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| I have one CL piece at home t... | 1 Relevance | 18 years ago | lotus | General discussion | |
| I have one CL piece at home t... I have one CL piece at home that I just bought. It's a USM Haller modular piece. Has 6 drawers + another full size drawer and a half worth of mini drawers/book shelves. I bargained the price down to $750. I'm sure that maybe I could get it for 2-300 less if they waited long enough, but I thought it was a fair deal and I never could have afforded full retail. There was actually one slightly larger piece the guy had for $100 less but it would have required disassembly and reassembly just to fit through our apt door. And actually this piece was purchased from a dealer sans shop that bought a bunch of stuff from an architecture firm that recently downsized, so he had to leave some padding for profit. He offered even better deals on multiple piece purchases, but I didn't want to overload my small apartment with too much of the same thing. | |||||
| From the | 1 Relevance | 19 years ago | SDR | General discussion | |
| From the image you posted i would guess that a reasonable-sized print of that image could be made on your home printer. Okay, it wouldn't be full size -- but the design is the important thing, and that you have. Why pine for a real Picasso, when the world is full of excellent reproductions of so much of his work ? The design, the idea, the work is what we honor and value -- not the paper it's printed on. . . In fact, without too much trouble you could reproduce the design, at any scale you like, by making a collage of the disc image, and hand-copying the typography, on a piece of appropriate stock. It would be fun, it would be instructive, and it would really be "yours." For a lot less than the cost of the poster, you could even make a slide of your download of the image, project it on your wall at night with an old slide projector, and have a dramatic art highlight in your room. | |||||
| You're right, there is a lot of variation. | 1 Relevance | 16 years ago | fastfwd | General discussion | |
| You're right, there is a lot of variation. The original Triennale lamps sell for $5K or so, and the knockoffs/replicas/derivatives sell for anywhere from a couple hundred dollars to $2K. The lamp you're looking at -- which might or might not be Arteluce -- seems overpriced, and I'm apparently not the only one who thinks so: The photo on that store's web page was taken over a year ago. If you're really interested in this style of lamp, you may want to take a look at Sonneman's Treluci or Treluci Piccolo lamps; they're still in production, and while the list price is higher than the lamp you're looking at ($1600 Treluci, $1150 Treluci Piccolo), you may be able to find a good deal on one. My Treluci Piccolo, for instance, cost me just over $100 from a Sonneman dealer who really needed to sell it. Top to bottom: The real thing Sonneman Treluci Piccolo The one you're looking at | |||||
| Sorry I wasn't able | 1 Relevance | 13 years ago | garlanre | General discussion | |
| Sorry I wasn't able to contribute to this thread until now, but I'd like to respond. Thanks for that chart, tktoo. I didn't know that some teak had a yellow hue. That makes me lean toward teak. Funny, though, that when I was researching this, I could only find this desk in the easily-identified reddish teak. No, I haven't done a thing to the finish, teakhound. It was in perfect shape when I bought it. This piece is designed so that there is no exposed end grain anywhere on it. That's unfortunate because I'm sure you wood experts could tell if you could see that. jerrywc, I'm shocked by your open disdain for the people you buy from on CL. I have a great deal of respect for them. They're generally very nice people who just want to make a few bucks. They're not furniture experts and they don't care to be, but I've never met one who was a "fool." Besides, if it weren't for them, I'd have to go back to my day job (horrors). If for no other reason, I love them for that. Thank you, everyone, for your help. I so appreciate people's willingness to share their expertise on this forum. | |||||
| What's So Wrong With OCD? | 1 Relevance | 19 years ago | Big Television Man | General discussion | |
| What's So Wrong With OCD? I mean this in all seriousness. OCD at least not in the extreme is not necessarily a bad thing. I have what I guess would be described as a mild case of OCD and it can be incredibly helpful. I live in a fairly large space (6400 square feet) and if I wasn't very organized as a result of this mild affliction I would waste half a day, every day looking for stuff, but with a place for everything and everything in it's place. I can achieve an awesome amount of things in any given day. I also am a creative type (full time painter/filmmaker since 1994) and while my style of working is very disjointed and to the outside observer probably a complete and utter mess I get a lot done making paintings and films, designing furniture, interiors, and landscapes. I would say that the condition as you outline can be summed up in one word "Passion" Besides who wishes to follow the herd, I say Viva la difference! | |||||
