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	This reminds me of the...	1 Relevance	22 years ago	Jakey G	General discussion
	This reminds me of the... This reminds me of the Indian water vessel thing that the Eames used to explain how great design endures. Can't remember what they're called -something like a lota(?). Anyway, if I recall, Chazza Eames used this an example of how adding superfluously to something that was essentially already very practical, like putting handles on it, would never last, because the original idea, without handles was already so darn handy as it was... I think the word was Lota. Looks like a metal flower pot. Ancient it seems.
	yes i think that is...	1 Relevance	19 years ago	LRF	General discussion
	yes i think that is... yes i think that is the name of it..... it is in the design center but it is open to the public they do contract and to the trade also beautiful new store with great stuff, They said it was Alivat or Alivar from Italy and you could not tell it from a knoll sitting next to it, and proud of it just like knoll !!! and pricey with a few bucks of knoll but t he thing that amazed me more than anything No one could have cared what it was they had all kinds of folks asking and ordering this stuff, I thought Alpha ville was good stuff, that is a like a poor cousin to this line but at the end of the day it is just a reproduction nothing more nothing less~~~
	Eames Pilot Seat?	1 Relevance	14 years ago	mvalen	General discussion
	I saw that someone on ebay is selling an "Early WWII Charles and Ray Eames 1943 Molded Plywood Pilots Seat Vultee BT-15" Personally, I have never heard of this. Does anyone know more about these? Or does this belong in the last thing that made you say WTF thread? I'm just curious...
	strange wood objects...for what?	1 Relevance	16 years ago	NULL NULL	General discussion
	Over the years I have collected wood things that I have no idea what there for...there not signed or stamped with any information. The two tall ones turn, the string thing might hold something and the one with the handle I imagine a butler holding a small selection of neckties offerings. Anyone else?
	Whats a few enemies between	1 Relevance	11 years ago	Eameshead	Off topic
	Whats a few enemies between friends? Gotta love politics. At least I was appropriately "off topic"? SDR, and possibly others, I hope I didn't bore you to sleep with my political haiku rants. I've quit worrying if friends or brother in law might like the Donald. I know its no better on the Dem's side but jeeze... The only thing worse than Super Tuesday was the Oscars. Variety shows were dumped 30 years ago for a reason. Cheer up! Good morning. Its still dark on the left coast.
	love copco!	1 Relevance	12 years ago	SX-70	General discussion
	love copco! I would shy away from putting those in the dishwasher. I have to store my copco stuff on racks or inverted to keep the bottom from rusting (seasoned or not). Probably in the too much info category but in reality there a ton of oils that will work for seasoning. Flaxseed is good. So is canola. Or safflower,sunflower,....or whatever. Want a high iodine value (which equates to the ability of the oil to polymerize). The key is multiple really, really thin coats and heating above the smoke point. I'm a cast iron junkie so this is kind a thing for me.
	It's true.	1 Relevance	12 years ago	mgee76	General discussion
	It's true. I have been going over in my head since the sale, wondering how I would have handled it if I'd been there a half hour earlier. The real-life winner of the piece and I would probably not be friends now, and I would have shoved the rude dude into the entryway wall before he ever had a chance to potentially break anything. I know I did the right thing by letting the guy step in front of me (I was standing exactly where you needed to be to get there first), but part of me wants to go back over and be that dickhead. But this is a moot point if the sale-runners grow spines and not let scummy people act like children.
	Lit Up...	1 Relevance	15 years ago	Robert Leach	General discussion
	Lit Up... You failed to grasp a basic principle here. If someone (in this case me) says elitism and snobbery exists in design it does not neccessarliy mean a) I condone it, or b) that I am an exponent of it; that would be like blaming wars on historians. Likewise if I comment in favour of an item, a product, or even a person, it does not mean a) that I own that object, b) that I would like to (but can't afford it) or, c) that I even particularly like the thing I am talking about. It's called objectivity, and is valuable in my profession; whereby what I teach cannot, and should not, be about my personal taste, and whereby ideas can be exchanged without personal comments, specualation or assumption. Oh, and if that was an apology, thank you.
