Uppity Skateboards and Modern Design Classics

Man, when I don’t make a timely post you guys get all over me. I was saving this for a rainy day, but I keep getting tips on it, so here it is. Modern Design Classics remastered with skateboards. This is a collection called Skate Study House now showing at a gallery in France called Colette. They’ve got one of those web sites that is expertly made and fun to look at, but is a pain in the ass to actually use. To get to the pictures you have to click on the jumping News robot and then look for the dancing Gallery robot. It’s all in Flash and there’s no direct link. Skate House Study is supposed to be an homage to the Case Study House project, which was an expirement where major architects were commissioned to design inexpensive modern homes during the 40’s up until 1966. I’m not sure how they are an homage other than the style of furniture (sans skateboards) would have fit well in those houses, except for the inexpensive part.

The collection was made by Pierre-André Senizergues and Gil Le Bon de Lapointe. Who are those guys? You may recognize PAS as the man behind Etnies, and Gil is a longtime skater and designer. Tackyworld has the scoop, and if you are into it (MC’s AGP Design?) I’ve done my best to pair up the inspired with the inspiration, arranged from the excellent to the somewhat crappy.

[Source: Be Sportier]

Skate Study House Skateboard Furniture

It makes sense really. The Modern Furniture design period used a lot of pressed and molded plywood, which is essentially the same process used to make a modern skateboard.

First up, we have this very excellent version of the George Nelson bench. Pbffft! Longbenches are for kooks. There is a lot of skateboard chairs out there, but this is the only one I wouldn’t be embarrassed to own.

This one I’m not so sure of. It might be based on the Eames Chair and Ottoman, or it might be based on this nameless chair that is a copy of something I can’t seem to locate.

This next one might be based on the Le Corbusier Chaise Longue, but it certainly is reminiscent of the George Nelson Marshmallow Sofa.

Here we have a coffee table based on the famous Isamu Noguchi design.

No idea here. A little help please?

Nothing on this one either. A little help please?

Uugh. Getting close to what you might see at Target now.

This train wreck is based on the Eames Hang it all. Sometimes, “just because you can do it” isn’t a good enough reason.