’s posts.]

• new sneak peeks: something’s hiding in here (must, must see), elana of rosebud design
• affordable design: d*s on domino under $10
• new city guide: san diego!
• new before and afters: tamera’s chairs, leona’s chair, lindsey’s chair
• diy wednesdays: stamped dish towels
• new: pillow and bag sneak peek from thomas paul, textiles from tikoli, porcelain candle gourds, 20-armed candelabra, faux bois doormat, napkins from skinny laminx, erwan frotin prints, funnel papers calling cards, lacquer storage boxes
• movies i love: mamma mia and josef frank fabrics!
• just for fun: john derian plate
• for the kids: fun diy shelving idea
• wedding ideas: hand-printed invites
• thank you to sarah at saipua for her fantastic guest blog posts!