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| # | Post Title | Result Info | Date | User | Forum |
| Persuade | 1 Relevance | 19 years ago | LuciferSum | General discussion | |
| Persuade My boyfriend is fairly conservative while I am fairly progressive. Often what we debate is not so much WHAT should be done, as HOW it should be done. It seems the progressive mindset is to tell people to do things, rather than to persuade them to. So, people buck against the perceieved authoritarianism rather than understanding how certain changes will help them out in the long run. Making things make sense and be attractive is the biggest hurdle the green movement faces. If people think things are more expensive and lesser quality (think CFLightbulbs)they are more likely to disregard them. This goes back to my point above about counter-intuitiveness and knee jerk reactions. What seems like the right thing to do often is not, and what is actually the cheaper solution initially appears more expensive. To use a furniture example - an Eames side chair may be 4 times as expensive as an Ikea side chair; but the expected long term returns from an Eames chair make it a far better value. (my little DCM from 1946 has far exceeded in use and value whatever the original owner paid for it) So, the question becomes: What methods do you use to persuade people? Is information alone enough, or do people need other internal/external motivators? | |||||
| Really nice table, Varsity, | 1 Relevance | 11 years ago | SDR | General discussion | |
| Really nice table, Varsity, and I love Leif's giant frames. Is that koa, too ? Here are redwood planters I made this fall for my café client. Did I show these already ? Vertical boards are captured between two frames, the whole thing kept together by long bolts at the corners. The base is a separate piece, the lapped corner pinned with an ipe peg which doubles as a foot. | |||||
| I personally would keep it.... | 1 Relevance | 13 years ago | kin1117 | General discussion | |
| I personally would keep it.... I personally would keep it. Unlike some of you, I'm an Eames Lounge Chair fanatic. I can't say it's the best structural thing of the century, but other than that, it's perfect in my eyes. I have a few thoughts on this chair. First is that it may not be as early as 1956 because some claim to have seen 670/671's with 3 screws under arm rests and boot glides produced later than 1956, but not much later. Definitely this is an old chair, but really hard to say how old with certainty unless there's a date stamp. Second, I'd be VERY careful with the zippers because being that old, they may not be able to withstand too much opening and closing anymore, especially if they had been stuck at some time that last few decades. Third, THOROUGHLY check the shock mounts. Remove the cushions; disassemble the panels and arm rest metal plates and inspect the mounts. I'd hate to see anything happen to the beautiful lower back panel should the shock mounts fail. It's probably a good idea to consider replacing the mounts anyway because being close to 60 years old, you just never know and you'll want to be able to relax in it with a peace of mind. Again, it's a great piece of history and if you have a strong passion for this particular design, I'd definitely keep it and use it (well, maybe only by myself). I'm totally biased, but I guess you didn't get up at 5am with the idea of reselling, right? Either way, congratulations on this great find! | |||||
| mario has a point. Also,... | 1 Relevance | 18 years ago | Gustaf | General discussion | |
| mario has a point. Also,... mario has a point. Also, once you set your mind on something as unique as the Tizio, it may be hard to look elsewhere. The only thing to keep in mind is that Halogen lamps, while allowing for slimmer designs, get hotter than regular incandescent lamps and are more sensitive to surface contamination. Not sure about other pros and cons. As for other suggestions, I like the functionality of the Jieldé Lyon lamps designed by Jean-Louis Domecq in the 1950s (see link). They were recently reissued along with a new smaller model (pic 1). They are known as very sturdy and flexible lamps. Another favourite is the "Midgard Lenkleuchte 114" designed, or rather, developed by Curt Fischer in 1922 (pic 2). It inspired many later designs. A different style of lamp that also works rather well as a desk lamp is the Kaiser Idell 6631 designed by Christian Dell in 1931 (pic 3). I also like the Mouille inspired Weeks lamps, but I am not sure if there is a desk model. Of course, if money is not an object, I would go for anything by Serge Mouille. http://notonqueen.com/jielde.html | |||||
| I still want to see some cool | 1 Relevance | 11 years ago | objectworship | General discussion | |
