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| # | Post Title | Result Info | Date | User | Forum |
| Saarinen table top... | 1 Relevance | 19 years ago | Cloudburst2000 | Identification | |
| I might possibly be coming into possession of a tulip table base. Whether it is an authentic Saarinen or not I have no idea. There are no markings according to my friend. One of my best buds (from when I lived in Baltimore) found the piece in her parent's attic. They got it from her grandparents. It's apparently not been used in years. It was in the grandmother's attic for years before her father found it after moving everything after his mother's death. My friend's father vaguely remembers it being in their kitchen when he was very young. He cannot remember what type of top it had, and no one knows who designed the actual table. It could be an authentic Saarinen for all I know. My friend is trying to convince her father to give it to me since she knows I collect that style furniture and since it is just gathering dust in the attic. He's a bit resistant. He's something of a pack-rat. He hardly ever throws/gives anything away even if he is not using it. Anyhoo, my question is, if I do get the base, how hard is it to find a top to go on it? And what would the price range for such a thing be? | |||||
| Follow up | 1 Relevance | 14 years ago | jdip | General discussion | |
| Follow up The whole thing is a bit comical as the original craigslist add I responded to was for $1500. I tried to get over to see the chair immediately as that price was unbelievable but the seller had other errands to run and wasn't available to meet until later in the evening. The seller called me a few hours before our scheduled time to meet and informed me that he has had multiple callers offering 2000. This is when I asked for the advice of the forum as the price was just getting a bit too steep for my pockets. The barrage responses made it so that he would not accept less, trust me, I tried. I presume some have provided him with more information on the chair as it is now re listed today on craigslist for 3000 and is even on ebay (for some reason as being in Virginia) with the added info that it is Rosewood. He was a really nice fellow, and I presume like anyone, is afraid to let something go for much less than what it may be worth secondary to a lack of knowledge regarding the chair. Not sure why he isn't disclosing the areas of damage though, probably because he doesn't realize that is important to some. | |||||
| Museum | 1 Relevance | 22 years ago | Olive | General discussion | |
| Museum b, I agree. The last thing I want is to live in a shrine to mid-century design. I've got a few pieces that I love. Are they icons, sure they are. But they are part of an integrated whole, not part of a museum meant to impress the neighbors. Hell I live in the woods, I don't have neighbors. Shooter, the Nelson bench was part of an interior in a corporate bulding where the company was going bankrupt. The piece had only been in stalled a few month prior and it was in perfect condition. It's not even fair to quote the price and I don't think it could be found for that again. The wassily chairs, I think go for about $600 at DWR now-a-days. The ones I have are very nicely made and the leather is thick and well finished. Yes, you can scratch any leather with your fingernail, but you'd have to really work at it with a properly tanned and finished piece. If you have a friend who does corporate interiors then stick with them They get access to all kinds of stuff when offices are remodeled. | |||||
| Doesnt Hold Water | 1 Relevance | 19 years ago | LuciferSum | General discussion | |
| Doesnt Hold Water Sorry Turbo, but that argument doesnt hold water. First off - I've not heard about this DWR/Paradigm thing, which doesnt seem to make sense anyway. It seems unlikely that DWR would pair up with a company selling knock-offs since DWR (once doing the same thing) has moved rapidly and clearly towards authentic pieces. Secondly - I disagree that knock-off sites clearly state the difference between authentic and knocked off pieces. In my experience and research I've found sites like Paradigm do everything in their power to allude to a claim of authenticity. They do this in many ways: a)visual - lots of knock-off sites steal photos of actual authentic pieces. Paradigm hasnt done this as much as other sites - but is still guilty with the LC4 Chaise b)Designer Bios - putting the bio of a designer next to the knocked off product is a very clear allusion that the design had something to do with the product. Innocence by association is a dirty and confusing trick. c)Confusing language - inspired, ___style, interpretation. All subtle words. Nothing clear or difinitive about who designed the chair. d) Price - if someone is tooling around the net and comes to DWR, sees an Eames Lounge by Herman Miller priced at $3500, then swings over to Paradigm and sees an "Eames Lounge" for $2500...thats not THAT much difference. A skeptical shopper might be tipped off that its a knockoff, a hopeful shopper might think they've found a heck of a deal. e)Naming - using designer names on a knock-off is deliberatley misleading. Using official names on a knock-off is misleading - i.e. "Barcelona" or "Brno" or "LC4". Paradigm engages in this on just about every page. f)Innocence by association - here's a choice quote from Paradigm: "This high quality interpretation of the Eames Aluminum Management chair continues the tradition of the original from Herman Miller." Aligning themselves first with the Eames name, then with HermanMiller...If thats not misleading I dont know what is. g)Deliberate falsehoods - (oh wait, I DO know what misleading is!) Here's an even better quote from Paradigm: "this interpretation Eames lounger from Herman Miller is a modern classic masterpiece". Which is it? An interpretation? or from Herman Miller? And, I have searched high and low on Paradigms webpage - in their FAQs, in their "Paradigm Story", in their "Info Hub", in their "Compare US" page - not a single statement about who actually makes their pieces or how they differ from auth'd dealers. Your argument would be stronger if the people and websites you're promoting werent sabotaging your argument. Image one: LC4 from Paradigm Image two: LC4 from DWR | |||||
| I have... | 1 Relevance | 15 years ago | Spanky | General discussion | |
| I have... ...one globe, the kind that lights up, and I love it and will always love it. I don't think this person necessarily hates design classics. I saw it as boredom with stuff that is seen all over the internet in perfect rooms and perfect vignettes. I can barely stand to look at Apartment Therapy anymore because of this, never mind their awful writing and silly blog subjects. It used to be that trends would develop over months, maybe a year or more. Now they spread like wildfire online and it seems like within a week or two of something like a cardboard taxidermy thing showing up, it's EVERYWHERE. However, if you aren't into cruising the internet for these sites, or if you don't have 20-something kids who send you links all the time like mine do, you might be blissfully unaware of this development in the style world. I envy you! People on this board are dedicated to good design, but you gotta realize that there are quite a few other people out there for whom it's a decorating trend and in a few years they will have moved on to something else. (Maybe mahogany?!) | |||||
| table | 1 Relevance | 18 years ago | lotus | General discussion | |
| table The table was purchased a few years ago and isn't really my taste, so I am not offended by the comments 🙂 I'm really a minimalist so it's just so bizare that I ended up with this thing. I bought it more out of desperation that I couldn't find any high quality contemporary pieces I could afford. Yeah it is possibly 2 different pieces married together. We really should be using a table cloth and pad, but we've haven't been doing that.....which is probably a bad idea esp if we want to sell it soon. BTW my husband saw me post this thread started to say OMG you're selling it????!!!!! Perhaps someday we will own a home with a separate dinning room so it can be quarantined (hehe) but given that I tend to prefer more open floor plans...I doubt it. Hm. Now I'm wondering if I should cut my losses and not buy chairs to match the table at all. It's just that in the short term we're sitting on 2 borrowed chairs from my mom's set and folding chairs when guests over.....pretty ghetto. I have seen fake ghost chairs before on ebay etc. It's informative to know that people think they won't be collectible. Is that the consensus? | |||||
| setag's direct ad hominem | 1 Relevance | 18 years ago | dots | General discussion | |
