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A selection of tailored - made to order.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Favour a White leather Sofa, a Black leather corner sofa, or a Red Italian leather Settee Custom designed for You.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now you can have elegant, high-quality handcrafted Italian leather or Fabric Sofas built and made to fit your home, décor and lifestyle &quot;exactly&quot; the way you want, without sacrificing the comfort and functionality you require.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You no longer have to search through the blah inventory&lt;br /&gt;of retail stores only to settle for a piece of everyday&lt;br /&gt;generic production sofas made to fit&lt;br /&gt;someone else&#39;s average home!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now you can shop from your home and have quality handcrafed Designer Italian Leather Sofa, 2 Piece Italian leather sofa Suite, 3 Piece Italian leather sofa Suite, Italian Leather Settees. 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www.ultracouturedesign.co.uk&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://ultracouturedesign.blogspot.com/2008/03/definition-of-style-have-seat.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Ultra Couture Design | Italian Leather Sofa | Designer Sofa | Corner Sofa | http://www.ultracouturedesign.co.uk)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD46UUB69sX6M6fpwDGZ08ZW1ur6Wf7Ip3qLPiPocKA8MRVDwDsCJWwP4Q7Qbp7f2le3-9Up_R_l6o1BtJlTtZttl5OFOA5CkryGm1Xy6iIET8p35myvNeW2Nu4aQmYqx7PtDJ54bAZs4z/s72-c/ba21.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7442700620343429256.post-5492666752047825711</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 02:08:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-09T18:27:51.079+00:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Verner Panton</category><title>Verner Panton</title><description>&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQmWHtq2u1cNVB_ylkGggycbUQlMr9iAyKt7ZP6BmgTcrDRwIugXMbHm2zFzssGhADP7rJ-G9mrlOjQWOa4OVEXiTD9vBDiYrberp1KDGysJjgV8nYkS4Rp3umJNSF7xb7Fro24tDcBUMV/s1600-h/vernerpanton.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176300974417936466&quot; style=&quot;FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQmWHtq2u1cNVB_ylkGggycbUQlMr9iAyKt7ZP6BmgTcrDRwIugXMbHm2zFzssGhADP7rJ-G9mrlOjQWOa4OVEXiTD9vBDiYrberp1KDGysJjgV8nYkS4Rp3umJNSF7xb7Fro24tDcBUMV/s320/vernerpanton.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Verner Panton (&lt;a title=&quot;February 13&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_13&quot;&gt;13 February&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a title=&quot;1926&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1926&quot;&gt;1926&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;a title=&quot;September 5&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_5&quot;&gt;5 September&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a title=&quot;1998&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998&quot;&gt;1998&lt;/a&gt;) is considered one of &lt;a title=&quot;Denmark&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark&quot;&gt;Denmark&lt;/a&gt;&#39;s most influential 20th-century &lt;a title=&quot;Furniture&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furniture&quot;&gt;furniture&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a class=&quot;mw-redirect&quot; title=&quot;Interior designer&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interior_designer&quot;&gt;interior designers&lt;/a&gt;. During his career, he created innovative and futuristic designs in a variety of materials, especially &lt;a class=&quot;mw-redirect&quot; title=&quot;Plastics&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastics&quot;&gt;plastics&lt;/a&gt;, and in vibrant colors. His style was very &quot;&lt;a title=&quot;1960s&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960s&quot;&gt;1960s&lt;/a&gt;&quot; but regained popularity at the end of the 20th century; as of 2004, Panton&#39;s most well-known furniture models are still in production (at &lt;a title=&quot;Vitra&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitra&quot;&gt;Vitra&lt;/a&gt;, among others).&lt;br /&gt;Panton was trained as an architectural engineer in &lt;a title=&quot;Odense&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odense&quot;&gt;Odense&lt;/a&gt;; next, he studied architecture at the &lt;a title=&quot;Royal Danish Academy of Art&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Danish_Academy_of_Art&quot;&gt;Royal Danish Academy of Art&lt;/a&gt; (Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi) in &lt;a title=&quot;Copenhagen&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copenhagen&quot;&gt;Copenhagen&lt;/a&gt;, graduating in 1951. During the first two years of his career, &lt;a title=&quot;1950&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950&quot;&gt;1950&lt;/a&gt;-&lt;a title=&quot;1952&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1952&quot;&gt;1952&lt;/a&gt;, he worked at the architectural practice of &lt;a title=&quot;Arne Jacobsen&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arne_Jacobsen&quot;&gt;Arne Jacobsen&lt;/a&gt;, another Danish architect and furniture designer. Panton turned out to be an &quot;&lt;a class=&quot;mw-redirect&quot; title=&quot;Enfant terrible&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enfant_terrible&quot;&gt;enfant terrible&lt;/a&gt;&quot; and he started his own design and architectural office. He became well known for his innovative architectural proposals, including a collapsible house (1955), the Cardboard House and the Plastic House (1960). Near the end of the 1950s, his chair designs became more and more unconventional, with no legs or discernible back. In &lt;a title=&quot;1960&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960&quot;&gt;1960&lt;/a&gt; Panton was the designer of the very first single-form injection-moulded plastic chair. the Stacking chair or S chair, which would become his most famous and mass-produced design.&lt;br /&gt;In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Verner Panton experimented with designing entire environments: radical and psychedelic interiors that were an ensemble of his curved furniture, wall upholstering, textiles and lighting. He is best known for the design of a German boats interior, now a famous museum. He is also known for a hotel in Europe that utilized circular patterns and cylindrical furniture.&lt;br /&gt;Additionally, Panton is well-known for his innovative design work for &quot;Der Spiegel,&quot; a well-known German publication in Hamburg.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.danish-furniture.com/designers/verner-panton&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#ff0000;&quot;&gt;http://www.danish-furniture.com/designers/verner-panton&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ultracouturedesign.eu/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color:#ffff00;&quot;&gt;http://ultracouturedesign.eu/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;Ultra Couture Design~ Your best source for high style modern Italian leather sofas. 
