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| # | Post Title | Result Info | Date | User | Forum |
| ID Danish chair | 1 Relevance | 10 years ago | kittybufu | Identification | |
| Recently acquired what appears to be a Danish lounge chair any help? Only thing marked on the chair is the rubber webbing marked Denmark and what appears to be a sticker that was removed. | |||||
| RE: Really Cool Dining Chairs 2: Electric Boogaloo | 1 Relevance | 7 years ago | mark737 | Identification | |
| Ha! Yes, emu leather and sheep's fur would be a major upgrade. There's an unadorned set on 1stDibs right now for $2900. With those improvements, gotta be worth at least $9K. I came across an old thread asking if these chairs (and matching table) were by De Lucchi . The response, by someone ironically called niceguy, was that they were "poorly executed" and obviously not associated with Memphis. The only thing I see that was poorly executed was your response, "niceguy". http://old.designaddict.com/forum/Identification/Need-help-identifying-designer-Memphis-Style-Postmodern-dining-set Attachment: memset.jpg | |||||
| Most manufacturers | 1 Relevance | 14 years ago | Spanky | General discussion | |
| Most manufacturers now include that information on their websites for each fabric. Here's the info for Knoll's Classic Boucle, for instance: Testing: Wyzenbeek Published : 40,000+ Tensile Strength Weft : 227 Tensile Strength Warp : 328 Seam Slippage Weft : 66 Seam Slippage Warp : 58.5 NFPA 260 (UFAC) : Class I Lightfastness 40 hrs : 5 That last one is what you're looking for, though you'd have find their key to terms (I think there's one somewhere) to find out what it actually means. Maharam/Kvadrat's Hallingdall looks pretty good, comes in a jillion colors and wears well, and has that same 40 hour thing for lightfastness: Performance Abrasion: 100,000+ cycles, Martindale method Flammability: This textile meets all appropriate flammability requirements for seating. See flame certificate for specific testing information. Lightfastness: 40+ hours So...I dunno. Hunt around. I would go by the manufacturer's ratings rather than anecdotal advice, since your sun exposure could be very different than someone else's. http://www.knolltextiles.com/textiles/index http://www.maharam.com/products/460760/skus/460760116 | |||||
| This is an interesting... | 1 Relevance | 19 years ago | finch | General discussion | |
| This is an interesting... This is an interesting subject. There's this school of thought that all media should be tucked away up and out of sight, and I respect that thought, and was even on the fence about it myself for a time; I like the idea of gooey fillings under minimalist icing. With that in mind, I thought a sliding panel that concealed the wall which housed my collection might be just the thing, (barndoorhardware.com -- not an endorsement), but in the end, I left it as is. I have one wall that is almost solid with recorded media and it really isn't unsightly or busy as you'd think. In fact, it enriches the room in a way with its mosaic of spines. It imparts a warmth not unlike a good library. It says, people live here...it says, treasure! But mostly, I rarely focus it much attention at all -- the eventual fate of almost any wall treatment. That reminds me -- I read once a few years back where a couple of bibliophiles were trying to sell their home in SF and two different real estate agents encouraged them to stash away their books, as it supposedly discouraged buyers. But a big TV hanging on the wall is cool. How insane! The design aspects of an interior should be ancillary to the inhabitants and their occupations. To me, a place without ANY media looks somewhat staged and even superficial. | |||||
| confessions of a danish... | 1 Relevance | 12 years ago | oskar | General discussion | |
| confessions of a danish... confessions of a danish hitman: name: steven profession: electrical engineer favorite woods: teak, rosewood, bocote favorite designers: hovmand-olsen, don shoemaker, kodawood, kipp stewart, arne vodder, finn juhl penchants: some people like to sniff glue, I like to sniff finishing oils. pet peeves: the painting of any mid century furniture, curved veneer, smoking, and air conditioning. drink: tom collins food: nothing beats a good tabbouleh and hommos weapon: random orbital sander and mirka sanding discs. finishing piece: fine bronze wool. lessons I've learned: food grade based mineral oil is the best thing to use on teak, rosewood, and dark walnut. best kills: finn juhl teak spade chair for $20, 6 bay teak cado wall unit with all the fixin's for $150. | |||||
| Otto Wagner Style Armchair | 1 Relevance | 5 years ago | mark737 | Identification | |
| Does anyone recognize this chair or tag? Looks like Otto Wagner's Postsparkasse chair redone by Ward Bennett. The frame is ebonized wood, beech I assume, with oval legs. I'd guess 1980's Italian but I've been wrong many times before. I've tried image and keyword searches and the closest thing I found was a set attributed to Edward Axel Roffman but they are clearly not the same. Thanks y'all. Attachment: BAC1.jpg Attachment: Tag.jpg | |||||