| barry | 1 Relevance | 19 years ago | LRF | General discussion | |
| barry The fact too that many of the Vitra clocks do not have the second hand is a big turn off barry check http://www.klockit.com/ they have the sweep hands for 50 cents I am ashamed to tell you that vitra wants 18.00 for the same sweep hands, Now I did buy 4 sets of Vitra hands for $18.00 a set cause they are for the nelson clocks,that i have some of the old paint is peeling and some are bent, so a nice inexpensive update is not gonna hurt a thing, and no one has them but Vitra and that is a ok price, maybe 5 bucks more than the average clock store would sell you a straight hand set, but they are one a kind and if you need them you don't mind paying for them at that price, but the tiny sweep hand for 18 dollars is just unreal and trust me folks it is the same sweep hand as the vitra, | |||||
| LRF -- the screw for screw th... | 1 Relevance | 19 years ago | finch | General discussion | |
| LRF -- the screw for screw th... LRF -- the screw for screw thing; even if you don't suffer from compulsiveness and obsess over every little detail like you or I might, you'd still probably enjoy the peace of mind in knowing that only the best quality components and hardware have gone into your purchase, as with a company like Knoll. At least for now. If things keep going the way they are, then I fear whether a company like Knoll or Herman Millert will have enough bottom line to hack it at the same level of excellence in the future. Caring about quality also means taking pride in the welfare of the company and it's employees that brought it to you. You're supporting designers/craftsmen when you buy from Knoll. That used to mean something once. It's why you used to see Union labels in clothing tags. As for reproductions -- again, I'm all for it -- at least companies like Modernica or Modern Woodworks who don't outsource their work. I think it keeps the liscence holders sharp and the prices competitive. | |||||
| Milo Baughman for Calif-Asia? wicker rattan chairs | 1 Relevance | 16 years ago | Bernardo | General discussion | |
| I got these the other day and posted on "your most recent acquisition". I got them because their metal frames intrigued me. This is the first one: And this second one is one of a pair: Since getting them, I have searched extensively for similar chairs to learn more about them. The only thing I have found is an internet "for sale" ad showing the chairs in photo 2. It suggested the advertised chairs had a "Calif-Asia" label and were designed by Milo Baughman as he did design work for Calif-Asia. I still haven't found any information about the first chair, but it has a similar support structure bolted to the cane/rattan component. I prefer the shape of the first chair, it's a bit like a modified butterfly chair. | |||||
| What if I got a couple piece | 1 Relevance | 12 years ago | mgee76 | General discussion | |
| What if I got a couple piece of teak, say, that were maybe the length of the desk top and the depth of the desk top, each, about 4" thick? Then I could route them as one piece, rip them in half to size, and then glue them up? I don't know how confident I am about trimming up already-glued edges... I'd rather have the pieces perfect and then attach. This way I don't have to remove anything if I screw up with the router. I'd rather sand down any slight imperfection after-the-fact. Right now my ten-step plan is to: 1) photograph this thing and post pictures before anything else... providing nothing changes by this, I will2) strip the top,3) manufacture edges,4) glue edges as discussed,5) lightly sand top, edges, etc,6) attempt the fill and dye job on drawer, for fun,7) remove and replace all four draw faces,8) oil to death,9) replace the key,10) stop thinking about it and enjoy it. Am I missing anything? | |||||
| I felt I got a pretty good deal on this... | 1 Relevance | 17 years ago | dcwilson | General discussion | |
