Part One of Ms. Nugent's classic choices and their modern contenders were posted here ; Part Two follows below the jump...Enjoy!
Bubble Lamps by George Nelson for Howard Miller
The Contenders:
Random Light by Bertjan Pot for Moooi
Palm light by Janne Kyttanen for FOC
Omi by Assa Ashuach for Materialise
The Classic:
Le Courbusier LC3 Sofa
The Contenders:
Coupe Sofa by Piero Lissoni for Capellini.
Facett Sofa by the Bouroullec Brothers for Ligne Roset
Repeat Sofa by Hella Jongerious for Maharam
The Classic:
Side Chair by Harry Bertoia for Knoll
The Contenders:
Chair One by Konstantine Grcic for Magis
Knotted chair by Marcel Wanders for Cappellini
Cross Check chair by Frank Gehry for Knoll
The Classic:
E1027 Side Table by Eileen Gray
The Contenders:
Diana side table series by Konstantine Grcic for ClassiCon
T table by Patricia Urquiola for Kartell
Barbarella side table by Blu Dot
A huge thanks to Helen Maria for sharing her design expertise with all of us at the Spring Design Party!
(Re-edited from a post originally published on 04.20.07)
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the gehry cross check chair already is a classic. there is no "what if about it". and if that blu dot side table is a classic, than then their Couchoid should be included as well. lol. on a positive note, i will say that the palm pendant just blows my mind, its so gorgeous!