RELEASE YOUR INNER ARTIST-FREE DESIGN APPLICATIONS

We love the new FREE iphone application, ColorSnap which we have been using on our latest projects to match our retro, deco, modern,  mid century, and post modern pieces with great decor ideas.

And we are hooked on the  Coloarcapture free application for design use too.

Upload either the Sherwin-Williams ColorSnap or Benjamin Moore Color Capture application for your iphone, whichever you prefer.

Then take a photo of your favorite room or color with your i-phone to start.

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Or  your can use a photo from your existing photo library. The application will give you a spectrum of colors that match the image. And it will save your favorite colors, recommend coordinating palettes, and map the nearest retailer from the GPS on your phone. Did we mention its free?
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For the designer in all of us!

Gibraltar Furniture is proud to be a #1 wholesaler for Ameico, modern classics, Barcelona, and huge selection in modern furnitures such as modern outdoor furniture, modern lighting, modern office furnitures, and much more. Browse our huge selection of modern furniture below. We have everything from premium designer executive chairs to green sustainable furniture. Gibraltar Furniture has been in business for 50 years. Yahoo News reports that Gibraltar Furniture has “The best prices, models, and service of any site on the Internet.” Yahoo News, click here.
This Beverly Hills 90210 store is nirvana for people who want Bauhaus, art deco, modern, mid century, or designer furniture at wholesale prices.”

AITALI ACRYLIC ART FURNITURE – WWW.GIBRALTARFURNITURE.COM

Gibraltar Furniture is proud to announce the debut of the Aitali collection. We are the first, and only source, in the USA to provide the entire product range of this remarkable French company.

Aitali Louis Chaise Acrylic Chair

A Google™ search indicates that one of the foremost sites for high end furniture at wholesale prices is Gibraltar. “This West coast Internet pioneer features retro, modern, and post-modern furnishings at rock bottom prices. Gibraltar offers an exceptional array of wholesale, architectural, modern, high quality items at factory direct discount prices. Gibraltar Furniture is one of the leaders in the world of Internet modern architectural products. Gibraltar sells furniture manufactured in Italy, Asia, and the USA and all sales are tax free outside of California.” This Beverly Hills 90210 store has been in business for over 50 years!

This post modern European collection is produced in France using propriety high tech materials and space age design. This functional art + furniture design is a collectible, limited edition, all weather unit. Aitalis modern styling makes this line the perfect contemporary line. All of the pieces can be used as in commercial, residential, and contract furniture applications. It is the ideal fit for both indoor and outdoor use. Each piece utilizes a proprietary acrylic known as Altuglass, the highest grade of PMMA (Acrylic / Lucite). This is the same ultra high quality media used in space air aeronautics. The acrylic is 20 mm thick and is embedded with stylish graphics to create bold and striking designs. AITALI – Collection 2005

Thanks to state-of-the-art technologies, a computer generated graphic of the exploded parts of a silk damask side chair have been inkjet-printed on the backside and undersides of the chair. Reverse printing, along with UV-safe inks, also protects the image from scratches and sun damage.

Other models range widely in imagery, including a slatted lawn chairs (the acrylic version is not collapsible), bar codes, a child’s drawings and even fur. Custom designs are available. The company recently re-interpreted Salvador Dali’s Hallucinogenic Toreador in a 300-piece limited edition for the Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Using a proprietary acrylic known as “Altuglass”, desginers at Aitali have come up with the Alikudi chairs. The acrylic is approximately 25 mm thick and can be embedded with graphics to create bold and striking designs. In addition to the Alikudi chair, they also manufacture a table and chair set and a chaise lounge, all created with Altuglass. All of the pieces are very cool!

Other acrylic furniture with bold graphic prints tincludes chairs, armchairs, tables, stools and deck chairs. The graphics range from plants, furs, liquids, crumpled metal, to old leather.

We ship factory direct so that you don’t have to pay a middle man for a mark up. This means you get the wholesale price and a great product at unbeatable prices Gibraltar is based in Beverly Hills California and can be found on the web at www.gibraltarfurniture.com. This firm has been in operation for five decades, and is an insider secret weapon for blue chip merchandise at warehouse prices. Yahoo reports that Gibraltar Furniture has “The best prices, models, and service of any site on the internet. This store is nirvana for people who want Bauhaus, art deco, modern, mid century, or designer furniture at wholesale prices.”

All purchases are fully covered by Lloyds of London and the Yahoo buyer’s protection plan. The Yahoo! Buyer Protection Program covers any item purchased through Yahoo! This protection covers purchases of up to $1000!

