10 Pieces Of Perfectly Patriotic Furniture For The Fourth of July.

Most American flag related home furnishings are either very country or cutesy in style. But here's a selection of nicely made, well designed furniture with the Stars and Stripes motif from various designers and companies, all of which are available for purchase.


Andrew Martin's Armstong leather distressed sofa with old American flag:

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Jonathan Adler's American Flag needlepoint stool:

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American Flag printed on a distressed leather pillow from Antek's:

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Buttoned (tufted) American Flag Pouffe or Coffee table from Athol Whitmore:

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American Flag Futon Sofabed by Gold Sparrow:

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Sitting Bull's Star and Stripes Bean Bag chair:

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Leather stars and stripes Ottoman by Champlain Leather:

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Baroque Louis XV "American Flag" Chair from The Royal Art Palace:

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American Flag Mid Century Console from the Jeremiah Collection:

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And lastly, one for the dogs. The Jefferson American Flag Pet Beds from Brookstone:

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Happy Fourth of July!

The American Flag Made of Toy Soldiers, Sneakers, Legos, Eyeglasses & More.

above: detail from Dave Cole's American flag made of melted toy soldiers and paint.

In honor of this year's Fourth of July, I'm sharing with you some artistic interpretations of the United States National Flag. However, I can't write a post on modern art and American flags without mentioning Jasper Johns, the artist whose modern paintings of American Flags are known throughout the world, the most famous of which is shown below:

Happy 4th Of July! A Patriotic Promotion From DWR

To remind potential buyers of their holiday promotion (free shipping through July 4th) Design Within Reach e-mailed out this patriotic email to their customers and subscribers that features the American flag made up of modern chairs. This is the second year in a row they've created their 'modern' version of Old Glory.

This year, 2009, they used the Eames shell chair with Eiffel tower base, the Bubble Club outdoor chair and the Bantam Armchair to make up the flag:



The three chairs used in the above art are all available for purchase from DWR:


above: Eames® Molded Plastic Side Chair, available here.
above: Bubble Club Armchair by Philipe Starck, available here.
above: the Bantam Armchair, available here.

Last year's version (2008) featured the Panton chair in blue, the Arne Jacobsen Swan chair in red and the molded Eames Chair in white:



And once again, the chairs from the 2008 DWR flag are all available for purchase:


above: Eames® Molded Plastic Side Chair, available here.
above: Panton chair, available here
above: Arne Jacobsen Swan Chair, available here

I just love them and thought they'd be the perfect way to wish you all a happy Fourth of July!

Shop Design Within Reach and take advantage of their free shipping offer through July 4th now.