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| I got rid of a set of beautif... | 1 Relevance | 15 years ago | Spanky | General discussion | |
| I got rid of a set of beautif... I got rid of a set of beautiful rosewood Kai Christensen dining chairs, the ones with the Z arm/leg thing going on---because they were inherently fragile and I was sick of worrying about guests and family members being careless with them. I wanted to be able to enjoy socializing without fretting about who was scooting a chair improperly. I got some much sturdier Mollers and have been having a blast ever since. Also: this thread reminded me of how when we lived in Denmark the tradesmen (roofers, plumber) always took their work clogs off at the door when coming inside! It had more to do with not mucking up the lye-finished pine floors than being careful of furnishings, but still. SO considerate. | |||||
| Well, | 1 Relevance | 22 years ago | SDR | General discussion | |
| Well, setting aside the sarcasm for a moment, different species of objects have had different amounts of effort applied to the (profitable) task of forging replicas. The other fraudulent technique is re-labelling; we learn on "Antiques Roadshow" that many unsigned pieces of art glass have been engraved with the name "Tiffany." The poster above needs to study some photos (if not actual examples) to satisfy herself that she has the real thing. I am not aware of counterfeit Eames fiberglass chairs, but am hardly at the center of the trade and/or profession. . . A novice collector surely has the right to raise the question, no? | |||||
| Eames vs. Plycraft & Selig | 1 Relevance | 20 years ago | NULL NULL | General discussion | |
| Eames vs. Plycraft & Selig So far I've bought four Eames lounge chair knockoffs at auction, labeled either Plycraft or Selig or not labeled at all. I've also seen the real thing in shops. The differences are easy to spot. The knockoffs all have screws and bolts showing on the outside. The armrests are either a single horizontal platform or they have the curved shape of the Eames armrests but are upholstered by just wrapping the leather around to the underside (no welt and no separate piece around the edge). I think the ottoman is smaller too, but the other differences are so easy to spot that I have never bothered to compare dimensions on the ottomans. I don't even look at the bases, either, though there are differences there. I've looked at a lot of other knockoffs of various iconic pieces and I've found that the differences are mostly very obvious once you know what to look for. A leg will have a different taper, hardware will show, proportions will be different, upholstery details will differ. That Hans Wegner folding chair with the woven rattan seat and back has been widely copied. Some were made in Yugoslavia and most done with fiber rush or cord (not rattan) and all with slightly different shaping of the edges of the frames and the handles on the seat. The wood is rarely as nice Wegner's and the finish is usually a glossy lacquer or varnish, not oil. Just look carefully and pay attention and pretty soon you'll know the real thing well enough to spot the fakes. That is a Plycraft chair with the cheap platform armrests. I reupholstered the chair but didn't change their design. Notice the kind of cheese base, too. And visible screws and bolts on the sides. Next is a Selig chair that I have since reupholstered. It has a heavier base that looks nicer but still has the exposed bolts. Note the really cheezy looking armrests! I redid them in the style of the Eames chair. | |||||
| Burl is some of the most | 1 Relevance | 10 years ago | Zephyr | General discussion | |
| Burl is some of the most beautiful wood out there, but in the sense of furniture, it all depends on application. Just because you build an Ashley end table out of Palisander, doesn't mean it will look good.....same thing goes for burl. If design is crap, it wont matter what wood it is made of, it will look like crap. Like the nightstand above, I don't like the design on its own, so it wouldn't matter if you made it out of walnut, teak, rosewood, I still probably would not find it appealing. But that is just me... | |||||
| The large colorful pattern... | 1 Relevance | 13 years ago | objectworship | General discussion | |
| The large colorful pattern... The large colorful pattern definitely makes an impact, but such patterns are ill-advised for sectionals, and I'd consider this selection to be a mistake. A directional problem is encountered with the upholstery pattern when turning the corner, you can't go two opposing directions at once*, and therefore cannot match the pattern in both directions. *Except maybe with a seam at a 45 degree angle across the corner by someone who is very patient and willing to really pay attention to the thing, but even then it would probably still get screwy- | |||||
