Wood is a popular material in furniture design. In addition to having a warm, cozy aura, the surface design sometimes hardly needs any embellishment at all because the grain of the wood itself is decoration enough. It’s no wonder then that this natural beauty is the material of choice for certain designers like Norman Cherner.
Entrepreneurs who are thinking of opening a commercial hospitality establishment like a bar, inn, or restaurant should know that it isn’t just the food or service they provide that will bring them much-needed traffic and success. The way their establishment looks is also key to attracting – or repelling – first-time guests and/or repeat customers. But sometimes budgets aren’t sky-high to begin with. Oh, the dilemma of finding high-quality contract furniture that won’t burn a hole in one’s pocketbook!
An African safari, now that’s an adventure I’d be interested in trying out one of these days. Not to hunt, no. Just to see wild animals in their natural environment. But from what I’ve seen on television and read in books, the excitement of the experience in addition to the wilting heat can be exhausting. So maybe relaxing in a hotel bar after a day of going on safari would be a good idea.
A designer for all seasons, was that what German-born Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was? Perhaps he was recognized as so in the circles of architecture and design, and for good reason. His work has been likened to modern, cosmopolitan cities in that they are avant-garde yet stylish. Good examples of this would be contemporary hotel furniture that he designed, specifically bar stools.
For example, there was the bar stool he created in 1958 exclusively for the Four Seasons hotel and restaurant in New York City. It was never mass produced at the time, but it’s available today via sites like Bonluxat. Measuring 43 cm wide, 43 cm deep and 76 cm high, its frame and footrest was made of bent steel and had a chrome plating finish. The plywood at the heart of the seat was softened with an upholstered leather foam cushion, making for comfortable seating. Truly minimalist in design and appearance, it didn’t even have a back rest. It seems to me this bar stool could have been made today because it appears to be more forward-thinking than what I thought bar stools could have been at the time.