Furniture and design store DWR, has never really lived up to its name. They put out fabulous displays of mid-century modern designs but never really fall into the Design Within Reach category they call themselves. I am a big fan of the modern icons like the Eames because they seamlessly blended form and function as well as created beautiful furniture out of materials that could be inexpensively reproduced. Those famous chairs show up at DWR today as reproductions for exuberant prices. Collectors troll every flea market for the originals and design students furnish their apartments with IKEA. The gap for design within everyone's reach is wide wide wide. Which is why a little design contest with a bourgeoisie item is fun fun fun.





The winning chairs, as well as the runners up pictured above, will tour DWR stores next month in a champagne fueled reception sponsored by Veuve Clicquot (the good stuff).

March 20 6:00-8:00pm
451 Manhattan Beach Blvd.
Manhattan Beach

March 22 6:00-8:00pm
60 West Green St.
Pasadena

April 3 6:00-8:00pm
393 7th Ave.
San Diego

Labels: design, events