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He was often inspired by everyday things and made use of ordinary materials. He uses the minimal amount of materials while creating forms with a maximum effect.&lt;br /&gt;Contents&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achille_Castiglioni#Biography#Biography&quot;&gt;1 Biography&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achille_Castiglioni#The_Castiglioni_brothers#The_Castiglioni_brothers&quot;&gt;2 The Castiglioni brothers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achille_Castiglioni#The_Castiglionis.27_Work#The_Castiglionis.27_Work&quot;&gt;3 The Castiglionis&#39; Work&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achille_Castiglioni#The_Creation_of_ADI#The_Creation_of_ADI&quot;&gt;4 The Creation of ADI&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achille_Castiglioni#The_Fifties.27_and_Sixties.27_creations#The_Fifties.27_and_Sixties.27_creations&quot;&gt;5 The Fifties&#39; and Sixties&#39; creations&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achille_Castiglioni#The_Universty_Lessons#The_Universty_Lessons&quot;&gt;6 The Universty Lessons&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achille_Castiglioni#The_Exhibits_.26_Awards#The_Exhibits_.26_Awards&quot;&gt;7 The Exhibits &amp;amp; Awards&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achille_Castiglioni#His_Method#His_Method&quot;&gt;8 His Method&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achille_Castiglioni#Family#Family&quot;&gt;9 Family&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achille_Castiglioni#External_links#External_links&quot;&gt;10 External links&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Biography&lt;br /&gt;Achille Castiglioni studied architecture at the &lt;a title=&quot;Politecnico di Milano&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politecnico_di_Milano&quot;&gt;Politecnico di Milano&lt;/a&gt; University and set up a design office in 1944 with his brothers, &lt;a title=&quot;Livio Castiglioni (page does not exist)&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Livio_Castiglioni&amp;amp;action=edit&amp;amp;redlink=1&quot;&gt;Livio Castiglioni&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a title=&quot;Pier Giacomo Castiglioni (page does not exist)&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pier_Giacomo_Castiglioni&amp;amp;action=edit&amp;amp;redlink=1&quot;&gt;Pier Giacomo Castiglioni&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a id=&quot;The_Castiglioni_brothers&quot; name=&quot;The_Castiglioni_brothers&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Castiglioni brothers&lt;br /&gt;The teamwork and professional partnership that came out from the work of Achille Castiglioni, &lt;a title=&quot;Livio Castiglioni (page does not exist)&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Livio_Castiglioni&amp;amp;action=edit&amp;amp;redlink=1&quot;&gt;Livio Castiglioni&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a title=&quot;Pier Giacomo Castiglioni (page does not exist)&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pier_Giacomo_Castiglioni&amp;amp;action=edit&amp;amp;redlink=1&quot;&gt;Pier Giacomo Castiglioni&lt;/a&gt; gave birth to the so-called Castiglioni brothers team. Livio then left in 1952. This group have become one of the most witty, elegant and innovative partnerships in &lt;a title=&quot;Modern design (page does not exist)&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Modern_design&amp;amp;action=edit&amp;amp;redlink=1&quot;&gt;modern design&lt;/a&gt;. The brothers worked from the viewpoint that design must restructure an object&#39;s function, form and production process, and applied this maxim to every work that they produced. Castiglioni described this process with these words: &quot;Start from scratch. Stick to common sense. Know your goals and means&quot;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a id=&quot;The_Castiglionis.27_Work&quot; name=&quot;The_Castiglionis.27_Work&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Castiglionis&#39; Work&lt;br /&gt;In the 1950&#39;s the Castiglioni brothers publicly cemented their commitment to redesigning objects, with their tractor seat stool, &lt;a title=&quot;Mezzadro (page does not exist)&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mezzadro&amp;amp;action=edit&amp;amp;redlink=1&quot;&gt;Mezzadro&lt;/a&gt; and their &lt;a title=&quot;Sella&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sella&quot;&gt;Sella&lt;/a&gt; chair made of a bicycle seat. Castiglioni said of his design for the Sella, &quot;When I use a pay phone, I like to move around, but I also would like to sit, but not completely.&quot; These designs drew upon the &lt;a title=&quot;Ready made&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ready_made&quot;&gt;ready made&lt;/a&gt; school of art, in which everyday objects are repurposed for the showroom floor.&lt;br /&gt;The chairs also embrace Castiglioni&#39;s theory of a &lt;a title=&quot;Principal Design Component (page does not exist)&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Principal_Design_Component&amp;amp;action=edit&amp;amp;redlink=1&quot;&gt;Principal Design Component&lt;/a&gt;, or PDC, which the designer has found and is building upon within his design.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a id=&quot;The_Creation_of_ADI&quot; name=&quot;The_Creation_of_ADI&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Creation of &lt;a title=&quot;Associazione per il Disegno Industriale&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Associazione_per_il_Disegno_Industriale&quot;&gt;ADI&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In 1956, Castiglioni founded the &lt;a title=&quot;Associazione per il Disegno Industriale&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Associazione_per_il_Disegno_Industriale&quot;&gt;ADI&lt;/a&gt; (Association for Industrial Design).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a id=&quot;The_Fifties.27_and_Sixties.27_creations&quot; name=&quot;The_Fifties.27_and_Sixties.27_creations&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Fifties&#39; and Sixties&#39; creations&lt;br /&gt;During the fifties and sixties the Castiglioni brothers produced a remarkable number of popular designs. Their &quot;Spalter&quot; &lt;a title=&quot;Vacuum cleaner&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuum_cleaner&quot;&gt;vacuum cleaner&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a title=&quot;1956&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1956&quot;&gt;1956&lt;/a&gt;), manufactured by Rem, was made of bright red plastic and was meant to be slung across the user&#39;s back with a leather strap, like a bag. Their lamps, the minimalist &quot;Luminator&quot; (&lt;a title=&quot;1955&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1955&quot;&gt;1955&lt;/a&gt;) and &quot;Bulb&quot; (&lt;a title=&quot;1957&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1957&quot;&gt;1957&lt;/a&gt;), employed exposed bulbs. In &lt;a title=&quot;1957&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1957&quot;&gt;1957&lt;/a&gt; they held a show entitled, &quot;Forme e Colori nella Casa d&#39;Oggi&quot; (Shapes and Colours in Today&#39;s Home) at Villa Olmo in &lt;a title=&quot;Como&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Como&quot;&gt;Como&lt;/a&gt;, to exhibit their series of &lt;a title=&quot;Ready made&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ready_made&quot;&gt;ready made&lt;/a&gt; designs.