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	I feel your pain. Well same...	1 Relevance	18 years ago	NULL NULL	General discussion
	I feel your pain. Well same... I feel your pain. Well same thing happened to me (several times), the day I don't check CL I miss out also on a weekend. Dang, still hurts to think about it. Sigh.
	The Baby suit	1 Relevance	19 years ago	LuciferSum	General discussion
	The Baby suit The baby suit is definitely this years Halloween costume...that thing is giving me nightmares just looking at it. Stephen - when does the article come out? Will you post it here?
	Tumi...or eBags	1 Relevance	19 years ago	barrympls	General discussion
	Tumi...or eBags Tumi is probably the best of this sort of thing (expensive and very high-end, but there's a website that has lots of cheaper bags. http://www.ebags.com
	But wouldn't that mean they...	1 Relevance	19 years ago	HP	General discussion
	But wouldn't that mean they... But wouldn't that mean they were useful, for the dogs? I like the idea of off the shelf art, its why I think Warhol prints are good, even though he was mostly talentless, in this case its more in the idea of the thing than the execution for me.
	Off topic - Space shuttle	1 Relevance	20 years ago	NULL NULL	General discussion
	Off topic - Space shuttle I understand that, to date, the Space Shuttle is the most complex thing ever designed. I think I heard that on "Nova" or somethig.
	Dear Guy in SF	1 Relevance	21 years ago	koen	General discussion
	Dear Guy in SF That's quite a list! Considering the cost of prototyping, I would recommend to approach first a manufacturer/ditributor with a good presentation. If there is any interest they will share the cost of the proto. Just to give you an idea, a fruitbowl size prototype in SLA (stereo lithography) 14" in diameter by 5" high would cost you well over $US1.200,00. Imagine a shell for a chair... If you are handy, the thing to do is to make most of it yourself. In the case of the chair you could build the shape in layers of MDF (put a fine 3M dust mask on)and finish it untill you are satisfied. You can actually sit in it to test comfort (do not rely on the judgement of 10 people of the same size and shape...) Make it at least 3 inches thick. When finished go and see a workshop that does vacuum forming (commercial signs, displays etc. and ask them to vacuum form as many as possible. (normally after 5-6 pieces the mould cracks under the heat and irregular drying.) For tubular steel pieces go to a metal display manufacturer. I am sure that there are lots of small places in and around SF that can bend a few tubes for you. Same thing with plexiglas (acrylic). Makers of commercial displays are champions in cutting, thermo-forming (bending) draping, flaming, gluing etc. of acrylics. The same thing done by a prototype maker is two times the price. The challenge is to find someone kind enough to do it, but it is not unusual for them to do this because most of the time their own products require prototypes for approval. You will find it hard to find a prototype shop that makes ceramics, but if the shape is not to complicated, and again, if you make the original model(cast enough pottery plaster nr1 from American Gypsum in a bucket or any other container that you can remove and that is close to the size that you need and sculpt your way to the model)a local ceramist will make you a casting mould for $250-$350. He or she can also help you out with slipcasting and fireing. A good mould will allowe you to cast up to 150-200 pieces. Good luck! and tell us about it!
	Is America no longer the centre of capitalism? 1st dibs so what!	1 Relevance	19 years ago	apollo	General discussion
	I am an antiques dealer and have four premises in the UK (Devon). The thing I love more than anything, about my business is that you stand or fall on your own judgment. I purchase 90% of stock privately, direct from the estate and sometimes at markets or other dealers. When you visit somebody who has a Fabricius chair and says he wants a $1000.00 you make a judgment. Get it wrong there is nobody to blame, get it right revel in your good fortune. I sell mainly to the trade, London, Bath, Cotswolds, etc. Often they sell the things I sell them for 2 or 3 times the amount I have sold them for. I do not feel bad, jealous, or ripped off. Everyone has to know their place in the food chain. I do not have the client list or the retail location to command the prices they can. I am pleased when they sell well, because they buy more from me. Their rents rates and overheads are likely many times mine. The market sets the price, if you ask to much in the environment and location your selling, you wont sell it. Get the right location and client list, you will. Only thing is it costs a lot to develop that client base, attending major fairs like Palm Beach, advertising in World of Interiors, Architectural Digest etc. So do not begrudge the dealers their money on 1st dibs, be glad of a good resource, that promotes and helps keep our passion alive. You would not like their overheads either. mark
	BTVM	1 Relevance	19 years ago	LRF	General discussion
	BTVM I would love to see some pics of your home, it sounds great and a great idea about the paint, This house is one big maintenance S.O.B and i debated for a long time a bout changing one thing cause of the significance of the mid-century design. but what the hell a little update never hurt a thing, For the life of me I do not know why the architect put brick on this house instead of stone like the great architects of that period did, I did talk to a old retired architect that i found at the City Historical society that had a big architectural firm in the 60's and is head of the architectual socitey in our town that knew my home well. He told me as soon as the great home designers of the late 50's early 60's like Frank Lloyd Wright,Marcel Breuer, Elliot Noyes, John Johansen, Landis Gores, O'neal Ford published their box homes or H style homes as he called them in the architectural magazines every one jumped on them, and tried to duplicate their version some worked and some did not, He said that was their Internet so that is where the ideas came from, I guess the guy he designed my home with his father in law who was real famous thought brick might look better than stone, I 45 years later disagree I want mine to look just like Wrights, Breuer, Noyes and Gores home,
	"Wrinkly" Eames cushions vs. "Taut Stuffed" cushions	1 Relevance	13 years ago	NULL NULL	General discussion
	Look at the difference in cushions on these two. http://tinyurl.com/ktnl2lk http://tinyurl.com/mlal5xp Is this just an aging patina thing? Are all new ones as "busting at the seams" while the only ones look crinkly?
	Wassily chair pictures	1 Relevance	13 years ago	Kikina	General discussion
	Wassily chair pictures I bought this Wassily chair in 1993 at an antique shop in Massachusetts. Just wondering if its a knock off. Can somebody tell me if this is the real thing?
	Paul laszlo radio cabinet	1 Relevance	14 years ago	leif ericson - Zephyr Renner	General discussion
	Paul laszlo radio cabinet Brown saltman manufactured just the thing for you. http://revolvervintage.com/blog/paul-laszlo-for-brownsaltman-by-way-of-g...
	Havn't seen anything, another...	1 Relevance	15 years ago	HPau	General discussion
	Havn't seen anything, another... Havn't seen anything, another way to do a similar thing would be to water jet cut the slots in one piece where you want the bend then glue the splints in there and bend, probably not viable cost wise though.
	most of stark's stuff...	1 Relevance	18 years ago	claus (DE)	General discussion
	most of stark's stuff... most of stark's stuff (except the ghost chairs). like that lemon squeezer - omg. + graves teapot by alessi + Eileen Gray's "thing":
	Ha...now that you...	1 Relevance	18 years ago	Sound & Design	General discussion
	Ha...now that you... Ha...now that you mention...yes The thing about the Llama...it's folky. It can't be seen through modern eyes. Same that modern can't be seen through folk eyes. When viewed within the intended context...it makes sense.
	yea i emailed habitat.. im...	1 Relevance	19 years ago	MichaelJZ	General discussion
	yea i emailed habitat.. im... yea i emailed habitat.. im pretty sure they dont have it anymore... thats the most frustrating thing... it was soo beautiful and very very cheap (compared to comparable stands)