Chair is a common piece of furniture in today’s household. However‚ there is an extensive history to what and how chair is defined as a furniture piece. The prestige‚ shape and function of chairs have evolved together with the transformation of the society. The way chair interact with human in daily life and the intention of chair’s being have become a transitional concept‚ which influences the transformation of chairs. In this occasion‚ the essay will discuss the significance of Jean Prouvé’s Standard
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The Electric Chair was a form of cruel and unusual punishment. It was once the most used method of execution in the United States. In the early twentieth century is when the electric chair started to be used. It replaced hanging‚ firing squad‚ and beheading in that period of time (Juan). Some states are still using the Electric Chair‚ but we do not hear much about it. Dr. Albert Southwick‚ a dentists‚ was the one who invented the Electric Chair in 1881. Edwin R. Davis was commissioned to design
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Economic theories are as wide as an economists’ vision to think. In the Steven Landsburg book The Armchair Economist – Economics and Everyday Life‚ Landsburg takes many of these economic theories and relates them to everyday type scenarios and makes them understandable to a beginning economist. He breaks his book into six sections each relating to different types of economics‚ from personal to national theories. Landsburg talks about the power of incentives in his first chapter
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Maintenance of International Peace and Security: Aviation Safety Eri Zhong 钟尔灵 Katherine Wei 魏嘉奕 Alan Wang 汪一鼎 Introduction Six million people spanning hundreds of countries and thousands of airports board airplanes everyday‚ arriving safe and sound at their intended destinations. Flying has been noted as one of the safest methods of transportation today‚ with the overall safety record improving year after year. During the mid-20th century‚ aviation accidents occurred about once every 200‚000 flights
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Structuring Worldwide Resource Distribution and Population Control Eri Zhong 钟尔灵 Katherine Wei 魏嘉奕 Alan Wang 汪一鼎 Introduction In this modern age‚ we must prepare our world for the next generation and ensure our descendants have adequate resources to thrive on our Blue Planet. With the pressures of an expanding population ahead‚ it is the direct responsibility of the General Assembly to take initiative in foreseeing an end to this multigenerational stressor. Topic Background The world’s population
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Some of the embarrassing moments in our lives are worth recalling while others are so disgusting that no one would wish to recall or even be associated with them. That day will forever remain in my mind. I can recall with nostalgia an incident‚ which took place five years ago. Back at home‚ my parents would reward my brother and me for the good grades we scored in the term papers. On this one occasion‚ my mum rewarded me with two hundred dollars for the good grades in the end year papers. In order
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product related‚ in 1990 Herman Miller discontinued using endangered rosewood in its award-winning Eames lounge chair and ottoman‚ and substituted cherry and walnut from sustainable sources. Another good example is the Mirra Chair‚ introduced in 2003‚ and how environmentally friendly it was due to being made of 45 percent recycled materials and 96 percent of its materials were recyclable. Assembly of the chairs used 100 percent renewable energy. The use of green marketing to sell products appealed to the
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Case Analysis Herman Miller: The Invention and Renewal of an Iconic Manufacturer GM 599 Strategic Management in Global Environment Professor: Ernesto Escobedo Shehzad Karedia Herman Miller Inc started back in 1905‚ as a furniture company. The Star Furniture Company was a manufacturer of traditional-style bedroom suites in Zeeland‚ Michigan. It changed its name to Michigan Star Furniture Company‚ in 1909. Dirk Jan De Pree was hired as a clerk
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Designers like Le corbusier and Charlotte Perriand were using tubular steel - the new material of the time to create iconic wonders like the chaise longue‚ whilst Marcel Breuer was creating his famous Wassily Chair - said to have come up with his bent tubular steel concept for this chair while looking at the handle bars of his bicycle. Browse through the timeline and compare the work of the designers and see how their designs have stood the test of time and can well sit in any living room of a
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MODERNISM Question: To what extent did the ideology of Modernism reflect new sets of values in architecture and design in the period between 1919 and 1960? Answer this question with examination of works of 3 architects/designers of the time analyzing how Modernism was manifested in their works. ANSWER Bauhaus’ Walter Gropius said in Germany‚ 1919‚ “Today’s artist lives in an era of dissolution without guidance. He stands alone. The old forms are in ruins‚ the benumbed world is shaken up‚
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