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| # | Post Title | Result Info | Date | User | Forum |
| Any ideas on origin of this chair? | 1 Relevance | 11 years ago | Reamie | Identification | |
| I just bought this chair, I fell in love with its original fabric and unusual lines. It has a top heavy thing going on I found very alluring! Any ideas on its origins? The armrests are unlike others I've seen on similar chairs. | |||||
| Whenever the weave requires | 1 Relevance | 10 years ago | Spanky | General discussion | |
| Whenever the weave requires wrapping the cord entirely around the side rails, you have to use cut lengths of cord. The shorter the length, the easier it is to weave, though you also don't want to have a lot of joins in the cord if you can help it. So you have to determine the longest length you're comfortable with and work with that. Two hundred feet is way too long, in my opinion. My max is 60' but I've found that even that slows me down too much---the extra time spent untangling is more time than I would spend joining a new length. Lately I've been using more like 40-45'. (And actually I measure in yards---just a quick half-armspan's length, which is about a yard in my case. If you're really tall or really short, it will be different but not hugely. It's quicker and easier than measuring with a yardstick.) Another thing to consider when deciding what length cord you want to work with is that it gets worn a bit when you pull it through the warp strands. The more passes, the greater the wear. For the backs of these chairs, I tack or staple new cord on the inside edges of the frame. It shows but it's way better than a bulky knot, and I always lay the looped end of the new cord over the cut ends of the previous pair. It's a pain in the neck to do. As for the narrow slots on the seat frame---I used to do the cord joins on these by tying the smallest knot possible, positioning it carefully so that when tightened it would be entirely hidden in the slot, then pounding it flat so that it would fit into the slot, then pulling it through. This was a pain to do and it barely fit even when flattened. It was also wide. Then I came up with this other way which I love and is actually easier. First, pull the ends of the working cord through the slot and mark where they exit the slot. Pull them back out and mark another point on the cords at about half of the width of the rail (inside the first marks). Thread the loop end of the new double strand onto the cut ends of the old pair and fold the cut ends over the loop. Wrap the doubled pair of strands firmly with heavy duty upholstery thread on a sharp needle and take a few stitches to secure it. (Might work to wrap with fine wire, too---I used thread because I had some sitting there and it turned out to work great.) Trim the ends close enough to the thread/wire wrap that they will not show past the slot in the rail. If you measured accurately, the entire thing will be hidden within the rail. | |||||
| Dashes,I agree completely | 1 Relevance | 18 years ago | Tulipman | General discussion | |
| Dashes,I agree completely I think the best retail finds are in those "stuffy" antique shops where everything is hardcore federalist,and the one great orphaned MCM item is underpriced,as it is not their specialty.I once had a proproeter to an antique store tell me not to go into antique stores if I'm searching for MCM.I laughed and retorted,"Are you kidding?That's where I find the best stuff." He was none to pleased with my sharp tongued reply,but it's true. Also,regarding the thrifts,it can be downright discouraging not to find a thing sometimes,but you must persist and visit the same place in a week or two,as the stuff just keeps changing week to week,sometimes even day to day in a city location.I actually have a grid of about a 40 mile radius which I try to regularly cover in my spare time.I think if I was a full time "picker",i would have no trouble filling a warehouse.Must watch the clutter in my apartment,as it's not looking too minimalist these days-LOL.Ah well,anyhow,bottom line is,it is indeed good fun.IF you can put up with lots screaming kids and old ladies blocking aisles with their shopping carts-LOL-just kidding-no admonishment, please. | |||||
| eh... | 1 Relevance | 17 years ago | LuciferSum | General discussion | |
| eh... I disagree with the "no imagination" comment, but I'm going to bring it outside of design context for a minute... I'm from Boston, where people are fanatical about being Red Sox fans. However, for each die-hard fan there are three other people who like the Red Sox because it is the cool thing to do - it's socially relevant and allows you to be part of a greater community. We call these secondary fans Pink Hats because when the Sox made it into the ALCS playoffs (before winning the World Series) the girlfriends of meathead fans would buy a pink baseball cap because it matched their outfits or whatever... point being it's a somewhat derogatory term for people who claim citizenship to Red Sox Nation, but can't tell you who played second base in 1986. (Marty Barret; MVP) I don't think its fair to deride those who like something good solely for having a reputation for being good. Sure, you can appreciate some of the quirkier designs for their idiosyncrasies, but there are reasons that icons are iconic. A BMW 3 series is a great car and some people will gloss over that and only recognize its social cachet. That doesn't make the car any less good... I happen to like the Honda. It looks butch... unlike my pink RedSox cap. | |||||
