Monday, April 18, 2011
BP 13
the legacy of scandinavian modern to design today is shown through the klismos chair by t.h. robsjohn-gibbings. he re-designed the chair in 1961 using a blonde wood, which is a classic scandinavian design aspect. I chose this chair because it was first created by the ancient greeks, then restored, which shows the lasting effects of good design, but also how robsjohn-gibbings made it modern in today's eyes. the chair, when it was originally crated, would have been considered modern for its time. robsjohn-gibbings then just took the original chair and updated it to look modern in today's world by changing the type of wood to blonde wood and adding a sleek finish to it.