&lt;br /&gt;In &lt;a title=&quot;1962&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962&quot;&gt;1962&lt;/a&gt; they introduced their &quot;Arco&quot;, which was a floor lamp with a long, curved arm extending eight feet from the marble base which had to be moved &quot;by two people inserting a broomstick through the hole in the base.&lt;br /&gt;&quot;Their&quot;&lt;a title=&quot;Snoopy Lamp (page does not exist)&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Snoopy_Lamp&amp;amp;action=edit&amp;amp;redlink=1&quot;&gt;Snoopy Lamp&lt;/a&gt; of &lt;a title=&quot;1967&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967&quot;&gt;1967&lt;/a&gt; was a table lamp, indeed inspired by the cartoon character, also had a marble base, which stabilized the egg-shaped metal and glass shade. Their &quot;Toio&quot; (&lt;a title=&quot;1962&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962&quot;&gt;1962&lt;/a&gt;) lamp again turned to the &lt;a title=&quot;PDC method (page does not exist)&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=PDC_method&amp;amp;action=edit&amp;amp;redlink=1&quot;&gt;PDC method&lt;/a&gt;, using a car reflector as its inspiration. Their lighting system for the Montecatini pavilion at the Milan Fair in &lt;a title=&quot;1962&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962&quot;&gt;1962&lt;/a&gt; featured cone shaped lights suspended from wires.&lt;br /&gt;The Castiglinis also designed the &quot;RR126&quot; stereo system (&lt;a title=&quot;1965&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1965&quot;&gt;1965&lt;/a&gt;) which was meant to be a &quot;musical pet,&quot; and was considered to be one of his &quot;&lt;a title=&quot;Expressionistic Object (page does not exist)&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Expressionistic_Object&amp;amp;action=edit&amp;amp;redlink=1&quot;&gt;Expressionistic Objects&lt;/a&gt;.&quot; The dials and controls form the shape of a face, with the speakers as ears. This design, for Brionvega, was free standing, with casters to make it mobile, and the speakers folded up when not in use, to make the design more compact.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a id=&quot;The_Universty_Lessons&quot; name=&quot;The_Universty_Lessons&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Universty Lessons&lt;br /&gt;Castiglioni taught for many years, first at the &lt;a title=&quot;http://www.polito.it&quot; href=&quot;http://www.polito.it/&quot;&gt;Politecnico of Turin University&lt;/a&gt;, in &lt;a title=&quot;1969&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1969&quot;&gt;1969&lt;/a&gt; and later leading a class in &lt;a title=&quot;Industrial Design&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Design&quot;&gt;Industrial Design&lt;/a&gt; at the faculty of Architecture at &lt;a title=&quot;Politecnico di Milano&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politecnico_di_Milano&quot;&gt;Politecnico di Milano&lt;/a&gt; University, to a group of several thousand students.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a id=&quot;The_Exhibits_.26_Awards&quot; name=&quot;The_Exhibits_.26_Awards&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;The Exhibits &amp;amp; Awards&lt;br /&gt;Castiglioni has exhibited his designs at every &lt;a title=&quot;Milan Triennial (page does not exist)&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Milan_Triennial&amp;amp;action=edit&amp;amp;redlink=1&quot;&gt;Milan Triennial&lt;/a&gt; since &lt;a title=&quot;1947&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1947&quot;&gt;1947&lt;/a&gt; and has received seven &lt;a title=&quot;Compasso d&#39;Oro&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compasso_d%27Oro&quot;&gt;Compasso d&#39;Oro&lt;/a&gt; awards.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a id=&quot;His_Method&quot; name=&quot;His_Method&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;His Method&lt;br /&gt;Castiglioni&#39;s method, to have &quot;a constant and consistent way of designing, not a style&quot; led him to help create new products to restore Italy&#39;s quality of life in the post-war years and to innovate upon the household object.&lt;br /&gt;Most of Castilglioni&#39;s products are design classics and are still in production under licence. The &lt;a title=&quot;Museum of Modern Art&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_of_Modern_Art&quot;&gt;MoMA&lt;/a&gt; has his most important designs in its permanent collection.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a id=&quot;Family&quot; name=&quot;Family&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Family&lt;br /&gt;Castiglioni has a daughter &lt;a title=&quot;Monica Castiglioni (page does not exist)&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Monica_Castiglioni&amp;amp;action=edit&amp;amp;redlink=1&quot;&gt;Monica Castiglioni&lt;/a&gt; who is a jewellery designer. She owns the design store &lt;a title=&quot;Anthias&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthias&quot;&gt;Anthias&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;a title=&quot;Milan&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milan&quot;&gt;Milan&lt;/a&gt;. She lives and works between &lt;a title=&quot;Milan&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milan&quot;&gt;Milan&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a title=&quot;New York&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York&quot;&gt;New York&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a id=&quot;External_links&quot; name=&quot;External_links&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;External links&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;http://www.r20thcentury.com/bios/designer.cfm?article_id=&quot; href=&quot;http://www.r20thcentury.com/bios/designer.cfm?article_id=40&quot;&gt;Biography of Achille Castiglioni&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;http://www.moma.org/exhibitions/1997/castiglioni/&quot; href=&quot;http://www.moma.org/exhibitions/1997/castiglioni/&quot;&gt;MoMA 1997 Exhibition&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;http://www.evanizer.com/castiglioni/castiglioni.html&quot; href=&quot;http://www.evanizer.com/castiglioni/castiglioni.html&quot;&gt;http://www.evanizer.com/castiglioni/castiglioni.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;http://www.anthiasnyc.com&quot; href=&quot;http://www.anthiasnyc.com/&quot;&gt;ANTHIAS - Monica Castiglioni &amp;amp; Natsuko Toyofuku&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;http://www.bonluxat.com/d/achille-castiglioni.html&quot; href=&quot;http://www.bonluxat.com/d/achille-castiglioni.html&quot;&gt;Achille Castiglioni Furniture Designs&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;http://www.achillecastiglioni.it/&quot; href=&quot;http://www.achillecastiglioni.it/&quot;&gt;Achille Castiglioni official site&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;http://projects.interaction-ivrea.it/e1/castiglioni/siteprototype_ver02/studio.htm&quot; href=&quot;http://projects.interaction-ivrea.it/e1/castiglioni/siteprototype_ver02/studio.htm&quot;&gt;His projects on Interaction Ivrea&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ultracouturedesign.co.uk/&quot;&gt;http://www.ultracouturedesign.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ultracouturedesign.eu/&quot;&gt;http://www.ultracouturedesign.eu/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;Ultra Couture Design~ Your best source for high style modern Italian leather sofas. 