| Fastfwd, the green lamp you... | 1 Relevance | 14 years ago | alexandersforum | General discussion | |
| Fastfwd, the green lamp you... Fastfwd, the green lamp you posted in the "The last thing you acquired" thread, either had the joint replaced at some point, or it's quite possibly a copy. Prescolite made several copies of Grossman's lamps (for example the one wrongly attributed to Grossman in Taschen's 1000 Lights, Vol 1, pg 431) and they used joints just like the one in the pic you posted. These lamps were was part of their "Stylite series" | |||||
| 1) Quite interesting, | 1 Relevance | 19 years ago | Gustavo | General discussion | |
| 1) Quite interesting, I didn't read all the manifesto endeed. But interesting the approach on Technologies and on err at. And off-modernism, of course! The only thing I didn,t agree 100% is on the tone or the style of the manifesto, More than a manifesto it,s like a lecture. Too feminine, rather than feminist (but provably it,s just a matter of taste, not the one that fits better on me for this case). Just a matter of form, and agree with the content. 2) Those are really HUGE NEWS, so...this means: "Manifesto Reloaded" ? | |||||
| thanks finch send me yo... | 1 Relevance | 19 years ago | LRF | General discussion | |
| thanks finch send me yo... thanks finch send me your email address at retroredo.com and i will send you photos. In defense to the competition it is one tough chair to do, It has to be hand sewn and every one earns there money on those chairs. Leather is the hardest to do cause that has to be hand sewn and you can oly do so much a day with out going bonkers, and sore hands . send me pics of your chair and I will tell you if any thing can be redone The originals do not have piping but I am sure it is just fine | |||||
| vitra always more expensive... not so! | 1 Relevance | 21 years ago | baked | General discussion | |
| vitra always more expensive... not so! Here is a another twist. I live in asia and have noticed that the Vitra items that are sold here are actually cheaper than the Herman Miller items (yes, both are sold in the country). Also, I believe Vitra items sold in the US are more expensive than in europe. The Eames La Chiase comes to mind (it is not made by HM, but rather Vitra only), it sells for approx US$6800 in the US, but is possibly a lot cheaper in Europe (please correct me if I am wrong). It sells for approx US$3800 in Hong Kong, and US$4.5K in Singapore. As for the differences in the Vitra version and HM version of the Lounge Chair, they are not exactly the same. Two differences I have noted. Firstly the metal base is slightly different. At the ends of the five prong metal base (the side that faces up) of the Vitra chair, it is round, whereas the HM version it is straight. I am also told that the arms are re-enforced on the Vitra chair which was a problem with the HM chair (?). However in terms of looks for the arms, I did not notice anything different. One final thing, the colour options for the Vitra and HM chair are different too (shell and leather colour options). So which is more original (if there is such a thing), I would say they are both original and both are quality products. You have to live with the fact that HM manufactures it for the US markets, and Vitra for Europe and the rest of the world, and the items will never be the same price due to differences in manuf costs, wages, taxes, mark-ups, etc. Here is another example of vitra and HM eames items differing. With the LTR, the HM, you can see the 7 layers of plywood on the table top edge, whereas the Vitra edition is one solid colour without the layers shown. Which is true to the original design? The answer is both. In pictures I have seen of the LTR in auction catalogs, books and the such, I have seen the LTR with both a solid colour edge and one with the multi layered plywood. I hope I have not made things more complicated! | |||||
| Funny. | 1 Relevance | 18 years ago | rockland | General discussion | |
| Funny. I thought the same thing Brent. I like it. But have no interest in having it. Way too many Monobloc chairs in the world as it is. Starting with the stack for 7.99 each just inside of every grocery in the us. I have a half dozen Solairs. I call them the 'laundry basket' chair. They have survived 3 winters in a snow bank. Nice and sturdy and comfortable. Nothing special really. I do like the circular shape. And being made by IEL. Sold in groups of 10. I realize some are 'designed' but the price difference is comical. It is the same structure. http://www.designboom.com/history/monobloc.html | |||||