| Sustainability | 1 Relevance | 19 years ago | Olive | General discussion | |
| I haven't started a thread in a long while and it's high time I did. Now that I am feeling fairly well trained in my new renewable energy career, I'd be happy to answer any questions that anyone has about using renewable energy technologies, sustainable building practices, and suggest small life style changes that can make big impacts. I know that many of you here care about this kind of thing and want to learnthat you can indeed do these things on a modest budget and with modernist style. Everyone has heard about using solar power and wind power for electricity generation but there are other technologies out there that don't get the media attention that are great for home scale use. Geothermal and Solar Thermal are two examples. I'd be happy to explain either of them or anything that you'd like to know more about. It's not my intent to drag you the company web site and make you buy stuff, but if you are interested in buying something, please let me know so I can be your sales person. Otherwise fire away with any and all questions and I will do my darndest to answer! If you are interested in our website here it is: http://www.altenergystore.com | |||||
| Grendel, | 1 Relevance | 11 years ago | Spanky | General discussion | |
| Grendel, Ah, ok, mine was built on the ground so I had the luxury of excavating for each footing block as needed to get the whole thing level. Still, there were a lot of blocks and also a lot of mosquitos. Excavating and leveling was actually the hardest part. (I did have some help with the framing.) I wanted mine really low to the ground but was hampered by the fact that the ground was sloped toward the house (yes, you read that right) and I had to put some kind of drainage system under the deck, plus the door to the house was right at grade. It was a mess but it turned out well all things considered. | |||||
| Snelson invented tensegrity but Bucky | 1 Relevance | 21 years ago | NULL NULL | General discussion | |
| Snelson invented tensegrity but Bucky Fuller coined the name and researched it independently. Fuller did a lot to make it look like his own invention, which alienated Snelson. Snelson was originally inspired by Bucky, though. They met at Black Mountain College where Bucky was a visiting professor, and Snelson an art student. (Joseph Albers was teaching there at the same time.) Funny thing is, Snelson has done other work that looks like stuff Bucky did, but I can't find out who did it first. I've never read anything about it from Snelson, though he certainly has something to say about tensegrity being his invention. He has a great website explaining his own system of tensegrity (a vague word, worthless to engineers), which differs from Bucky's system, and which he seems to understand much more clearly than Bucky. Bucky made big claims, Snelson makes reasonable analyses. But he's a sculptor, not an engineer. Some engineers are still excited about tensegrity. Or they still write about it. Snelson (and I ) like it because it shows the beauty of structure. "A force diagram in space," somebody said of the compression struts and tensile members of which Snelson's tensegrities are composed. | |||||
| i sold my 2003 Mercedes M... | 1 Relevance | 19 years ago | LRF | General discussion | |
| i sold my 2003 Mercedes M... i sold my 2003 Mercedes ML on autotrader and it was bought by a Russian in New Jersey and shipped to Moscow, seems the Russians have a thing for used SUVs with 50,000 miles on them, they don't have to pay a instate tax on them, and they a re considered a great deal, That is what Boris told me the Russian who bought my ML . 2 years ago, but no Boris or taker on my cayenne s I put it in the auto trader for $35,000 US DOLLARS with 43,000 miles , a good price and no takers or callers , till last night and some Russian called and was interested in it, but I was so frustrated that not one call came through in 3 weeks . I dumped on a use car lot for 30k leaving a couple bucks on the table but i got tired of waiting for the Russians to call. this is all very strange to me since i am in Oklahoma Boris said they like cars from this region cause they know they have mild winters with little salt on the Roads and it does not hurt the cars. like Jersey or New York, glad to hear we are good for something down here in Oklahoma, | |||||
| SDR | 1 Relevance | 13 years ago | Eameshead | General discussion | |
| SDR Yes I agree with most of what you say here... INTENT is pretty much the only issue (as a starting point at least) and without even getting to issues of quality. The one thing I might add is CONTEXT. A box of Tide laundry detergent was perhaps creatively designed, but it is not asking to be looked at like a painting. No matter how much the artist would like it to be seen for more than the role it plays, the way it gets assimilated has limits. The box's main purpose is trying to stand out for a split second and make someone buy it. That role dominates its potential for meaning. In this case, you could say that it doesn't matter if the artist tells you his intent is this or that, because the context overpowers the visuals. (Unless a particular applied design, over time, somehow transcends it's initial situation and gets appreciated in another way, with the help of time and distance. I know that most laundry soap box designers are well aware of the limits on how their work will be assimilated. And are not expecting anything more to be read into their designs. (My dad designed a few of the many versions of the Clorox bottle, and Kikkomann Soy sauce labels. LOL) There was something i didn't agree with too, but I have to re read to remember what it was... maybe Ill address that next... | |||||