THE ART OF FURNITURE BY SALVADOR DALI

Art and furniture have come together on the web at www.gibraltarfurniture.com

A flamboyant painter and sometime writer, sculptor and experimental film-maker, Salvador Dali was probably the greatest Surrealist artist, using bizarre dream imagery to create unforgettable and unmistakable landscapes. In addition to sculpture, film, and art the legendary Spanish creator produced a dazzling array of remarkable furniture pieces offered by Gibraltar at 800 416 3635 or sales@gibraltarfurniture.com

For the first time in history the entire collection is presented in its entirety directly from Spain. Moreover Gibraltar is the only source to present the entire catalog on the web for discount prices. And includes free shipping on all items. The collection consists of the Leda Low Table, the Leda armchair, Vis a Vis sofa, Barcelli Lamp, Muletas Lamp, Cajones Lamp, and the Rhinoceros door handle.

These offical releases range from a low of $2, 073 for a Dali cast art piece door handle all the way up to to $28,853for the Salvador Dali Vis à Vis Conversation Bench.

The Leda Low Table was originally designed in 1 937, and was based on Dalí’s painting Femme à la tête rose” (1935) This surreal piece is composed of lacquered and polished solid brass legs, brushed brass top, with lacquered Carrara marble egg. It measures L 75” x W 17.5” x H 16.5”

The companion Leda armchair is also made of acquered and polished solid brass and measures D 16” x W 23.5” x H 35.5” / seat H 19”. This unique seating sculpture runs $20,226

We feel that a bit of art history knowledge is helpful in understanding and appreciating the art of Salvador Dali’s furniture.

The multi-media artist was born in Figueras, Catalonia. He educated at the School of Fine Arts, located in Madrid Spain. After 1929 he espoused surrealism, although the leaders of the movement later denounced Dalí as overly commercial. Dalí’s paintings from this period depict dream imagery and everyday objects in unexpected forms, such as the famous limp watches in The Persistence of Memory.

Dalí moved to the United States in 1940, where he remained until 1948. His later paintings, often on religious themes, are more classical in style. They include Crucifixion and The Sacrament of the Last Supper. Dalí’s paintings are characterized by meticulous draftsmanship and realistic detail, with brilliant colors heightened by transparent glazes. Dalí designed and produced surrealist films, illustrated books, handcrafted jewelry, and created theatrical sets and costumes. Among his writings are ballet scenarios and several books, including The Secret Life of Salvador Dalí (1942) and Diary of a Genius (1965).

In addition to furniture Dali concentrated on accessories including lighting pieces. The Bracelli lamp is an archetypal design of Jean Michel and Dali, adopted by Dali for his house at Port Lligat. Originally designed in 1937 this piece is made out of Beech wood covered in fine gold leaf, and includes a supporting bracket in pale varnished beech. The lamp is crowned in a handmade cotton and rayon shade.

The result is an angular almost unbalanced form, dreamlike and surreal. The reoccurring theme of the Muletas, or “crutch” appears here to restore order through frailty to the composition. Ironically, the appearance of crutches in Dali’s work can indicate a fragility of the human condition; here it seems to repair it. Ivory-colored cotton and rayon shade is hand made, 37 cm in diameter by 28 cm high. The lamp overall is an impressive 170 cm high. Gibraltar sells this remarkable unit for only $6000 and includes free shipping on this piece and every other unit in the collection.

The Cajones Lamp is presented with buffed opal glass shades. Originally designed in 1937 this art piece sells for $2388. The carved structure is produced in pale varnished lime wood with feet of polished lacquered or chromed brass. Beige linen shade is handmade, 30cm in diameter by 30cm high. Lamp overall height is 67cm. It takes an E-27 100W spherical bulb.

An interesting reoccurring theme we see in Dali’s paintings is that of the Muletas, or “crutches”. The appearance of crutches in Dali’s work can indicate a fragility of the human condition or other element which appears. The Muletas Lamp is presented with buffed opal glass shades. The carved structure is presented in pale varnished lime wood. Beige linen shade is handmade, 45 cm in diameter and 40cm high. Muletas Lamp overall height is 175cm. It uses an E-27 100W spherical bulb.

Gibraltar Furniture is proud to offer the entire line of authentic licensed Dali line of high end pieces to collectors interested in certified pieces. All of our exclusive items are numbered, certified, and come with letters of authentication for the descriminating conosuire of fine art pieces.

Buyers are reminded that Gibratlar is also offering a special promotion for all on-line orders. Collectors can use the Cupon code Save50 to take another $50 off of any Dali order

“The only difference between myself and a madman, is that I am not mad!” Dali