5 PICKS: SWING IN STYLE...SNEAK PEEK...CHARMED.(Bobbito Garcia)(Arne Jacobsen's Series Seven chai)(Aaron Basha )

Footwear News, April, 2006 by Carofano, Jennifer; Newman, Eric; Russak, Brian

Byline: Brian Russak, Jennifer Carofano, Eric Newman

SWING IN STYLE

Fifty years after its conception, Arne Jacobsen's Series Seven chair has gotten a makeover - in fact, it's gotten 14 of them. Camper, whose playful interpretation is pictured above, was one of the firms tapped by Danish furniture manufacturer Fritz Hansen to reinterpret the famed hourglass-inspired 3107; others include Louis Vuitton, Diesel, Paul Smith, Hugo Boss and Missoni. The one-of-a-kind chairs have been on an international tour since last September. They touch down April 11-12 at New York's Boylan Studio before heading to Tokyo. All 14 chairs are up for auction and can be viewed until May 23 at Bruun-rasmussen.com. Auction proceeds will benefit the Danish AIDS Foundation....

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