Hot In The Hive: Doshi Levien Paper Planes Reading Chairs
by Amber Fijolek
Jun 7, 2010 9:19 AM PDT
All I wanna do is ... sink right into that seat. Doshi Levien's Paper Planes line of reading chairs are designed to help you do just that -- they're contemporary like the bulk of their esteemed furniture projects, and their asymmetrical shape was actually crafted specifically for comfort, making the chair as sophisticatedly practical as dad's leather LA-Z-BOY, just more smooth and sleek and effortlessly less burly. And this chair can actually recline in more ways than one. It was actually paper folding that fueled the creation of this swanky lounger. Furniture design may have been pushed against the grain in the conception of this piece of art, but upon further inspection, the lines and angles of the Paper Planes chairs seem to flow together in a way that that makes sound, geometric sense. Upon even closer inspection, you'll notice that some chairs actually shimmer with Swarovsky crystals that trace the graph paper-like grooves along the chair's many planes -- talk about baller. Unwind and relish in the creativity of the planet's edgiest reading chair while really indulging yourself by sitting on upholstery laced with the world's most famous crystals. We'd all probably be reading a bit more if we had a reading chair like one of Levien's Paper Planes. To afford a piece, however, I might just have to take your money. Check out the slideshow for a few more views of the project!
Who Found It: kelojif was the first to add Doshi Levien Paper Planes to the Hive.
Price: $3,393 - $5,795
Style Star: 10 Sexy Finds From Japanese Stylehiver Rayleyrei
by Chris K.
Jun 18, 2008 10:16 AM PDT
Stylehive is where fashion stars from around the world come to show their stuff. Stylehiver rayleyrei works as a graphic designer for an apparel company in Yokohama, Japan. She joined the Hive last month and has already brought several new designers into the mix, all with a fierce, confidently sexy bent. Check out my SLIDESHOW of some of my favorite raylerei finds, and start following her in Stylehive today. (If you aren't a Stylehive member yet, join now so you can get all of rayleyrei's latest finds - as she finds them.)
