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| # | Post Title | Result Info | Date | User | Forum |
| I don't think it will take | 1 Relevance | 10 years ago | Spanky | General discussion | |
| I don't think it will take any pressure off the added wood or screws, but it will keep the webbing from slipping out from behind the strip. An alternative would be to put some kind of serrated metal strip under the wood but I don't know where you'd get such a thing. There are individual serrated clips that are screwed into chair frames to hold webbing, usually found on vintage American chairs, but they tend to come loos over time. I would just put a screw into the wood strip between each webbing strip. Obviously pre-drill so to minimize splitting of the wood, and you might also want to round off the top outside edge of the added strip just a bit, to lessen the wear and tear on the webbing. I think a 3/4" thick strip is probably plenty of width; not sure what size screws would be best, though. | |||||
| Sorry to confuse the whole | 1 Relevance | 8 years ago | Spanky | General discussion | |
| Sorry to confuse the whole thing but I am not entirely certain it is wool. I did ask Moller recently to confirm but I did not get a reply. I have a set of very early 78's which had pretty grubby upholstery. Seeing as I was planning to re-do them in cord I experimented by scrubbing them with upholstery and carpet cleaner. After several attempts and a lot of scrubbing they have come up very nice indeed. If the material was wool I would have expected the cord to look a bit tired and very fuzzy after so much scrubbing but not a bit of it. I suspect it could be a wool with synthetic mix. I have also spent many hours searching for an alternative to use as a replacement to the flat cord as I would love to weave a chair in a bright Canary yellow. I found a bulk roll of shoelace which was close to the original width. The original width is 4mm. | |||||
| Vintage Womb Chair Fabric Issue: Advice Needed | 1 Relevance | 15 years ago | Lenox | General discussion | |
| Good evening forum, My question is related to the fabric on our vintage Womb Chair. The issue is similar to the one pictured below, however, our chair only has about three small sections where the "wrinkling" is occurring. With this in mind, has anyone experienced the same thing and how did you correct it? Naturally, I do not want to replace the Blue Knoll fabric since it is the right color for our space and in relatively clean shape. Therefore, what can we do? Is there some form of glue injection that can be used? Thank you in advance for the advice and peace be with you. | |||||
| The noble steed | 1 Relevance | 16 years ago | brentgable | General discussion | |
| The noble steed Ah, the noble steed. I've had several vintage bikes in my day, some I have completely restored and others left as found to ride without the concern of a rock chipping months of hard work. The welds on these bikes are so far superior to what is typically found on the bikes of today. If you look closely on the frame directly below the handlebars you will see what I mean. I've always loved things that are made better than they have to be. This old Schwinn Hornet is from the early 60's and is a blast to ride. It has started many a conversation that never would have happened had I been riding a "normal" one. It's probably 10 times heavier and my guess is it takes as much energy riding around the block as a mile on the wall hanger does. I just love the look of the thing, what more can I say? Brent | |||||
| the market I think | 1 Relevance | 19 years ago | Modern Love | General discussion | |
| the market I think is cyclical on these things. For me, Eames armshells were like the gateway drug to collecting. It's like the first thing people get hooked on, and go crazy collecting them because of all the colors, variations, and relative accessibilty. Then they move on to bigger and more often than not, more expensive things, and forget about armshells for a while. Maybe sell off their stockpile of shells to other new collectors, to help finance the bigger purchases. Then later, after breaking the bank on Ponti and Prouve, I rediscovered them again. They are like comfort food: pleasing, familiar, nothing fancy, and I feel very "at home" sitting in one. So now, I want them again. That's just my experience anyways. I wanted them, and started collecting them. Then I got too many of them and got bored with them. So I got rid of them, and forgot about them. Then I started to miss them. So now I want them again. Who knows, the Japanese market may be going through this very same cycle. | |||||
| That does seem like an odd | 1 Relevance | 9 years ago | leif ericson - Zephyr Renner | Identification | |
| That does seem like an odd name to put on a piece, but it is often far more likely to know the maker's name and not the designer's. That is always a red flag. And this is for the simple reason that many pieces have a maker's mark right on them. To know the designer only, you have to find a piece that is unmarked, or with an unknown maker's mark, then happen to find the same design in one of the few retailer catalogs that mentioned designers, but not makers. Obviously this happens, but only rarely. The other problem is that almost any designer name is better than none for value purposes, and often I've noticed seller's avoid mentioning the maker, especially when it is the only thing they know, because it gives the impression that a piece is generic (often the right impression). So, while the fact that a seller called it a William Watting design may have its uses, I wouldn't put much faith in that at all as truth until you have more evidence. | |||||
| RE: Genuine or not? NV45 by Niels Vodder | 1 Relevance | 5 years ago | KCAJ | General discussion | |
| I enjoyed the short video which the first image was from, thanks: Shaped by Danish Hands Another thing I cant figure out is on some chairs we see wooden bung / plugs on the back of the rear rail. This must be filling the holes from the dowels for attaching the front leg / back rail stretcher. But were the holes drilled all the way through the back rail from the factory or was this due to a (bad?) repair job? Also any comments on this example please? | |||||
| Solange,There is one tabl... | 1 Relevance | 14 years ago | Killian | General discussion | |
