Edgar Blazona
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Edgar Blazona is a modernist American furniture designer. He founded the prefab backyard structure company Modular Dwellings and modern furniture
brand TrueModern (under his parent company, Elevate Home).
At age 22 in San Francisco, California, and after a year at San Mateo College in California, Edgar left to become a designer and fabricator and founded his first company, Blaze Designs.
Specializing in modern minimalism and influenced by the work of Charles and Ray Eames
, Donald Judd
and other pioneering modernists, Edgar's furniture design career began a year later when he co-founded the design firm 1994. Several of the pieces from the collection were displayed at the Bergamot Station
Arts Center in Los Angeles and the entire line was carried at San Francisco's Limn Gallery.
From 1998-2003, Edgar designed for Pottery Barn
at Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
In 2001, Edgar founded Modular Dwellings, a company that designs and builds mobile prefab modern structures. Building plans were made available to the public and sold through ReadyMade Magazine
. His buildings were featured in several books including Prefab: Adaptable, Modular, Dismountable, Light, Mobile Architecture by Alejandro Bahamon, PreFab Modern by Jill Herbers and on the cover of Move House by Sean Topham. Edgar and Modular Dwellings have also appeared in publications such as USA Today
, Los Angeles Times
and ReadyMade Magazine
.
In 2005, Edgar founded TrueModern, designing and manufacturing a line of modern children's furniture. Today, the company manufactures other home furnishings including sofas and adult bedroom collections. He and his company have been featured in Fortune Small Business
, San Francisco Chronicle
, San Francisco Business Times and as one of 7x7 Magazine
's Best of Home + Design 2007.
Other notable achievements include a chaise lounge, designed and built by Edgar, that was featured in an installation at Sweden's Ice Hotel
.
Today, Edgar resides in Berkeley, California and continues to own and operate TrueModern and Modular Dwellings.
Official site, Modular Dwellings http://www.modulardwellings.com/
Modern furniture
Modern furniture refers to furniture produced from the late 19th century through the present that is influenced by modernism. It was a tremendous departure from all furniture design that had gone before it. Dark or gilded carved wood and richly patterned fabrics gave way to the glittering...
brand TrueModern (under his parent company, Elevate Home).
At age 22 in San Francisco, California, and after a year at San Mateo College in California, Edgar left to become a designer and fabricator and founded his first company, Blaze Designs.
Specializing in modern minimalism and influenced by the work of Charles and Ray Eames
Charles and Ray Eames
Charles Ormond Eames, Jr and Bernice Alexandra "Ray" Eames were American designers, who worked in and made major contributions to modern architecture and furniture. They also worked in the fields of industrial and graphic design, fine art and film.-Charles Eames:Charles Eames, Jr was born in...
, Donald Judd
Donald Judd
Donald Clarence Judd was an American artist associated with minimalism . In his work, Judd sought autonomy and clarity for the constructed object and the space created by it, ultimately achieving a rigorously democratic presentation without compositional hierarchy...
and other pioneering modernists, Edgar's furniture design career began a year later when he co-founded the design firm 1994. Several of the pieces from the collection were displayed at the Bergamot Station
Bergamot Station
Bergamot Station is a facility housing many art galleries in Santa Monica, California, USA.-History:The name "Bergamot Station" dates back to 1875 when it was a stop and car storage area on the steam powered Los Angeles and Independence Railroad from Santa Monica to downtown Los Angeles - as well...
Arts Center in Los Angeles and the entire line was carried at San Francisco's Limn Gallery.
From 1998-2003, Edgar designed for Pottery Barn
Pottery Barn
Pottery Barn is an American-based home furnishing store chain with retail stores in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Since September 1986, when it was purchased from GAP, Inc, Pottery Barn is a wholly owned subsidiary of Williams-Sonoma, Inc....
at Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
In 2001, Edgar founded Modular Dwellings, a company that designs and builds mobile prefab modern structures. Building plans were made available to the public and sold through ReadyMade Magazine
ReadyMade Magazine
ReadyMade was a bimonthly magazine which focused on do it yourself projects involving interior design, making furniture, home improvement, sewing, metalworking, woodworking and other disciplines. It also focused on sustainable design, independent music and DIY culture...
. His buildings were featured in several books including Prefab: Adaptable, Modular, Dismountable, Light, Mobile Architecture by Alejandro Bahamon, PreFab Modern by Jill Herbers and on the cover of Move House by Sean Topham. Edgar and Modular Dwellings have also appeared in publications such as USA Today
USA Today
USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
, Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
and ReadyMade Magazine
ReadyMade Magazine
ReadyMade was a bimonthly magazine which focused on do it yourself projects involving interior design, making furniture, home improvement, sewing, metalworking, woodworking and other disciplines. It also focused on sustainable design, independent music and DIY culture...
.
In 2005, Edgar founded TrueModern, designing and manufacturing a line of modern children's furniture. Today, the company manufactures other home furnishings including sofas and adult bedroom collections. He and his company have been featured in Fortune Small Business
Fortune Small Business
Fortune Small Business ' was a magazine published ten times each year. The publication was a joint venture by The Fortune Group at Time Inc. and American Express Small Business Services...
, San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle
thumb|right|upright|The Chronicle Building following the [[1906 San Francisco earthquake|1906 earthquake]] and fireThe San Francisco Chronicle is a newspaper serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California, but distributed throughout Northern and Central California,...
, San Francisco Business Times and as one of 7x7 Magazine
7x7 Magazine
7x7 is a city-living-focused fashion, lifestyle, food, culture, opinion and entertainment digital, print, mobile and events platform. 7x7 covers San Francisco, Seattle and Portland....
's Best of Home + Design 2007.
Other notable achievements include a chaise lounge, designed and built by Edgar, that was featured in an installation at Sweden's Ice Hotel
Icehotel (Jukkasjärvi)
The Icehotel in the village of Jukkasjärvi, about 17 km from Kiruna, Sweden, was the world's first ice hotel. After its first opening in 1990, the hotel has been erected each year from December to April.-History:...
.
Today, Edgar resides in Berkeley, California and continues to own and operate TrueModern and Modular Dwellings.
External links
Official site, TrueModern http://www.truemodern.com/Official site, Modular Dwellings http://www.modulardwellings.com/