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| I think one reason why people are | 1 Relevance | 19 years ago | barrympls | General discussion | |
| I think one reason why people are collecting classic mid-century modern designs is because how incredibly forward and appropriate these designers were! It's still amazing to me that 'ultra modern' furniture that was designed towards the end of the Art Deco period - Aalto's 1936 pieces, Mies van der Rohe's Barcelona chair and La Carbusier's leather chairs and sofas STILL look modern and fashion-forward all these years later! (Most Deco and Streamline furniture looks a bit dated and is of its own era....Gilbert Rohde's furniture, for example.) Quite a bit of the post modern stuff is just plain silly and ugly: Gunnar Aagaard Anderson's 1964 "armchair" Roger Tallon's 1965 "chair" Roberto Sebastian Matta's 1966 "Malitte" seating system was already stuff that might look good, but is not really what I would consider comfortable, usable and aoppropriate. Much of the 1970's was goofy and quite a lot of stuff made in 1980's and later seemed to me to be reminiscent of the 1950's. There ARE exceptions, of course, the ARCO lamp the Tizio lamp, the Ribbon chair have settled to become iconic pieces that are still begin produced and any of these would look beautiful in a room with 1950's pieces. So, who knows what's the next good design thing? | |||||
| Help identify dining table set? | 1 Relevance | 12 years ago | chairaholic | Identification | |
| I purchased this dining table set last spring, and despite tons of online research, I have not been able to identify it. Does anyone know what it is?I think the table is teak, and it's wider in the center than at the ends. It has a leaf that cranks up from underneath. The most interesting thing about it, which you can see in the pics, is the way the legs come up and interface with the table top. Chairs are have paperboard tags marked: 510 ARM CHAIR Cutting No. 62 AssemblyTable is stamped underneath: TABLE 517 No. 305 Cutting No. 62 AssemblyI'd love to find out more about this set. It has six chairs, three leaves, full custom sized table pads, and it even came with two tablecloths! | |||||
| Baugman/Juhl knock offs | 1 Relevance | 12 years ago | keewee | General discussion | |
| Is there anyone not knocking off MCM?Baughman Flight Recliner knockoffs.---Finn Juhl knock off---And others, etc etc.---How many years before we see people selling these knock offs as the real thing?I don't know why they depress me so. No nod at all to the original designers. Almost as bad as Swanky Abode selling their things as Craft Associates and not telling people they are newly manufactured. http://www.arhaus.com/furniture/living-room-furniture/chairs-and-chaises/tansy-chair-in-tibetan-ivory-sheepskin/http://www.arhaus.com/furniture/living-room-furniture/chairs-and-chaises/wordsmith-leather-recliner-in-libby-fudge/http://www.arhaus.com/furniture/living-room-furniture/chairs-and-chaises/kerouac-leather-chair-in-livia-jet/http://www.arhaus.com/furniture/living-room-furniture/chairs-and-chaises/rex-leather-chair-in-livia-jet/ Edited by DA: Pictures removed at the request of the rights owner | |||||
| Upholstery Fabrics - Ideas Needed Urgently Please!! | 1 Relevance | 15 years ago | cada | General discussion | |
| I have decided to have a few chairs and eventually my daybed re-upholstered in order to pull my decidedly less than co-ordinated collection together. This includes 3 Danish teak armchairs, a rocking chair the same and an oak framed daybed. I have so far decided that most should be a charcoal grey, with the rocker in a teal/dark turquoise shade. Anyway, I am happy with the upholsterer, who has produced work to a very high standard - the thing is that he operates in a very, very old fashioned area (think older people who exclusively commission work in chintz, velour etc.) I have explained that I would like a wool fabric with a smooth finish - maybe with a little texture. His best offerings so far are a range that is more like a hopsack with a random slub (I don't like it much) and a cotton/linen which is smooth, but I'm not conviced of it's longevity. I am surprised that he can't understand what I mean, but anyway, he is a craftsman, not a mind reader so I forgive him this. He is getting me some prices for the 2 said fabrics, but in the meanwhile I MUST come up with something myself, and have said maybe I'll find it myself online (which he's happy with). I just don't know enough about upholstery fabrics to make a judgement about what to choose. I will be searching online tonight and tomorrow, and would be eternally grateful for some pointers from those who have had experoence of re-upholstery for 1950s Danish teak armchairs and similar. Thanks in advance - Claire. | |||||
| cdsilva, | 1 Relevance | 10 years ago | tchp | General discussion | |
