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| # | Post Title | Result Info | Date | User | Forum |
| I tend to agree with BigTV... | 1 Relevance | 18 years ago | NULL NULL | General discussion | |
| I tend to agree with BigTV... I tend to agree with BigTV and WoofWoof, and even though I acknowledged the aggravation of boring posts elsewhere on the forum recently, I want to clarify that boring trumps just plain ugly any day in my estimation. The occasional person wanting to know what his or her table might be worth honestly doesn't trouble me a great deal, not as much as thinking a new format might mean I could possibly miss a very good post, or, at worst, just another table price inquiry. One thing I have wondered about though is the new 'edit' function, which I find is a very nice touch in general for those of us prone to typos or not very good at immediately getting our words right, but can sometimes become a problem when an individual significantly edits their initial post after the fact of a response or several responses from followup posters. On one site where I participate, the edit function is limited to one hour following the initial post, which tends, I think, to foster a more conscious and careful approach before clicking the 'POST THIS MESSAGE' box. Just a quick thought without much thought. Thanks Patrick and Alix for all you do. | |||||
| seat cushion | 1 Relevance | 17 years ago | Danish-homestore.com | General discussion | |
| seat cushion Hi there and congrats on your chair. The Pappa bear is one of my favorites and will be arriving soon for me to enjoy. firstly let me say that you MUST not use dacron for the seat cushion as this has no life span worth speaking of. The fibre will compact and the cushion loose all resemblance of the real thing. The best option for the cushion would be to order a new latex moulded cushion direct from PP moebler. www.pp.dk If you do not want to go that way you need to have the cushion built by several layers of foam in various density and then finished with a soft layer of memory foam for added comfort. The buttons used are standard upholstery buttons aprox 1.5cm Ø or 1/4 inch. The important issue with the upholstery on the back is that your upholstrer makes the squares and not simply uses a single large piece of fabric. The reason for the squares method is that you get the perfect position for the buttons. If you have the time then go and view a new chair which has the correct upholstery. The seam under the arm is corect. The paws will lift out for access and to hide staples and for the cord edging to be fitted. http://www.pp.dk/index.php?page=collection&cat=2&id=10 | |||||
| Can anyone ID this unit ?? | 1 Relevance | 9 years ago | sberry | Identification | |
| Hi there, I can't seem to find a makers mark on this unit - it was sold to me as a Poul Cadovius rosewood cabinet but I don't think it is him. Maybe Johannes Andersen? Has anyone seen anything like this? It's a bazaar little thing with lightbox in the back of the inside and a top that folds open... is anyone familiar with this unit? I'd love to know more about the purpose of the lightbox (haven't tested yet - plug seems to be european (2 prong round) and top fold?!? My guesses are it's either a drinks unit or hifi unit? It's lowline on castors. Thanks 🙂 | |||||
| Help with this chair? | 1 Relevance | 9 years ago | Amano | Identification | |
| I picked up a pair of these beauties at a garage sale a few years ago and I don't know a thing about furniture. I have since been told they are Selig. I have been searching for this exact model for months without success. Can anyone help with any info such as style/ model/ designer? The lady I bought them from said that they are walnut but see some chairs in teak. Any answers on that? Both chairs are in about the same condition which is the same condition I bought them in. Any info is helpful. Thanks! | |||||
| Lunchbox | 1 Relevance | 18 years ago | Pegboard Modern | General discussion | |
| Lunchbox In my experience while they are certainly not as bad as the side chair I would not call them "comfy", but who cares. They look just great. So it's not the chair you kick back in when you watch those 2 hour movies. It's still a great piece and a good investment. And maybe it's me, perhaps they fit others perfectly. I thought that perhaps deep comfort was not part of the program for these pieces, as they were designed for Braniff Airline lounges where one presumably would not be spending a long time sitting around. Like I said, I really love the design of the Girard group and wanted it to feel as good as it looks. I was disappointed when I did not find them that comfortable. Same thing happened with the Nelson Kangaroo chair. I had a HUGE jones for one of those until I sat in one. They are not well pitched, they sit too upright, not laid-back and loungy and the seat is too shallow. It sure tempered my enthusiasm, but in one respect it was good because it saved me a bunch of money. Like the Girard pieces, you rarely see the Kangaroo except at auction where they bring very strong prices. The colors of the chair you just bought are nice and I like the variety of texture with the mix of naugahyde and hopsack. Throw a vivid colored Girard pillow on there and you are really cookin' with gas! | |||||
| This is just a cut and paste... | 1 Relevance | 18 years ago | madelaine | General discussion | |