| Solange,There is one tabl... Solange, There is one table on Rizzo's site that I believe may have been a collaboration with Cidue but its a bar table that opens and not this one. I am not 100% sure on how far the relationship went and how many items were produced / designed. I contacted Rizzo once and was told that only signed items bearing his name were his designs but the Cidue thing is a grey area as he shows it on his site but they are not signed. Finally, Rizzo's name has become attached to a multitude of designs he has nothing to do with. For example Mario Sabot tables, Jean charles chairs and tables and BD Lumica lamps are all regularly sold as Rizzo designs. | |||||
| I don't think | 1 Relevance | 19 years ago | SDR | General discussion | |
| I don't think there's been a repair, yet. Which is a good thing. I assume there's a dowel or tenon at this joint, and it must have been cracked or moved in order for the visible break to have occurred. These are my guesses. Perhaps the joint could be disassembled completely and reworked. No wood is missing, apparently. I doubt that it would be enough just to glue the visible break, which occurred where the grain of that upper part is short because of the curved ("bent" shape of the piece. I would probably proceed by making a clean cut at the joint, gluing the visible break, and drilling both halves of the joint for a new dowel. If the chair is a real bargain, and you have access to an expert woodworker, you might consider purchasing the chair. | |||||
| well | 1 Relevance | 14 years ago | waffle | General discussion | |
| well I suspect what was done originally by the manufacture was something like - make base - make petals - align petals with some kind of spacer - double check your work - mark and drill. Keep those spacers in place! I am fairly capable at this sort of thing, and what I foresee is getting them aligned, spaced, and then screw in the 7 good ones, mark the one with the repair, drill that out, attach it. Good to go. There is always some wiggle as you screw in anything, you have to assume/account for that. With the spacers they will lock down with the right alignment. Look, this piece has had a rough life. I carefully selected what I did and did not want to do to it and think I made the right choices, but it assumes that someone in the future can/will/should make their own choices as to what needs doing. That was rather the point. | |||||
| . | 1 Relevance | 18 years ago | SDR | General discussion | |
| . "Unlike the many scientists who welcome CO2 for its benefits, many other scientists and most governments believe carbon dioxide to be a dangerous pollutant that must be removed from the atmosphere at all costs. Governments around the world are now enacting massive programs in an effort to remove as much as 80% of the carbon dioxide emissions from the atmosphere. If these governments are right, they will have done us all a service. If they are wrong, the service could be all ill, with food production dropping world wide, and the countless ecological niches on which living creatures depend stressed." So, the whole thing is unclear ? "Is big government the ultimate welfare state for the rich members of the oligarchy that control big government?" Well, there's no doubt about THAT, anyway ! | |||||
| step right up - get your "rare" here | 1 Relevance | 17 years ago | glassartist | General discussion | |
| I am taking the challenge from the "1960's lounge chair - questions" thread (well - sort of) and invite others to post their stumpers here. The "sort of" part is that I have no expectations that what I put here is rare, but as someone with a middling working knowledge of modern design I do run into things that are interesting to me but am stumped about. Case study #1. I picked this chair up just this morning. It is "signed" (LOL - ink stamped actually) by the famous designer Inspected by 1 on the frame. It may have been tagged at one point but part of the undercloth is missing. Every thing seems original including the fabric. Any Ideas? | |||||
| Even for a new collector, the | 1 Relevance | 12 years ago | Eameshead | General discussion | |
| Even for a new collector, the decision to collect only vintage pieces helps to reinforce the idea of restraint. Not always being able to get what you want gives one an appreciation of rarity, and makes the occaisional find that much more satisfying. The accessablity of endless knock-offs allows one to easily hoard copies of anything and everything, until nothing means anything. Aside from the quality issues (which are very significant) everything becomes equally UN rare, and the whole idea of the hunt goes flat. I have wanted a polygon clock for over 10 years. I have had only one chance at one in that timeframe, but it was WAY too expensive. I may never be able to find one I can afford. But to buy a knock off would render the whole process meaningless. If I opened the knockoff floodgates, I would probably have 20 to 30 MORE Nelson clocks right now. The price barrier is all that has kept my obsessive collecting in check. Restraint is a good thing. | |||||
| Update! | 1 Relevance | 16 years ago | NULL NULL | General discussion | |
| Update! I decided to treat myself after a particularly odious few hours cleaning the garage, so I started stripping this disgusting chair. (And yes, I realize my idea of a treat isn't everyone else's.) I was thrilled to find that though the arms were at least partially upholstered before assembly, the only thing holding them to the seat and back are three large bolts in each, which I easily removed by hand with a screwdriver. Yeehaw! The rest of it is just standard upholstery and should be pretty easy to do. I'm gonna hit up PA Fabric Outlet for some Knoll wool hopsack or some other appropriate Knoll wool and will get some latex foam somewhere. The frame is mostly hardwood, by the way. Really nicely made. I'm glad I went ahead with this. When it's done, I"m gonna sit in it and pretend to smoke a cigarette and be all Don Drapery. | |||||
| Hi Kyle | 1 Relevance | 8 years ago | Sarahinlondon | Identification | |
| Hi Kyle You are a genius 🙂 It does indeed appear to be designed by Robert Haussmann for De Sede. See pics. There are however a few differences. The cantilever chrome in my chair is tubular as opposed to square, and goes straight down at a right angle rather than towards the back at 30 degrees. Also the arms have a horizontal seam one third down from the fin/wing and seams around the arms. They're hard to see in the pics as the chair is black, but I can't see any evidence of these in the brown ones which have piping. Perhaps my chair is a copy. It's strange that this appears to be the only thing like it. It is reminiscent of other Haussmann designs and even some of the current stuff produced by De Sede (shape, width of arms, type and position of seams). I'm going to make contact with them and see if they can shed any more light. Regards Sarah | |||||
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