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	Well I was thinking vintage c...	1 Relevance	13 years ago	leif ericson - Zephyr Renner	General discussion
	Well I was thinking vintage c... Well I was thinking vintage catalog, magazine, advertisement, respected book, marked piece that says "designed by Gunni Omann." That sort of thing. Deconet is not really a source for authoritative information. Anyway, I really like the pieces designed by Gunni Omann from his factory, and I'd like to know definitively if it is the case that other piece that look a lot like his that are out there, like these ACO/Axel Christensen pieces, are his designs as well.
	RE: Strange aging spots on teak wood	1 Relevance	2 years ago	Liam_E	Repair
	I totally get what you mean—teak can be a pain with those spots! I had the same thing happen to an outdoor table I built a while ago. The spots were everywhere, and I wasn’t sure if it was from the weather or just age. I ended up using a wood cleaner and a special teak oil, which helped a bit. If you're looking for info or products for preserving wood, I used timber care and treatments.
	That table	1 Relevance	17 years ago	SDR	General discussion
	That table would be at the top of a list for "easy-to-reproduce" pieces. A good local ironwork shop could make the frame, and a cabinet shop -- or the owner -- could make the top -- or four tops, for almost the same money, if less than 2 by 4 feet in size, as a 4 x 8 veneered MDF panel is the standard size available. Piece of cake, as they say. Make four tables, sell three as "reproduction Knoll" and come out ahead of the game. But not if you must have "the real thing ! Anyway, it's a nice, and very versatile, coffee table. Or is it a cocktail table ?
	I think you are right on ...	1 Relevance	19 years ago	LRF	General discussion
	I think you are right on ... I think you are right on the money Barry... I have seen to many of the Miller Nelson clocks at the end of the relationship with all kinds of hands, I have a feeling the boys at Howard miller were making a clean sweep of all the inventory and said lets just stick these hands on this clock and go with it, as a researcher so many things are not adding up with the different hands, and you know as well as i do that the buyers of these clocks in the late 60's early 70s could have cared less about the hand sets, so i will go out on a limb unless someone corrects me, any thing goes with these late issued clocks, you never no what you are getting, just be glad you got it and hopefully at a good price.
	31 here	1 Relevance	19 years ago	James-2	General discussion
	31 here I do the same thing, I search Ebay everyday with the same list keywords, sometimes Craigs list too. I have found lots of good stuff and things I didn't even know I wanted(is that bad?). For almost the last two weeks I went cold turkey and haven't used Either Ebay or Craigs list, I needed some time to enjoy what I have before getting more(I'm telling myself this hourly). I try to do all my computer stuff while my Wife is busy, now all I look at is this forum and road bicycling stuff(my other obsession). Careful with the rum, you may end up with a really ugly piece of furniture.
	SDR, you're right, the binder	1 Relevance	12 years ago	Spanky	General discussion
	SDR, you're right, the binder cane around the edge of a hand-caned seat is held in place by a strip of regular cane that goes up through each hole from the back, over the binder cane, then back down the hole and over to the next one from underneath. Not sure how the back would be done other than how you postulated, tchp. This site has some great photos comparing the real thing to a fake. But nothing about how the backs are done on the real ones. http://www.f-farchitects.com/posts/the-real-deal
	yes that clock is a...	1 Relevance	19 years ago	LRF	General discussion
	yes that clock is a... yes that clock is a Howard Miller clock from the 60s I saw one at the clock shop last month just like it and took a look at it, It says Howard miller I doubt that George Nelson had one thing to do with that clock. I bet Miller took it upon themselves to add the the hands. personal opinon I bet Nelson hated those type of clocks just not his style, but the hands are,
	Retailers put the name of...	1 Relevance	12 years ago	leif ericson - Zephyr Renner	General discussion
	Retailers put the name of... Retailers put the name of the designer on the tag specifically because they don't want the "majority" of the market who are willing to compromise more for a better price. They want the small number of people interested in buying within a certain time frame who will pay extra because of something special about a piece. Often that special thing is the designer. Which means their target audience is a small group. The majority will buy the generic extras from the back of the shop, or from the low end shop down the street where the owner has no "taste", or from Crate and Barrel.