| whips | 1 Relevance | 22 years ago | NULL NULL | General discussion | |
| whips The Best: 350z Lamborgini Range Rover Jeep Wrangler SL Benzo Porsche Besides the (Cheyenne) The Worst:Chevy(beside the New Vette) Reducing That Trunk Size enable Less Junk=less weight..Pontiac Just terrible all around From the Front Exterior To the way it feels in the inside..I Think most American automakers Lack Designers. From Clean Lines To Consistency over the Generations..I Mean For the IE Pontiac's (Aztek) I never see them around on top of that Its the Ugliest Thing out there...bad market research...Use to be a valet Driver So I have Diven Many different Cars in my day.. | |||||
| It looks like a Max Pearson | 1 Relevance | 10 years ago | Spanky | General discussion | |
| It looks like a Max Pearson for Knoll chair but I'm not sure the base is right and the height of the top part of the back may be a bit taller than on the real thing. It's hard to tell from a photo taken at this angle. I don't know if these were copied or not. More pics will help---of the back, of the chair from more of a straight on angle, of the base and underside, etc. Find a bona fide chair online and take pics of yours from the exact same angle, that way you can compare the finer details. | |||||
| This is the type of Nelson ... | 1 Relevance | 19 years ago | LRF | General discussion | |
| This is the type of Nelson ... This is the type of Nelson clock that i can afford for 81 bucks on ebay I actually saw this clock at the Palm Springs show for 300 I liked it but thought it was a little high priced but every thing at that show was, it had the Nelson traditional hands on it , I have a feeling that someone removed them and put the Hobby lobby specials on this clock. but I have several sets of the original hands so on they go and it will look great. my plan worked, | |||||
| Hi HP! | 1 Relevance | 20 years ago | koen | General discussion | |
| Hi HP! I knew you would squeeze in some wood somewhere! It is possible to form cavities in the bottom, but as the sketch shows it has to be the parallel surface of the outside shape. I to am worried abouth the breakable long rods but there are two arguments in favour of it. The first one walks on thin ice...Tired of seeing people handeling objects in an often careless fashion, I see something positive in a kind of explicit fragility that might encourage people to handle this product with more care. Whenever I talk to people about what it takes to design,develop and produce something they often react with: "...I will never look at this product the same way again..." To keep some kind of "fragility" might be a good thing. The other argument is that when I looked at this "impossible thing" I was charmed by th fact that the rods are flush with the outside wall. A professional designer would never do that because it makes it much more difficult, no matter how the rods are connected to the vase, and to make it mono-block is even more complicated. Rods put into holes at the rim would of course pass through a hole that has an outside wall, meaning that the rod would be recessed from the edge of the cylinder. (see sketch) In spite of not knowing right now how to do it, I would prefer to keep that "flush" feature and compromise on the diameter of the rods, their number and the height. A way to avoid losing the visual continuity between the rods and the cylinder would be to ad a small rim that would "confuse the eye" (see sketch)... My interest in this is not to help to design a vase that would hold the flowers better, as you can see on the included pictures, I have solved that problem already. My interest is in keeping as much the original concept alive but develop it to a real object through all the steps and considerations that a normal design process would go through. With separate rods, the question also arises: Why have rods? If you have to make holes, why not make a slightly larger rim and more holes and use them to hold the stems (see sketch) I think we need more imput from others... Click to enlarge | |||||
| Such a fine | 1 Relevance | 12 years ago | SDR | General discussion | |
| Such a fine thing. Designers continue to use this as inspiration; I like the Tokyo chair linked below. Any thoughts on how that narrow slit is made, in the curved front rail ? Is there sign of a starter hole at either end ? Are any of the rails actually made from two pieces ? A straight rail could be slit on the table saw. The curved one would have to be jig-sawn, it seems to me. No router cutter would last, at that depth . . . http://www.architonic.com/pmsht/tokyo-bensen/1265289 | |||||
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