Chair Avatars
This is a display area for my spare chairs - my previous avatars.
Why Chairs?
Chairs symbolize social interaction. They invite you to sit down and stay a while; take a load off. You're probably sitting right now. We sit down to digest news. We sit to think. We sit to be social. You might say chairs are the first social media. Okay, you wouldn't but let's pretend.
There are awesome looking chairs that are painful to sit on (talkin' to you Frank Lloyd Wright and owners of Indian restaurants everywhere). There are comfy chairs that look ugly. Chairs fit all situations - from thrones to bean-bags. Lawn chairs say "relax, enjoy the weather." Kitchen chairs say "have a bite." Dentists' chairs say "sit down and scream a while."
Since joining Twitter in '07, I've experimented with a dynamic avatar - it's recognizable as my stream, but changes often. Happy to have you 'follow' me and join the conversation. Pull up a chair.
The avatars begin below...
Mar 22, 2011
First One Piece Chair. The Panton Chair by Verner Panton from 1960 is iconic in both its form and materials. It was the first mass-produced, one-piece chair, and has a decidedly sculptural feel to it. I saw a recent design program from BBC which touched on this creation, and described the challenges with finding a manufacturer. Many wanted 
nothing to do with it. Various materials were tried, and ultimately those used held up reasonably well, though many surviving units show crazing and cracking, illustrating that the design pushes the limits of the materials available at the time.
This chair is also the grand-daddy of all our modern one-piece patio chairs, so next time you're sitting on a restaurant terrace in a one-piece plastic creation, raise a glass to Verner.
nothing to do with it. Various materials were tried, and ultimately those used held up reasonably well, though many surviving units show crazing and cracking, illustrating that the design pushes the limits of the materials available at the time. This chair is also the grand-daddy of all our modern one-piece patio chairs, so next time you're sitting on a restaurant terrace in a one-piece plastic creation, raise a glass to Verner.