	Saarinen Oval Dining table base question.	1 Relevance	10 years ago	Joshua championship	Identification
	I have this oval tulip table here which I believe is not a genuine Saarinen table, but I just wanted to double check if anyone had any knowledge of the base attachment. The only thing that makes me think it could be legit is the fact that the base isn't directly screwed into the table. Thoughts?
	i want to dive in	1 Relevance	13 years ago	phonegirl	General discussion
	i want to dive in to some warm water somewhere I want things to slow down for a minute. The houses on the street I grew up on have all been torn down and replaced with massive houses with no soul. How much room do people need? At my friend's memorial service this week, I made a new friend. Tim Horton's cheese bagels taste very bad. Good red wine tastes very good. Also, at my friend's memorial, the minister said the most ridiculous thing ever. She actually said that "xx's up there, using that big computer in the sky", which gave new meaning to "ending on a high note".
	It be cool if it was...	1 Relevance	16 years ago	schef MCM	General discussion
	It be cool if it was... I looked at all the pics and its really similar to the ones on Google, I feel like it would say Knoll somewhere you know? But maybe not. What makes me doubt that it is the work of Florence Knoll is the fact that the top is a laminate top (just the top)... Everything else seems to be correct and Solid wood, it is very possibly that the original top is under it and someone put the laminate top on to get rid of scratches, this thing must have come from a school of abusive kids, i had to sand it down to get it to look even this good, they had wrote there names all in the insides too! but its all off now. Anyway heres a few pics of it... On this one its showing that the top is laminate, its also a dark smokey brown vs. the red wood or teak. Thankss guyss
	Sean...no problem	1 Relevance	19 years ago	barrympls	General discussion
	Sean...no problem it's actually nice to put a human being behind some of the advertisers to Design Addict. I've noticed time and time again that when I click on one of those sponsors on the right, if they're not from the US, they're more likely to withhold pricing and say "POA". Call me paranoid, but i don't like this practice. I want to be sure that the price quoted to me is the same price quoted to anyone else....how to easily achieve this? By proudly showing the price. In my view, the practice of doing the "POA" thing is an underhanding method of jacking of profits and giving the impression that the good are so exclusive and high priced, which turns me off, to be quite honest.
	Nice. You picked very well	1 Relevance	11 years ago	leif ericson - Zephyr Renner	General discussion
	Nice. You picked very well apparently. Not too famous to bring on heavy scrutiny. Good regional interest, with an active informal market,, and the sort of region that is looked to for matters of taste. Poorly enough documented you can hang anything on him. Adds just the right amount of value and cachet., not too much, not too little. Just plausible enough to become truth, and who can prove you wrong. Dillingham probably wishes they'd thought of it about 50 years ago. It is a beautiful thing, freshly created truth. Martin Borenstein, the perfect usual suspect. Right after Milo Baughman, the designer you can frame for anything.
	woody	1 Relevance	12 years ago	Eameshead	General discussion
	woody Yes, rising prices are certainly a double edged sword. It's nice when our choices are "confirmed" by ongoing demand, but then we also get priced out at the same time. I am more concerned with no longer being able to afford things going forward than I am with how much my current stuff is worth. Sometimes trading can be an answer if a dealer has something I really want. And yes, ebay makes it easy to sift through a lot of stuff to snag something once in a while. Another alternative I have taken a liking to is to buy a REALLY beat up piece. If the wear has a certain "charm" or story to it, and the price is low, it is a way to still get to enjoy an authentic original design. "Resale be damned" if I love the thing!
	Looks good to me	1 Relevance	18 years ago	barrympls	General discussion
	Looks good to me and I like seeing the 1966/Leisure Richard Schultz pieces inside, as well as out. Don't let anyone make you crazy about the chairs and tasteful clutter; some DA forum readers prefer a museum-like order that I personally find inappropriate for real honest-to-goodness day-to-day living! The nice thing about classic modern furnishings is that they look GREAT mixed together in a crowded room, as well as a perfectly spaced formal setting. Finally, I like the 'mixing and matching', but if I had all 3 of the Ray Eames stools (I only have one), I doubt I would have them side-by-side (a bit too orderly for me).