| I felt I got a pretty good deal on this... Its an old oil by some guy named da Vinci. Five dollars. I had it checked out and it turns out it is the original. It was stolen from the Louvre in WWII by some Nazis who smuggled it to Montevideo. Around 1970, the guy died and it was picked up at an estate sale and found its way into Argentina. The Argentine that bought it decided to escape the crazy Peronistas and moved to San Diego, CA. No one believed him in San Diego that it was the real thing, so he hung it in his metal fabrication shop for 35 years, as a kind of a conversation piece. He died and his kid gave it to the thrift store. I bought it as soon as I heard that the kid have given it to that thrift store. Unfortunately, someone at the thrift store stripped the original frame and sold it before I got there. What the heck? You can't have everything. 😉 | |||||
| two seat sofa | 1 Relevance | 16 years ago | niceguy | General discussion | |
| two seat sofa atrium, My guys told me years ago to stay away from two seat sofas as generally only one person will occupy the space and on a three seat sofa there will almost only be two people. In other words, the unit takes up too much space for only a single person. My choice is always the Knoll Pfister sofa. A true classic design. Regardless of your choice, save your money and purchase a quality unit that will last. The rug in the photo is terrible. Please delete this photo and find a better picture or move to North Korea where this is appreciated and accepted. It is a good thing my friend The Ark is not writing, he would go wild. For the most part he does not like people and he loves dogs. | |||||
| glassartist | 1 Relevance | 19 years ago | LRF | General discussion | |
| glassartist I am glad that you understand and for the life of me i do not know why this subject hits me so hard in the face, Barry I am sure you are a real nice person but as a Gay Person you for one know that people are prejudice toward you , As a Jewish person I personally know that people are prejudice toward me , I lead my life like I want and I hope every one has the good fortune to be able to lead their life like they want, no matter of there sexual orintation or Religious beliefs, But folks out there in Design land There is a whole lot more to this whole thing then cool chairs from the 50's and 60's and a hip buzz word " "I like mid century modern," This is a ideology, a way of life , and a thinking process, some people get it, some only get the pretty and cool furniture, but sometimes somethings call for a little deeper thinking, I have a feeling that some out there will agree with me. | |||||
| I think the monkey is... | 1 Relevance | 20 years ago | NULL NULL | General discussion | |
| I think the monkey is... I think the monkey is probably the most popular Bojesen toy. The monkey, elephant and bear are still in production and I think you can also still get the wooden soldiers new. Our Danish friends told me that the soldiers are brought out at Christmas and other holidays. I've bought and sold about half a dozen of them and have been tempted to keep at least one--maybe next time. You can get vintage Bojesen toys on Ebay, but make sure they're the real thing. The monkeys were widely copied but the knockoffs have different details. I think my favorites are the family of ducks. I see them on ebay now and then but they do not sell for cheap! The elephant is a little clunky-looking compared to some of the other toys. It's probably my least favorite. Google "Kay Bojesen" to find places that sell those that are in current production. You can buy them in the UK, Denmark, and the US and probably in other countries, too. | |||||
| To add to Simon's point - if... | 1 Relevance | 19 years ago | NULL NULL | General discussion | |
| To add to Simon's point - if... To add to Simon's point - if Danish furniture wasn't luxury furniture there would be very little Danish furniture in the first place. Its an economic / historical thing. Lacking much in the way of the raw materials and manpower that fuel industrialisation, Denmarks solution was to add value to what it could produce by making its products of superior quality and design. Hence a Danish chair might cost three times that of another chair produced elsewhere of the same materials but because its Danish and has the tacit guarantee of quality its deemed a price worth paying. Bang and Olufsen hi-fi is one of the best examples of this - its far from being the best in the world but still highly desirable and expensive because of the attached notions of quality and design. | |||||
| RE: Merry Christmas | 1 Relevance | 7 years ago | DrPoulet | General discussion | |
| Wow. Thanks for the memory Herringbone! And merry Christmas to you all! Just for fun (not sure the last thing you acquired topics still exist). Here are my Christmas presents this year: a Mogensen armchair from my wife (origninal Søborg edition) and a Panton Bachelor chair from me to myself 🤓 Attachment: E2EF5B30-FE2B-4713-9E7D-8E9323AD500B.jpeg | |||||
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