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By the time he was 14 years old, while attending high school, Charles worked at the &lt;a title=&quot;Laclede Steel Company&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laclede_Steel_Company&quot;&gt;Laclede Steel Company&lt;/a&gt; as a part-time laborer, where he learned about engineering, drawing, and architecture (and also first entertained the idea of one day becoming an architect).&lt;br /&gt;Charles briefly studied architecture at &lt;a title=&quot;Washington University&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_University&quot;&gt;Washington University&lt;/a&gt; in St. Louis on an architectural scholarship. He proposed studying &lt;a title=&quot;Frank Lloyd Wright&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Lloyd_Wright&quot;&gt;Frank Lloyd Wright&lt;/a&gt; to his professors, and when he would not cease his interest in modern architects, he was dismissed from the university. In the report describing why he was dismissed from the university, a professor wrote the comment &quot;His views were too modern.&quot; While at Washington University, he met his first wife, Catherine Woermann, whom he married in &lt;a title=&quot;1929&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1929&quot;&gt;1929&lt;/a&gt;. A year later, they had a daughter, Lucia.&lt;br /&gt;After he left school and was married, Charles began his own architectural practice, with partners Charles Gray and later Walter Pauley.&lt;br /&gt;One great influence on him was the Finnish architect &lt;a title=&quot;Eliel Saarinen&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliel_Saarinen&quot;&gt;Eliel Saarinen&lt;/a&gt; (whose son &lt;a title=&quot;Eero Saarinen&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eero_Saarinen&quot;&gt;Eero&lt;/a&gt;, also an architect, would become a partner and friend). At the elder Saarinen&#39;s invitation, he moved in 1938 with his wife Catherine and daughter Lucia to &lt;a title=&quot;Michigan&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan&quot;&gt;Michigan&lt;/a&gt;, to further study architecture at the &lt;a title=&quot;Cranbrook Academy of Art&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cranbrook_Academy_of_Art&quot;&gt;Cranbrook Academy of Art&lt;/a&gt;, where he would become a teacher and head of the &lt;a title=&quot;Industrial design&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_design&quot;&gt;industrial design&lt;/a&gt; department. One of the requirements of the Architecture and Urban Planning Program, at the time Eames applied, was for the student to have decided upon his project and gathered as much pertinent information in advance – Eames&#39; interest was in the St. Louis waterfront. Together with Eero Saarinen he designed prize-winning furniture for &lt;a title=&quot;New York City&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City&quot;&gt;New York&#39;s&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a title=&quot;Museum of Modern Art&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_of_Modern_Art&quot;&gt;Museum of Modern Art&lt;/a&gt; &quot;Organic Design in Home Furnishings&quot; competition.&lt;a title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Eames#_note-0#_note-0&quot;&gt;[1]&lt;/a&gt; Their work displayed the new technique of wood moulding (originally developed by &lt;a title=&quot;Alvar Aalto&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvar_Aalto&quot;&gt;Alvar Aalto&lt;/a&gt;), that Eames would further develop in many moulded &lt;a title=&quot;Plywood&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plywood&quot;&gt;plywood&lt;/a&gt; products, including, beside &lt;a title=&quot;Chair&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chair&quot;&gt;chairs&lt;/a&gt; and other &lt;a title=&quot;Furniture&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furniture&quot;&gt;furniture&lt;/a&gt;, splints and stretchers for the &lt;a title=&quot;U.S. Navy&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Navy&quot;&gt;U.S. Navy&lt;/a&gt; during &lt;a title=&quot;World War II&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II&quot;&gt;World War II&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;a title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Eames#_note-1#_note-1&quot;&gt;[2]&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In &lt;a title=&quot;1941&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1941&quot;&gt;1941&lt;/a&gt;, Charles and Catherine divorced, and he married his Cranbrook colleague &lt;a title=&quot;Ray Eames&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Eames&quot;&gt;Ray Kaiser&lt;/a&gt;, who was born in Sacramento, California. He then moved with her to &lt;a title=&quot;Los Angeles, California&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles%2C_California&quot;&gt;Los Angeles&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title=&quot;California&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California&quot;&gt;California&lt;/a&gt;, where they would work and live for the rest of their lives. In the late &lt;a title=&quot;1940s&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1940s&quot;&gt;1940s&lt;/a&gt;, as part of the &lt;a title=&quot;Arts &amp;amp; Architecture&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arts_%26_Architecture&quot;&gt;Arts &amp;amp; Architecture&lt;/a&gt; magazine&#39;s &quot;&lt;a title=&quot;Case Study Houses&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Case_Study_Houses&quot;&gt;Case Study&lt;/a&gt;&quot; program, Ray and Charles designed and built the groundbreaking &lt;a title=&quot;Eames House&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eames_House&quot;&gt;Eames House&lt;/a&gt;, Case Study House #8, as their home. Located upon a cliff overlooking the &lt;a title=&quot;Pacific Ocean&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Ocean&quot;&gt;Pacific Ocean&lt;/a&gt;, and hand-constructed within a matter of days entirely of pre-fabricated steel parts intended for &lt;a title=&quot;Industrial construction (page does not exist)&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Industrial_construction&amp;amp;action=edit&amp;amp;redlink=1&quot;&gt;industrial construction&lt;/a&gt;, it remains a milestone of &lt;a title=&quot;Modern architecture&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_architecture&quot;&gt;modern architecture&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;Ray Eames&lt;br /&gt;Ray-Bernice Alexandra Kaiser Eames (&lt;a title=&quot;December 15&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December_15&quot;&gt;December 15&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title=&quot;1912&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1912&quot;&gt;1912&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;a title=&quot;August 21&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_21&quot;&gt;August 21&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title=&quot;1988&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988&quot;&gt;1988&lt;/a&gt;) (pronounced [ɹeɪ ˈiːmz]) was an American artist, &lt;a title=&quot;Design&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design&quot;&gt;designer&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title=&quot;Architecture&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architecture&quot;&gt;architect&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a title=&quot;Film&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film&quot;&gt;filmmaker&lt;/a&gt; who, together with her husband &lt;a title=&quot;Charles Eames&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Eames&quot;&gt;Charles&lt;/a&gt;, is responsible for many classic, iconic designs of the &lt;a title=&quot;20th century&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_century&quot;&gt;20th century&lt;/a&gt;. She was born in &lt;a title=&quot;Sacramento, California&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacramento%2C_California&quot;&gt;Sacramento&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title=&quot;California&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California&quot;&gt;California&lt;/a&gt;. Having lived in a number of cities during her youth, in 1933 she moved to &lt;a title=&quot;New York City&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City&quot;&gt;New York&lt;/a&gt;, where she studied abstract painting with &lt;a title=&quot;Hans Hofmann&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Hofmann&quot;&gt;Hans Hofmann&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;In September 1940 she began studies at the &lt;a title=&quot;Cranbrook Academy of Art&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cranbrook_Academy_of_Art&quot;&gt;Cranbrook Academy of Art&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;a title=&quot;Bloomfield Hills&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloomfield_Hills&quot;&gt;Bloomfield Hills&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title=&quot;Michigan&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan&quot;&gt;Michigan&lt;/a&gt;, where she met Charles Eames, marrying him the &lt;a title=&quot;1941&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1941&quot;&gt;following year&lt;/a&gt;. Settling in &lt;a title=&quot;Los Angeles, California&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles%2C_California&quot;&gt;Los Angeles&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title=&quot;California&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California&quot;&gt;California&lt;/a&gt;, Charles and Ray Eames would lead an outstanding career in design and architecture (for details see &quot;&lt;a title=&quot;Charles Eames&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Eames&quot;&gt;Charles Eames&lt;/a&gt;&quot;).