Kristen Bell, the voice actress for Anna in Disney's Frozen can be seen below sitting in the Bubble Chair designed by Eero Aarnio

Idina Menzel, the voice actress for Elsa in Desney's Frozen can be seen below standing on the side chair version of theCherner Chair

Not much new to post, but figure it's still worth the effort

In the original video for "Closer" NSFW there is a beating heart nailed to the Cherner Armchair designed by Norman Cherner in 1958.

"In the 1950s, the Herman Miller company, led by George Nelson, was working on creating lightweight chairs out of plywood. Their Pretzel chair was designed by Nelson's office in 1952 and produced by a Massachusetts-based company called Plycraft. The Pretzel chair proved too fragile and costly, so Herman Miller stopped production in 1957.

But because of the Pretzel chair, Plycraft had the materials and techniques for constructing plywood furniture, and they didn't want them to go to waste. George Nelson recommended that Norman Cherner design a sturdier and more affordable Pretzel-type chair that could be more easily produced on Plycraft's equipment, so Paul Goldman, the owner of Plycraft, hired Cherner, contract and all. After Cherner turned in his design to Plycraft, though, he was told the project had been scrapped.

Not long after, Cherner was in a furniture showroom in New York and saw his design for sale! Examining the label, he saw it was from Plycraft and was attributed to "Bernardo." He sued Plycraft in 1961 and won; Goldman admitted that Bernardo was a fabricated name. Plycraft continued to produce Cherner's chair, but Cherner received royalties and proper credit. The chair was produced until the 1970s, but Cherner's sons have recently reissued their father's original designs, not only for the famous chair, but also for various tables and case furniture, as well.

Although now known as the Cherner chair, the chair is occasionally still attributed to Paul Goldman, and is also sometimes called the Rockwell chair, because Norman Rockwell featured it on a 1961 cover of the Saturday Evening Post"

Later on in the video Reznor showcases the Planter Lounge Chair by Warren Planter designed in 1966

You can read more about Planter here

One of the coolest things about this chair is that each chair required over 1,000 individual welds to produce the chair.

I'm generally struggling to think of something from the E3 presentation that wasn't in the final game in some form.

Well, melee combos weren't there, but I'm not sure that really changes how you would play the game very much.

Also the Jackal shield wedge formation. It's nit-picky, but I was pretty disappointed it wasn't actually in the game.

-Disciple

IIRC there was a jackal shield-wedge (phalanx formation) during one of the final "drive a warthog against a timer" levels, but you ran them over pretty much the moment you saw them, so it wasn't meaningful in any way. That might have been halo 3 though. it's been a while.

Also, another Bungie lie: AI units never surrender. Pretty sad from the company that promised us and delivered upon Oni multiplayer... ;)

And the patch for Marathon 2.

Driving continuously around the whole halo in one shot.

I remember telling a roommate how awesome Halo was going to be & citing that as an example. >sigh<

Just some things that were teased in screen shots and other stuff but never made it.

I'm generally struggling to think of something from the E3 presentation that wasn't in the final game in some form.

Well, melee combos weren't there, but I'm not sure that really changes how you would play the game very much.

Also the Jackal shield wedge formation. It's nit-picky, but I was pretty disappointed it wasn't actually in the game.

-Disciple

Speaking of shields, we never saw the Elites' handheld shield outside of the 2000 E3 demo.

Also the Jackal shield wedge formation. It's nit-picky, but I was pretty disappointed it wasn't actually in the game.

-Disciple

I'm glad that it wasn't. The moment I saw them on-screen like that, I knew they were about to all get killed by a grenade or warthog. Jackals have no reason to stand close together, they aren't actually covering each other by doing that and it gets them less coverage of the battlefield. A canned action which serves no purpose but to make them easy to wipe out.

The 2003 E3 demo presented a neat style, but I thought the actual gameplay stuff being demo'd looked very questionable.

There was a huge shift in the culture of the company post Activision. Nearly everything you can say about Bungie before that no longer applies. Yes they want to make cool games, and yes they are talented, but pretty much everything else is now different.

There have been three Bungies: Chicago, MS, and Activision. The first two were pretty similar. The last one not so much.

Says someone on a forum somewhere, as if he knew it to be a certifiable fact. Your pronouncements bug the hell out of me, Cody.

I mean, this is just from my perspective. My opinion. But I think it's an informed one.

By some measurements there have probably been a dozen different Bungies since we've been fans, and so what? Your statements imply that something fundamental is gone, which is precisely the stories ex-employees tend to tell after they're gone--especially if they didn't leave under good circumstances. I'm sure you've been informed by people who have that point of view, and there's probably some truth to it, but what I hate about you pushing this narrative under the guise of someone who has inside information is that you add to the difficulty for those current Bungie employees who might agree with some of our criticisms and may be at this very moment trying to make course corrections.

I made this statement without referencing anyone formerly at Bungie. It has nothing to do with any sort of information I have. All I need to make my statement is out there for everyone, you and me, to see. It's plainly clear if you have been a fan for a long time. I say it is an informed opinion because I have been following Bungie since 1994. Some other fans might not feel that way, but in my opinion it would be pretty hard to justify. Don't confuse this with any project I'm working on right now. I apologize if that's how it came off.

The proof is in the game, the marketing, and the fan engagement. And you're right in one way: who is no longer there is also indirect proof, but not nearly as meaningful given various reasons people might have to part ways.

I'm generally struggling to think of something from the E3 presentation that wasn't in the final game in some form.

Well, melee combos weren't there, but I'm not sure that really changes how you would play the game very much.

Also the Jackal shield wedge formation. It's nit-picky, but I was pretty disappointed it wasn't actually in the game.

-Disciple

There was a huge shift in the culture of the company post Activision. Nearly everything you can say about Bungie before that no longer applies. Yes they want to make cool games, and yes they are talented, but pretty much everything else is now different.

There have been three Bungies: Chicago, MS, and Activision. The first two were pretty similar. The last one not so much.

Says someone on a forum somewhere, as if he knew it to be a certifiable fact. Your pronouncements bug the hell out of me, Cody.

I mean, this is just from my perspective. My opinion. But I think it's an informed one.

By some measurements there have probably been a dozen different Bungies since we've been fans, and so what? Your statements imply that something fundamental is gone, which is precisely the stories ex-employees tend to tell after they're gone--especially if they didn't leave under good circumstances. I'm sure you've been informed by people who have that point of view, and there's probably some truth to it, but what I hate about you pushing this narrative under the guise of someone who has inside information is that you add to the difficulty for those current Bungie employees who might agree with some of our criticisms and may be at this very moment trying to make course corrections.

And Matt Soell was even more frank when speaking to fans. He'd outright call them on their bullshit if they were out of line. Would never happen with Deej or Cosmo.

I miss Matt Soell's updates and his obsession with "Wall Hugging Hippos". Out of all the community facing people Matt's updates were my favorite.

I'm generally struggling to think of something from the E3 presentation that wasn't in the final game in some form.

Well, melee combos weren't there, but I'm not sure that really changes how you would play the game very much.