| Is this a real Wegner chair? | 1 Relevance | 14 years ago | kcbrains | General discussion | |
| Had this chair for a few years now and just assumed it was the real thing. There are no tags or markings burnt into the wood. Can anyone confirm that this is a real wegner ch29 and shed any light onto what the markings mean aside from ' 29 M ' meaning model 29. Thanks | |||||
| Threads with thumbnails | 1 Relevance | 13 years ago | leif ericson - Zephyr Renner | General discussion | |
| Threads with thumbnails I have just found the identity of an chair in an id request from months back, but I can't find the thread. I have the image of the chair in my head, and SDR commenting that it would be uncomfortable: good luck finding that thread. Because id thread titles just aren't memorable. But a thumbnail image of the piece in question would be. So: can we have the first image in the first post in a thread displayed as a thumbnail along with the title in the thread list? This would also help identify the different editions of the endless "last thing you acquired" thread, as the number of the edition just isn't memorable (was it #13 or #11, hmmm....) This is a design forum, so a " visual subtitle" seems conceptually appropriate. Any thread without a pic could have a blank picture icon so it takes up the same amount of vertical space in the thread list. Also, listing the name of the OP in the thread list would be helpful. Simeon's recent id request would be easy find with his name by the title. Good luck finding it right now. | |||||
| Eames ES 104 tilt function | 1 Relevance | 8 years ago | Nirodha | General discussion | |
| Hi al, my first post 🙂 I have been considering to buy a beautiful Eames ES 104 (see pics). But there is one thing (apart from the steep price) that is a problem. The chair is an early example with a tilt function that cannot be put in a fixed position. I know later versions do have this function. Is it possible to adapt this chair because I am not a big fan of rocking chairs ;-). Any input is welcome. Thank you! Wim | |||||
| Time for woody to roll out | 1 Relevance | 11 years ago | Eameshead | Off topic | |
| Time for woody to roll out another chicken george painting for halloween? Or we could talk Rose Marie (for halloween?) Or we could discuss why the tin woodsman is so creepy? Or not. OR-- we go "off topic" in reverse and talk about how the recent Wright auctions of Eames stuff slapped down the MCM market naysayers yet again? It is my sense that the high end is getting a bit higher still, while the more common stuff is perhaps waning a bit. Or was it just the pedigree and notoriety of the seller of the chair collection, and the museum show resume that made this auction a possible outlier? Who knows. But it beats the tin woodsman. But then again, even on the low end (on ebay) a SMALL MOUNT 60s seafoam armshell with a large drilled hole in it AND all four shock mounts ripped off went for…………$470? That means someone paid 520 after shipping, and the thing needs time and materials from there to get it right. And even then, you have a repaired chair for about 600. So that does say something about demand… or at least two crazed bidders? To be fair, the lowest prices for shells on ebay have often been much softer than that. Im not sure what Rose Marie autographs are going for lately. Ill ask Ray. | |||||
| I'm stumped - Please help ID this chair | 1 Relevance | 12 years ago | cruizer204 | Identification | |
| It has the characteristics of many chairs; however, I cannot find an exact match. It has a weighted head rest and all the upholstery is original. It's in excellent condition and the only thing that is missing, is the tag 🙁 Thanks for your help! | |||||
| "Water-white" | 1 Relevance | 22 years ago | SDR | General discussion | |
| "Water-white" conversion varnish (catalyzed lacquer) by Sherwin-Williams might be a good choice -- needs to be sprayed on, of course. This works well in the shop environment -- don't know what to recommend for a field finish. Az, could you strip and refinish? That would give the wood a second chance to show its true color. . Personally, being a "romantic modernist," I favor the warm tones of wood -- the way Doug fir mellows to almost amber after being in place for a while. . .but that buttery yellow of freshly-finished white maple is unique, to my mind. Any wood+finish, even those species not photo-sensitive (as mahogany, cherry and fir are) is going to mellow and darken slightly over time. The glossier the finish, the darker/brighter the color, all other things being equal. True of many materials, actually. . . Jazz, yours sounds like a special (to me) house. The only thing I can say is that continuity and restraint usually contribute to the quiet calm one associates both with "home" and with the best of modernism, from Wright on. . . SDR | |||||
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