&lt;br /&gt;Ray Eames died in Los Angeles in 1988, ten years to the day after Charles.&lt;a name=&quot;Designers&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Designers&lt;br /&gt;In the &lt;a title=&quot;1950s&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950s&quot;&gt;1950s&lt;/a&gt;, the Eameses would continue their work in architecture and &lt;a title=&quot;Modern furniture&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_furniture&quot;&gt;modern furniture&lt;/a&gt; design, often (like in the earlier moulded plywood work) pioneering innovative technologies, such as the &lt;a title=&quot;Fiberglass&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiberglass&quot;&gt;fiberglass&lt;/a&gt; and plastic resin chairs and the wire mesh chairs designed for &lt;a title=&quot;Herman Miller (office equipment)&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_Miller_%28office_equipment%29&quot;&gt;Herman Miller&lt;/a&gt;. Besides this work, Charles would soon channel his interest in &lt;a title=&quot;Photography&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photography&quot;&gt;photography&lt;/a&gt; into the production of &lt;a title=&quot;Short film&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_film&quot;&gt;short films&lt;/a&gt;. From their first one, the unfinished Traveling Boy (&lt;a title=&quot;1950&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950&quot;&gt;1950&lt;/a&gt;), to the extraordinary &lt;a title=&quot;Powers of Ten&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powers_of_Ten&quot;&gt;Powers of Ten&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a title=&quot;1977&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977&quot;&gt;1977&lt;/a&gt;), their cinematic work was an outlet for ideas, a vehicle for experimentation and education.&lt;br /&gt;The Eameses also conceived and designed a number of landmark exhibitions. The first of these, &lt;a title=&quot;Mathematica: a world of numbers...and beyond&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematica:_a_world_of_numbers...and_beyond&quot;&gt;Mathematica: a world of numbers...and beyond&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a title=&quot;1961&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1961&quot;&gt;1961&lt;/a&gt;), was sponsored by IBM, and is the only one of their exhibitions still existent. The original was created for a new wing of the (currently named) &lt;a title=&quot;California Science Center&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Science_Center&quot;&gt;California Science Center&lt;/a&gt;; it is now owned by and on display at the &lt;a title=&quot;New York Hall of Science&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Hall_of_Science&quot;&gt;New York Hall of Science&lt;/a&gt;. In late 1961 a duplicate was created for the &lt;a title=&quot;Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago)&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_of_Science_and_Industry_%28Chicago%29&quot;&gt;Museum of Science and Industry&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;a title=&quot;Chicago&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago&quot;&gt;Chicago&lt;/a&gt;; in 1980 it moved to the &lt;a title=&quot;Museum of Science, Boston&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_of_Science%2C_Boston&quot;&gt;Museum of Science, Boston&lt;/a&gt;. Another version was created for the &lt;a title=&quot;1964/1965 New York World&#39;s Fair&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964/1965_New_York_World%27s_Fair&quot;&gt;1964/1965 New York World&#39;s Fair&lt;/a&gt; IBM exhibit. After the World&#39;s Fair it was moved to the &lt;a title=&quot;Pacific Science Center&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Science_Center&quot;&gt;Pacific Science Center&lt;/a&gt; in Seattle where it stayed until 1980. The Mathematica Exhibition is still considered a model for &lt;a title=&quot;Scientific popularization (page does not exist)&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scientific_popularization&amp;amp;action=edit&amp;amp;redlink=1&quot;&gt;scientific popularization&lt;/a&gt; exhibitions. It was followed by &quot;A Computer Perspective: Background to the Computer Age&quot; (&lt;a title=&quot;1971&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971&quot;&gt;1971&lt;/a&gt;) and &quot;The World of Franklin and Jefferson&quot; (&lt;a title=&quot;1975&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975&quot;&gt;1975&lt;/a&gt;-&lt;a title=&quot;1977&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977&quot;&gt;1977&lt;/a&gt;), among others.&lt;br /&gt;The office of Charles and Ray Eames, which functioned for more than four decades (1943-88) at 901 Washington Boulevard in &lt;a title=&quot;Venice, California&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venice%2C_California&quot;&gt;Venice, California&lt;/a&gt;, included in its staff, at one time of another, a number of remarkable designers, like &lt;a title=&quot;Don Albinson (page does not exist)&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Don_Albinson&amp;amp;action=edit&amp;amp;redlink=1&quot;&gt;Don Albinson&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title=&quot;Deborah Sussman (page does not exist)&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Deborah_Sussman&amp;amp;action=edit&amp;amp;redlink=1&quot;&gt;Deborah Sussman&lt;/a&gt;, Richard Foy and Henry Beer. Among the many important designs originating there are the molded-plywood DCW (Dining Chair Wood) and DCM (Dining Chair Metal with a plywood seat) (1945), &lt;a title=&quot;Eames Lounge Chair&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eames_Lounge_Chair&quot;&gt;Eames Lounge Chair&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a title=&quot;1956&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1956&quot;&gt;1956&lt;/a&gt;), the Aluminum Group furniture (&lt;a title=&quot;1958&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958&quot;&gt;1958&lt;/a&gt;) and as well as the Eames Chaise (&lt;a title=&quot;1968&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968&quot;&gt;1968&lt;/a&gt;), designed for Charles&#39;s friend, film director &lt;a title=&quot;Billy Wilder&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Wilder&quot;&gt;Billy Wilder&lt;/a&gt;, the playful Do-Nothing Machine (1957), an early &lt;a title=&quot;Solar energy&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_energy&quot;&gt;solar energy&lt;/a&gt; experiment, and a number of toys.&lt;br /&gt;Short films produced by the couple often document their interests in collecting toys and cultural artifacts on their travels. The films also record the process of hanging their exhibits or producing classic furniture designs, to the purposefully mundane topic of filming soap suds moving over the pavement of a parking lot. Perhaps their most popular movie, &quot;Powers of 10&quot; (narrated by the late physicist Philip Morrison), gives a dramatic demonstration of &lt;a title=&quot;Orders of magnitude&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orders_of_magnitude&quot;&gt;orders of magnitude&lt;/a&gt; by visually zooming away from the earth to the edge of the universe, and then microscopically zooming into the nucleus of a carbon atom. Charles was a prolific photographer as well with thousands of images of their furniture, exhibits and collections, and now a part of the Library of Congress.&lt;br /&gt;Charles Eames died of a heart attack on August 21, &lt;a title=&quot;1978&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978&quot;&gt;1978&lt;/a&gt; while on a consulting trip in his native Saint Louis, and now has a star on the &lt;a title=&quot;St. Louis Walk of Fame&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Louis_Walk_of_Fame&quot;&gt;St. Louis Walk of Fame&lt;/a&gt;. Ray died 10 years later to the exact day.