| This is just a cut and paste... .. because, in truth, the whole thing doesn't make a lot of sense to me "Sungjune Jung 'Fishtail in the green sea' This image, taken using a Nikon D40X with a 105mm lens and a Xenon flash lamp with ~1us duration, shows one of the flow structures generated from the collision of two impinging jets with radius of 420um. The rapid flash illumination reveals a fish-like formation for dilute polymer fluids: the oval sheet with rims corresponds to the fish head, drops on thin ligaments to its body, and bigger free drops at the end to its tail. The viscoelasticity of the polymer in the fluid resists detachment of the drops from the ligament. This image was adjusted for hue and contrast, and rotated by 90 degrees for effect." However it is VERY small - the radius of each jet is less than half a millimetre (and for those who prefer to work in feet and inches that's less than 20 thousandths of an inch.). This is very advanced fluid mechanics and I wasn't great at undergraduate fluid mechanics and I've scarcely thought about it for a year or two.... | |||||
| I'm surprised the word | 1 Relevance | 9 years ago | objectworship | Identification | |
| I'm surprised the word 'pretentious' doesn't get used around here more often.. I mean, glass houses, sure, but... I actually like the rustic, unpretentious, hilariously kitsch-AF barrel chairs. I figure the kind of people that would run a row of barrel stools down their dark basement bars in the sixties would probably statistically be cooler, and have cooler shit, than people that wouldn't. Such things aren't of great specific design interest in themselves, simply because they are not 'designed' themselves per se. It's an upholstered cut-down barrel with legs on it. It's primitive. The brand is not super important. The same concept applies to over 90% of the so-called 'identification' requests on this website, but modern styles usually prevail over more primitive ones, at least in this context. Non-'design' items can still be incorporated very successfully as part of a larger interior design. When the larger design is successful, the individual parts can show value that may otherwise have been invisible to a less creative eye. Zephyr's going to miss out on some good stuff sometimes. That's okay. The thing I don't like is the standing in line, the numbers, the frantic clutching greedy fingers.. Then again, it does get the heart beating, doesn't it? Consumerism is a disease. | |||||
| Great designer, great design | 1 Relevance | 15 years ago | Pegboard Modern | General discussion | |
| Great designer, great design I love Finn Juhl and the Egyptian chair is a beautiful design. Of course, Vodder production Juhl pieces are at the top of the list when it comes to collecting. I would suggest that as part of a larger set, the asking price is in fact reasonable, even taking into consideration the condition. As long as the frame is stable and free of damage, the original leather would be desirable, but not that big a deal if you had to restore or reupholster the chair. Most people realize that upholstery is fugitive and subject to change if use, wear or damage dictates. However, the thing that gives me pause is that it is an armless side chair intended to be used at a table or desk. It's not a nice easy chair that you can relax in, or that can be prominently displayed in your main living space. It does not have the same degree of sculptural appeal as some other Juhl designs. It's a more subdued and vertical design, absent are a lot the sinuous, organic lines. If you have others and need this to add to your set, I'd jump on it. If it would be a significant investment for you, and a singular example, I think perhaps there are other Juhl designs which might give you greater enjoyment over time for around the same money. | |||||
| While I | 1 Relevance | 20 years ago | SDR | General discussion | |
| While I can certainly understand the "leave the poor thing alone" school of thought (my characterisation) there might be something to what Detective Constable Wilson (so THAT's who he is !) has said. (No, I am not in the least offended by anything you have said or could say, Olive !) I'm afraid I don't see the point in restoring only the top portion of the Great Pyramid (pronounced pyRAMid in the UK ?); that is the lopsided appearance already in place to a lesser degree. Perhaps two of the four faces could be completely restored, so that from different perspectives either a completely restored or a completely abandoned appearance could be had ? The glazed skin floating over the surface at the plane of the original finished surface would have the function of completing the original design without disturbing or occluding the present state of the object -- it might even be possible to rest such an armature in the existing steps without so much as a single penetration ? Perhaps in such a dry climate the mini-climatological effects within the glass skin would not be damaging -- or sufficient venting could be introdiced to allow a naturally-occurring chimney effect to keep air circulating to the desired degre. Just a wacky idea, really -- sort of a permanent (or semi-permanent) Christo treatment, with amusing (?) reference to the Louvre. . . SDR | |||||
| Looks right | 1 Relevance | 17 years ago | Pegboard Modern | General discussion | |
| Looks right from the photos you show. My only question would be why he sent you only close cropped photos and not a shot of the chair and ottoman where you can see the entire set at a distance and angle that you can discern proportions. The color looks pretty dark and muddy. What does he say the veneer is? It's not walnut or santos. The only thing that could be close would be dark cherry. Maybe it's bad photography. What bothers me more is the inconsistencies in what he's telling you. Who gets an Eames lounge as a gift then tries to sell it before they have as much as unwrapped it? Then you are told " I have alot of herman miller chairs, AND I DON'T SELL FAKE. If you want I also have the Embody, and Mirra chair available for sale." Was it a gift, or is he a dealer? Or was he also "gifted" Embody and Mirra chairs also (Happy birthday!). Why is he so afraid that you see a serial number? Is it stolen? To my knowledge there is not an Eames lounge registry citing owner by serial number. It's not like a vin number on a car. If you pay $3000, you are saving at most $869. What is the piece of mind worth to you? Or maybe you want to ask why buy a new chair as opposed to vintage? If you are interested, I say check it out in person. Can't hurt. But I'd go in with a healthy dose of skepticism. | |||||
