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The rest of the series was released in 1965, and includes the iconic "Low fireside chair", a two-seat sofa, and a foot stool. [2] The set remained in production until 1976. [2] The name "Djinn" refers to an Islamic spirit capable of changing shape. [1] The design's low profile was an attempt to emulate the informal lifestyle of the time. [1]
An unassembled IKEA flat-pack stool. Ready-to-assemble furniture (RTA), also known as knock-down furniture (KD), flat-pack furniture, or kit furniture, is a form of furniture that requires customer assembly. The separate components are packed for sale in cartons which also contain assembly instructions and sometimes hardware.
The game is usually just known as Nardy or Nardi in Russian, but called Long Nardy to distinguish it from Backgammon which they call 'Short Nardy'. English sources sometimes mistranslate Nardy as "Backgammon", so the game is sometimes incorrectly called Long Backgammon .
The back of this chair is slatted to allow for ventilation and to reduce weight. Bent plywood armrests support the elbows, and the back panel joints strengthen the chair's structure. Basic designs of the Rex Chair include: [2] Model 120 (1953): Plywood sidepieces were replaced with three-dimensionally turned, perforated plywood. The two extreme ...
An oak dressing table designed by the Utility Design Panel c. 1943. Made by Heal & Son, 1947. [citation needed] Utility furniture was furniture produced in the United Kingdom during and directly after World War II. The furniture was produced under a government scheme which was designed to cope with raw material shortages and rationing of
Fifty Chairs that Changed the World: Design Museum Fifty, London's Design Museum, London, ISBN 978-1-84091-540-2; Charlotte Fiell, Peter Fiell, Plastic dreams: synthetic visions in design, Carlton Books Ltd, 2010, ISBN 978-1-906863-08-1; Anne Bony, Design: History, Main Trends, Major Figures, Larousse/Chambers, 2005
Side view of a Cesca chair. The Cesca chair (/ ˈ tʃ ɛ s k ə /) is a chair design created in 1928 by the Hungarian-American architect and designer Marcel Breuer. It consists of a tubular steel frame and a rattan seat and backing. [1] [2] [3] The design was named as a tribute to Breuer’s adopted daughter Francesca (nicknamed Cesca). [4]
Bonnie A. Nardi is an emeritus professor of the Department of Informatics at the University of California, Irvine, where she led the TechDec research lab in the areas of Human-Computer Interaction and computer-supported cooperative work.