Larry, Dog, and Barcelona Delight!

Larry, the woodshop instructor at my work, is AWESOME. I love going into the dusty woodshop to talk design. Awhile ago Larry told me he wants a Barcelona chair....so, I have been on the hunt. I thought I had a lead once but it was already sold. Heartbreaking. And then I found the beauty above! Check out Larrys cute poodle on the ottoman. I love bringing good design to awesome people and their pets...hehehe...

The chair and ottoman was $600

What a coincidence that google has a Ludwig Mies van der Rohe cartoon thingie today for his birthday!

His Place

this is FVPs place in Brooklyn 

i spotted the table, it was sort of hidden, in a charity shop...the rest of the story involves running around the store, getting it back to his place via cab (total horror show) and hauling it up. When some animals get stressed they spit, hide, detach limbs...i'm pretty sure that I lose all physical strength and go to a quiet place...that base is HEAVY. After finding the dream table he needed some dream chairs. The folding vintage Plia chairs I "loaned" him some years back were not working...

Have you ever been on NYC CL? Its a total shit show. Ludicrous. Everything is uber expensive and meh. FVP had faith though...and he came across the eames shell chairs a couple of nights ago. He planned on getting both chairs pictured in the add for $175 each (small fun detail, the sellers had an eames splint hanging on a wall bw the chairs. unfortunately, the sellers met FVP in the entry way of their apt so he never saw their space). FVP somehow got 3 chairs. Viola! 

the third chair is hanging out in his bedroom with the dresser I picked up (in Plymouth?) with his dad. 

this is a domino dresser and chair i picked up with his dad as well

you cant really see him...but while poking around an estate sale i came across this cute lil figure. his hands are above his head and hes mounted on a nice piece of wood. it made me think of FVP right away...and now the lil guy guards the bathroom door.