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| I really think that someone... | 1 Relevance | 21 years ago | whitespike | General discussion | |
| I really think that someone... I really think that someone else may be able to tell you better about their worth, but I would say aroudn 75-100 for each sideshell and about 150-300 for each armshell depending on condition. Age also has something to do with it and if they are good, clean, earlier examples they may be worth more. I would visit ebay and type in "eames shell" and then look at only completed listings. don't just looks at the end price - but also pay attention to the chair condition and make sure they are also upholstered and have the same base. the base also makes the price vary. Last thing - I think you will get a better return selling the sides as a pair and the arms as a pair. Selling them all as one package would close doors to potential buyers that don't want that many or would perfer all sides or all arms. You could sell them all as singles, but I think it is nice to buy a good, clean pair. any better insights on worth? I think she said that the chairs are: 2 armshells, 2 sideshells. all upholstered in a golden yellow vinyl with tan backs. all on 4-star aluminum bases. Is this correct? | |||||
| . | 1 Relevance | 15 years ago | HPau | General discussion | |
| . Its ok really, I had forgotten that even though there are cranky threads and jokes there are quality people here, even from the start fastfwd fixed the pictures. Reading through most of it makes me very happy to be a DAer. I'll have a crack and make a general comment too. A few years ago Koen mentioned 'being able to look the customer in the eye' which maybe really means being honest with yourself. I could not look the customer in the eye for a long time because I knew I was (pardon the rudeness) doing not a great deal more than masturbating, of all the things I have made just a few have been worthwhile. A sort of Noblesse oblige is another important thing I think. To be middle class and have had the oppurtunity to learn and the time to ponder things obliges a person to alleviate or in some way comment upon what is wanting in his society. It could be many things in any medium but taking that attitude helps make your work purposeful and gives it value and integrity (two things which a lot of contemporary creative work lacks) on a level totally different to the financial one. | |||||
| I thought it was obvious I... | 1 Relevance | 16 years ago | HPau | General discussion | |
| I thought it was obvious I... I thought it was obvious I was taking the piss a little bit, and fair point that its not really the thread to express those opinions but people who don't watch television tend to find what it does hard to resist passing comment on. What revolts me about it is the violence as entertainment and family and personal tragedies masquerading as news. I also hate what it does to families, when children have television in their own rooms and children and parents spend so little time together anyway...it also being both audio and visual is an imagination destroyer, if I'm reading genre fiction I prefer my own mental imagery, it doesn't have a budget. The strange thing is the television watchers reaction to anti television opinions, its like the hick uncle who berates the vegetarian child, as though their diet is a personal attack, it's not you its the media and its affects, I apologise if it seemed that way. Got to go, poetry slam at Marks. | |||||
| howard miller vs vitra... | 1 Relevance | 17 years ago | reactcreative | General discussion | |
| howard miller vs vitra... Check out the ebay auction below. I have a vintage Howard Miller version of this clock. I have never seen the vitra reproduction, but from the vitra photos the only thing that looks different is that it's made of cherry instead of walnut. I saw this auction on ebay - and I have to say, if this is the current version, I'm really disappointed. It looks nothing like the original - The face is flatter with the bevel on the inside being majorly enlarged, it looks like the glass is flat, and the base is not circular (which i knew, but this looks severely skewed) Is this a good representation of the vitra version, and if so, whats the deal with the proportions? This is the only repro that I've notice that seems dramatically changed. Anyone? I attempted to post this in the associated web link but it kept giving me errors so here is the link... http://cgi.ebay.com/VITRA-George-Nelson-Chronopak-Desk-Clock-Eames-Knoll...|66%3A2|39%3A1|72%3A1205|240%3A1318|301%3A0|293%3A1|294%3A50#ebayphotohosting | |||||
| I'm a huge fan of ornamental... | 1 Relevance | 17 years ago | NULL NULL | General discussion | |
