Post by Tom Hunter

In celebration of the life of Vladimir Kagan, we revisit a Q & A session he had with with Michael Boodro of Elle Décor Magazine in 2016. Kagan's energy and creative spirit attracted clients of of every industry; art, theater, music, and fashion - a man whose life and work truly embody the spirit of embrace your space. Q:Why are your designs timeless? "I have always understood the need to restrain the superfluous. I design disciplined, structurally rational lines." ... Q:How do you make organic inspirations seem so contemporary? "It was my devotion to the Bauhaus philosophy that stimulated my earliest modern esthetic. Before my work became ‘amorphous’ I was a devotee of linear design. My studies in architecture found expression in my first furniture designs. I developed a corollary between modern and organic forms. . My organic shapes follow the human body. I design ‘vessels’ to hold the body. Human anatomy is not angular. However, I have always been under the influence of Bauhaus ideology. “Less is more.,” meant eliminating clutter. A large amorphous sofa could seat ten to twelve people and eliminated the clutter of chairs. The second inspiration was, “Form follows function,” an admonition to create comfort. No piece of furniture, no matter how beautiful, is functional unless it is also comfortable or useful." -Vladimir Kagan #vladimirkagan #lessismore #formfollowsfunction #lengendary #embraceyourspace #designtribute