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The material of the chair, Zenaloy, which is polyester reinforced with fiberglass, was first developed by the US Army during World War II. [4] Using this material, Ray and Charles Eames designed a prototype chair for the 1948 ‘International Competition of Low-Cost Furniture Design’ held by the Museum of Modern Art.
Depa completed the interior fit-out of the Conrad Hotel Dubai; and DepaMar began work on the Khalifa Bin Zayed Specialized Hospital in Casablanca, Morocco. In the same year, Depa Abu Dhabi delivered the fit-out of the interior of the Presidential Palace [42] in Abu Dhabi; and Depa Group acquired German yacht and aircraft fit-out firm Loher. [43]
The Tulip chair was designed by Eero Saarinen in 1955 and 1956 [1] for the Knoll company of New York City. [2] The designs were initially entitled the 'Pedestal Group' before Saarinen and Knoll settled on the more organic sounding 'Tulip chair' to mirror its inspiration from nature. [3]
The "Retro Modern" style is associated with the decades of the 1950s and 1960s. [3] As a furniture material, polypropylene, which was manufactured in colors that could be matched to paint chips, came into its own. Foam molding, mostly used as upholstery cushions, became a basic structural unit for furniture in the early 1960s. [4]
The general European mentality towards innovative forms of office design in the 1940 and 1950s was that of caution and hesitation following the devastating effects left from WWI and WWII. Before the 1950s, the majority of offices in Europe operated with closed-door offices and scaled-down versions of the massive bullpen offices that were found ...
The interior fit-out works were delivered by Depa Interiors, Abu Dhabi with the hotel opening its gates in February 2005. The construction costs were around US$ 3 billion (11.02 billion dirhams ) making it the third most expensive hotel ever built, surpassed by the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas in Las Vegas ($3.9 billion) and the Marina Bay Sands ...
In sophisticated urban environments, walnut was a frequent choice for furniture in the Queen Anne style, [5] superseding the previously dominant oak and leading to the era being called "the age of walnut." [6] However, poplar, cherry, and maple were also used in Queen Anne style furniture. [11]
An oak dressing table designed by the Utility Design Panel c. 1943. Made by Heal & Son, 1947. [citation needed] Utility furniture was furniture produced in the United Kingdom during and directly after World War II. The furniture was produced under a government scheme which was designed to cope with raw material shortages and rationing of