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	This whole concept of having 'better' products	1 Relevance	18 years ago	barrympls	General discussion
	This whole concept of having 'better' products made cheaper overseas in sweat shops seems to have started by the Republicans, with their anti-union, pro-business attitudes. It's one thing to buy a Sony or Panasonic product that was designed, conceived and manufactured overseas, but a company like Levi Strauss being forced to have their slacks and jeans made overseas to compete at Walmart or Target is disgusting. I'd rather support American workers even if this means paying a bit more.
	The Queens special look.	1 Relevance	19 years ago	LRF	General discussion
	The Queens special look. I can not imange one thing that the Queen of England would do that would be Modern . It sure would be funny if she was a big mid century modern Fan. G-d knows she has lived through every day of a ever changing modern design world , but all that tartan and plaid ... I don't know if it would look that cool on a Saarine Womb chair or a Eames Lounge chair by Hille/Herman Miller. Maybe on a nice sofa by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. any way that is why Queenie has her style and they love here with her English country chinse.
	Saarinen Tulip Chair: Real or Fake?	1 Relevance	16 years ago	hhardison	General discussion
	I recently bought a tulip chair off Criag's List for $100. I'm trying to confirm its authenticity. It has no stamp but the seller told me you could tell it was original from the hardware that connects the base to the seat. The cushion is not original but before I spend $200 on an original cushion, I would like to know if the chair itself is the real thing. If it isn't, I'll just find something at Ikea and I may even paint it. Any insight? Thank you all! http://ablogbyheather.blogspot.com/2010/10/saarinen-chair.html
	RE: DA old timers	1 Relevance	6 years ago	SDR	Off topic
	The weird thing is, these were done on a plain-jane Apple app like Pages, but earlier---I don't remember what it was called. Oh--here's the original graphic, and the replacement: Attachment: DesignAddictLogos1.jpg
	I have the same.	1 Relevance	14 years ago	franz	General discussion
	I have the same. I have the same chairs collecting dust in my attick. I've come across them a few times on the internet, being attributed to Louis v Teeffelen for Webe in 1960. Webe being a dutch company. But i have my doubts. Mine have labels http://www.designaddict.com/design_addict/forums/index.cfm/fuseaction/th... but i can't connect that to WEBE. I own a table by WEBE that has a clear WEBE label. You say yours are burned or branded 'made in denmark'. Can you remember where that was, don't seem to find such thing on mine.
	yeah, I noticed that about	1 Relevance	9 years ago	waffle	General discussion
	yeah, I noticed that about the depression. I'll look at it closer. No idea who made it and cannot find a mark anywhere. Sort of Mabel Hutchinson? But not Mabel Hutchinson. I seem to like brutalist things. I like materials. I like seeing them, in this case wood and cement. The nature of this appeals to me at a very basic level ....of course the wife didn't like it but it will grow on her. She trusts my taste In my opinion it's a very well done thing EDIT - Yeah, church font makes alot of sense
	Reamie, can you see the	1 Relevance	9 years ago	Spanky	General discussion
	Reamie, can you see the difference between the two when they are side by side? I'm curious. I have two, too, but neither one of them is in my home right now and I don't remember which production either is. I love them very much but I do have to use a lumbar pillow to be really comfortable. One thing I like a lot about this chair is that it's tall but the back is just spokes---so it's great for leaning your head back and really relaxing BUT it has a lightness to it. This can matter a lot if you have it in a smaller room, or if the only good spot for it is in front of a window with a decent view (or both, like in my place). We should have a thread called J16 Love. I think it would be quite popular.
	Aluminium group- no patent stamp	1 Relevance	16 years ago	noss	General discussion
	Hello there, I have know about your forum for a long time. I am hoping members could help. I have owned a reclining aluminium group chair with the early mechanism upholstered in black vinyl with early antlers, for number of years now. One thing I have noticed is that it does not have any stamp on the underside of the antlers, unlike others I have seen. I seem to recall that it had a Herman Miller sticker on it, although on inspecting it just now this does not seem to be there anymore. Perhaps t has fallen off in the interim the years. Has anyone else ever seen this? Thanks. I can post images if it would help Noss
	OP- I can immediately see why	1 Relevance	11 years ago	objectworship	General discussion
	OP- I can immediately see why you might associate these pieces with Knoll- it's the straight cushions and tufting. The slight similarity triggers the memory of a thing seen before, and the existing vocabulary and knowledge fill the blank. If a suitable vocabulary has not yet been built, there will be false connections. Anyone who has actually gained any "knowledge" should be able to immediately recall similar mistaken associations in their own personal history. With repeated exposure over time things tend to become more precise.
