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| Bodet slave flip clocks | 1 Relevance | 16 years ago | Lit Up | General discussion | |
| Hey all, Just bought a trio of Bodet flip clocks, but they're all slaves... just wondering how to power this kind of thing, I understand I need an impulser of some kind, does anybody have any Bodet flip clocks and can you recommend me an impulser? Also - does it have to be wired or wireless? thanks x | |||||
| dinnerware fans are numerous... | 1 Relevance | 18 years ago | VinnyV | General discussion | |
| dinnerware fans are numerous... dinnerware fans are numerous and don't necessarily give a damn about modernism: their interest is partly about design, but partly collector obsessiveness.... imo, of course. imo. "obsessive" not necessarily a bad thing. some of my best friends, etc..... | |||||
| At 1:30, you can see a video... | 1 Relevance | 18 years ago | Sound & Design | General discussion | |
| At 1:30, you can see a video... At 1:30, you can see a video of Nelson gesturing in the background. Then you see him reach under the table and produce what appears to be a club/mace? Peace keeper in the Nelson office? Nice simple video. Still surprised that the exhibit wasn't arranged and presented here in the US. Glad Vitra is doing it. Another thing... has the exhibit given Nelson a broad stroke, or have others been given credit? | |||||
| Like cdsilva said. The only | 1 Relevance | 12 years ago | leif ericson - Zephyr Renner | General discussion | |
| Like cdsilva said. The only thing I can add is that the Dansk logo show that it is Dansk, and early Dansk. The "IHQ" shows that it is Quistgaard, even beyond the presumption of Quistgaard that comes with the Dansk logo. | |||||
| Windows | 1 Relevance | 17 years ago | Lenox | General discussion | |
| Windows The two taller windows to the left of the entrance contain the dining room. This whole design thing can be fun and taxing all at the same time. However, I must continue to be enthusiastic. I was thinking about painting the entire base one color as to affect the point of view at which one may view the windows. Removing the shutters may help discourage attention being drawn to the mishap of construction. However, if I do that it seems quite boring or will it. If I add a punch of color to the door and vary texture with landscaping. I found some photographs for discussion Additional advice that was previously given: "I don't think I like all the trim work painted. It looks a bit dated in a retro 70's ranch way and mot mid century modern - especially in the windows with the big X's. My recommendation would be to paint everything below the roof line the same color as the body of the house. Also - ditch the shutters if you can, they won't look modern no matter what you do. I also think you should add some sort of privacy screen or modern lattice to the right of the front door where that pole is to beef up the entrance and make it more interesting. Maybe a better door - like the one I attached, painted a bold color. I might also do something to the garage door to make it more interesting. Like redo the whole thing to cedar slats or something warm and wooden. I would also change the exterior numbers and lighting to something more modern and crisp. Mid Century stuff is all about clean crisp lines, getting rid of excessive decoration and minimizing materials and color. Then xeriscape the crap out of it. maybe this girls house might inspire you" If you send me your email I will send you my address so you can google image the house. The image is what it looked like when we bought it and was essentially painted the same color all around. Blessing | |||||
| i am all clocked out i ... | 1 Relevance | 19 years ago | LRF | General discussion | |
| i am all clocked out i ... i am all clocked out i got three sets of hands from vitra and working all night on my clocks and they exhausted me , Did I do the wrong thing ? I bought a Howard miller star clock on ebay for 135.00 yes original and a great deal , saw some guy trying to get 770.00 for the same clock still listed i think. i have no idea what he is thinking but this is ebay not wright auction, what a joke of course the original electric clock did not work so I pulled the motor and put a quartz in and had to do some minor refitting, my wife said i ruined the clock but i like them to run. when you have as many as i do that is the fun to have them all keeping time. i hate to have clocks that do not run the bad thing the original howard miller nelson hands will not fit a quartz so i ordered a new set from vitra this evening and I will get it all together , actually our friends at vitra make it very difficult for their hands fit a regular hobby lobby clock movement. since we use to be in the Jewelry business i have Jewelry files and got them out for some minor tweaking on the hands but the rest of you would have a rough time as it was very time consuming and all three had to be done , one had to have a sleve made similar to a veneer on your teeth cause they would not even fit a quart movement . I have no idea why they would do that unless they wanted you to buy a 18 dollar movement rather then a 5 buck one. I really dont care if i diminished the value cause when i am dead and gone there will be enough money from oil and gas royalty for the family so they wont have to worry about a 1956 Nelson star clock from Howard miller. to sell for the next meal but I am gonna say so get ready to all jump I think i would rather have a nice repodution all decked out with a nice quartz then fool with some of these originals (they sure look nicer) but put it in your log I do own the originals!!@!! and could care less, the last clock is not a Nelson it is a Welby and a dam good one, | |||||
| Help with lamp | 1 Relevance | 12 years ago | PeggyinOhio | General discussion | |
| I live in rural Ohio where mcm isnt really a thing which is gewat for me! Tonight I had a woman give me this lamp and I have no idea about how to id it. Any thoughts orsuggestions? The baseis very heavy mwetal and there don't seem to be any markings. Thanks in advance! | |||||
| Keep original or replace with new? spanish chair Borge Mogensen | 1 Relevance | 15 years ago | nitsuj | General discussion | |
| Hi Everyone, I'm interested in your view - kind of a poll. I bought this Chair which has had repair to the leather, what would be better, to replace the damaged piece of leather (not the whole thing), by a qualified leather worker, or leave it as it is? Thanks! | |||||
