Leda Chair, Dali

Femme à tête de roses, Dali

I read

Une chose qui vous inspire?

Une fleur qui pousse à travers une fissure d'asphalte. Cela me rappelle que la vitalité qui nous anime a des sources bien plus profondes qu'on ne le croit.

Hubert Reeves, Coup de Pouce, Sept. 2011

I translate:

One thing that inspires you?

A flower growing in a crack of the pavement. This reminds me of the vitality that excites us has sources much deeper that we think.

... therefore, I think!

In 1935, Salvador Dali painted Woman with a Head of Roses, depicting two women near a low table and a chair. 

During the same period, the Catalan artist joined forces with renowned Parisian decorator Jean-Michel Franck to design furniture, including the table and chair from the painting. They were named Leda after the jetsetter of Greek mythology whom Zeus, disguised as a swan, seduced. The furniture only went into production in 1990, however, and to honour the 20th anniversary of Daly's death, BD Barcelona reissued it in 2009 in a limited edition of 105, the age of surrealist artist would have reached that year. 

Do a search on the net to look at all the details of this chair ! B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L !!!

This furniture is sold at Galerie NuEdge in Montreal and Barbados.


Reference: Plaisir de vivre