| Looked around the house and | 1 Relevance | 10 years ago | waffle | General discussion | |
| Looked around the house and realized I needed some sculpture. Bought the following items on the Bay. Very happy with them. This is in addition to the curvy metal one I bought previously (above). 1. A small metal lion. Love it. Very Calder-esque to me 2. A homemade wall thingy. Looks great where it is 3. A really lovely abstract thing. Sexy. Mounted on a nice lucite base. All were cheap. All look good. Mission accomplished. | |||||
| Just got back | 1 Relevance | 18 years ago | Riki | General discussion | |
| Just got back Wow. We just got back and I have a few minutes to give you some first impressions before I have to skip out to dinner. I really, really enjoyed the extended tour (2 hr. 15 min.) of Kentuck Knob. Y'all were right. The present owner, Lord Palombo (sp?) of London (who is one of Fergie's daughter's godfather) was once the head of the arts council of Great Britain and his collection of furnishings and art are the creme de la creme. We had brunch in the original owner's (the Hagans) art studio (an area where the regular tours don't get to enter) and sat in vintage Bertoia chairs at a FLW table and my (generic) glass coffee mug was placed on a FLW coaster and I had only been there 10 minutes and I was already swooning! Quick things off the top of my head: 1. Y'all were right. FLW was a huge control freak. More later. 2. Mrs. Hagan's Frigidaire fold-down counter-top stove circa 1953, was the coolest thing I saw. I will try to find a picture of one. I am covetous. 3. Two of the hallways were only 21 and 19 inches wide, thereby forcing Lord Palombo to load his Eames chairs through the windows of the respective bedrooms into the home. 4. Saw a real butterfly stool for the first time. Perfect. Gotta go, more later. | |||||
| Thank you all for the help! | 1 Relevance | 12 years ago | Andrea a. | General discussion | |
| Thank you all for the help! in fact I thought the same thing that he thought vivian: why jp morgan have Purchased at knock-off production? I think also that the angles under the seat are the work of the previous owner carpenter. Original or not original history of this chair is equally fascinating!I removed the metal plate but there is nothing underneath. only the "h" branded. I try to post more images more detailed. | |||||
| RE: Help needed: Authenticate a PK65 Kjærholm table | 1 Relevance | 6 years ago | leif ericson - Zephyr Renner | General discussion | |
| Isn’t it fascinating that when the OP started looking at details of how the pieces is made he started making some progress on identification? That was such a brilliant approach. I also recommended looking at details of how it is assembled. This needs to be a case of the whole story of the piece. I think the chamfered edges of the steel frame are probably a very worthy part of the story. But these are very ignorant opinions. I like Kjærholm pieces more than any other metal furniture I’ve seen but don’t really love metal furniture so I don’t know how to point out the significant characteristics of a Kjærholm jut like that. Oh so ignorant. But I do know a little about marking in the danish furniture business and a little about how to figure out how to identify things you’ve never identified before. I am certain that I am thoroughly ignorant so I am glad you recognize that in a fellow ignoramus. I am impressed with your ability to apply ‘beginner’s mind’ so broadly. The see all problems as though you have no foreknowledge is a wonderful learning tool. I actually look for that blessing every day but you seem to find it everyday, which is the larger blessing. I know I must stop looking to find. For the true way to find what you are looking for is not to know what you are looking for and then everything is a finding and everything is equally the unknown thing. Thus the philosopher king sees the not-Mark within the not-Mark and and the ignoramus the everything within the nothing. At your service. | |||||
| Sorry for the long delay..."Tugendhat Armchairs" and... | 1 Relevance | 18 years ago | NULL NULL | General discussion | |
| Sorry for the long delay..."Tugendhat Armchairs" and discussions for authentication. Hello to everyone who has responded in kindness, I am sorry it has taken me so long to get back to you. I don't have a lot of experience with blogging but I am sure I can figure out how to post images of these important chairs. I forgot to mention that these are actually "Tugendhat arm chairs". I will also add that the building in which these chairs came from was originally designed by SOM (Skidmore Owings and Merrill). I wonder if these were gifted by this architect's firm sometime after the completion and design of the building they came from in 1960? The most obvious and noticeable thing one will immediately realize is that although these chairs were definitely rarely sat in or used they certainly are well swept back, almost appearing to be bent. Could it be possible these are some early "Prototype" chairs? It is a mystery that I really would appreciate your assistance in understanding there true history. I look forward to your reply and any help or suggestions, as well as sharing what may possible be something extremely special to people like ourselves who appreciate Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe and Mid Century design movement. I have tried posting some images but possible because I am a MAC user my "Safari" browser may not be compatible with this site. So for anyone truly interested my email is: coolwater1@mac.com Please be sure to add something in BOLD PRINT in the "Subject line" so I don't inadvertently delete your message. I look forward to chatting with you. | |||||
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