Areol Leonard: Lobster Chair, and a Hipster Office Space

I started following this crazy blog on Tumblr the other day. I came across it while posting on geno&nikki. 

Aerol 

I think that if Gumbie and Kanye West had a baby, it would be this guy.

But I like him, so he gets a chair.

Knowing that he is a Graphic Designer, I picture him clicking away on his Mac Book, listening to Cut Copy while simultaneously tearing deep-v's into his Hanes T-Shirts. 

He's Hipster. He wouldn't "shop" for furniture, it would just appear in his house, all scandinavian and chic.

He's inspiring to say the least.

I'm glad I know him.

Chair Affair: Bean Bags, Not Just For Kids Anymore

The other day, while perusing a store I really didn’t really even need to be in I made the unfortunate decision of giving into their semi annual sale.

This minimalism thing is really kicking my but.

After spending approximately Twenty-Five dollars I walked out of the store and into my apartment with………

Desire to Inspire ,The Decorista

A giant Bean Bag chair…..

Apartment Therapy

Seriously? What was I thinking? My apartment is a great size for Emma and I. I would even go as far as to say it is TOO big sometimes; but me, Emma, and this massive sack of beans?

Ooooopsie.

Not to mention that there is no cover. I could make one, but I am just not a fan of the whole DIY craft movement. Here’s my train of thought, you DIY your heart out, and then sell it to me on esty.

It works for me if it works for you!

Thanks in advance. 

Restoration Hardware

PB Teen

Fat Boy

Little Red Stuga

P.S. The photos are to inspire the use of beanbag chairs that don’t belong next to a bouncy house.

I want mine to look like one of these.

Girl Meets Chair; Not your Average Love Story

The chair that changed my life.

 I don’t know any better way to describe my interaction with a piece of furniture.   It was made completely from corrugated cardboard glued together 157 times over. It was a box cutters worst nightmare, and my greatest joy.   I hope my partner Carmen would agree that it was a collaboration of two creative minds coming together, working together, to create something that was more than just a class assignment. This chair was something that we were both proud of, we didn’t care if others liked it or not because WE liked it, and to us, that was all that mattered.

Though, of course, it did matter to us that the instructor liked it; our grade depended on that. When asked what our concept was, in all honesty……we had no idea, so we just made something up. How could we explain that the chair was birthed in a split second when I looked at Carmen and said “We should make a rocking chair. I bet no one else in the class will do that!”  You can’t grade a design student on something like that.  Looking back, I see the concept was clear. This chair was about friendship, creativity, and collaboration. Carmen and I worked well together; we trusted each other, and we respected each other.

I don’t know if this chair had the same effect on Carmen that it did me, but either way I want to thank her for being a part of a time in my life that was really positive, a time that I can look back on and be truly proud of.

It's not perfect....But that's not the point

Here’s to chairs.

Art, Life, and the Pursuit of Chairs

"You can either get out and live your life,  Or you can stay huddled up in your apartment like a hermit, which do you choose?”

    Photo: Untitled (Astoria Park, Queens, New York) by Carlo Van de Roer

I looked her dead in the eye and responded, “But my apartment is so cute!”

This is pretty much the way I have lived my life since I was a child. My favorite pastimes included moving my room around and building forts houses in the back yard out of old sheets.  Space planning my Barbie dream house was not an option; it was a way of life.

Solitude, on the other hand, has been a hot topic since the early years. I was raised an only child and spent the majority of my time alone.  Now being an “adult” I find that I enjoy my alone time just as much if not more than when I was a child. 

Pillow: Jonathan Adler, Sofa and Chandelier: West Elm, Nesting Tables: Anthropologie, Side Chair: Organic Modernism, Steel Balls..CB2

Are my social skills lacking? Maybe. But I think that interaction with people is overrated.  I mean seriously, if you are too afraid to call and order a pizza..Then you never eat pizza, Ergo, no pizza sticking to your ass......

Honestly, It’s a lose win situation, and I’m beating myself to a pulp. 

So here I am… 20 something years later, sitting in the kitchen with my mother, wishing she could live my life for me. Take my chances for me, make everything easier. But she can’t,  and even if she could, she won’t.  She knows that my path can only be paved by me and no matter how much she wants me to figure it out, I must do it alone. 

What  I plan to learn from this experiment, I’m not completely sure…I do know I hope to find out a little bit more about myself, and a load of awesome chairs.

     Chairs Anthropologie