I love when two good things come together. Kind of like peanut butter and chocolate. Also, like Fashion and Interior Design. These photographs don't need a lot of explanation. Almost everyone knows the chair below, even if you didn't know it by name, you've seen it a lot. It's one of the most iconic pieces of modern furniture. And it's been around for awhile, although in the last 10 years it's seen a huge surge in it's popularity -- in modern homes of course, as well as traditional settings. I think the following designers decided to use this type of furniture to tell the lifestyle of their clothes and their wearers without having to use words. If you saw a woman in the same outfit sitting on a Louis XV Bergere, you'd think she had a completely different way of life, wouldn't you?
The Barcelona Chair designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.
Max Mara Italian Fashion House uses a Barcelona Chair and amodern interior in this fashion spread. This chair is honey colored to provide contrast and show off her black suit.
This leather Barcelona style flat Chaise is based on an American 1929 design and is manufactured by Knoll. From Mark McDonald/1st dibs.
The model from Max Mara sits on a chaise almost identical to the one above. This time the clothes are camel colored and the furniture is black. They obviously kept a simple theme in this spread. I like how the hair is soft and feminine, but the makeup is smoky and fierce.
Another version of a leather tufted modern chaise, with chrome, circa 1970's. Italian.
From Red/1st dibs.
A 1960's Denmark Chrome and Leather tufted chaise from Red/1stdibs.
A model for Calvin Klein on a structured 1950's style wool sofa. I like how the photo is monochromatic. This photo shows a way of life that is a modern version of sophistication.
Gus Modern "Spencer"sofa from Mod Livin.
"Robert"sofa by Alphaville Design from Decor Interiors Us.
Italian designer Alberta Ferretti in a modern home from circa 1950's. I like the contrast of the classic gowns (in a contemporary moody color), to their matching streamlined, modern hair.