| Hi Simon, thank-you very... | 1 Relevance | 14 years ago | bobbdavs (UK) | General discussion | |
| Hi Simon, thank-you very... Hi Simon, thank-you very much for your kind offer. What sort of cost would the buyer be looking at? Im based in Cambridge, and seem to remember you are up nottingham direction? The problem is its a 120cm tulip table which I cant fit in my little vauxhall corsa! Spanky, thankyou very much for your help and advice, im going to give it until tomorrow to allow time for simon to come back and for me to pitch it at the buyer. Failing that I will most certainly do what you reccomend, although I have my suspicions.... and agree with what you said regarding the whim thing! Thanks guys 🙂 | |||||
| . | 1 Relevance | 15 years ago | HPau | General discussion | |
| . Yesterdays favourite thing, I used to put a radiused edge on boards with a router but sometimes thats probematic and is never as nice as a shaved edge, this wonderful tool does it faster and better, is virtually silent, costs nothing to run and just by angling it gives different results without having to buy seperate expensive router bits, the blunt fingernail edge is so slight but feels totally different to the fingers than a flat. Riki, can you paint your interior woodwork? | |||||
| This is to assume | 1 Relevance | 20 years ago | Robert Leach | General discussion | |
| This is to assume that 'abstraction' ever took place. abstraction, for me, would require the intervention of an artist or an artistic mind. Depending one one's viewpoint, such a thing didn't really exist in prehistoric or Egyptian times..the two examples you have offered. what we now call art at that time, and indeed up until much later- even up until the time of the Renaissance, was representation, information, idolatry or even propaganda, not the work of one man alone conveying an idea or a concept... i.e Art as we now know it. Maybe you and I, and Mr. Worringer, have a differing notion of abstraction ? | |||||
| Cushions: form vs. function? What do you think? | 1 Relevance | 12 years ago | Spanky | General discussion | |
| This popped up in another thread today. People often add cushions to chairs to make them more comfortable. Sometimes designers add cushions to make chairs more comfortable. Sometimes they're added for looks and sometimes they are essential to the design for whatever reasons. My favorite rocking chair is the J16 by Hans Wegner. I love it unadorned but there's not much lower back support so I just add a pillow. This doesn't cover up much of the back and for me, the back above the arms is what I like best--that subtle fan shape and the slim spindles. And the top of it.I've seen a bunch with an added head cushion. I get why people want this. I'm sure it adds comfort. But for me, it messes with the design too much and I doubt I'd ever add such a thing. Ditto for the one in picture 3---i get the head rest, and I get the seat cushion, too. But DANG, do not cover that beautiful woven seat! I know they are on the firm side of comfort. And maybe it was for some old guy with a bony behind and of course then it is totally warranted. But I feel like the chair has an outfit on that was intended for some other chair...even though it fits beautifully.The other day I saw pics online of a J16 with a thin cushion over the entire back of the chair and another on the seat. It was barely recognizable. I can't find it now, but um....no. Again, i do understand the need for padding. Fortunately no cushions like these alter the chair in any way so there's nothing wrong with using them if you need them. But some of them really detract from the lines of the chair! this chair has an even number of spindles in the back so if you sit square in the chair your spine will not be resting on a spindle. but if you want to turn a bit in the chair to face someone to talk, one of the spindles could end up digging into your back in an annoying way. I've had that happen.The last one is not a J16 but it's very similar. I saw two of these online with the same cushions--the two-part thing on the back and the very thick box cushion on the seat. I would imagine the back cushions are very comfy, as is that thick seat, but both really take away from the chair, imho. There's always the option of a sheepskin draped over the chair back when you're in the chair, and tossed elsewhere when the chair is unoccupied. Sheepskins are great for that kind of thing. | |||||
| Sell it. | 1 Relevance | 13 years ago | muehlebach | General discussion | |
| Sell it. Sell the chair and use the money to buy a newer one that you don't mind using. It is a beautiful chair that deserves to be in a collection or a museum. It is kind of weird to think about it in that manner but it is what this chair needs. I have pieces in my collection that I cringe when other people sit in them. You don't want to have to worry about it. I'd say, if you do take it apart, be very very careful. I don't see any harm in taking it apart, but go slow and don't force anything. I'd think transporting it in pieces would be the safest thing to do. | |||||
| Maybe hong kong | 1 Relevance | 15 years ago | TinyArmada | General discussion | |
| Maybe hong kong I just read someone confirmed that at least the metal part (maybe the whole thing) of Modernica RAR bases are made in china - so maybe those ones floating around eBay aren't such a bad idea, paeticularly with your location. I'd be pretty sure the factory making the Modernica bases are making the ones popping up on eBay from Asia, can't imagine too many factories making these. Just an FYI | |||||
| I know you have the best... | 1 Relevance | 16 years ago | gene | General discussion | |
| I know you have the best... I know you have the best intentions, but I don't think it's a great idea to start a collection for another person. Collecting is an intensely personal thing (and of course some people simply don't like to collect anything at all). It sounds like you really want to collect vintage toys for yourselves, as you share a love of vintage stuff -- so do it for yourselves, and if Henry falls in love with the collection when he is older, pass it on to him. But don't be disappointed if he'd rather collect something else, or nothing at all. | |||||
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