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| Oy vey! | 1 Relevance | 18 years ago | william-holden-... | General discussion | |
| Oy vey! No one's criticizing the inclination toward thriftiness-- saving money's a good thing. What some of us are leery of is the underhanded habit of taking advantage of Business A's customer service & conveniences, when you fully intend to actually buy from cheaper Business B. Then, for good measure, you have the chutzpah to complain about Business A's comparatively higher prices-- totally blanking out on the fact that you enjoyed the very convenience that justifies the higher price. It's like going to a restaurant and eating the complimentary bread, then announcing that you're leaving without ordering, because the prices are too high. Sorry to beat this dead horse, but I can't tolerate the evasion of the point... | |||||
| Maybe the welt was cut on the | 1 Relevance | 12 years ago | Spanky | General discussion | |
| Maybe the welt was cut on the cross grain because it was twill fabric, which has more give. I dunno. One of the functions of welt is to serve as a bumper on parts of the chair where there will be more wear, and bias-cut welt will hold up better simply because there aren't any single, long threads of the weave being subjected to the most abuse. The other thing is that bias cut welt will handle curves with a minimum of ripples--providing the fabric is cut on the true bias. If it's a bit off it could end up looking as twisted as rope even on the straightaways. But twill is a diagonal weave to begin with so it's probably more forgiving. Did you do the orange cushions in the background, too? That's a lovely sectional. | |||||
| but then | 1 Relevance | 12 years ago | Eameshead | General discussion | |
| but then isn't that plagiarism? (Assuming that the big houndstooth thing trickled down from Alexander McQueen) And further, why isn't Lunchbox giving you shit for that? Is it because he only deals furniture? But I thought design is design, and plagiarism is plagiarism. Its not complicated. And do we shoot the OP if it turns out he IS going to make a bunch of them? What if Lunchbox IS right? Then what? Didn't we still all have a great time giving each other shit? And its not like his work is gonna fool anybody anyway. We see these on ebay all the time. They sit. There is edge bevel degree, top material, underside paint or laminate, label, exact kind of bends in the wire, the zinc coating, the list goes on and on, just like me. | |||||
| Regarding my table top arc lamp | 1 Relevance | 17 years ago | barrympls | General discussion | |
| Regarding my table top arc lamp I don't know who designed it, but I'm pretty sure it's Italian. I bought mine in NYC in 1994 and my reupholostery friend in Minneapolis has the exact same lamp, so it must've been well distributed and somewhat popular back in the early 1960's. One thing I'm not so crazy about it, is that it requires a very short regular socket bulb and who knows how long I'll be able to get a bulb for it! Finally, like a lot of my lamps, it has a confined light area due to the shade being opaque; the illumination area is very limiting.... Most of my lamps were finds but if I had thought about it, I'd be more inclinded to buy lamps that have an open-type shade that illuminates in a more open manner. | |||||
| What do you all think | 1 Relevance | 17 years ago | Riki | General discussion | |
| What do you all think about this lacquer situation? The movers damaged my Diamond and Baratta table that has a high lacquer marine blue finish. The piece that they "tweaked" is still attached, but just barely. The insurance company sent out an appraiser who has recommended a PIANO refinisher. Do you think he/she will be the appropriate person to fix it? I will try to take a clear picture of the damaged chip. One more thing, in case you think I am being too anal, this table weighs about 800 lbs (the round glass alone is 62" in diameter). I just know that when we have to move back to the US from Switzerland in 3 years that those future movers will break off the piece when they take the table apart simply because it is an absolute beast to move. | |||||
| Hangt ervan af doll... | 1 Relevance | 19 years ago | koen | General discussion | |
| Hangt ervan af doll... It depends very much on what you want to protect. The important thing is that it is made public in such a matter that it is dated. It was not unusual to publish a logo or brandname in a small local newspaper. Just by keeping the newspaper you have proof that you claimed copyright (do not forget the c in a circle and your name) In all cases the copyright is not policed by anybody but yourself!! So, you have to go after possible copiers yourself. Before the courts your "proof" will be compared with whatever proof the other party wants to present. In the Netherlands intellectual property legislation is generally good and the courts are fast compared to most standards, so it should not be too difficult to protect your rights. | |||||
| Not Nelson | 1 Relevance | 17 years ago | Pegboard Modern | General discussion | |
| Not Nelson I've seen this lamp before. It's very nice, but not a Nelson design. Any reputable lamp shade shop should be able to replace the fabric on your shade. They may not have the same red fabric as your original, but they should be able to restore it. You might want to put your request for Omni shelves on the Radar portion of D.A. I have an Omni system, but I would want to sell the entire thing, not just the shelves. You could also watch eBay, they turn up from time to time and even if you have to buy an entire system, I think it would be fine to have additional parts and components that you could add to your system. | |||||
| In Danish,Fabriken (or... | 1 Relevance | 14 years ago | cdsilva | General discussion | |