| I'm a huge fan of ornamental... I'm a huge fan of ornamental grasses. They are tough, drought-resistant and deer-proof, and the dry foliage looks good through most of the winter unless flattened repeatedly by heavy snow. (Mine bounced back after the first two snows but the 30" we got later did them in.) In the early spring you simply cut the dead leaves back to about 6-8" and then the new growth goes nuts. I like Miscanthus "Morning Light" a lot--it's very popular. I would get rid of those shrubs along the front of the house. They look like they're too big for the space and someone has been hacking them back for years. Find stuff that will fit the space when mature so that you can let it grow to its natural size and shape. Are you sure about painting the brick? I ask only because once it's painted, you gotta keep painting it and that particular brick looks like it would be prone to peeling paint because of the texture. Also, make sure the mortar is sound before you paint. Looks like there are some problems in that half wall thing on the far side of the front door. | |||||
| Censorship | 1 Relevance | 19 years ago | Sound & Design | General discussion | |
| Censorship I still think it's a relativly unimportant issue. Certainly not the brightest thing to do! Akin to censorship. Why...for one, a potential buyer should study up on a sellers history & product being sold. A handful of negatives from "challanged" buyers shouldn't detract that individual from doing business with that seller. If there's a pattern of negatives that indicates a seller isn't qualified to run a garage sale, steer clear. Look more serious issues..like shrill bidders, account hackers fake bidding, fraudulent paypal chargebacks, fraud in general (both seller/buyer) are more pressing issues...to me at least...and rising fees... These are long standing and unresolved issues since I've joined in 1999. Think of real world shop owners who don't have the same voice that their customers do...much the same. Is it right or fair..hell no, but a solid Seller need not worry. Again, is it better to have two-way feedback..yes...but not a pressing issue. | |||||
| Thank you... | 1 Relevance | 18 years ago | dcwilson | General discussion | |
| Thank you... But I stand by my comments about the quality and functionality and timelessness of the design. I've thought about it and its predecessor some more and here is my best distillation. The form of the newer version is more about "keeping" garlic, whereas the form of the original was more about looking like a garlic clove and about "holding" garlic. They both hold garlic just fine, I suppose, but the form of the latest version conveys its function much more articulately IMHO. This latest form looks like something capable of draft and capable of keeping out direct sun light. This makes all the difference in the world to me for it lifts it out of a vaguely quaint symbolism and into the thing itself. Or to paraphrase poet Archibald MacLeish, not an idea about a garlic keeper, but the garlic keeper itself. Or to paraphrase one time Imagiste, the poet Ezra Pound, not symbols of an idea, but an irreducible, concrete image of it. | |||||
| Agree with that would help... | 1 Relevance | 18 years ago | Gustavo | General discussion | |
| Agree with that would help... Agree with that would help to invoke some emotion, and that emoticons it,s not the way. As SDR said "perhaps we need practice in imaginative and expressive writing". Some here are excellent writers, and some should use this talent writing professionally, for the rest of us just practice! For those non English mother tongue, that ,,lacking in silent verbal communication,, is even higher. But perhasps just use more the character-based emoticons. What about a diccionary of those? I just understand 🙂 . . . smile 🙁 . . . sad 😉 . . . (how do you say that in English?) Brent: }:-D :F I vote you as the DA designer character-based emoticons!!. 🙂 🙂 (Or just to teach us in some classes!) huahuahauahua And as Brent and Robert said, add underline bold, and 2 or 3 letter-print-type sizes. Other thing, I know that tiny changes in DA are a lot of effort and not free. But when many of the users use some types appears: ???????????????????????? Ie., at least with this three ones: ... ? so use . . . " ? so use ,, ' ? so use , But if forget to use it, fortunately we can edit them later now! (perhaps is a problem of some of our computers, I mean the keyboard or something like that) Ps: The word program I use correct me all the 🙂 by it,s own emoticon every time I type them! | |||||
| The wire around the edge has... | 1 Relevance | 15 years ago | Spanky | General discussion | |
| The wire around the edge has... The wire around the edge has a name but I can't think what it is. I believe it acts as a frame for the coils---they're all tied to each other with hog rings and then to the outer frame with hog rings, too. BUT I think it also serves to firm up the edge of the spring unit so that you don't feel like you're sliding off it. You know how when you sit on one of those cheap chair things made of foam blocks that unfold into a cheap bed? And you feel like you're just going to slide onto the floor? That's what the outer wire thing is for. I think it's actually a spring of sorts. Innerspring mattresses have them for the same reasons. As for the muslin covers on the springs, i never really thought about it but look at this photo that I just found. Maybe they're just packaged that way to make it easier to assemble the springs in a unit..?? Maybe they don't have to be hog-ringed together. Maybe the fabric is so you can just quick staple them into a unit of whatever dimensions fit your chair. http://www.chervan.com/component_pgs/springs/marshall-units.html | |||||
