原文: Wonka Seat

The word luxury is more a fluid concept than some absolute definition. My definition of luxury will most probably differ completely from that of say an Inuit Tribesman living above the arctic circle. We are used to seeing some luxurious elements mixed together, but only in our general idea of proper context. eg., a Cadillac interior would have associative luxurious elements such as rich wood, hand stitched leather and polished metals. Yet, we would not qualify these elements as luxury in a bathroom. In the same respect, we would never expect to see marble or fine porcelain in a Cadillac. There is however, an element that we can all agree is luxurious, no matter what the context. Not one but two different movies with Johnny Depp have been made to celebrate this ultimate luxury. Designer Adele Rotella has masterfully created this super sensuous seat called “Sciocolà”, that teases us with our rich, creamy passions for chocolate…. oh yeah, and some pretty nice wood. Did I mention this thing looks like chocolate? Three kinds of chocolate! The dark chocolate areas are beautifully made from Wengé wood, while the milk chocolate areas are made from Rosewood and last but certainly not least, the white chocolate balances it all off with Ahorn wood. All the cubes of wooden chocolate are independent to each other, inviting us to interact and pretend we are in Willy Wonka’s waiting room.

译文: 巧克力板凳

   对“奢侈”的定义真是仁者见仁智者见智，像我对“奢侈”的定义就一定会与住在北极圈的因纽特人不同。，我们习惯于看到一系列奢华的东西堆砌在一起，当然只有在有适当环境的前提下。例如，在凯迪拉克轿车内部装潢中你可以看到昂贵的木材，刺绣的皮革，抛光的金属等诸多奢侈的配件，但如果他们出现在浴室中我们就不会觉得很奢侈。同样的道理，我们从不期望大理石呀，细瓷呀出现在凯迪拉克轿车里。但是在这里，有一样东西，不管什么场合你一定会认为它是奢侈品。约翰尼·德普拍的两部电影里都曾大肆赞赏过这个终极奢侈品。设计师阿代尔·罗特拉巧夺天工，就造出了这么一个给人极度美感的板凳—Sciocolà，它尽可以挑起我们对巧克力以及优质木材的强烈欲望。我又没有说过这板凳像巧克力？有3种不同的巧克力呢！黑巧克力是由Wengé木做的，牛奶巧克力是由紫檀木做的，而由Ahorn木做的白巧克力协调了整个图案。每一块木制巧克力都互相独立，是我们情不自禁的互动起来，想像自己在Willy Wonka’（《查理与巧克力工厂》中巧克力工厂主人的名字）的接待室里。