| Plycraft | 1 Relevance | 20 years ago | NULL NULL | General discussion | |
| Plycraft I don't know a thing about Plycraft--sorry! I have seen the same chair with both Selig and Plycraft labels and I find it all very confusing. I'd like to see a "before" of your armrests when you get a chance. I haven't seen any knockoffs with welt though there seem to be other little variations. Sometimes the photos online are so bad that it's hard to make out any details. I haven't backed the leather with anything and none of the leather I've removed had any backing, so I think you're fine there. I read something once about how the real Eames chairs are done in glove leather but I don't know if that's true or not. I sat in one in Harrod's and wasn't aware of the leather being softer and thinner than the stuff I've used but that doesn't mean it wasn't! I've had the most trouble with the buttons. The garden variety covered button kits in the fabric stores are not strong enough for upholstery. They pop apart almost immediately. I came up with a system where I cover the outer part and then epoxy a plastic button threaded with cord to the inside. Except that some of these don't even hold all that well. I'm going to use JB Weld adhesive when I redo them. The problem also is that the leather is so thick that you can't fit the inner part into the outer button shell once the leather is on. A professional upholsterer would probably have heavy duty button kits. You should ask about that when you get the armrests done. | |||||
| There are so many things... | 1 Relevance | 22 years ago | mwood5 | General discussion | |
| There are so many things... There are so many things that come to mind. I'm a huge muscle car fan. It's somthing about those big ugly cars with tons of horsepower....sort of the anti-bauhaus thing. You want a perfectly designed auto? The original VW Bug. Form definitely follows function on that one baby. As for modern cars I like. I like the new retro look to the 05 mustangs....oh yeah, that new Ford GT wins every category. But then again, we're looking at a spitting image of a 1966, or so, design. Makes me think once again that nothing has been designed since about the mid 60s that's worth a damn. Oh, those new Mercedes S500's are pretty nice looking. I don't know, for that kind of money, they should look amazing. If I have to pick one marquee, give me Ferrari. One country of origin, give me Germany. That sounds funny, but I'm not a fan too much of Lambo's as I think they're way too over the top for no reason. Sort of like all the tacky, very bright garish Euro furniture that's out there. The German manufacturers design cleaner cars. The Ferarri's are just f-ing beautiful from day one. Although, they've had a few dogs....308, etc... It pains me not to be able to put my British loves up there, but once again, since about the mid to late 60s the Aston Martins haven't really done it for me. But, man oh man, give me a mid 60s DB4 or 6 and I'm hittin' the road. Love the new Mini's as well. Fun, cheap....great little cars. Later, m | |||||
| Wow, that's odd... | 1 Relevance | 19 years ago | Olive | General discussion | |
| Wow, that's odd... I just bought exactly those mirros, Lucifer Sum...and I imagine in the very same IKEA in Stoughton...they're going over the sinks in my guest bath redo. I'm not much of an accessorizer...my coffee table is completely empty except for a small red glass tealight holder from IKEA. My kitchen counters are a bare as I can make them. But I tend to favor natural materials, wood, glass, metals, pottery. I like things that look crafted, but not awkwardly handmade. I'm famous for buying things I like the shape of and removing the gewgaws or spray-painting the thing a single color. I love the birds and the coffee-mug above... but the owl trivet...not so much. Some of the things I love you can see in the link below. Boy, do I ever need to get some new shots up! Anyway, I love my Morso woodstove. I love my teapots, I never get tired of looking at (and using) these objects. I also have a newly acquired replica of a Cambodian Bodhisatva, similar to the forms at Angor Wat. It is a supremely beautiful form. And I've got a small handmade Japanese jewelry box made of cherry and black lacquer that I love. http://oliveshouse.blogspot.com/ | |||||
| Juanearl for the win! | 1 Relevance | 10 years ago | Spanky | General discussion | |
| Juanearl for the win! Antique laundry rack. I couldn't find any pics of the exact thing in use but these are all similar. The OP's was probably hung on an exterior wall given how weathered it is. | |||||
| While looking for something else in | 1 Relevance | 12 years ago | Spanky | General discussion | |