| setag's direct ad hominem So starting threads about unknown items, posting my own research and soliciting comments from experts is completely selfish you say? Have you ever read a thread started by someone else and found that you have learned something? What if the original poster had decided not to post the thread because it would look like they were trying to take advantage of other's knowledge, where would that leave a forum such as this? And thank you for mentioning the Stocksdale S&P - that is the most perfect example I can think of as to why the form of the item is not relevent in some cases. Here was something with Stocksdale's own signature, in a medium he was known to use, of a type and design that was perfectly typical to him, found in a geographic region that he spent his life in -- and yet you characterize them as fake. You couldn't be more wrong when you assume they will go on ebay. First of all, I'm (99:1) more of a buyer on ebay (and elsewhere) than a seller. Secondly, I would never ever mischaracterize anything that I would sell - if I had doubts, I simply would not sell it. Your claim to know anything about my character is laughable. Now if you had said I just have insatiable curiosity, that would have been the only true thing you could say. | |||||
| There are two sides to consider: | 1 Relevance | 18 years ago | Gustavo | General discussion | |
| There are two sides to consider: There are two sides to consider: One is the ,,design,, ,,aesthetic,, side, that,s the one all you,ve been talking about. And Two, about the idea, or the concept (in this case, the cacerolazo), and to link it or not to the object, and if it,s accurate or not to attached to the object. Before to post, I thought that the second (the relationship concept-object) would be where could have more feedback more brainstorming But finally was more in the first! So TWO But the most interesting: is that had about the same sensation than before with customers! the same happens in other places. . . Different people / different cultures: about the same problem.. So that was a great learning, that this is also the point where have to work more, or the one more risky. The challenge will be to find the exact amount of suggestion. learning, that this is not the route, I don,t know, thinking that it could be better or well not say anything at all, or have to give a very very light , soft idea, about it, and the final user understand what they want.... I think that,s the most interesting thing of the project, find the exact amount of suggestion, not too much nor too little.. Move the cacerolazo explain to other place...(?) | |||||
| Well, I do have an excuse. | 1 Relevance | 11 years ago | Mark | General discussion | |
| Well, I do have an excuse. Yes. It's all getting a bit fuzzy. ...oh... ( After a belt of decent vodka, my thoughts will return). ok. I blame SDR. He was the one who wanted to raise those nasty chickens on our patio. I agreed that the lanai needed a pet or two...I'm all about sustainable living. Pets? Meat? whatever. I do sell the eggs is anyone is interested. So I am partially to blame, I know. Next thing I know, SDR is off crisscrossing the USA continuing his quest to collect more autographs and personal paraphernalia from American television goddess, Rose Marie. He is having car trouble somewhere near Gary Indiana (if anyone is close, or want to sell,swap or trade eggs any authentic Rose Marie item..please help). And Aunt Mark is left knee deep in yard birds and squawk in the swamps. Bottom line, I was distracted and blazed. Guess what's for dinner? I blame SDR. ps I'm easily mistaken. | |||||
| . | 1 Relevance | 19 years ago | HPau | General discussion | |
| . Hesitated on this one becuase I collect lps' + vintage electronics and even have a few 8 tracks lying around. Anyway! The compression on .mp3 is noticeable on a good sound system compared to a .wav (a dj I know looked at me in horror when I asked if he played .mp3) and I think I can hear bass lines on lp that I can't hear on cd, but thats my drum and its just me beating it. The new thing apparantly will be music on dvd which will apparantly be quite good, I'm not an expert at all though. As for shelving I like the clear acrylic idea, perhaps get a sheet of 200mm x 600mm x 10mm plexiglass, (or whatever you guys call it over there) and get it bent sharply along the length and have it cut so that you have 2 tabs bent up at the ends to form 'bookends'. If it is slightly undersized so that the cds' stick out over the edge of the shelf you should get a floating sort of look. It wouldn't cost much at all to have something like that made. Aha! I see the never ending bent plywood problem of not being able to butt things up against an edge! Do we have any New Order or Smiths fans here? | |||||
| O.K. | 1 Relevance | 19 years ago | glassartist | General discussion | |
