Premier Danish Furniture Retailer dkVOGUE Reunites World-Famous Design Collection.SARASOTA, Fla. -- Fourteen legendary designers were challenged by Danish manufacturer Fritz Hansen to reinterpret re·in·ter·pret tr.v. re·in·ter·pret·ed, re·in·ter·pret·ing, re·in·ter·prets To interpret again or anew. re the iconic Series 7 Chair. The brainchild of Danish designer and architect Arne Jacobsen Arne Jacobsen (February 11, 1902 – March 24, 1971) was a Danish architect and designer, exemplar of the "Danish Modern" style. Among his architectural achievements are St Catherine's College, Oxford, work at Merton College, Oxford, the Radisson SAS Royal Hotel, , the Series 7 is acclaimed for its timeless design and comfort. With over six million sold since its 1955 debut, it is the most popular piece for its manufacturer -- Fritz Hansen. Parlaying the infamous design symbol, Fritz Hansen tapped world-class designers to reinterpret the chair to raise funds for the Danish AIDS Foundation. Frenzying artistic renditions from Birger Christensen, Bisazza, Camper, Diesel, Georg Jensen, G-Star, Hugo Boss, Hummel hummel entire, naturally polled deer. , Louis Vuitton, Mandarina Duck, Missoni, Kris Ruhs/10 Corso Como, Paul Smith and Royal Copenhagen emerged. Some of their innovation's included Camper's idyllic swing, Royal Copenhagen's hand-painted floral arrangement with gold inlay inlay /in·lay/ (-la) material laid into a defect in tissue; in dentistry, a filling made outside the tooth to correspond with the cavity form and then cemented into the tooth. in·lay n. 1. and Paul Smith's incorporation of British stamps in a Union Jack pattern. The collection toured London, Milan, Copenhagen, New York Copenhagen is a village in Lewis County, New York, United States. The population was 865 at the 2000 census. The village is named after Copenhagen, a city in Denmark. The Village of Copenhagen is in the Town of Denmark and is northwest of Lowville. and Tokyo before its international auction to fund HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. treatments in Africa. This March, seven of those acclaimed chairs will be unveiled for the first time since auction. Those designer chairs include Bisazza, Camper, Hummel, Georg Jensen, Hugo Boss, Paul Smith and Royal Copenhagen. Accompanying the collection is the only Egg Sofa in the United States, one of only five world-wide, that Fritz Hansen constructed in February 2002 to commemorate what would have been its creator -- Arne Jacobsen's 100th birthday. The showcase's motivation is the dkVOGUE Sarasota Community AIDS Network Benefit, a collaboration between Danish furniture retailer, dkVOGUE, Fritz Hansen, State of the Arts Gallery and the Sarasota Community AIDS Network (CAN). The March 19 benefit is at dkVOGUE's downtown Sarasota, FL showroom on 1549 State Street at 5:30 p.m. All proceeds directly support CAN patients. "I am honored to raise funds to support the education, treatment and prevention of HIV by sharing these celebrated design interpretations of one of the true legends of Danish Modern design. This collection represents the fusion of art, design and benevolence BENEVOLENCE, duty. The doing a kind action to another, from mere good will, without any legal obligation. It is a moral duty only, and it cannot be enforced by law. A good wan is benevolent to the poor, but no law can compel him to be so. BENEVOLENCE, English law. -- something these world-class designers and Danish furniture manufacturing legend Fritz Hansen understand well," said dkVOGUE founder & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Kim Thybro Nielsen. Call Christy Ryle at (941) 955-2600 to RSVP (ReSerVation Protocol) A communications protocol that signals a router to reserve bandwidth for real time transmission. RSVP is designed to clear a path for audio and video traffic, eliminating annoying skips and hesitations. . About dkVOGUE As the premier Danish Modern furniture resource, we offer award-winning Danish furnishings, lighting and accessories. Our extensive collection includes only world-famous Danish-designed pieces by icons like Hans Wegner, Arne Jacobsen, Poul Kjaerholm, Nanna Ditzel, Finn Juhl and Fritz Hansen. We have the largest Danish-only showroom in the US with an array of furnishings guaranteed to retain their beauty and comfort for generations. Visit www.dkVOGUE.com to learn more. About the Sarasota Community Aids Network The independent non-profit Community AIDS Network provides a continuum of medical, social and educational services essential to the health and well being of those infected with HIV disease and enhances public awareness and prevention of HIV. Visit www.cansrq.org to learn more. |
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