shagadelic Archives | Ouno Design https://ounodesign.com/tag/shagadelic/ Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:55:52 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 Whatever happened to the seating platform, the conversation pit? https://ounodesign.com/2009/06/23/whatever-happened-to-the-seating-platform-the-conversation-pit/ https://ounodesign.com/2009/06/23/whatever-happened-to-the-seating-platform-the-conversation-pit/#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:55:52 +0000 http://blog.ounodesign.com/?p=4015

Above, the 1970s modern two-level platform in painter Frank Stella’s loft, from the classic book Inside Today’s Home. Below, a recent photo of the renovated 1950s conversation pit in the Number 31 Hotel in Dublin.

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More far out interiors from The Practical Encyclopedia of Good Decorating and Home Improvement, Greystone Press, 1970.

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]]> https://ounodesign.com/2009/04/09/circa-1968/feed/ 9 Robot flower power https://ounodesign.com/2009/02/17/robot-flower-power/ https://ounodesign.com/2009/02/17/robot-flower-power/#respond Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:13:28 +0000 http://blog.ounodesign.com/?p=2445

70s space age armchair, via backgarage, origin and name unknown. Does anyone know who or what made this? Does it actually bounce on that spring? Imagine eating breakfast in this chair.

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]]> https://ounodesign.com/2009/02/17/robot-flower-power/feed/ 0 More Furniture in 24 Hours – 4 pieces https://ounodesign.com/2009/01/09/more-furniture-in-24-hours-4-pieces/ https://ounodesign.com/2009/01/09/more-furniture-in-24-hours-4-pieces/#comments Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:41:06 +0000 http://blog.ounodesign.com/?p=1649

A final post on great DIY furniture from Spiros Zakas’ 1979 “More Furniture in 24 Hours” book. If you want the building plans for any of  these pieces, go to this Flickr set.

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]]> https://ounodesign.com/2009/01/09/more-furniture-in-24-hours-4-pieces/feed/ 1 More Furniture in 24 Hours, part 1 – Space Bench https://ounodesign.com/2009/01/07/more-furniture-in-24-hours-part-1/ https://ounodesign.com/2009/01/07/more-furniture-in-24-hours-part-1/#comments Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:53:51 +0000 http://blog.ounodesign.com/?p=1603

Some of these designs are actually pretty good. I’ll post some more if anyone wants them! I don’t know if that’s Spiros on the cover there, sitting on this Space Bench, or if it’s George Thomopolos, but whoever he is, he’s… groovy.

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