| O.K. I'll go first. the first thing i was motivated to do after reading your essay, was to look up the words design and engineering. some of the definitions run right over each other. There seems to be no real distinction at times. the other issue i see is that architecture is a special case of design and engineering anyways. It seems to me a normal state that these two mix. My understanding is that when a building is designed it is tempered by all the engineering constraints that are built into building codes as well as the physical functions of the building. It seems a far cry from the design of a lamp in which the engineering (the electrical parts) is a given, and the design (how to present the light} is the to do for the designer. another thought that occured to me is that even for a designer, engineering can be a critical influence on design. the Eames' would not have come to their ground breaking designs for plywood and fiberglass without the extensive engineering of these materials up front. if you are only speaking of visuals for design of a building, perhaps in this age of the increasing untenability of suburbia and serious energy and environmental issues, aesthetics will be judged by how well these concerns are addressed. | |||||
| RE: Really dissatisfied with new Eames Lounge Chair - other owners' experiences appreciated | 1 Relevance | 7 years ago | PNW_Dragon | General discussion | |
| I've been to DWR to check out the current batch of Eames Lounges. I must say, I was underwhelmed. They were comfortable enough-not terrific mind you-but okay. One thing I noticed was the way the cushions sat in the shells, they weren't lined up quite right. Also, the piping didn't meet at the edges of the shells properly. For something that was one or two grand this might be okay, but for an easy 6k, it should be really well built. I rolled the dice on a Chinese copy-its awesome. $700 USD and it's comfy, looks good and durable. I've got small kids (and a cat) so I'm not springing 6k on a piece of furniture just now. Eames Lounges look so nice, but my copy checks all the boxes. Attachment: IMG_20190428_211101.jpg | |||||
| Critique | 1 Relevance | 19 years ago | James Collins | General discussion | |
| Critique The blog is a better forum for presenting some thing and letting people freely critique it. It's a bit awkward when people you kind of know post pics of their favorite chair or the new living room decor and we've probably all seen one that made us cringe, but we bite our toungue to be polite. In the more personal forum I think that's OK. But in the blog we are given the cream of what the professional design world is up to. We should absolutely criticize it and hard. Ostensibly most of these products, be they floor lamps or bus depots, are products for the use of consumers. This is a rare chance to tell a designer, who is after all getting paid for making this stuff by and large, that "ick your new lamp is ugly and doesn't solve any of my problems". The blog however is so far eliciting a higher level of critique (present company excepted) that may deter the more humble readers from posting their own simple, small observations. | |||||
| Review | 1 Relevance | 13 years ago | Mid Cent Mod | General discussion | |
| Review Went last Sat and was thoroughly unimpressed, particularly with the prices. I know the value of a lot of that stuff and it wasn't doing anywhere near wholesale prices. I would be hard-pressed to call that a wholesale dealer auction. Auctioneer was making up bids to start the bidding off for every item as well. I wasn't fooled, and didn't buy a thing. I wasn't about to get caught up in the bidding. I'm assuming large dealers have some sort of a deal with the auctioneer that the more they buy, the bigger discount they get. 3 dealers in particular were buying EVERYTHING with no regard to what they were spending. If they are making a profit at what they were paying, god bless them. I've seen the same stuff sell for much less at other local auctions. That's a better bet for sure. I won't waste my time with this auction in the future. I had also heard that at their last auction, cosigners were bidding on their own items to bid the price up. Not cool. Nice stuff, just nothing at a reasonable price. | |||||
| Don't change the clock. ... | 1 Relevance | 13 years ago | leif ericson - Zephyr Renner | General discussion | |
| Don't change the clock. ... Don't change the clock. Change the outlet. A: look for clock hanger outlets that are square such that you could take the outlet off the bracket and re-orient 90 degrees. I bet such a thing exists. B: get the clock hanger receptacle. keep the wall plate and set aside the outlet. get a female plug and a few inches of electrical cord. turn off the electricity. attach plug to cord to electrical wire in wall. wrap everything in electrical tape. attach wall plate and plug in clock. When you move away, make sure you replace the proper receptacle so the home inspector doesn't throw a fit. | |||||
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