| I agree with Leif again. | 1 Relevance | 8 years ago | Zephyr | Repair | |
| I agree with Leif again. you are going to find it to be quite the endeavor to match the sanded with the unsanded portions. The tinted lacquer (or toner) has aged/oxidized, which makes it even harder to match. Stains are not going to work, it has to be a toner or tinted film finish. Just be thankful it was not one of the walnut-colored toners that turned green, which were common from this time period. At this point, I would sand the whole thing down, and finish with numerous coats of oil. If you are intent on protecting the top of the table for heavy use, you can use one or two coats of ARM-R-Seal, no more, or the film builds too much. Only use it on the top, as it is too thin for application on vertical members, and I would wait for a few weeks until the oil is good and cured, before applying the Arm-R-Seal. Sure, the even walnut tone has its place, but so does naturally finished beech/walnut pieces. When finished naturally in oil, it will slowly darken with age. | |||||
| This thread is a blast | 1 Relevance | 21 years ago | Olive | General discussion | |
| This thread is a blast Best thread in ages. C'mon folks post your photos it's really interesting to see other's spaces. Andy, I meant to comment on my experience having my home professional shot. I'm sure Patrick and Alix will tell us of their experience, but here's mine. The photographer showed up with like 10 different cameras, all kinds of lighting stands and doodahs, special films to block glare and reflectors to redirect light. He meticulously cleaned any reflective surfaces and dusted everything. All of my accessories or daily items were removed and only what he liked was added back in and artfully arranged. Stuff from other parts of my house was moved in to get what he was looking for in terms of arrangements. The one thing that he didn't do was bring anything or his own to decorate with. All the stuff was mine but used differently. On my new blog two of the shots are actually his, the first and last ones. (bathroom sink and kitchen)It was kind of an odd experience, but interesting and it really was cool to have my house end up in a book. | |||||
| tktoo | 1 Relevance | 16 years ago | spd | General discussion | |
| tktoo Thanks for the kind words. The chair shapes are the first thing to happen during the design process but are soon relegated second to ergonomics, that is what I spend the most amount of time on in the design process. That rocking chair alone had around 13 prototypes made to test ergonomics, rocking etc. As far as anyone can guarantee (due to varying body shapes), the chairs are extremely comfortable. The owl chair's back angle changes as the sitter rotates in the seat - going from easy chair (centred), to lounge chair (sitting sideways across the seat). As far as getting out of them, they are all different. My easy/lounge type chairs are quite low. Because of this I try to make sure there is room to get ones feet under their seat to aid in standing. The rocking chair is higher in addition to having the foot room so it's not a problem. I have to admit, I'm not a huge fan of mixing different species in one piece. | |||||
| What did I just buy? | 1 Relevance | 17 years ago | mjf451 | General discussion | |
| OK, just got 4 of these chairs at a garage sale. Love 'em, they look great I think. Just wondering if anyone has seen them before, or maybe knows a thing or two about them. No labels, marks, nothing. The cushions have been recovered and the original material and labels were removed them, so no dice on that. Anyone got any ideas? Cool, thanks! | |||||
| LRF | 1 Relevance | 19 years ago | SDR | General discussion | |
| LRF I love that you have rescued your house from an uncertain fate, and that you (both) have put so much energy and love into it. Good work. Yes, it is too bad that the wood was painted -- but you're doing the right thing, replacing windows and other necessities. Everything you've done looks great. I'm also interested to hear about the stone discovery. How wonderful it would be to be able to do a complete project with this material, and make a good attempt at recreating that incredible texture that Wright was able to get. I would be glad to provide photos of some of his examples (they vary quite a bit, as you know) if it would help. But I must object to the mixing of stone and brick on the same small building. The tradition of masonry, observed at almost all points in history including the Modern, has been to use a uniform masonry material throughout any one structure. Since you have grown to like your brick, I encourage you and your mason to save the stone for your next house, and to search out a matching brick to use in your current project. All my best regards to you for a lovely house, inside and out ! Congratulations -- SDR | |||||
| Help with old hand made table | 1 Relevance | 11 years ago | NULL NULL | Identification | |
| I don't think this is Mid Century but I am hoping that someone here might be able to help. I was thinking asian but IDK. There are no nails, a lot of it seems to be hand made/chiseled...This thing has me stumped.....HELP! | |||||
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