Sports Series Air Chairs and Tyler's Inspiration to Move and Explore
Sports Series
Air Chairs
Hi Friends -
Venn creator Tyler here.
I have so many updates to share it is difficult to condense them into one post, so instead there will be several over the coming weeks. I’m someone who likes to work behind the scenes instead of adhering to the popular notion to ‘build in public.’ We are typically inventing something new and I don’t like to share works half-finished. I did my homework when I was at school and that’s a habit I maintain today. I wouldn’t call myself a perfectionist though I do aim to practice the habit of excellence.
To that aim, after more than a year of prototypes and artwork exploration, I present to you the Sports Series of Air Chairs. The new series is made with the same sublimation process as our best-selling Solar Series featuring NASA maps of the Earth, Moon, Mars, Jupiter, and the Sun as this gave us the ability to capture the unique visual texture of real sports balls for photorealism. Combined with our original customer-loved 5-layered upholstery, 5-year warranty, 30 day returns, and free USA shipping, we think you’ll be thrilled with the results.
I grew up playing baseball, basketball, soccer, and golf, and in more recent years I’ve taken up tennis. And though I don’t have a lot of practice playing pool or bowling, I always have fun trying my hand at their skill.
What I love about sport is that it is inspiration to use and move my body. I can enjoy the pump of a good gym session too (shout out Arnold!), but I quickly tire of feeling like a hamster on a wheel. By contrast, something comes alive in me when I am sprinting to defend a hard angle in tennis as I love sliding to reach an impossible ball. I certainly know I would have a harder time sprinting and sliding to my limits if there wasn’t the motivation of chasing the ball in the first place.
I say often to anyone who will listen to me, inspiration is the most difficult on-going challenge to use and move your body daily. Without a why, everything else becomes more important and habits and goals get left behind. We ossify, not only physically, but figuratively, mentally, and emotionally. Without inspiration to move, we don’t.
My dream is these new Sports Series Air Chairs help you connect with your why, inspiring you just by looking at them, sitting on them, using them throughout your workday, to get outside and play and feel free from the tribulations of life, if only for a few minutes. Because if you can tap into the joy you feel to learn a new skill like shooting a 3-point shot, throwing a curveball, hitting a kick-serve, rolling 3 strikes in a row, bending it like Beckham, sinking the clutch putt to win the skin, or running the table from the break, you’ll find continual inspiration to adapt, change, and move.
I’d love to hear what you think of the new collection so please do not hesitate to reach out and say hello to share your impressions or ask questions.
“Play is our brain’s favorite way of learning.”
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Introducing the Sports Series
Photorealistic artwork of your favorite sports to inspire you to get out and play
Earlier in the year I wrote to all of you to “Go Outside and Find Beauty.” I take this notion quite seriously myself as I can’t always find a friend or colleague to play a sport with me. Walking only to increase my step count makes me feel like the aforementioned hamster on a wheel, so again under the same idea that renewing inspiration is the most difficult on-going challenge to use and move one’s body daily, I give myself the challenge to capture beauty in nature with my camera. It helps me practice my craft so I can take beautiful product photos for all of you, but I also enjoy the challenge of spotting a skittish animal from afar and being careful with my steps and movement while getting closer to capture a special moment.
Below is a gallery of images I took during September. I’d love to see what you’ve been up to on your own adventures, so please do contact us and share what has been renewing your own inspiration to use and move your body daily. For instance, dear friend Katy Bowman is currently trekking the entire length of Hadrian’s Wall.
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