&lt;br /&gt;At the time of his death they were working on what became their last production, the &lt;a title=&quot;Eames Sofa (page does not exist)&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eames_Sofa&amp;amp;action=edit&amp;amp;redlink=1&quot;&gt;Eames Sofa&lt;/a&gt; which went into production in 1984.&lt;br /&gt;From the beginning, The Eames furniture has usually been listed as by Charles Eames; indeed in the 1948 and 1952 &lt;a title=&quot;Herman Miller&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herman_Miller&quot;&gt;Herman Miller&lt;/a&gt; bound catalogs, only Charles&#39; name is listed, but it&#39;s become clear that Ray was deeply involved and should be considered an equal partner. The Eames fabrics (many are currently available from &lt;a title=&quot;Maharam&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharam&quot;&gt;Maharam&lt;/a&gt; were mostly designed by Ray, as were the Time Life Stools. But in reading the various books on Eames, and seeing the photos of furniture developement, it&#39;s clear that Ray&#39;s involvement is absolute.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a name=&quot;Philosophy&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Philosophy&lt;br /&gt;The Eames philosophy was very much entrenched in process.[&lt;a title=&quot;Wikipedia:Citation needed&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed&quot;&gt;citation needed&lt;/a&gt;] Process to get to the final product often took years of trial and error.[&lt;a title=&quot;Wikipedia:Citation needed&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed&quot;&gt;citation needed&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;br /&gt;In 1970-71, Charles Eames gave the &lt;a title=&quot;Charles Eliot Norton Lectures&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Eliot_Norton_Lectures&quot;&gt;Charles Eliot Norton Lectures&lt;/a&gt; at &lt;a title=&quot;Harvard University&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_University&quot;&gt;Harvard University&lt;/a&gt;. At the lectures, the Eames viewpoint and philosophy are related through Charles&#39; own telling of what he called the banana leaf parable, a banana leaf being the most basic dish off which to eat in southern India. He related the progression of design and its process where the banana leaf is transformed into something fantastically ornate. He explains the next step and ties it to the design process by finishing the parable with:&lt;br /&gt;&quot;But you can go beyond that and the guys that have not only means, but a certain amount of knowledge and understanding, go the next step and they eat off of a banana leaf. And I think that in these times when we fall back and regroup, that somehow or other, the banana leaf parable sort of got to get working there, because I&#39;m not prepared to say that the banana leaf that one eats off of is the same as the other eats off of, but it&#39;s that process that has happened within the man that changes the banana leaf. And as we attack these problems – and I hope and I expect that the total amount of energy used in this world is going to go from high to medium to a little bit lower – the banana leaf idea might have a great part in it.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Furniture&lt;br /&gt;Eames-Saarinen Kleinhans chair (1939)&lt;br /&gt;Eames-Saarinen organic chair (1941)&lt;br /&gt;Children&#39;s chairs (1945)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Eames Lounge Chair Wood (LCW)&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eames_Lounge_Chair_Wood_%28LCW%29&quot;&gt;Eames Lounge Chair Wood (LCW)&lt;/a&gt; (1945)&lt;br /&gt;Circular table wood (1945)&lt;br /&gt;Eames Plywood Side Chair (1946)&lt;br /&gt;La chaise (1948)&lt;br /&gt;Eames RAR (Rocker Armchair Rod) Rocker (1948)&lt;br /&gt;Eames Eiffel Plastic Side Chair (1950)&lt;br /&gt;Eames Eiffel Plastic Armchair (1950)&lt;br /&gt;Eames Desk and Storage Units (1950)&lt;br /&gt;Eames Desk and Storage Units (1950)&lt;br /&gt;Eames Sofa Compact (1954)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a title=&quot;Eames Lounge Chair&quot; href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eames_Lounge_Chair&quot;&gt;Eames lounge chair and ottoman&lt;/a&gt; (1956)&lt;br /&gt;Eames Aluminum Management Chair (1958)&lt;br /&gt;Eames Aluminum Side Chair (1958)&lt;br /&gt;Eames Aluminum Ottoman (1958)&lt;br /&gt;Eames Executive Chair (1960) (aka: Lobby Chair, Time-Life Chair)&lt;br /&gt;Eames Walnut Stool (3 styles; Shapes A, B and C 1960)&lt;br /&gt;Eames tandem sling seating (1962)&lt;br /&gt;Two piece plastic chair (1971)&lt;br /&gt;Eames Sofa (1984) produced after Charles Eames&#39; death&lt;br /&gt;(most of the above are still available; see &lt;a title=&quot;http://www.hermanmiller.com&quot; href=&quot;http://www.hermanmiller.com/&quot;&gt;http://www.hermanmiller.com/&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;Ultra Couture Design~ Your best source for high style modern Italian leather sofas. 
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This year&#39;s trend highlights include visionary interior design scenarios as well as classics that are always &quot;in&quot;. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ultracouturedesign.co.uk/&quot;&gt;http://www.ultracouturedesign.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ultracouturedesign.eu/&quot;&gt;http://www.ultracouturedesign.eu/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A focus on Dutch design&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For the first time ever, imm cologne 2008 will feature a special guest country. This year, the focus is on Dutch design and its significance in an international context. What characterizes Dutch furniture and interiors? And what kind of ideas for living can customers find in Dutch furniture and design outlets? imm cologne provides an overview of the national characteristics of the Netherlands and presents ideas for future living from Dutch architects and designers. In addition, the services of one of the country&#39;s best-known architects, Ben van Berkel, have been secured to create the design for imm pure.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Netherlands have always been a major trading nation with a long tradition of close commercial ties to Germany. The country also plays a leading role in the furniture trade. imm cologne will further strengthen the trading links between the two neighbours and help promote the development of innovative sales and marketing strategies. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;imm comfort&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The whole wide world of upholstered furniture: imm comfort will be presenting a unique variety of three-piece suites, armchairs, divans and individual sofas and couches - a broad selection of high-quality furniture for sitting and relaxing. Today there are no limits to the shapes on offer: whether it&#39;s solidly square, oval, rounded or even playfully curved, the modern sofa accommodates all design styles. Likewise, floor-length upholstery is also making a comeback. As in other segments, multifunctionality is in big demand, with more and more innovative models featuring integrated technology that can adapt to individual comfort requirements.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Flexible living at the highest level: visitors to imm comfort will gain not only a broad overview of all the latest design trends but also comprehensive information on services and sales concepts. The show represents the full spectrum of the international upholstered furniture industry&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ultracouturedesign.co.uk/&quot;&gt;http://www.ultracouturedesign.co.uk/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ultracouturedesign.eu/&quot;&gt;http://www.ultracouturedesign.eu/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Make way for talented young designers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The [d3] design talents: Generating momentum for the interior design of tomorrow&lt;br /&gt;the [d³] design talents event for young, independent designers will be taking place at imm cologne for the third time - but with a new look and in a new location.The previous trio of Future Point, inspired by cologne and NRG will become [d³] schools, [d³] contest and [d³] professionals, which will remain separate features of the overall [d³] design talents event.&lt;br /&gt;d3 remains the platform for colleges and universities to stage exciting presentations of product design, interior design and architecture. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;Ultra Couture Design~ Your best source for high style modern Italian leather sofas. 