	I'm confused.	1 Relevance	15 years ago	Riki	General discussion
	I'm confused. Isn't the title of the thread "The Last Thing You Acquired"? How is it bragging that I posted about my dining room table for my new house? Adam, perhaps it will soothe your delicate sensibilities to know that a) I am really, really old and b) I already live in Switzerland. Would it have made it less offensive to you if I had purchased a ski home in Vermont? You seem to be hung up on the fact that the house in the Alps. Now, you little people need to stop bothering me while I summon the maid to draw my bath and the butler, Ueli, to fetch me another glass of Romanee-Conti.
	Alvar Aalto stool or Ikea Fosta	1 Relevance	16 years ago	WaywardVintage	General discussion
	Alvar Aalto stool or Ikea Fosta hmmm thanks for the advice for those that helped paulanna you may want to look into pills to make you a happier person...or at least some anger management. And i did google search im not fucking retarded...are you kidding me that is the first thing I EVER!!!!! do!...I was asking because I looked for a couple hours trying to locate the info I needed and figured it wouldn't hurt to try on here. NEXT time I need to ask a question I will consult Paulanna first...HAHAHA! mines not real but Im hoping the one i'm going to go bid on tonight is.
	.	1 Relevance	16 years ago	HPau	General discussion
	. I had never heard of them, I don't know maybe they are a good thing, do they last? Its got to better than spray on caustic soda. I don't care what anyone says, bicarb and vinegar is not getting that crap off. Of course we all need to consume less anyway. Ivé taken up buying 5 kg bags of flour etc. It costs about 30 cents for a pizza base ($2.50 each in the shops)and about $1.50 per pizza at the most...all for 10 minutes worth of kneeding and they taste amazing, will never buy any baked goods from a shop again. Home brew beer is the next project, sorry not really design related but its great fun and am proud of myself, how could I have got to 35 and not have learned how to bake bread?
	kitchen goodies	1 Relevance	19 years ago	ite (BE)	General discussion
	kitchen goodies What a great question ! (Euhh, is there a limit to how much different stuff we can post ? ;o) Love that the grain of the wood is still visible in those Vedel birds. My latest buys were a couple of things for the kitchen (pics below): an orange Fire King milkglass mug (for a dash of color) and a whimsy owl trivet.. Btw, those planters look sure look excellent. Perhaps a duo ? I bought a (very affordable beginner's) bonsai to have a bit of green.. (and an additional book on how to keep the thing alive. :o)
	Well......	1 Relevance	20 years ago	James-2	General discussion
	Well...... The USA is a great place, except we keep hitting new lows and lowering our standards. We seem to be having to adapt, then be adapted to(meaning drugs, crime, and other problems at critical mass). The Media and Hollywood have really caused us a lot of problems, of course that not the only thing. The USA is a money pot for many people and they have no interest in adapting to the way of life that is intended when this country was thought up. Who the hell am I though. Oh and there was a bunch of the "light show boms" on Ebay today(bid between $1,000-$3,000), but they were cancelled, one guy even admitted(in the auction discription) he stole one.
	lol i understand they are	1 Relevance	15 years ago	WaywardVintage	General discussion
	lol i understand they are works of art...im a photography major I understand how gallery shows work but one thing you learn is the frame is part of the work and how the viewer will see it. That being said these cinderblocks do nothing for your work. So if it were a critique for a class you would get an A+ on your work but the presentation would be more like a C...Cinderblocks are just ugly and take away from your showing. I would have found a more upcycled alternative. Maybe red brick would have been more complimentary I just know this combo is not appealing to me. like I said above though it is amazingly great work and I really like everything you made.
	Hmmm. Here's the...	1 Relevance	17 years ago	jesgord	General discussion
	Hmmm. Here's the... Hmmm. Here's the thing...what we now call "modern" was at one point both "modern" and "contemporary." Just because something is a "contemporary" design, does not mean that it is bad....nor does it mean that it cannot be "modern"