| cdsilva, A while back a pair of chairs was listed on Ebay as Seal chairs, with a pretty high asking price. The arms were the wrong shape, and the legs a little too fat, and other details with the seat bucket shape, etc. were wrong. I think the chairs were definitely inspired by the Seal chair though. I think that the German Elizabeth chairs fall into a similar category, where they show plenty of inspiration from the originals, but still have quite a few details that do not let them pass for the real thing. Ultimately, since the point of a good fake is that one not be able to tell it is fake, it is hard to know how many are out there... but I suspect that few pieces had the kind of value in years past that would warrant the investment of money and effort to make a truly faithful counterfeit version of them. I could be wrong of course... | |||||
| Risom Vostra 654 | 1 Relevance | 18 years ago | LuciferSum | General discussion | |
| Also known simply as the Risom Lounge. So, lightning struck twice! From the same magical dumpster that gave me an Eye Clock, I received a Risom lounge!! So, not to look a gift horse in the mouth, but it has two issues. First, the frame is very broken, which is likely why it was trashed. I think I can fix that part of it with some gluing and some clamping, and possibly adding a steel plate for reinforcment, and some screws which will be hidden under the webbing. Which brings me to my second issue. The webbing color: I dont like it. It's almost the same color as the wood...but not quite. It reads very sallow in my living room. So, being that the chair was free I was thinking I might splurge and reupholster the thing. Architonic has two examples of this chair in leather, but everything else I've seen has been webbing. I'm not familiar enough with Risom to know if leather was an original option. If it was are there any suggestions as to what kind of leather to use? Or if not leather, what color webbing? I've got a taupe couch, a grey rug, and a black Eames lounge. I want to avoid red because my livingroom will start to look like a DWR showroom. Black also seems a little heavy so what else? pictures are: same color as mine vintage with leather via architonic. | |||||
| RE: Early milo baughman recliner?? James inc. | 1 Relevance | 3 years ago | therye | General discussion | |
| @dmjimerson Without pictures here to go off of it is difficult to tell exactly what recliner you are talking about. The James Inc/Thayer Coggin thing is quite a bit more dicey than how TC generally tells it. James was first, no doubt, James focused on selling to a lower end clientele and mostly only sold lounge seating. The association with Milo started in 1954, and shortly after that the Thayer Coggin brand was started because Milo thought it sounded more exotic (according to Thayer talking about it later). Supposedly TC focused on a little higher end clients than the department stores James sold to, however you will find many many examples, especially on the recliners that bare dual labels of James and TC. The waters are further muddied here because in the 70's TC revived the James brand and it appears only recliners were sold as "james inc" during this time. The early recliners from TC were either Trio Loungers (3 positions) or Octo Loungers (8 positions), or "rock-a-lounge" (Rocked). I have seen hundreds of these recliners and I don't think I could tell you a reliable way to determine age from the headrest, there were many, many version of recliners made by TC over many many years with most of them made at various points in the company history. Tags are honestly the easiest way to get a sense of age on these IMHO. | |||||
| I might be as surprised as you are... | 1 Relevance | 19 years ago | koen | General discussion | |
| I might be as surprised as you are... but it does not make me sad. Somehow I think it is a good thing for design to have this kind of large base/new generation/brainstorm. At least that's how I see the general picture. Very much like in brainstorming critical notes are not allowed (yet) nothing should be ruled out as impossible, silly or useless. No technical limitations, at least not yet, no hierarchy and experience does not mean anything etc. All the basic rules for a good brainstorm are there and basically that it was is done. It might be called "Front" in Sweden or "Big Game" in Belgium and Switzerland, "Droog" in Holland or any designer name you come across in the media. It all follows these basic brainstorming rules. Communication makes it possible to put all these "notes" on the web. I might not be around anymore when the game is called off with the ussual:"...now we have enough ideas..." but I am sure that time will come. Maybe "environmental considerations" are going to call everybody back to his or her desk...I do not know. The other day I read a comment or a young designer. The journalist wrote,"I wish his chair could be manufactured..which is not the case yet, because I would buy one". There was a time that a chair that was difficult to produce was a bad design, and there was a time that design jounalists had something substantial to say other than I like it...but than again why not having this brainstorm. I just wish enough people will still be around that have the knowledge to make the ideas that survive the final selection viable. Maybe what your are saying is that it is sad not to be part of their game...I sometimes feel the same, but there is a lot of satisfaction in being a well informed spectator! | |||||
