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Autobiography by Vladimir
Kagan THE COMPLETE KAGAN Publication Date October 2004
THE COMPLETE KAGAN A Lifetime of Avant-Garde Design By Vladimir
Kagan; Preface by Tom Ford
Drawing from more than sixty years of
personal and professional archives, award-winning and internationally
renowned furniture designer Vladimir Kagan writes an autobiography
that embodies the history of modern design in the twentieth century.
Comfort, practicality, and an often-idiosyncratic modernist sensibility
are the hallmarks of his enduring career, which is also noted
for organic, modular, and always stylish pieces that have in the
last decade experienced a revival, influencing a new generation
of furniture and product designers. This is the first complete
compendium of Kagan's life and work, and includes dozens of never-before-published
photographs and sketches.
List price: $65.00 : 275 pages : Over
400 illustrations : Publication Date: October 2004 : Trim size:
9" x 10.125" : ISBN: 0-9727661-2-X : Published by Pointed
Leaf Press
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Global
Design Leader Roche-Bobois Collaborates with Vladimir Kagan
In 2003 Vladimir Kagan introduces the
exclusive, cutting-edge ‘Comet’ Collection for Roche-Bobois,
global leader in design and distribution of home furnishings.
Comet is a combination of three distinct pieces of upholstery
with organic forms. Both a sculpture and a sofa, each piece can
stand on its own, or be combined with others to form grand scale
seating solutions. Roche-Bobois showrooms are located in thirty
countries and growing . For more information, please visit www.roche-bobois.com
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Vladimir
Kagan Receives Honorary Doctorate From Kendall College
Vladimir Kagan received an Honorary Doctor of Arts degree from Kendall
College of Art and Design bestowed On May 5th 2001 by the Board
of Trustees of Ferris State University of Grand Rapids Michigan.
"Vladimir Kagan is considered one of the pioneers of modern design.
With a career that spans over 50 years, Kagan's amorphous sculptural
designs of the late forties and early fifties created a new look
in American furniture Today, Kagan's early designs are classics
of contemporary furniture, coveted by collectors for their original
design and craftsmanship. His furniture is in the private collections
of many leaders in the world of art, fashion and music, including
Isaac Stern, Tom Ford, Frank Sinatra and Donna Karan. Kagan's latest
creations incorporate 21st Century sensibility with his trademark
organic shapes while maintaining the highest standards of workmanship."
A quote from the graduation program notes.
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The
American Society of Furniture Designers Honors Vladimir Kagan
with Lifetime Achievement Award
On Saturday, April 8th, 2000, at the peak of the Spring International
Home Furnishings Market, the American Society of Furniture Designers
honored Vladimir Kagan with its Lifetime Achievement Award. The
presentation was made before one hundred guests at a gala dinner.
The presentation was preceded by tributes from industry associates
including Frank Bingham, vice president of Preview Furniture and
Henry Hacker, executive vice president of Alexander Julian Inc.
By the eighties, monolithic modernism gave way to the Post-modern
movement. It inspired Kagan to explore the realm of neo-classic
references as an extension of modern. However, he soon found this
not to be his true route to a meaningful 20th century ideal.
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Giorgio
Armani Selects Kagan Chairs for the Nobu Restaurant In His Flagship
Store in Milan
When Giorgio Armani was looking for the perfect chair for his new
Nobu restaurant in Milan, he turned to his architect, Michael Gabellini,
who introduced him to the classic Vladimir Kagan Cubist Chairs first
designed by him in 1967. In addition to the dining chairs, Vladimir
Kagan created Bar and Counter Stools and Banquettes for this exciting
new restaurant.
The chairs were fabricated in Italy by Club House Italia and are
now available worldwide, as part of the KAGAN NEW YORK COLLECTION.
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Gucci's
Tom Ford Picked Vladimir Kagan's Omnibus Collection for Gucci
Stores Worldwide
Tom Ford and architect, William Soffield, fell in love with Vladimir
Kagan's multi-level, multi-directional seating group called Omnibus.
So much so that Tom Ford first bought it for his home in Santa Fe,
New Mexico and then selected it for all of the Gucci Stores; 360
of them world wide.
First designed in the late 60's, Omnibus has become a mainstay of
Kagan's Interior Landscape concept. The Omnibus concept and its
accompanying tables have became the focal philosophy for the seating
and displays in all the new Gucci Stores.
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Kagan
Club and Lounge Opens in Freiburg, Germany
Robert Williams and Peter --- the entrepreneurial owners of the
latest night spot in the university town of Freiburg, Germany, have
named their establishment after Vladimir. The Kagan Club and Lounge.
Needless to say, most of the furniture in the club is Kagan's; using
the Omnibus Seating and Limbus tables throughout the club. Perched
on the 18th floor of the only high rise building in Freighburg,
the club offers a glorious 360 degree view of Freiburg and the Black
Forest.
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André Belaze
Chooses Vladimir Kagan to Design the Lobby of The New Standard
Hotel in Downtown in L.A.
Legendary Hotelier, André Belaze, the owner of The Mercer in New
York and The Standard in Los Angeles has selected Vladimir Kagan
to design the lobby of his newest Flagship Hotel, The STANDARD DOWNTOWN
at 550 Flower Street in downtown Los Angeles. The lobby will be
a showpiece of Kagan's innovative approach to Interior Landscaping
with multi-level seating derived from his acclaimed Omnibus concepts.
The STANDARD DOWNTOWN is scheduled to open in early fall of this
year.
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