Redesigned Ditties: Sectional Seduction

I'm gonna take my time

I'm not gonna rush to buy

I'm gonna take it slow

I can't spend out of control

So we can get a sectional seduction

So I can get a sectional seduction

So we can get a sectional seduction

Sectional seduction

It might be high priced

But it's all about me, me, me

Just can't buy from the mall

I don't want to get fleeced, fleeced, fleeced

And all that I'll ever do is lounge on her seat, seat, seat

And watch HDTV

And go back to sleep, sleep, sleep

Cause I done got a Sectional seduction

Sectional seduction Sectional seduction

Sectional seduction

I'm gonna take my time

I'm not gonna rush to buy

I'm gonna take it slow

I can't spend out of control

If you don't know by now

Erin Dogg is a freak, freak, freak

I keep a hot couch with me

Seven days out of the week, week, week

And all that I'll ever do is lounge on her seat, seat, seat

And watch HDTV

And go back to sleep, sleep, sleep

Cause I done got a Sectional seduction

Sectional seduction

Sectional seduction

Sectional seduction

I was up in the store havin' a look, loungin' all sweet

When I peeped this little freak out

I was all on the sale when Togo corner couch came out

Then she hit the floor, now

With a low pitched seat, leather, bright white style

Lookin' good enough to eat

And a playa know if I take her home

With that real soft squish, you so right I'm gon' sleep

So I approached the sofa I liked the most

Nice curves on her with some hot lil pillows

I whispered in her ear, "Lil momma, what you cost?

I know that you're not cheap but for sure I ain't gon' say no"

My new couch is outrageous

We got into the crib and exchanged some love faces

And even though Hunny knows it cost a ton

Now he wants to buy me a matching one

Sectional seduction

Sectional seduction

Sectional seduction

Sectional seduction

(all the time, any time)

Click to play the original song. I dare you not to think about couches.

(Sources: 1. Roche Bobois 2. Karl Anderson 3. Cappellini 4. Richard Powers 5. Living Etc 6. Shoot Factory 7. Ligne Roset 8. Elle Decor 9. Met Home 10. Ligne Roset 11. Light Locations 12. Met Home 13. De Sede)

Designer Spotlight: Inga Sempe

G'day everyone!  How 'bout ya'll raise your hands if you remember that monster Olympic-sized post I wrote on Tuesday?  Remember how it was the longest blog post ever in the history of mankind?  So, keeping that in mind, how do you feel about a slightly significantly shorter post today?  No go?  Hmmmm... what if I promise lots of pretty pictures?  Deal?  Deal.  Let's go. I have come to learn something recently which will undoubtedly shake you all to your core:  Ligne Roset carries several pieces of furniture.  True!  I know we all love to swoon over the Togo (I'm looking at you, Raina) but believe it or not, they actually have a very extensive line of lovely pieces.  And behind every line of great furniture stands a great designer.  Ok, they have several designers they work with but today we're focusing on one: Inga Sempe.

Ligne Roset unveiled it's newest piece, the Ruche, by designer Igna Sempe this week at the imm cologne

A simple, upholstered quilt is draped over a basic frame to create the newest piece.  And, since we're channeling Raina today, I will ask your thoughts please.

The Ruche is not Sempe's first piece for Ligne Roset, she has designed several including the Moel sofa and chair (shown above) as well as the Lampyre, the Long Pot, and Lunatique: a telescoping table.

Sempe's portfolio also contains this gem, designed for quirky Italian furniture makers, Edra

Edra let Sempe get away with these shelves as well, which, btw, I find delightful.

One of my favorite pieces by Sempe is this pleated hanging lamp for Cappelinni.  Designed in 2003 and still stunning as can be 7 years later.

I'm also enchanted with her high pleated lamp, also for Cappellini

And you know what, dudes?  That's all I've got for today.

Now That it's the Future, Where Should We Sit?

Welcome to the flip side of our decadent, 10-day vacay.  I missed you all dearly, but I have to admit that I did quite enjoy an extra hour to sit on my ass every evening during my sabbatical.  In honor of my recent episode of R & R, I'm bringing you several chairs that I would have loved to park my fanny on over the last two weeks.

Artist Dejana Kabilo covers chairs in hair for her Pretty Pretty Heads series.

While this may not be most ideal for holidays by the fire, and there's a reasonable chance that I would end up in the kitty emergency room after Laser decided to make these locks her Christmas Dinner, I still wouldn't shy away from placing one of Dejana's creepy seats in my home.  Here are a few more:

Only slightly more practical are these chairs from design powerhouse, Lucy and Bart:

Prey-tell, do you suppose that is foam insulation spray wrapped around the legs of that otherwise sad chair?  How do you suppose they create the wonderful shades of turquoise?  I'm guessing airbrush.  What do you think the probability is of me recreating this dapper look for my house?

And on the opposite end of the design spectrum from L & B's voluptuous seats:

The slim and sexy seating of Vladimir Tselser.  I see these as the counter-part to the perspective chair by Pharrell Williams.

The Troll Chair by lop furniture is possibly the most holiday-fire-side-chat friendly of the bunch, and the exposed structure on the underbelly is lovely, but those legs seem like a cop-out.  Of course, the day this baby lands on Craigslist is the same day I get slapped with the world's largest traffic fine for racing across town to grab it.  Afterall, legs are replacable.

So, there you have it, my first post of 2010.  I still have family in town so I'm still on a bit of a mental vaycay, but we here at DC headquarters have big plans for the year, so pick your poison from the above and scoot on up to the screen:  it's going to be a life-changing year to remember.  Probably.