| In Danish,Fabriken (or... In Danish, Fabriken (or fabrikken) means factory Møbel means furniture Ergo, møbelfabrikken means furniture factory. You'll also come across marks of møbelværk on Danish pieces, which roughly means the same thing as møbelfabrikken. Ringsted is a city in Denmark. Jason is probably the name of the factory. As there were many small furniture makers in Denmark during the 50's and 60's, coming across not-so-well-known names like this is not uncommon. | |||||
| I appreciate the feedback. | 1 Relevance | 11 years ago | thasac | General discussion | |
| I appreciate the feedback. I've also contemplated simply cutting the 2" webbing and clips down to size. Since the webbing itself appears to be cut to width at the factory, I see no issue cutting an extra 25mm off. For the clips, cutting them down would surely compromise the zinc or galv coating, but that's a small issue for a piece living in a climate controlled home. Both seem to be very tangible solutions, but here's the thing ... while I have no issues spending 40-60 hours sanding and oiling a piece, I hate hate hate spending time on something when I know there is an off-the-shelf solution. | |||||
| wow hold on baby. | 1 Relevance | 18 years ago | LRF | General discussion | |
| wow hold on baby. wow hold on baby. I dont know Olive and do not know one thing about her, and really dont care to. but give the gal a break, she don't have to be all riled up and accused of not having a sense of humor. she says she is somewhat liberal, I am sure she is a fine lady, no one likes to be singled out for a bunch of foolish bull shit that someone thinks is funny and what they call British Humor I don't think it is funny at all just obnoxious. , If I remember British Humor has men wearing dresses, with bad teeth , that is real funny, As for America we have our problems but it is still the greatest place on This earth!!!!! NO SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | |||||
| Mulhauser | 1 Relevance | 19 years ago | LuciferSum | General discussion | |
| Mulhauser Sorry Ron, I dont. I've never been able to lay my hands on a Plycraft catalogue. From everything I know about the company there were often multiple versions of the same chair - as Whitespike described a variation on your chair above. The only chairs I know with real names were the Cherner chair (also known as the Rockwell chair) and Mr.Chair. I've seen the name Mr. Chair applied to 3-4 different Mulhauser designs. It's all rather confusing! lol. Even worse is that many chairs simply didnt have names. The Eames Eiffel chairs actual designation is DSR. All of Kjaerholms stuff is numbered: PK20, 22 etc. Don't worry I ever find a Plycraft catalogue I'll scan the entire thing and upload it. | |||||
| This is such | 1 Relevance | 15 years ago | Riki | General discussion | |
| This is such a funny thread title. The Euros are saying "huh"? Meth gets on tables? I have one little piece of cleaning advice. When I have bought something at an antique fair or off of ebay and it was covered with nicotine residue, the only thing that has worked is vast quantities of Windex. Assuming the surface is just laminate, spray some Windex on it and if it immediately bubbles up brown-ish and disgusting, you've got yourself a smoker's table. You'll be amazed and disgusted by the crap that comes off the table with Windex. If it is actually meth that's on your table, I have no advice. Throw them in a chlorinated swimming pool, maybe? Or in a volcano? Or send them through your local waste water treatment plant? | |||||
| You're right, Leif---no teak | 1 Relevance | 9 years ago | Spanky | Identification | |
| You're right, Leif---no teak in Japan. But I am pretty sure that I've read here about Japan figuring into the teak trade with Denmark somehow---maybe they competed for it? Maybe I'm hallucinating? There has been a lot written about the Japanese influence in Danish design in general. A much less significant part of their joint history is how Japan churned out a lot of near-copies of well-known Danish designs, for export, like the Zooline animal figures, one of which is the monkey that very closely resembles Bojeson's. I've also seen at least one vintage Japanese knockoff of Wegner's folding lounge chair . But then, they produced a lot of near-copies and "inspired by" items in many styles for a long time. That was a whole other thing. | |||||
| I understand your... | 1 Relevance | 23 years ago | MM | General discussion | |
| I understand your... I understand your frustration...for some reason, Knoll only puts a sticker on the fabric portion of its Bertoia chairs...which usually falls off with time. You'd think after all of their efforts to stop knock-offs they would follow other companies like Cassina, who stamp and number each piece. The only thing I could suggest is going to a Knoll store (or retailer), lift a floor model (if they have one) and see if its heavier than yours...the repros are often significantely lighter. Another suggestion, if the fabric on your chair seems fairly new, ask to look at Knoll's fabric swatches to see if you can find yours...if you can find a match, chances are its authentic. The people at Knoll could probably offer other suggestions as well. | |||||
| It needs more sanding on the | 1 Relevance | 11 years ago | SoModerne | General discussion | |
| It needs more sanding on the dark areas or as already said some experimental staining on the paler areas, be careful sanding as it's easy to go through the veneer. If you want it perfect I'd advise getting a professional to do it. Another thing is if you haven't stripped all the old finish properly then any new stain may not be penetrating the wood, go over it with some good quality paint stripper and 00 steel wool working with the grain then wipe down with some white spirit to remove and neutralise any stripper residue. Let it dry then rub down with some fine sandpaper to get a nice silky finish, you can then wipe it over with a damp cloth and you'll be able to see what the colour looks like before you put any oil or stain on. Also, it's Teak not Rosewood. | |||||
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