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| I have had this conversatio... | 1 Relevance | 19 years ago | LRF | General discussion | |
| I have had this conversatio... I have had this conversation to many times, even thoe some diagree any thing made by the original manufacture and it has been in continutious production is not a knockoff or repoduction If a chair is in continuous production, like lots of the Herman Miller chairs they are original the marshmallow and LCW were reintroduced in the 90's so they are considered reissued by the original company, When Alphaville gets a hold of the piece it is a reproduction of the original design and that is often called a knock off. When modernica makes stuff it is a reproduction to a design by Charles Eames cause they don't have to pay royalty cause of the names they use, I would not worry about the heirs they got theirs , I would look for good solid workman ship no matter who makes it, | |||||
| I would back down a bit if i | 1 Relevance | 10 years ago | My Panton Home | General discussion | |
| I would back down a bit if i were you Niceguy and maybe even appolgy to the guy. I believe his questions and concerns are legit since i have never seen that combination of wheels, base and seat attachment in one single chair of any era of the 3117 chair. I have owned many of these chairs and all the four legged ones have had either metal wheels or grey plastic wheels of a similar design to the metal ones. Also the seat attachment with that large plate is a later feature that i have only seen on the five legged version. Another thing is the gas height adjustment, all four legs bases i have seen have had the simpler lever. It is possible that this a transitional chair though, most likely from the late 70´s or early 80´s. On the FH sticker there should be a date code of 4 numbers, could you check that Ronaldo? | |||||
| "to put this high quality... | 1 Relevance | 22 years ago | Austin | General discussion | |
| "to put this high quality... "to put this high quality classic chair into real mass production for the first time." And what about the knockoff ??? Don't you think those copies do not put this chair into REAL MASS PRODUCTION ? All this is very laughable. I totally respect those who prefer to buy licenced products, and I even understand why they are against Knockoff. But there is only one thing you can say : morally, I disagree. I see all others arguments as scorn towars those who cannot (or does not want to) pay the full price. Relax, there is no copy as good as the Knoll. 🙂 We can also claim that buying a Knoll product, and see the Mies Signature on it, is maybe as immoral as to buy a vulgar copy. | |||||
| well if they are matching and | 1 Relevance | 11 years ago | difeliciantonio | General discussion | |
| well if they are matching and one has a tag that says knoll then it pretty safe to presume that the other is knoll even with missing tags. They fall off, its a fact of life with selling that is all up to you. dont look at 1st dibs to base prices off of as they are pretty inflated. do craigslist (free) , etsy (they take 3%) ebay (10% plus paypals 3.9% and 10 cent transaction fee) or the many other selling sites that are out there. (few sites are devoted to furniture) if you do not do this sort of thing and dont know how and/or cant take the time to learn, take the easiest route and sell it to a dealer or to a collector where it benefits both you and them and let them take the time to sell, pickup, ship etc and just take the profits for the little time invested and be happy | |||||
| I feel like I must be a very... | 1 Relevance | 15 years ago | gene | General discussion | |
| I feel like I must be a very... I feel like I must be a very jaded person in that I'm not in the least bit surprised or shocked that there is gross inequity in the world, and that there are people who can and do spend a fortune on art work and other luxuries while so many go hungry. I thought everybody knew that already! Of course there is no moral justification for the money spent on rare artwork. But this $320,000 pedestal is certainly no more obscene than a $100,000,000 Giacometti, or countless other examples of crazy prices paid for works of art. Yes, the pedestal is a humble little thing, but presumably Noguchi made it himself, unlike the rare Noguchi table for Herman Miller that sold for over $600,000 some years ago. And if you already have a Noguchi bronze that's worth millions, what's another $320,000 for a pedestal made by the artist himself? | |||||
| I bought these two... | 1 Relevance | 16 years ago | Spanky | General discussion | |
| I bought these two... I bought these two Danish-made rosewood cabinets at an auction for $5 (total). They're the wall-hung Cado type cabinets (but some other brand, I forget which) but there were no other pieces with them so no one wanted them. Yay, me. I had a set of 8 tapered black wooden legs that I cut down a bit and stuck on the bottom with hangar bolts and T-nuts. Et voila! Nightstands. Soon I will be ditching that IKEA Malm bedframe and ridiculously thick mattress for something lower and sleeker. Then these will be too tall, I'm sure---but for now I really like them. The other one has sliding doors, not drawers. And please do not shoot me for drilling a few holes in the bottom! If I had any hope of acquiring the rest of the parts at a price I could afford and in a timely manner, and if I even had a need for the whole thing, I wouldn't have done it... | |||||
| dear Lunchables, | 1 Relevance | 16 years ago | glassartist | General discussion | |
| dear Lunchables, I will take the opposite opinion on this one. While SDR and others are correct, I would advise the " life is too short" approach. I have had very acceptable results patching new veneer in and coloring where necessary. I have also collected veneer from trash furniture as well as wicker and rattan scrap. I can generally get a piece in the range of "you have to be looking for it" or better. I found if I lay the repair piece over the damaged area and cut both at once, I get a good gap free fit. This goes a long way toward making a patch blend. And I cant imagine I would ever opt for a transfer from some other part of the table. I guess I dont see this as being a tragic situation if you can buy into a there is no such thing as perfect philosophy. If I couldn't do that, I wouldn't touch vintage stuff. It would be some sorta evil anti zen situation for me. | |||||
| Hi Gerrit! | 1 Relevance | 20 years ago | koen | General discussion | |
