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Wales Online
20 hours ago
- Business
- Wales Online
'Very comfortable, stylish and very easy to assemble' velvet dining chair now reduced by 20%
'Very comfortable, stylish and very easy to assemble' velvet dining chair now reduced by 20% Dunelm's Kendall dining chair was originally priced at £79, but has been reduced to £63.20 in the sale in two trendy colours Some of the colours of the stylish Dunelm chair have been reduced (Image: Dunelm ) Dunelm enthusiasts have been rushing to snap up a discounted velvet dining chair available in a shade that's reportedly 'bringing joy to customers'. The popular home retailer, renowned for its extensive selection of fashionable interior décor pieces, has marked down this Kendall Dining Chair from its original £79 price tag to £63.20. Currently, the chairs are on offer are in the pale pink and bottle green shades, reduced to £63.20 from £79. Additional colours in the collection that include black, orange, and grey and teal are available at full price - and in any shade the chair is arguably a very stylish addition to any interior design scheme. Dunelm says: "Finished in a rich velvet in a choice of colours, the Kendall chair features a generously proportioned, foam-filled seat for added comfort. Inspired by traditional art deco designs, this stylish chair is crafted with a pleated, curved shell back and gold-finished metal legs to add a contemporary touch." READ MORE: Amazon's 'impressive' tower fan shoppers love now reduced by a huge 80% in time for heatwave YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: Garden sofa set price reduced by over 70% from unlikely retailer ideal for coming heatwave (Image: Dunelm) According the company, the key characteristics of the chair that make it super stylish are an Art deco inspired design made from plush, soft velvet upholstery and gold-finished metal legs and available in various, trendy colourways including teal, blush and black. Meanwhile, Dusk has cut the cost of their Annie Set Of 2 Dining Chairs from £99 to £89 in their current promotion. Customers have been commending these 'absolutely delightful' and 'comfortable' seats in their feedback, with particular praise for their 'excellent lumbar support'. Annie Set Of 2 Dining Chairs in Sage Green from Dusk (Image: Dusk) Debenhams has similarly reduced their Ron Velvet Dining Chair to £28.99. Colours currently available are pink, ivory, blue and grey and are described by the retailer as featuring 'rich velvet upholstery and sleek black metal legs, this chair combines contemporary design with sophisticated comfort for the modern home'. Ron Velvet Dining Chair from Debenhams (Image: Debenhams) Reviewing the velvet chair on Dunelm's review section, one customer remarked: "A lovely comfy chair, very pretty colour matched my new wardrobes perfectly. Super easy to assemble and very sturdy." However one buyer was not happy, saying: "But it seems that cushion of chairs are getting flattened after some use. Also floor protection chair pads are not fixed properly. I had to add additional pads to protect my carpets." Some of the colours of the stylish Dunelm chair have been reduced (Image: Dunelm ) Article continues below But another shopper had no complaints, saying: "Bought this as a bedroom chair, having already bought the bottle green chair for another bedroom. Very comfortable, stylish and very easy to assemble. Also used as a dining chair when extra visitors come. Multi purpose chair!". A third reviewer shared: "This elegant chair has added a touch of luxury to our bedroom dressing table. Lovely quality for a reasonable price." Yet another satisfied customer noted: "These chairs go really well with my white marble dining table. They are very sturdy and comfortable to sit on, but look elegant and stylish, I'm very pleased with them."
Boston Globe
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
Boston isn't known for art deco. But to find it, ‘you just have to look up.'
Write to us at . To subscribe, . TODAY'S STARTING POINT When you think of art deco, the iconic architectural style that favors intricate geometry, bold colors, and stylized depictions of humans mastering modernity, you probably don't think of Boston. The Chrysler and Empire State buildings in New York, seaside hotels in Miami Beach, and even the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles seem to have cornered the market in the popular imagination. The centennial of art deco — it burst onto the scene at a 1925 Paris exhibition — got me wondering why that is. So I did what any recently arrived Bostonian should: I took a tour. And as I learned, there's plenty of art deco in the city to enjoy, provided you know where to look. Around town Advertisement As Coppeto and Evans explained, the McCormack building (pictured above) has several hallmarks of the style. Its vertically arranged stone, metal, and glass draw the eye upward, making it look taller. Symbolic carvings of stylized eagles and the twin-snaked staff of the Greek god Hermes communicate its original purpose as a federal post office. Like castle battlements, its three towers hit the skyline at different heights. Advertisement The McCormack building also suggests one reason Boston art deco may be underrated. Construction began in 1931, less than a decade after growing demand for downtown office space forced the city to change zoning rules that had capped building heights at 125 feet. 'New York had skyscrapers galore,' said Evans, and was bigger and richer. 'Boston didn't.' 'Architecture's always speaking' But in a timely coincidence, Boston's zoning changes launched a building scramble just as deco became ascendant. Its style celebrated humanity's technical prowess and mastery of the natural world. As Coppeto and Evans led me around, we saw buildings that featured organic-looking doorway arches, balustrades designed to mimic swoopy vines, and wave-like chevron patterns. Art deco also tells a story. Years ago, when Amy Finstein worked at a downtown architecture firm, she'd walk over on her lunch break to admire the State Street Trust Building, constructed in 1929. A series of second-story bronze relief panels on the facade depict a comic strip of technological progress: humans harnessing horses, tilling fields, building airplanes, even designing the building itself. 'Iconography plays a much bigger role in art deco,' said Finstein, who now It sometimes speaks with a regional accent. The earthy brick exterior of Look up Art deco may be the most widely recognized architectural style. 'It's nothing that is so precious that only architects use this terminology,' Evans said. Advertisement Finstein thinks that's because art deco came out of an optimistic age that reveled in the opulence and possibilities of technology, from giant skyscrapers to intricately machined doorknobs. 'There are all these objects that reinforce the design vocabulary of the art deco moment in a way that is really visible and palpable for people,' she said. The Great Depression and World War II changed that, helping to send art deco out of vogue. The ziggurat-shaped Once you start looking, you'll see art deco throughout Boston. There's the Coppeto and Evans have been giving tours for decades. Their clientele includes the expected tourists and architecture enthusiasts, but also residents like me who just haven't paid enough attention. As we walked, I realized we were traversing some of the same streets I use to get to the Globe's offices. I'd noticed the facades — bronze is hard to miss — but, whether out of laziness or haste, not the stories they were telling. 'On this specific tour I get people who've been through, they work in the area. They never looked up,' Coppeto said. 'You just have to look up, see what's up there once in a while.' 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