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	so let me get this straight?.	1 Relevance	12 years ago	Eameshead	General discussion
	so let me get this straight?. The MCM market is "slowing down" -- but only because prices are ridiculously high, due to the fact that people are more aware, and aren't letting go of things as easily as before? How is this not logical? Prices always rise until people can't buy. If sales are slowing, it is only because prices (and interest) remain high. It may be that for some dealers, it is no longer as easy as shooting fish in a barrel to find and flip MCM at easy price points. That is an entirely different phenomena than to say "the market is slowing down". VOLUME of sales may be slowing, but not because of lack of interest. Conversely, it is due to ever-increasing awareness and appreciation of MCM that low priced pieces are becoming a thing of the past.
	.	1 Relevance	17 years ago	HowardMoon	General discussion
	. Nick, I caught a few of these when they were first aired two or three years ago. Some of the houses he visits are truly inspirational and I have kicked myself for missing so many of them. There is a house featured in an episode which I missed that I would like to see more than any other, it is a 1960s modernist masterpiece in Loome Lane, Radlett, Hertfordshire. This house was built by a partner of Richard Siefert, the architect responsible for Centre Point I believe. I stumbled upon this house many years ago as a friend of mine lived very close by, it is absolutely stunning, one of the most beautiful houses I have seen. Sometimes the premise of the show can be slightly cringy, as the presenter moves in with the resident family and observes their daily lives within the sometimes iconic architecture, the whole thing can be a bit strained. Anyway well worth catching up with, thanks for the heads up.
	Setag	1 Relevance	18 years ago	LRF	General discussion
	Setag great question and i hate that the Chinese tried to ruin the modern furniture market, all but drying up cause lack of buyers, not small people brick and morter companies, I have friends that bought that stuff for 3 years and made a nice profit, I never approved cause i always felt those replicas were poor quality the only ones I like were the Vitra clocks and they were well made every thing else had a funny look to it or not right, I feel sorry for designers who got ripped off by the Chinese and i have said they are getting their just dues, I hate to see the peasants at 25 cents a hour affected. but I am sure the beatings have stopped for a crooked Barcelona chair, or Nelson bench that they left the nails out of. The whole situation was totally out of control maybe now we will see some normalcy out of the Chinese.
	How can a city...	1 Relevance	20 years ago	koen	General discussion
	How can a city... were you can touch so much history ever be dull? If I did not have to give up my shampoo bottle at the airport I would make the trans-atlantic flight just to visit again some of Aldo van Eyk's buildings Burgerweeshuis,(one of Frank Loyd Wright's favorite buildings) Hubertushuis and even Tripolis. Any concert at the Konsertgebouw will convince you that (with Vienna and Boston) there are no better acoustics in the world...or across the park walk into the Rietveld designed Van Gogh Museum, filled with hundreds of dull paintings...Do not limit yourself looking at the graduated pole that shows the official NAP (Nieuw Amsterdam's Peil, the standard by which the official ocean level 0 is measured because that's probably the only dull thing in this great city!
	Well I had the vintage...	1 Relevance	13 years ago	Starline	General discussion
	Well I had the vintage... Well I had the vintage dining chair model that came from a house full of genuine pieces. The only thing I know for sure is they were very heavy compared to the common ones around so I believed they were genuine.You cannot mistake the weight and will know.You really need 2 hands to lift one. As they were slightly worn they had red colour showing through the thick black leather the same as a worn Bellini Cab chair does. They did not have the leather on the handle though. The lady who bought them was ecstatic as she had the copies and said these were much better quality and noticed they were much heavier. A board is stitched underside which looks like leather but it's just a black coating on an approx 4mm masonite board.It hides the back of the leather of the seat so it looks nice from underneath.
	Mark Weinstein?	1 Relevance	14 years ago	Pegboard Modern	General discussion
	Mark Weinstein? It looks more like a Mark Weinstein piece to me. He used those brass cut-off pieces in his sculptures a lot. Look up Mark Weinstein or "Marc Creates". I have had Grossman pieces that looked like Bertoia spray sculptures, but I've not seen one like yours marked Grossman. Though that does not mean that it's not by him. It seems that a lot of the sculptors/ studios that were making decorative sculptures and functional pieces used similar materials and borrowed styles liberally from one another. A lot of pieces by the Jere studio, Weinstein, Grossman, Silas Seandel and others that were sold by Artisan House often have a very similar aesthetic. If you like it that is the most important thing. I think it is a cool piece.
