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"X" Marks the Spot

Furnishings with X motifs conjure for us one of two things: Sinewy cross braces bring to mind steely structural feats. Rigid wooden X's make us think of more traditional designs. We've gathered a few X-inspired designs here from both sides of the fence...

 
 

1 Wisteria's Naturally Beautiful Bookshelf
2 French Tiered Metal Shelves, also from Wisteria
3 We featured this chair a while back, similar to these at Restoration Hardware
4 Crossbeam Collection coffee table from Ambience Doré
5 A cross-braced classic: the Eames Storage Unit by Vitra

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seating - dining & sidechairs, shelving & storage, tables - dining & occasional, cross-brace, x-backed

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and sturdiness, for 1,2 and 5, those shelves wouldn't survive sideway bump well without the presence of those X.

posted by flobo on October 21st 2009 at 3:03pm
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