Monday Discussion Seth Godin said this at his blog recently: People don’t care how much you offer them. They care about whether you exceeded their expectations. If you want to delight, if you…
What is it about taxi startups launching in time for LeWeb? Then again, you can't beat a captive audience. And so it is that Taxibeat, the hail-a-cab smartphone app and taxi driver marketplace, has launched in Paris this week, just in time to help ferry a bunch of geeks to the LeWeb conference and countless after parties. For Taxibeat it represents a fairly aggressive international roll-out strategy over the last four months, having first launched in the startup's native Athens, Greece, in May 2011, it's recently expanded to Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo (Brazil), Oslo (Norway) and Bucharest (Romania). As of today, the company can add the City of Light to that list.
I'm not a single-speed bike aficionado, but I was tempted to switch when I saw David Qvick's brilliantly simple concept bike, the DV01. Qvick is a
George Nakashima. When you hear that name it is indistinguishably kindred with great modernist furniture.
High Quality Studio Crafted Solid Walnut Chest of Drawers, Signed 'George Nakashima, March 7 1986, 8 Drawer Chest 6' Long'
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Stunning burl walnut music stand by George Nakashima. Signed and dated 1978. Literature: Derek E. Ostergard, George Nakashima: Full Circle, exh. cat., American Craft Museum, New York, 1989, p. 176 (for a related example) Mira Nakashima, Nature Form & Spirit: The Life and Legacy of George Nakashima, New York, 2003, p. 113 Robert Aibel, "The Soul of Nakashima," Modern Magazine, March 2015, p. 79 (for the present illustrated)
Discover Mira Dining Chairs (Set of 8) on Carpenters Workshop Gallery.
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An exceptional pair of Organic Modern lounge chairs After George Nakashima USA, Circa Late 20th Century Sculpted walnut frames, with contrasting hickory spindles, and removable upholstered seat cushions. Measures: 30.75"W x 28.5"D x 33.75"H. Seat height 18". Arm height 21". Very good vintage condition. Ready for immediate use. Apparently unsigned. Possibly by Mira Nakashima for Nakashima Studio. less
The Chair Shop was constructed of concrete block with a plywood conoid shell roof, a study for the neighboring reinforced concrete shell building that became the Conoid Studio. Originally intended as a break room for the woodworkers, it quickly came to house the Chair Department. The work-room’s southern side gets so much direct sunshine and... Read more »
About An excellent pair of four-drawer dressers custom-made by George Nakashima in his New Hope Studio in 1970. Constructed in highly figured cherry in a Minimalist rectangular forms with exposed dovetail joints on sap block base, these pieces exemplify the superb woodwork craftsmanship of George Nakashima. The function is perfectly wed with the aesthetics. The pieces come with a copy of original order card dated to 1970.
The Nakashima chair designs are based primarily on the Windsor and Shaker traditions, with turned legs, steam-bent backs and hand-shaved hickory spindles. George’s Conoid Chair is a radical departure, as the side rails are integral with the two legs which cantilever the seat. Mira’s Concordia Chair has no spindles at all, with two sturdy solid legs joined to the seat and the other holding a shaped crest rail.
This side table was originally designed and named for a client who wanted a side table under which to store two Greenrock ottomans. It can be made in many sizes.
The Showroom was built in 1954, when Kevin was born and the family’s home office was no longer sufficient for its spatial needs. The building originally included a full bath, kitchen, and small bedroom in the back, which have since been reappropriated as office space. The heavy oak frame is crafted from recycled barn beams.... Read more »
Our coffee table base designs are primarily determined by a careful sensitivity to the size and shape of the plank selected.
George Nakashima "Origins" tall chest for Widdicomb. Rare example with a figured burl door and drawers for every necescity rising on a splayed base, newly refinished and ready to install. Massive amounts of clothing storage and made with Nakashima's signature attention to detail with a zen atheistic.
High Quality Studio Crafted Solid Walnut Chest of Drawers, Signed 'George Nakashima, March 7 1986, 8 Drawer Chest 6' Long'
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