	When i started collecting ...	1 Relevance	16 years ago	LRF	General discussion
	When i started collecting ... When i started collecting big time 6 years ago. i went for all designer furniture . I had been married twice before and had all Baker traditional furniture, in my other two homes, great stuff but time for a big change. So every thing i have acquired is truly authentic and mid century modern, It has been fun collecting it, as i have see a steep increase in the prices last 6 years. I love the look and i love the collecting I hate the junky stuff. as it does nothing for ones real collectiona cause as soon as you find the great stuff you hate the Junk and can not wait to get rid of it. I am in my 9th month of a major renovation on this house, It should be finished in 2 more months.
	I like it!	1 Relevance	18 years ago	Gustavo	General discussion
	I like it! I really love it. The proportions everything! A bit different to others ,,heath-tly,, designs we saw before! And it has ,,pe palitos,, 🙂 I wound,t posted any thing else. But now we see the photos: Now, when we pass from Render or model to real object, of course we have changes. [As SDR and you said, it,s true !!! 🙂 ] As you already said, the angles are different and the color of the wood too. [I prefer the render one 🙁 ] , I you one day make another, I,d exaggerate the angle even more than the render (a little bit), who knows will be better than the render. It,s a sin to ,,dye,, the wood to make it brownie as the render? I also like as LRF the shiny wood in the render, and being darker will enhance that bright. () The conical-(pe-palito)legs, in the render is much bigger in the upper side and not so much down (more conified-conical). Just suggestions You are working hard! Good work, and very nice! Isnt more trendy darker? 🙂 (or better a trendy face)
	Hi Catfish,	1 Relevance	13 years ago	kin1117	General discussion
	Hi Catfish, you seem to have a very nice piece there. I'd guess it's a walnut as well. With the 5-2-5 screw pattern on the bottom, I think yours is probably at least 60 years old and it looks to be in excellent condition. One thing I find a little "off" is the placement of the bottom shock mounts. Usually they aren't visible from that angle, but yours stand out pretty far. The attached picture is mine and you can't see the mounts. It's not to say that's a red flag, but something that stands out to me. If you can take a closer shot of the spine of the chair from the side, it'll be helpful for the more experienced members to comment on authenticity. So far, my vote is it's wonderful authentic piece. Also, if you plan on actually using the chair, I'd suggest that you try to tighten the screw; otherwise, it may create more problems for the screw hole in the future as it continues to have excessive room to move around.
	.	1 Relevance	15 years ago	rockland	General discussion
	. Prototype usually means 'one'. The other 49 tables are the production run from that single prototype. (just guessing) The prototype can be fussed with and many variations may exist until the process is worked out. Usually involves a design that is first worked out on paper, proportions considered, ...just someones own idea and vision. Unfortunately cost, materials and the manufacturing, plays a big part. Sometimes just a few are produced...or 10, 50, 500. The initial investment can be expensive and if it doesn't sell well, because of bad exposure/marketing, or maybe just priced too high, production stops. That can sometimes be a good thing. So few made it becomes desirable. That value is determined by what someone is willing to pay. Are you just guessing at the number 50 or was it published somewhere? That is often added to the 'hype'. "Only fifty were ever produced..." Odd table. I do like it but something about it makes me uncomfortable. The finish may be a powdercoat.
