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The new "handmade" chair. Photo: Johan Lindsten
Over the last few years, there has been a surge in the popularity of using traditional, artisan methods in a non-traditional setting. (Artist Heather Dunbar's needlepoint graffiti pillows at the Future Perfect were an early example of the trend.) As a lover of anything handmade, re-purposed and artistic, I'm personally loving this fad. One stunning example of handmade-meets-modern designs are the cross stitched creations of Swedish designer Johan Lindsten.
Depicting the traditional landscape setting of his country Sweden, Lindsten elevates the long-forgotten art of embroidery -- by merging with a contemporary style of furniture. The chairs debuted at Stockholm's Furniture Fair last February, and although they're not yet available for purchase, I'm betting each piece is worth a pretty penny.
So, what do you think? Would you showcase an embroidered chair in your home, or do you think the look is just plain silly? Tweet us your thoughts at twitter.com/shelterpop.
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Aw, don't be so hard on yourself!
ReplyI realy like the look..
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ReplyThe style of the chairs pictured would not really work with the furniture I have and I am sure I could not afford them, but perhaps this idea could lead to a return to the needlework pieces people used to make and incorporate into chair seats, pillows, etc. I inherited a houseful of antiques and handmade furniture; which can be a blessing and a curse. I had to accept that a traditional style of decor was what I would have because I could not consider parting with those treasures. My mother had a round-shaped "corner" chair and its seat was covered in a patterned satin. Probably before I was born she had bought one of those large needlepoint pieces that had the petit point roses already done in the center and you had to finish the rest in dark blue needlepoint wool. No one ever finished it until I had a house suited for it in the late 1980's. I finished the needlepoint and I upholstered the bottom of the chair myself. I could sit on it, but I put it in the foyer where no one would ever be tempted to try to sit on it because the chair is rather delicate, but the embroidered seat looks great!
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