| I still want to see some cool switchblades. They remain illegal in almost all states in the US, so there is something of a forbidden romanticism about it. The icon of the Italian stiletto switchblade is prevalent in rock and roll and outsider culture, and its utter lack of mainstream availability keeps it a desirable and collectible item. Several years ago I visited an incredible knife store in Texas that contained a stunning myriad of automatic knives, but beyond that I think a person just kind of has to get lucky in the black or charcoal gray market to even see them. I understand that knife laws are (or were?) a bit more open in Europe. For instance, I once knew a person to bring back as a souvenir, from a high school band trip to Germany, a quite decent and fairly large automatic knife rather unhidden in his suitcase, on the plane. This was before the 9/11 thing happened, of course. This weapon-object fetishism is (obviously) dicey, as weapons tend to lead to violence. So I don't know that I would exactly advocate for widespread legality, and I'm not strictly sure what the moral is, but I appreciate the aesthetics of these sorts of things, at least, for several reasons | |||||
| james | 1 Relevance | 19 years ago | LRF | General discussion | |
| james how is the sunburst spike clock that sells for 52 bucks and the eye clock? Is the sunburst spike all wood ? with a metal center, It seems to look just like the white on white with nice wood in center is this correct? Thanks for checking this out for all of us and the heads up on the shiny turbine clock, they all cannot be perfect, and of course nothing on the website yet but Ricky said they would be tonight but for what they cost what the hell , I know Vitra is the best but this is just for decorative purposes and not for collecting, and if i was collecting i still don't know if I would invest that heavy in the Vitra collection, no telling what that will be worth, I have several originals from the 50's and I have to be honest with everyone they are a real dissapointment cause they just don't run and i do not want to cut the cords and put quartz movements in cause i feel that would be sac religious. I have taken them to clock shops that work on Howard miller clocks and they can replace the movement with wide ups( i hate those ) but have a real problem fixing the original movement or putting a new electric in they just want to put in a 5.00 hobby lobby special from China, so I leave them on the wall but as any one who collects clocks knows the fun thing is see them run, so a old knock off with good design bones is not so bad!!! | |||||
| Poul Henningsen Artichoke Verdigris | 1 Relevance | 11 years ago | huntercollector1 | General discussion | |
| Hi people I have an early PH Artichoke lamp that I'm restoring . Thing is it is quite unique in that it has been left for some time and now has a verdigris patina. Im still in two minds if it to bring it back to original or leave it as it is. Ive had mixed opinions. Talking to some of my designer friends in Denmark they all say don't touch it ! That Getting that finish takes years and years. Also apparently it originally was suspended by just 2 cables - off the handles? Just thought id throw it out there... | |||||
| Bog standard means | 1 Relevance | 18 years ago | Danish-homestore.com | General discussion | |
| Bog standard means that the item was made for the masses by established industrial manufacturers of furniture. To give you an example. A friend of my fathers owned Ødsted møbelfabrik where I used to love to go and a kid. You walk in the door to Hans's fabric cutting room and then into the main factory part. In the furthest end was pallets of wood and chipboard and in the nearest end was the finished item of furniture with work stations in between, where his staff did their "thing" He made the furniture from scratch using his own set routine and not the regimented scale drawings of Finn Juhl, Wegner, Jalk or for that matter any known design. His own team decided upon what they considered in demand and that is what they made. His furniture was well made and thought out and cared for in the process from timber to sofa and it was meant for any one who liked it. Sadly Hans died of throat cancer about 8 years ago and the whole place was emptied, mostly to my warehouse spares and bits n bobs section, but all the machinery was chopped up for scrap. That is bog standard. The image shows some of hans's chairs | |||||
| So I recently purchased one | 1 Relevance | 11 years ago | Kyle James | General discussion | |
| So I recently purchased one of these tables also. I got it at a low price from a person who knew nothing about it's design origin. He said it was his family's and over 15 years old. The one thing that's weird is that my pin that connects the two legs is the exact one in ommcc's picture, but it is chromed and hollow through the middle. Did they change the pins over time? I don't have a pic of the pin at the moment but here are some of the table. Hope it's authentic. I must admit, I have little knowledge on Noguchi designs...but the price was too good to pass up! All other aspects appear to be correct, thickness of glass, the nipple and flat edge. The measurements seem right also. It's just odd to see a chromed hollow pin, possibly made from aluminium, but hard to tell. | |||||
| Hi SDR | 1 Relevance | 11 years ago | gregward | General discussion | |
| Hi SDR The white thing is a 'White Magic' abrasive pad which takes scuff marks off the matt black paintwork. Current lights have a slight sheen as it it way easier to keep clean. They are bubble wrapped for shipping. Here's a picture of a ceiling light I'm working on. The correct 120mm hemispheres are done and I'm about to fit the tubes. Cutting the wholes in in the curve surface proved to be difficult. Will post more when I'm further along. Also made an "Antony " light " ,a simple wall fixing with an inline rocker switch, makes versatile bedside light. Cheers Greg | |||||