| Hi Gerrit! Although I worked for Volvo AB for some time, I never got bitten by, whatever the name is of the virus that infects you with the conviction that cars are "the only important" thing in life. Which is quite a wide spread notion in the car industry. Last night was the pre-opening (for the press) of the Detroit automotive show and the buzz words were all over the place. Honestly, I always found it a fascinating idea that you would at the end of the year clear out your complete stock of a particular product, declare the old one gone and consequently un-saleable (at least at anything close to a regular price, and switch to the new assortment. It certainly has moved the car industry extremely quickly in both real and superficial improvements, but I did not stay close enough to learn the lingo. Is Volvo still producing in Gent? | |||||
| No my apologies. The focus | 1 Relevance | 11 years ago | leif ericson - Zephyr Renner | General discussion | |
| No my apologies. The focus absolutely should be on this very nice restoration. I just recently found a good substitute for the black fabric tape the Danes used to cover the staples on the southbound end of chairs. Black fabric gaffer tape. Sold simply as gaffer tape to the movie business. . It is available in a wide variety of widths too. And in my little cow town, thanks to a blooming of the movie/television industry, it is rather easy to find. Certainly available with some digging elsewhere too It is such a good substitute, I am not quite certain it isn't the real thing. And Tktoo: I can be found here: http://movablemodern.com/contact | |||||
| On the same subject | 1 Relevance | 22 years ago | DavidDC | General discussion | |
| On the same subject of remaking design classics . . . . I'm currently have 2 Florence Knoll armless chairs reupholstered. One thing I altered was that I did not want the so-called "piping" along the square panels on the seat and back of the chairs, although I did want the piping along the edges of the chairs. In addition, my upholstery guy told me that it seems that by using piping, Knoll was trying to create the look of separated seat and back cushions. My upholstery guy is actually going to make separate seat and back cushions and attach them to the seat through tufting. In an odd way, I feel guilty making these kinds of alterations. | |||||
| There are differences | 1 Relevance | 19 years ago | Fungus Mungus (USA) | General discussion | |
| There are differences My wife and I were just in SF and we almost went to R&B, but bailed at the last minute. I'm thinking that was a good thing. 🙂 We bought a custom-made sofa from R&B. There was a spot on it that wasn't sewn right, so I called their customer service. They were prepared to have another sofa made and sent out to me for FREE or knock off 20% of my existing sofa. I would have had to wait another 6 weeks, but I could keep the sofa I had until the new one arrived. I wonder how Hive would live up to that situation? I know that DWR and R&B's return policies (cash refund or store credit) are better than Hive's (store credit only). I have dealt with all of the above companies and have had good experiences. While I hated paying sales tax on the R&B sofa, I loved the way they handled my problem. fm | |||||
| Ive had the exact same issue... | 1 Relevance | 14 years ago | foxxxy | General discussion | |
| Ive had the exact same issue... Ive had the exact same issue on ebay buying furniture that arrived damaged. The seller initially told me I would have to file the insurance claim, I informed him the shipping company would not allow me to, that I expected him to cover the costs of repair which were about $380 bucks (averaged from about 4-5 different quotes) and that returning it was out of the question (it was a massive sideboard). He never responded to me. So I filed a dispute with ebay and indicated that I wanted to keep the item (ebay lets you specify). Seller was then forced to respond or risk having the entire cost refunded to me. He reluctantly gave me the $380 which he recouped from the insurance claim anyways. I suggest you do the same thing. | |||||
| PS Try screwing one part of t... | 1 Relevance | 18 years ago | HPau | General discussion | |
| PS Try screwing one part of t... PS Try screwing one part of the mould flat onto the formica covered board, test that it is perpindicular to the board with a square. I wouldn't worry about springback, with so many layers and a rigid adhesive it will be almost imperceptible...teak can be tricky to glue (oily) a wipe down with acetone and the right glue will help. I'm not sure what you mean by twist? I don't like to recomend it but a urea glue with a long open time is probably the best thing to use. Its a very tricky project come to think of it, reconsidering it I would just go with the commercially available thickness of veneer and work around that. Earlier I envied you, now not so much 🙂 I wonder how the heresy of replacing all the legs with polished stainless flat bar with the same profile would look? | |||||
| this is my living room ... | 1 Relevance | 19 years ago | LRF | General discussion | |
| this is my living room ... this is my living room where we entertain, I find nothing offensive about Pantons unique style of furniture , I am not criticizing anyone for having a opinion , cause lets face it , that does make the world go round, and if we all like the same thing we would be living in a very boring place, Years ago when in college and wondering what i wanted to be when i grew up . still wondering ? I thought it would be fun for a moment to be a buyer in a department store, mens clothing of course , but somewhat said to me and I never forgot it , Yes but what you like someone else will not like, and not only your job could be at risk, your reputation, and other things, So you wonder well how does this relate it goes back to a opinion. what one designer likes another one dislikes and so forth and so forth, you can not make every one happy, Pantons work was not for everyone but the ones who own his stuff do love it I for one do, | |||||
| Not rude | 1 Relevance | 16 years ago | niceguy | General discussion | |
| Not rude william-holden-caulfield, I read your reply and I thought it was toughtful and rather kind. I myself do not suffer contempt prior to investigation well. For the poster to assumes that everything at Sotheby's and Christie's cost thousands without first checking fits that definition. I seem to remember that Sotheby's in particular had what they called "Gallery Auctions" that contained material they received from large estates that did not fit their regular catagories. These auctions were rather reasonable and did not "cost thousands". It was the vey same thing with the post on corner desk and cracked leather...a desire to hear the answer they believe is correct and reject all others. Perhaps people without disposbale income should not be shopping is the first place. | |||||
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