Comments on: Harry Bertoia http://designerdeco.net/harry-bertoia Contemporary Lifestyle Guide Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:21:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: harry http://designerdeco.net/harry-bertoia/comment-page-1#comment-22 harry Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:29:25 +0000 http://contemporati.com/?p=131#comment-22 Time and again Italy has been proven to be the heart of artistic creation. It has given many designers and one of them is Harry Bertoia. Not many know that Bertoia has been credited for creating the metal spine and leg of the famous Eames Dining/Lounge chairs. This was the major reason for him to split with Eames as he was not getting the right credit for the work he was doing. His words, "If you look at these chairs, they are mainly made of air, like sculpture. Space passes right through them." gives a true picture of the creative thought process of Bertoia . Time and again Italy has been proven to be the heart of artistic creation. It has given many designers and one of them is Harry Bertoia. Not many know that Bertoia has been credited for creating the metal spine and leg of the famous Eames Dining/Lounge chairs. This was the major reason for him to split with Eames as he was not getting the right credit for the work he was doing.

His words, “If you look at these chairs, they are mainly made of air, like sculpture. Space passes right through them.” gives a true picture of the creative thought process of Bertoia .

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