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Hot or Not? Monster Skin Chair by Joshua Longo

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We first got a peak peek at Joshua Longo's designs at BKLYN Designs 2007. Monsters are a central theme to his work and we're especially fond of the brushed woven wool and cashmere upholstery that resembles a monster's scales...

 
 

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Joshua shows the process behind his Monster Skin Chair on his site, Longoland. Via: Design Klub.

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actually they make me think of fishnet stockings.. maybe a closer look..

posted by little flower on 2008-06-03 12:19:25
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i really dig this. it kind of reminds me of "Where the Wild Things Are." i think i'd like it even more in a nice charcoal.

posted by closertotheocean on 2008-06-03 12:21:07
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oh i love it!

posted by Enamorada on 2008-06-03 12:24:12
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ehhh...
i don't know if i'd buy it

posted by little flower on 2008-06-03 12:25:44
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i LOVE the fabric, but don't actually like that kind of chair. i'd prefer to see it on something more modern, but that's just me. it would also be great to see it sized in children's furniture, just because closertotheocean was right, it does remind me of "Where the Wild Things Are".

posted by vhsdr on 2008-06-03 12:37:58
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It would be pretty swell if the chair had claw and ball feet.

posted by lindyleech on 2008-06-03 12:46:50
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It would look great if there was a monster's face on the chair back.

posted by Seaside on 2008-06-03 12:48:15
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Sorry... I have to -

Peak = the tip of a mountain top
Peek = a quick look

posted by clickchick on 2008-06-03 13:12:42
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Love the fabric. Don't love it on that chair.

posted by LilyC on 2008-06-03 13:19:14
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think of the dust collecting in the corners of that white fabric- ick! I admit I might love this concept in a small kids chair in a different color.

posted by mcq on 2008-06-03 17:20:42
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If you didn't know about the construction of the chair, nothing about it says "monster". It needs more interesting feet and possibly an arm treatment.

posted by darcidoodle on 2008-06-03 18:16:21
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I like this fabric. It makes this chair style look really interesting without juxtaposing severe oddity. It looks soft too. I didn't associate it with monster scales and wouldn't be interested in stretching toward that idea, if only for the sake that I still like furniture to look like furniture and not novel cartoon eccentricities, except when I do want that, which is not for this chair.

posted by K T G on 2008-06-03 22:50:00
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