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#	Post Title	Result Info	Date	User	Forum
	English Rosewood	1 Relevance	16 years ago	Arthur Sixpence	General discussion
	English Rosewood Rosewood only grows in hot temps. there is no such thing as English rosewood.
	Thanks pals	1 Relevance	14 years ago	cadodream	General discussion
	Thanks pals a few miles from Paris. The funny thing is the little flat is popular housing from mid-century too (Which means pretty ugly outside...) and every day we can feel how much these light and modular pieces of furniture perfectly fits a tiny interior... As for the view, the chinese door is our personnal tribute to the prisoner (can't think of a show that was so hype by the time it was made : lava lamp and ball chair were almost leaving their factories the same year)
	the_beloved	1 Relevance	17 years ago	Gustaf	General discussion
	the_beloved Disappointing indeed. Seems like you got a lemon batch. I have used mine (in different colors and sizes purchased over time) for between three and ten years. They have survived wild parties and the harshness of everyday use, and still look brand new. The difference may be that they have all been hand washed (never had a dishwasher). I would exchange them if I was you though. ite, remind me to get some plastic cups when you visit 🙂 I second Pegboard's suggestion to go vintage. The one thing I would add, to avoid heartbreaks, is to pick a model that is easily replaceable, or to buy spares. But it's nice to mix and match too.
	a really helpful forum....	1 Relevance	17 years ago	NULL NULL	General discussion
	a really helpful forum.... is www.refinishwizard.com - there are a couple of regular contributors who will patiently explain a lot of stuff. after a lot of trial and error on an old troeds rosewood sideboard they put me on the right track (after reading my lengthy explanation of what i'd done so far) and got me french polishing. the only thing to be aware of is that, although well versed in refinishing items, they can sometimes advise a course of action which would destroy the patina of a mid 20c design piece. they like feedback and appreciate pics of the finished article. good luck, paul.
	I second the home made vote.	1 Relevance	9 years ago	Spanky	Identification
	I second the home made vote. That was a thing back in the 60s, DIY modern furniture, because it didn't have all the details of antique-style stuff. It was do-able. Those screw-on legs were really popular and were widely available. I remember my mom getting some when I was a little kid back then, though her creation was a piece of plywood mosaiced with the chips from paint brochures, with legs on it. We thought it was quite stylish. The cleats on the bottom of yours are to strengthen and stabilize the top, which is just planks glued together....right, leif?
	Funny you post it now, I only	1 Relevance	9 years ago	Kyle Barrett	General discussion
	Funny you post it now, I only saw this 2 weeks ago. Brought a brand new huge TV, this was the first thing I watched on it! Also watching it made me really confirmed to me that I dislike Arne Jacobsen designs. Initially I thought it was the fact that there was no wood involved, but then I like Poul Kjaerholm stuff and the classic Eames things too. I think its the fact the his shapes are too conceptual for me. I like some sort of practicality (even if its just the heritage of practicality) in the design of form.
	MCM is stone DEAD. Long live .......	1 Relevance	12 years ago	Richard Tanimura	General discussion
	OK. So I exaggerated.I love MCM. MCM was what I lusted for when I was younger and poorer and I live with a lot of MCM. But taste evolves and I am happy that it does. Case in point is that there is a lot of objectively wonderful and beautifully crafted Roccoco stuff that I would as soon chew my own leg off as has around me. I find some people rediscovering Art Deco. I see good American, Dutch, Italian stuff. What do you think is the next great thing? And this is not just to start a thread. I am genuinely curious. Where does it go from here?
	Great reply SDR	1 Relevance	18 years ago	Pegboard Modern	General discussion
	Great reply SDR And a very cool lamp. I also understand your affection for the branch. I have a long-dead dried bonsai tree that keep to this day. I don't care who made the thing you most enjoy, or what it is. It can be ANYTHING. From art to industrial design. Perhaps an electric toothbrush or coffee maker, maybe that long sought after Bertoia bench, a found photograph that you find haunting and mysterious, or that once-in-a-lifetime find that excites you even today. Whatever it is, let's see it.
	RE: Help Indentify this Chair	1 Relevance	8 years ago	lexi	Identification
	Hi Mark' Good point about rules for new Forum; have no idea where they are posted. (DA administrators please note) I don't think there is any problem with mentioning how much you paid for items or, for that matter,comments on how much some piece of furniture sold for, somewhere or other,as part of a general discussion. This Forum is not a valuation service and in my opinion this is a good thing. Regards, Lexi. ps; I learnt a new word today " scofflaw"... thanks for that. I intend to use it as soon as the right occasion arises ! 😉
	Pattern for sewing an Eames Wire Chair Bikini Cushion	1 Relevance	15 years ago	supreme47	General discussion
	Hello everyone, I own a vintage Eames wire chair without any cushion and I'd like to add a bikini cushion to make it more comfortable. A new cushion is not affordable to me and reproductions are hard to find in germany. So the best optiuon for me would be sewing it on my own respectively to let it sew as I have some very talented tailors in my family and access to all kind of fabrics and leathers. The only thing missing is a pattern of the bikini cushion. So I'm asking if anyone here has a pattern or could create one.
	Leif - I looked at that ad	1 Relevance	11 years ago	rachhunt	General discussion
	Leif - I looked at that ad for a long time and found it hard to decide either way. What convinced me was that in the ad you can definitely see the shape of the leg through the seat weave, whereas how mine is done you can't see a thing through it as it's a solid unbroken piece of weave. The seats in the ad also have the little dark marks periodically long the seat weave edge - looking like a shadow/space in the weave. What I can't tell is whether this spacing is the same or slightly less than the back.
	My suggestion was that you	1 Relevance	12 years ago	SDR	General discussion
	My suggestion was that you get that "unlimited depth" thing going when you don't hang anything on the wall . . . Another technique is to place artwork on a narrow shelf and let it lean agains the wall. Others place large paintings on the floor and let them lean; we saw a lot of that a few years ago in the magazines -- along with drapery dragging or pooling on the floor. I'd rather see a few vertical wires, and enjoy the flexibility and raw practicality -- but to each his own ?
	Most people would have seen...	1 Relevance	13 years ago	HPau	General discussion
	Most people would have seen... Most people would have seen reconstituted veneer by now, usually on reception counters, often the 'grain' is a little more subtle now but its the consistenecy that is usually the give away. Its okay to work with, very thin and it can tear along the grain but on the other hand poplar grows fast and if it stops better veneer being used on something that (lets face it) is destined for landfill its probably a good thing. http://eltongroup.com/eveneer/what-is-eveneer/
	.	1 Relevance	13 years ago	uasrem2	General discussion
	. Not a bad thing. We now have a better understanding of how prefab houses should look and work. The momentum needs to continue in the US. But construction cost is still relatively high for a modular system and site context is problematic. Hidden site conditions have also exceeded contingency allowances in some instances. The modular system has impacted construction methods more than the affordable housing market.
	Handsome chair, its nicely ak...	1 Relevance	15 years ago	HPau	General discussion
	Handsome chair, its nicely ak... Handsome chair, its nicely akward in a modest way not akward for the sake of it, does that make sense? I like the hint of Windsor in it too. I got all my Lee Valley stuff, the box came and it was like every christmas had come at once, have never splashed out like that before, was almost dizzy with excitment. Of course the first thing I did was strip a thread on the most expensive plane, my fault, it is a joy to use but also very delicate to set...fortunately now fixed, phew.