| Parametric means..o.a.... | 1 Relevance | 22 years ago | koen | General discussion | |
| Parametric means..o.a.... that all variables are part of a related system and can be expressed as a function of a constant. In 3D drafting and modeling systems it means that you can relate dimensions to each other. Exemple: You could build the housing for a few batteries around the measurements of say AAA. If you change the dimensions of the batteries to AA, all the measurements related to the housing would automatically follow. Very handy with screws and their tapped holes, but also in antropometrics when you want to change from one percentile group to another. This being said, I agree that Rhino + Flamingo gives as much possibilities as one could dream of. As I have mentioned on this forum before. Be careful with making computer renderings "better than real" The clietn may be seduced and...disappointed when he or she holds the real product. I see a lot of products on the market with typical "computer modeling" errors that can be hidden on screen but re-surface in the real thing. Curve tangent on curve is one of the most frequent ones. As with any medium, you have to understand and create the shape in your head before you draw, paint, airbrush, computer render etc. | |||||
| RE: weaving the back of a Wegner Ch25 | 1 Relevance | 5 years ago | Elizabeth | General discussion | |
| Posted by: user_232 @m4r3x5p3ctr0n - I don't think these are the same photos I posted years ago but they're all I've got at this time. I haven't woven one of these in at least five years and I would be hard pressed to give exact instructions now. I figure things out visually most of the time and trying to put it into words even if I remembered exactly how it is done is a bit taxing! I did write out some instructions back then---maybe this was one of the photos that was posted at the time. I hope it's helpful. I found that the best thing was to look at the original weave but if that's gone on your chair then it's not much help. Good luck. https://flic.kr/p/2mQV4XC https://flic.kr/p/2mQZzCf https://flic.kr/p/2mQYoLS Hello, are you @Spanky ? I can help you to find back your original account. Sincerely, Elizabeth | |||||
| had a go at the AJ | 1 Relevance | 15 years ago | LuciferSum | General discussion | |
| had a go at the AJ I decided to have a go at the AJ lamp since my friend was nice enough to drag it out of the Magic Dumpster. First thing was disassembling the whole kit. Then carefully un-kinking the pole, which I got within a reasonable proximity of 'straight'. The hardest part was re-attaching the base. I had to use a screw reamer to extract the threaded rod that had snapped off in the base. Then I determined the thread size and pitch. My hardware store doesn't carry metric so I ordered a die and a die wrench which arrived a few days ago. Then came the moment of truth. It was agonizing cutting the threads. I couldn't satisfactorily clamp down the pole so I was holding the head whilst using the wrench. It felt like I was going to snap the pole off every time I twisted. But...in the end I was successful: I was able to recut enough threading to screw the base back on, rewire everything, try it, find out the foot switch was busted, run back to the hardware store for a new switch, re-wire everything (again) and voila! A slightly shorter, slightly crooked, scratched here and there, AJ floor lamp! | |||||
| Painting technique | 1 Relevance | 13 years ago | norm | General discussion | |
| I picked this up in Racine, Wisc. about 15 years ago and have never quite figured out how it was done. Both sides have a similar design, one side marked 1962 and the other marked 1962-1980. I'm guessing that the side marked 1962 only was done first and then in 1980 the artist redid the same thing on the other side due to fading or damage or? Any theorys? | |||||
| Eameshead that slippery... | 1 Relevance | 13 years ago | Starline | General discussion | |
| Eameshead that slippery... Eameshead that slippery slope gets most people sooner or later. I agree that the best vintage pieces in good condition should hold their value. I noticed much of the basic Danish stuff is cheaper now with so much being imported it's now common at auctions or Ebay.Some of the rarer popular pieces have actually gone up but that is only a few of the best pieces being harder to source maybe. Eames alloy group does not command what it used to but I would still snap up an old alloy softpad lounger with that alloy block thing underside.Love that model or even the rare ES 102 Intermediate.Nice. In reality most prices are depressed at the moment which I attribute to the economy and the new frugal attitude since the GFC. Things are still tough and many don't feel as secure in their job anymore.Layoffs still happening across the board and being highlighted in the news every week would not help. Mark, You may mean British born David Nightingale Hicks who started doing interiors in the US for the stars in the 60s,70s,80s. I meant Melbourne Australia based David Hicks and no it's not the same Guantanamo Bay David Hicks who is unrelated. | |||||
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