Wednesday, July 28, 2010

The Chair

SHIPMAN sent this, below, from Greece yesterday. Of course, in my mind, these chairs have already been designed into fabulous gardens.
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Graveled terrace, ancient wood harvest/farm table, tree trunk arbor, 3 old chandliers not matching but hanging at the same level above table. 6 of these chairs with a pair of bentwood/cane armchairs at each end of the table.
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At the entryway of a garden room. A pair of these chairs with chickenwire molded into dog forms covered in a small leafed ivy. At the other end of the garden room another pair with chickenwire in cat forms covered in variegated ivy.
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In honor of a dear friend a cluster of shopping bags arrayed around the chairs.
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Of course there are chickenwire forms of people with the chairs...
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What do you see?
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Garden & Be Well, XO Tara
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Can't wait till you get back SHIPMAN, lunch???
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9 comments:

  1. Rob (ourfrenchgarden)July 28, 2010 at 7:34 AM

    Nice description Tara.

    Those chairs are definitely male.

    cheers

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  2. UnknownJuly 28, 2010 at 8:55 AM

    Oh you MUST create this garden- I can see it so clearly! As always, I love your ideas!

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  3. Desert DwellerJuly 28, 2010 at 9:21 AM

    I like those chairs in a strange way...perhaps not my style, but I could see them as you describe.

    Now to see them on a crushed gravel area here with finer textured desert plants, and very few bold accent plants, that let the chairs be THE accents. Hmmm...

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  4. the gardener's cottageJuly 28, 2010 at 12:41 PM

    hi tara,

    i love everything you described except...the chairs. i don't like them. sorry. and what do i know anyway?

    ~janet

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  5. Tara DillardJuly 28, 2010 at 12:58 PM

    Janet, do not be sorry you don't like the chairs.

    Landscape design is the same for formal, informal, sunny, shady, themes........

    What do you know? LOADS!!!

    XO T

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  6. QueenplinkerJuly 28, 2010 at 1:12 PM

    The chairs are beautiful, but that dark room, and what is that in the foreground, a stripper pole?lol

    FREE THEM, free them! They beg to be in a garden setting, like fine greek statues.

    I can't wait to see the follow through on these!
    Have wonderful day,
    Lynea

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  7. AnonymousJuly 28, 2010 at 3:22 PM

    Sorry, the chairs are CUTE and you know what that does.

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  8. QueenplinkerJuly 28, 2010 at 5:55 PM

    Uh, you know I'm having second thoughts about my comment...You don't need to publish that.lol

    Smacking my head, reminding myself I don't NEED to share everything that crosses my mind.

    I love the chairs and YOUR plan for them.

    I promise to better behaved,
    Lynea :0)

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  9. PhyllisJuly 28, 2010 at 6:58 PM

    This chair is derivative of a design by Francois-Rupert Carabin. The original, made in 1896, was in carved Mahogany. If you have the book, 1000 Chairs by Charlotte and Peter Fiell, it is pictured on page 38.

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