| While looking for something else in my photo archives today, I stumbled upon these pics which I'd totally forgotten about. They are of a high back Pearsall lounge chair that I reupholstered awhile back. I always take photos of how things are put together so that I can redo them accurately. Or so that I know what pitfalls to avoid, like here. This absolutely the original upholstery. There were no old holes under it where previous staples or tacks had been removed. There were no remnants of other fabric. There were no signs of repairs done to the upholstery. These nails were sticking out of the back of the chair just above the level of the seat. I believe they were driven in to anchor the fabric to the plywood back as you can see in the first photo. They would have been going through 1- or 2-inch thick latex foam right there. If it was 2", then it would have been too thick for stapling. Even 1" might have been iffy. So the upholsterer used 1" nails and didn't notice or didn't care that they were sticking all the way through the back and protruding a good 1/4" or 1/2". (You can also see the sort of randomly placed screws along the bottom edge of the plywood back in the top photo. The plywood edge on this chair was in better shape than most.) I offer this as a concrete example of the kind of thing I've talked about before, in case there are any doubters. | |||||
| Nakashima straight chairs. | 1 Relevance | 12 years ago | juanearl | Identification | |
| I purchased these today from a consignment shop. They were in no way labeled as Nakashima or modern, but I couldn't resist. There is oak, ash, beech, and possibly a fourth wood on the chairs. They are definitely old. The dimensions are right and the proportions look right to me. The backs are also solid, not laminated and bent. No markings except some hand numbering. What does anyone with some more knowledge of his work think? Real thing? | |||||
| Poul Jensen Z chair help | 1 Relevance | 14 years ago | kav | General discussion | |
| I'm looking at buying a teak Poul Jensen Z chair and I would value your opinions on the quality and authenticity of the piece I'm looking at. The issues are, not a Selig import but does have a 'Made in Denmark' stamp, could this be a copy or is it the real thing. The seat bench looks a different wood stained teak. There are two screws from a repair on the seat base to the front legs. It is being offered at a reasonable price so I'm tempted. Thanks! -Kav. | |||||
| i have strong opinions ... | 1 Relevance | 19 years ago | LRF | General discussion | |
| i have strong opinions ... i have strong opinions on this subject. since i have such a strong vintage collection. I love every piece and am not afraid to have any one sit on any thing since it is only furniture , I personally have had only one bad experience with any of the vintage furniture and that is with the Eames Lounge chair, I had just gotten it back from being recovered and refinished, as it was a early 70's rosewood that needed a little refinishing and the shock mounts needed to be replaced, My wife was knitting in the chair and pulled up on the arms to try to get out of the chair and there it went arms and all back to the re finisher for another two weeks after that it went to senior status for your eyes only, as we are afraid it will break again but it is like a piece of art to be admired, now the other 20 chairs around the house I love they way they look. last christmans party some slop dropped food on the leather Brnos but what can you do put towels down like they are in heat? no way just let it happen..... my wifes new chair that she sits and knits in for hours is a Egg chair completely redone in a great Maharam fabric and beautiful. she says it is really comfortable to sit in and she is really enjoying it , so you have to be your own judge just be cautious and stir the big guys to the heavier chairs. | |||||
| new lamp from Herman Miller | 1 Relevance | 20 years ago | LRF | General discussion | |
| I saw this at Herman Miller and I ordered on I think it is great and they from what I saw you can dim it to get make it real bright retails for around 500.00 really great !! enclosed is a bio of the designer glad to see that Herman Miller is coming up with new designs and Products Yves Behar Yves Behar is a thinker. And one thing he thinks about a lot is the future. You can see it in his designs--from his reflective red-lacquered laptop for Toshiba to his elegant closed-toe Footprints for Birkenstock to his refined Aliph Jawbone Headset for cell phones. "I believe design's purpose is not only to show us the future, but to bring us the future," he states. The founder of fuseproject ("dedicated to the emotional experience of brands through storytelling"), Behar has been exploring the design world since his childhood in Switzerland. "In Europe, it is double nature to evaluate objects based on how they work and how they look," he explains. Behar grew up in a bicultural home, influenced by his East German mother and Turkish father. "One is functional and modernist and the other, expressive and poetic," he says. "I always try to marry the two in my projects." | |||||
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