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1、IT’SAPHENOMENONASOLDasAmericaitself—ourtasteinfurniture,asinfashion,isfickle.Intheearly19thcentury,thewingedpedestalsofEnglishRegencywerebrushedasideforthesleekerlinesofGrecianPlain.OursuburbanforefathersmovedDanishmodernintotheatticandtruckedinlumberin
2、gSpanishrevival.Andtodaywe’reputtingourplayfulbloblampsoneBayandreturningtosimple,locallymadepieces.CallittheNewAmericanMinimalism.Itusurpsour2000s-eraromancewithconfectionsperhapsbestrepresentedbytheDutchbrandMoooi,whichconjuredupcrochetedsidetablesand
3、Louis-stylechairsburnedtoaslightcrisp.Italsobearslittleresemblancetoolderminimalistvocabularies,likethecolorfulMemphisstylethatwasparodiedinthe1988movie'Beetlejuice.1Instead,honestyisnowthepolicy:reservedshapes,naturalmaterials,apparentconstructionandha
4、ndfinishing.ConsidertheMaxhedronchandelierbyBeeBrittain,aprismofone-waymirrorsmountedintoasteelarmature.OrmaybetheWaveBenchbySeattle'sHenrybuiltFurniture,withgentlecurvesandtheoccasionalgameboardroutedintoawoodslabthatalsoboastsvisiblemortise-and-tenonj
5、oinery.Suchthoughtfullydetailedforms’encouragetheconsumertocareforthepeoplemakingitforthem,’saiddesignerLindseyAdelman,whoisbasedinBrooklyn,N•丫.Ms.Adelman(whoemployedMs.Brittainuntillastyear)isknownforchandelierswithhandblownglassvolumesprojectingfromsp
6、are,branchlikearms,aswellasherYouMakeItseriesofDIYlightfixturesbuiltfromoff-the-shelfparts.Tmconstantlysearchingforaneconomyofmeans,whichisprobablyhowmostindustrialdesignersthink/shesaid.'Andbecausetheformitselfisminimal,theedgeshavetobeperfect/Asshehas
7、becomemoresuccessful,Ms.Adelmanhasdelveddeeperintotheminimal-artisanalapproach.AttheSalonedelMobilefurniturefairinMilanthisweek,sheintroduced25candlesticksdesignedwithflakesofcastbrasssparinglyaffixedtosleek,barelytaperedcylinderslathe-turnedfromwalnutw
8、ood.ScottFellowsandCraigBassam,ownersofNewCanaan,Conn,basedfurniturestudioBassamFellows,alsoarefacesofthemovement.AftertwoyearsinbusinessinSwitzerland,thepartnersmovedbacktotheUnitedStatesandbroughttheirmanufacturingwiththemforco