www.ultracouturedesign.co.uk&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://ultracouturedesign.blogspot.com/2008/03/trend-highlights-at-cologne-2008_04.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Ultra Couture Design | Italian Leather Sofa | Designer Sofa | Corner Sofa | http://www.ultracouturedesign.co.uk)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj_h3XYOzjelrhZfor3kviWBePEXNTLoXhx1COu6PRJsYYM3cW8Y8O2B1Ec3NuzP5vJIT6RO39FSQ1JSkKRCFqgy9Mls_vKX7tV6EAa8aFn-vVkKxmzxzARwsLr9KGMrCApeb2jlBRC_hJ/s72-c/pure.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7442700620343429256.post-379448975002345545</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:28:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-09T18:27:52.577+00:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Buyer</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">dfs</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">giudes</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Italian</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Italian leather sofa</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Leather Sofa</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Settee</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Sofa</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Suete</category><title>The Milan Furniture Show</title><description>&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_0orAoyNOMY-rL5HHdqPmiLLDenIYOxQxQ2avS7GcaOOpR2ehtNoATUpitExQXDpuBooD9lRPgWPWYGHieAGbWfuktiQvDO_osQn8lmHGorvj6HVkFbmbApM1gwTZZApkf2aoIwtM0aQi/s1600-h/milan+FF.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173667499002416322&quot; style=&quot;DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_0orAoyNOMY-rL5HHdqPmiLLDenIYOxQxQ2avS7GcaOOpR2ehtNoATUpitExQXDpuBooD9lRPgWPWYGHieAGbWfuktiQvDO_osQn8lmHGorvj6HVkFbmbApM1gwTZZApkf2aoIwtM0aQi/s320/milan+FF.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Milan is often synonymous with fashion but as we discovered, Milan also happens to be the capital for stylish living.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;There’s nowhere on earth quite like the Milan Furniture Show or ‘I Salone’ to give it its proper title. Shocking became conventional at the centre of the design world pushing the boundaries of colour, texture and shape. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Trend Setting&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The &#39;I Salone&#39;&lt;/strong&gt; show is the best place to watch out for trends. If you&#39;re wondering what will hit the streets in a year or two, this is where you&#39;ll find all the emerging trends. The Milan Furniture Show saw acid yellows, soft greens, burnt orange and wild ‘florals’ in abundance, along with acres of coloured glass. If glass wasn’t coloured, it was clear. There was no frosting, no milk finish, just ‘show every fingerprint’ clear. Practicality and high design rarely compete for space here. In typical Italian style, it is design, design, design; with practicality left to the Germans. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A new style to emerge this year was the blending of elegant modern colours with classical shapes. Big chandeliers, which traditionally would have been in gold and crystal, were sprayed black like a haunting silhouette hanging from the ceiling. The glass walls were etched with mottled designs; sideboards were with a twig motif instead of wallpaper and wooden cabinets.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;New Wood&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;The new wood colour was the biggest shock of all. What has been &#39;wenge&#39; - A dark brown stained oak or walnut colour - has given way to a lighter autumn oak shade or ‘teak’ colour. Yes, it seems that teak is back in fashion, as things tend to swing back full circle. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;New Style&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Don’t dust off the G-Plan yet though. The design still has to have square cut edges and polished chrome legs to stand apart from the old style cabinets. It really should have been predictable given the overwhelming prevalence of Jackie O’ sunglasses and Pucci style floating around the show.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Who knows, long hair and flares might be next?!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ultracouturedesign.co.uk/&quot;&gt;www.ultracouturedesign.co.uk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ultracouturedesign.eu/&quot;&gt;www.ultracouturedesign.eu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;Ultra Couture Design~ Your best source for high style modern Italian leather sofas. 
www.ultracouturedesign.co.uk&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://ultracouturedesign.blogspot.com/2008/03/milan-furniture-show.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Ultra Couture Design | Italian Leather Sofa | Designer Sofa | Corner Sofa | http://www.ultracouturedesign.co.uk)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_0orAoyNOMY-rL5HHdqPmiLLDenIYOxQxQ2avS7GcaOOpR2ehtNoATUpitExQXDpuBooD9lRPgWPWYGHieAGbWfuktiQvDO_osQn8lmHGorvj6HVkFbmbApM1gwTZZApkf2aoIwtM0aQi/s72-c/milan+FF.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7442700620343429256.post-2767576105224895053</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:59:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-09T18:27:52.801+00:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Buyer</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">dfs</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">giudes</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Italian</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Italian leather sofa</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Leather Sofa</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Settee</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Sofa</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Suete</category><title>A Buyers Guide To Leather Sofa</title><description>&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF_xAgw8S03cQgbA6X4KJFR0U6pcoqoUM_T_l3gXNK1oMQe9ziQy-QjHZw5TThMNCPKuFF5T-6zxjJDrlnHIP0Y-gJuEXGbMObKnxa7KivWeXukUnH4K-lL_nBOEbsRCJE31AY5uiNnS7T/s1600-h/3D+DISPLAY2_0033.bmp&quot;&gt;&lt;img id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173656619850255538&quot; style=&quot;DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF_xAgw8S03cQgbA6X4KJFR0U6pcoqoUM_T_l3gXNK1oMQe9ziQy-QjHZw5TThMNCPKuFF5T-6zxjJDrlnHIP0Y-gJuEXGbMObKnxa7KivWeXukUnH4K-lL_nBOEbsRCJE31AY5uiNnS7T/s320/3D+DISPLAY2_0033.bmp&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Want stylish, comfortable furniture that actually improves with age? Then invest in leather, a durable and attractive material that comes in a variety of styles, colors and strengths. Ultra Couture Deisgn offers expert advice on how to choose the perfect piece for your lifestyle.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Leather is four times more durable than fabric so don&#39;t worry about having kids around it. Just like a leather jacket or shoes, leather furniture gets better with age. Leather is graded on how it&#39;s prepared.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Aniline leather is dyed in a drum, which allows the dye to completely soak through for a rich, deep color. No protective coating is added and it&#39;s the softest, and most &lt;strong&gt;expensive&lt;/strong&gt;, leather.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Semi-Aniline (protected aniline) leather is also dyed in a drum and has a small amount of coating applied, giving it slightly better protection against stains and fading than aniline leather.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;For pigmented leather, color is applied to the surface, not dyed through and through. And while the color is not as rich, it is finished to provide greater protection against scratches, stains and fading. These leathers are less expensive and usually are not as soft as dyed leathers.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Unlike upholstery, the color of your leather piece doesn&#39;t make a difference when it comes to regular maintenance. Just use a damp cloth to remove dust.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;When shopping, look for leather upholstery with zippered seat cushions. While the leather can last decades, the seat cushion may not and you&#39;ll want easy access to get it refilled.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Leather takes on the temperature of your body within 12 seconds so the notion that it&#39;s cold is a misconception.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When shopping for a leather couch, keep these tips in mind !&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;The sofa has to suit your lifestyle first. Is this going to work for the way you are going to use it? What room will it go in? If it&#39;s a busy space that gets a lot of wear and tear, go toward a little heaver finish and protection so that you can just wipe up a stain.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;We dont think price is a consideration because the leather will last so long that there&#39;s a lot of value in it (you can buy one leather sofa to three or more fabric sofas).&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Finally, make sure it&#39;s 100-percent leather and not a leather/vinyl combination. While those two materials might look good together, they don&#39;t necessarily wear the same as the leather will always outlast the vinyl.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ultracouturedesign.co.uk/&quot;&gt;www.ultracouturedesign.co.uk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ultracouturedesign.eu/&quot;&gt;www.ultracouturedesign.eu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;Ultra Couture Design~ Your best source for high style modern Italian leather sofas. 