	I've redone several of these	1 Relevance	11 years ago	Spanky	General discussion
	I've redone several of these and it's actually not nearly as impossible as it looks (and believe me, I spent a lot of time wondering how it was done until I got one in hand and undid the weaving). The worst part of it is that the back takes a long time since you are weaving both front and back. It's about like doing three Moller chair seats, with added time because of you can't weave off the spool and have to pull all the cord through with each pass. So, the main thing is to make sure your up/down strands (warp) is spaced so that you have the right number feeding through the slot in the chair rail. This slot is there so that the back can have that wider band of warp strands down the back. They are necessary because you have to have a way to hide the knots where you join a new double strand of weft cord to the previous double strand! That's all it is. Very simple and very ingenious! You do have to make sure you start the over/under of the weft on the back correctly so that clump of four weft strands is in the middle of it, or something. I remember having a couple of false starts on that with the first chair I did and maybe the others too because it's the kind of thing I figure out only by looking at it---not remembering what I did last time. Other people may cruise right through that step. Start at the top. The variation in the weave at that wide weft point that you see every 7th or 8th row is to lock the strands in place, I think---just be sure that you don't end up having to start a new strand right at that point. undo a warp row so that the knot is just above it. I think that's about it. The rest is just basic Danish cord weaving---be meticulous, try to keep your cord from tangling, keep your work area clear of other stuff (tools, other furniture, etc) that the cord will catch on---it's not a huge deal but it takes time to free it up and this chair will already take a LONG time to do so any way that you can speed the process is good. Pack the cord as tightly as possible front and back so that there's less room for it to sag as it ages. Good luck! And post a photo when you're done, whatever you decide to do!
	I absolutely think Niels	1 Relevance	11 years ago	leif ericson - Zephyr Renner	General discussion
	I absolutely think Niels Vodders models PV55 and PV55A, the chairs in question right now, were designed by P. Vodder. I mean, as far as documentation, the manufacturer's own catalog from the year after they were designed is about as good as it gets. If it is not to be given full credibility, then there is almost nothing credible. If Wright had really wanted to do the right thing they would have taken down the Finn Juhl attribution (beyond taking down the authorship guarantee). The Danish furniture index is certainly not perfect, and the simple fact that they were "verified" as France and Søn made designs, but clearly aren't, makes it ckear there is a mistake somewhere in the representation of that verification. In other words, even with seeing the Niels Vodder catalog, Wright should have doubted the evidence to credit the chairs to Juhl.
	I've done this with shells...	1 Relevance	17 years ago	mjf451	General discussion
	I've done this with shells... I've done this with shells completely covered in paint. Citristrip can be used, but don't leave it on too long as it's not intended for use on fiberglass. I used another organic stripper, though, that worked like a charm and no damage to gelcoat underneath. I wish I remembered the name; I don't have the can handy. Got it at home depot, and it came in a white tub with a green rubber top. It says it can be used on fiberglass on the tub. I can't find it on the website, but I know I found it at Home Depot. And the stuff worked perfectly. Also, it smells rather pleasant, unlike Citristrip, which even though citrusy, will give you a headache and stink up your place. Don't use the Magic Erasers, they will go through the gelcoat if you apply anything but a little force. (will do the same thing on Emeco chairs...learned the hard way) Hope that helps!
	six of one	1 Relevance	19 years ago	James Collins	General discussion
	six of one The one umbra thing I've bought recently, the garbino, they are $7 US in the store and $7 US online. Shipping vs sales tax is almost a wash. I have four of these terrific little and cheap trash cans. Two I bought locally (spur of the moment, saw it in pink and had to have it) two I bought online (part of a complete remodeled bathroom final decor plan, had to have two identical in white). I think they have very successfully penetrated a very broad market. I've acutually seen many new brick & mortar retail stores carrying Umbra products since they had an online sales channel. It makes their whole line visible and desired. http://www.umbra.com/ustore/product/082857/c601/garbino___can__gloss_.html
	I would say the quality is...	1 Relevance	20 years ago	whitespike	General discussion
	I would say the quality is... I would say the quality is good on either. Modernica did make some Herman Miller products for a while and are a reputable company. Both are comfortable to me, but comfotable for what they are. The Goetz is more of a substantial sofa being that it has a bigger scale and arms and higher back. The daybed is comfy but don't expect it to be something it isn't. It has a low back and no arms. Buy what fits your purpose. Another nice choice is Modernica's Case Study sofa. The only thing I don't like about the goetz is the flared arms. That is just personal taste. I prefer boxier more midcentury pieces. Check DWR - they have several sofas (including the daybed) on sale right now, and a few others I like near the same price range. Good luck!