	I noticed the support rods...	1 Relevance	16 years ago	Effinmike	General discussion
	I noticed the support rods... I noticed the support rods as well. Currently there are two of the same table as mine listed as George Nelson on ebay... this means absolutely nothing, but is there any way to tell? There are no makers marks of any sort. I agree that the tinted glass looks good and its more cohesive with the overall design of the piece... I just have a thing for satin black and walnut :p Thank you for the advise SDR! Im still at the very begining stages of learning how to work with wood and any and all tips are greatly appreciated!
	cleaning products	1 Relevance	16 years ago	Poach	General discussion
	cleaning products Yeah, the fiberglass is pretty much impervious to everything except VOCs. Bleach won't hurt it a bit. The best thing I've found for cleaning them is a product called "awesome," that's available at dollar stores. I don't know what's in it, but it cuts through all kinds of grime, and it's cheap. The one stain that nothing (as far as I know) will get rid of is shock mount bleed. That's the dark spots that appear on the seat, directly over the shock mounts. It's most often found on early, light colored chairs. Anyone have a secret for getting rid of those?
	Louise Campbell...	1 Relevance	20 years ago	dcwilson	General discussion
	Louise Campbell... I find some things to like alot, but again defunctionalism (i.e., the intentional making something less comfortable than it might otherwise be out of misanthropy, latent or overt) rears its misanthropic head in too many pieces. The Tub: the tub is NOT one of the pieces I like. This is the worst kind of high concept--one that makes no sense on its face. The ONLY thing appealing about tubs for lounging is the hot water. Take that away and they are mostly dreadfully uncomfortable things. Almost every tub I've ever been in has been uncomfortable, except for a few at luxury resorts built for two. The prospect of sitting in/on a piece of furniture shaped like a dry tub makes me wonder if she will next offer a rack, where too many poor wretches spent too much time, that only stretches a little. Low Lounge chair: here we have quintessential defunctionalism. This is an absolutely gorgeous piece of work guarrantied to leave waffling on the skin requiring plastic surgery. I ask Louise this: why not just go all th way with defunctionalism and sharpen and cerrate the edges? This piece could and should be redeemed however. She should coat it in some kind of spongy material that retained the wonderful pattern and made it a joy to lay on, skin-waffling and all. It would be museum grade work at that point and a huge seller. Arm Chair: Here Louise openly admits finding inspiration for the chair from a snotfilled hanky, which leads to the rather unflattering metaphor of a chair evincing the lines of a used, lace hanky and people being like the mucus filling it. To boot, the chair is likely to gore someone walking near, it is likely to leave a woman in dress sitting in it few safe ways to keep her legs together, and no practical place to rest one's arms. But despite all that, this is a positively beautiful thing; like a Venus Fly Trap is beautiful.
	I suspected that the	1 Relevance	19 years ago	barrympls	General discussion
	I suspected that the Umanoff clocks were going to be the next hot thing. They're so organic and funky. But, this was the start of Howard Miller beginning to cut some corners. On these heavy, substantial clocks, the clockfaces are pretty cheap. I would love to see Arthur Umanoff get his due...his Raymor furniture is beautiful and right in the same style as his heavy wood Howard Miller clocks are.
	GO VINTAGE KNOLL!!	1 Relevance	20 years ago	mario	General discussion
	GO VINTAGE KNOLL!! take your time in finding the right knoll barcelona group for your needs. knock offs look and feel like knock offs. living with the real thing is life affirming, and the resell on a good vintage knoll set is far better than the copys. our vintage 1964 knoll set is pure butter comfort for hours. check it out yourself, you'll see.
	Solid rosewood remained a	1 Relevance	9 years ago	Kyle Barrett	General discussion
	Solid rosewood remained a fairly rare thing in design back then. Especially Brazilian rosewood. The Koefoeds i posted are the 'solid' Brazilian rosewood versions. But in this case theyre actually layers of 1cm thick rosewood I assume then steam bent and glued together. Even the solid frames aspects are solid bits of rosewood joined. It's very bizarre.