www.ultracouturedesign.co.uk&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://ultracouturedesign.blogspot.com/2008/03/buyers-guide-to-leather-sofa.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Ultra Couture Design | Italian Leather Sofa | Designer Sofa | Corner Sofa | http://www.ultracouturedesign.co.uk)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF_xAgw8S03cQgbA6X4KJFR0U6pcoqoUM_T_l3gXNK1oMQe9ziQy-QjHZw5TThMNCPKuFF5T-6zxjJDrlnHIP0Y-gJuEXGbMObKnxa7KivWeXukUnH4K-lL_nBOEbsRCJE31AY5uiNnS7T/s72-c/3D+DISPLAY2_0033.bmp" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7442700620343429256.post-2285839947112230082</guid><pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2008 15:40:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-12-09T18:27:52.967+00:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Couch</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">dfs</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">eBay</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Italian</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Italian leather sofa</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Leather Sofa</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Settee</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Sofa</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Suete</category><title>ABOUT US</title><description>&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0zU7TdYaIe6BPP04NNs-v9m23QvH_1ftk35MYDcTOZ_XFT7WqThcmrPzqSAdZyp6D4YS68Oq_1B8G7kQgGgzR5TWcVyyV8ljjb47g9FnEl6u5TRRF6GiV9eEhNW4QtJBLLL_NyxLjfiOe/s1600-h/1D40-03-Capri_Leather_Sectional_Sofa.jpg&quot;&gt;&lt;img id=&quot;BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5172801752062313794&quot; style=&quot;DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0zU7TdYaIe6BPP04NNs-v9m23QvH_1ftk35MYDcTOZ_XFT7WqThcmrPzqSAdZyp6D4YS68Oq_1B8G7kQgGgzR5TWcVyyV8ljjb47g9FnEl6u5TRRF6GiV9eEhNW4QtJBLLL_NyxLjfiOe/s320/1D40-03-Capri_Leather_Sectional_Sofa.jpg&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;We strive to provide our clients with the best quality and most innovative designs in modern furniture made in Italy at the best possible prices, all in stock for immediate delivery.We support the passion for design and high standards of meticulous craftsmanship that is unique to furniture made in Italy.Our product range is an eclectic mix of hand crafted luxury sofas from the ever popular modern classic masterpieces to the latest cutting edge designs by Italy&#39;s emerging designers that are destined to be tomorrow&#39;s classicsOn our web site you will find only a sampling of our collections. We invite you to explore the various product categories and discover the extraordinary beauty, quality and imaginative design of luxury sofas made in ItalyWe are direct importers from over 30 of Italy’s leading manufacturers. Our management has over 20 years experience in importing from Italy.We have developed a strong relationship with our suppliers in Italy and pride ourselves in working with Italy’s leading manufacturers, renowned for their quality control, reliability and promptness in shipping.We have listened to and learned from our clients as to which products are of most interest. In many cases we offer products not available anywhere in the UK. Our designers work directly with our Italian manufacturers to create unique products for our clients needs.The designs we offer are created to outlast trends and are tried and true tested for quality and style. By importing directly we offer to our clients the best possible value, selection, and availability.Our goal is to maintain in stock all the products featured on our website.If the products are not in our warehouse, they are normally on order and in transit to avoid the normal long lead times of imported Italian furniture.Our extensive collection of residential and commercial lines offers a wide range of high design modern furnishings.Our experience with our clients and suppliers and our focus on in-stock furniture make Ultra Couture Design your best source for high style modern Italian leather sofas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;B2B&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;At Ultra Couture Design (Collections), we hold exclusive rights to the majority of products we carry. A substantial portion of our business is wholesale. If you are interested in carrying Ultra Couture Design Collections &amp;amp; products in your retail establishment, please contact us directly to inquire. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;INTERIOR DESIGNERS &amp;amp; ARCHITECTS&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Ultra Couture Design offers an extended trade discount to interior designers and architects with trade credentials including a VAT Number and a business card. We also offer an extended discount to business owners that are seeking our products for commercial usages. We have successfully worked on commercial projects from New Build Houses/Flats &amp;amp; showrooms, to lounge and restaurant furnishings. We welcome opportunities large or small. Please contact us directly with details in regards to your upcoming project. We work hard for you to make it happen.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Ultra Couture Design your best source for high style modern Italian sofas.  &lt;a id=&quot;imMailLink&quot; title=&quot;&quot; href=&quot;mailto:info@ultracouturedesign.com&quot;&gt;info@ultracouturedesign.com&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ultracouturedesign.eu/&quot;&gt;www.ultracouturedesign.eu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;blogger-post-footer&quot;&gt;Ultra Couture Design~ Your best source for high style modern Italian leather sofas. 
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