| Yes. | 1 Relevance | 13 years ago | Eameshead | General discussion | |
| Yes. Wouldn't it HAVE TO slow down? At least a bit? With the price escalation such as it is, I find myself wishing for a bit of a slowdown... It's only natural. But long long term, I think that GOOD mid-century design will always have a lot going for it. For one thing, urban dwellers are living in smaller and smaller spaces, and mid century stuff has always had a very nice ability to not "fill up a room" too much. I have a hard time imagining that people who have been introduced to (and gotten used to) beautifully designed furniture that is just the right SCALE for their environment-- all of a sudden trading in the mid-century stuff for an overstuffed couch and chair that sinks a room faster than anything. Nothing will bring someone back to mid century stuff faster than seeing the horrors of a badly cramped space filled with stuff that is too big. Sure, a few of the "Mad Men" crowd will move on, but I believe that once people have been introduced to these great designers, they will be on a lifetime learning curve of appreciation. Maybe someone starts with IKEA. Or maybe with a knockoff chair or table. But you gotta start somewhere, and a HELL OF A LOT OF PEOPLE have now done just that. Just my opinion. I know there are other great designs besides vintage modern. But its gonna be hard to go back to "LAY-Z-BOY" once they have seen the sheer fun of the designs of the mid-century, and how they activate a space. | |||||
| Thanks for the advice. I... | 1 Relevance | 13 years ago | Cloudburst2000 | General discussion | |
| Thanks for the advice. I... Thanks for the advice. I wasn't planning on trying to match the upholstery on the chairs to sofa. Was just curious if I should also do a neutral on the chairs...possibly a darker neutral then the sofa as it is fairly light, or would that be too much neutral? I like some of the Maraham printed fabrics but wonder if many of the are 'too busy' looking for such a large upholstery job. Many of them I think would look much better where only perhaps the back and bottom cushions needed upholstery. I could just see them being a bit much to look at when it's the entire chair minus the legs that need upholstery. I think they would look much better on mostly wood chairs with just back and bottom cushions unlike my chairs which are mostly fabric with teak legs only. Perhaps, I just need to find some pics of these fabrics on chairs that are mostly fabric. I really like the Maraham letters fabric in red but saw it on a chair similar to mine and it was just too much, IMHO, but I love the fabric on that Eames lounge chair (enough wood to tone down the pattern so it's not overwhelming). And I am embarrassed to show pics of the chairs. My grandma's cats were hooligans and the chairs look pitiful LOL I also haven't picked up my new sofa yet so pics of that will have to wait. Nope, about painting the walls white. I like color on my walls. Maybe it's a female thing LOL | |||||
| Rhubarbs | 1 Relevance | 18 years ago | Danish-homestore.com | General discussion | |
| Rhubarbs Hi Heath The above might seem a strange connection to your table but there is a point. Oxalic acid is derived from Rhubarb and this is what we use to make oak pale. The acid has the effect of instantly bleaching the wood and remaining in the timber. I use it often to bleach marks out of teak and especially oak. you need to create a saturated solution by mixing the crystals carfully into warm water until the water no longer absorbs the crystals. Let it brew for a few days and then start using it. The vital thing to be careful of is that you can not let it dry on. if the acid dries on the wood, it crystalises and will always keep crystalising even after cleaning it off. The trick is to soak the timber before you start using it( when you can. On made up furniture simply to allow the acid to do its work and then wipe it away with a damp cloth and sand down the raised grain when it has dried. You can repeat the process many times and I have found that the best way to get the acid to work is to warm it. DO NOT MAKE IT BOIL AS YOU WILL GET ACID STEAM!! just a minute or 2 in the microwave. You can also use wood floor soap as this is high in coconut oil and does not have sulphur mix in. The treatment is much more lengthy but will work wonders on floors. My flat in denmark got that treatment to superb effect. Good luck | |||||
| Teak chairs with large brass screw head detail? | 1 Relevance | 11 years ago | Cap'n Sensible Shoes | Identification | |
| Saw this set of chairs at a local thrift. Looks like they might be teak underneath all the cigarette smoke. Coarse, almost burlap upholstery, seat pads attach with chrome snaps. Structural screw holes are plugged with dowels, large brass screw heads are part of functional bolts that hold the thing together. Metal tube in back has a brassy anodized finish. I thoroughly inspected every chair for marks, but didn't find the slightest clue. Anyone recognize them? They appeal to me in a early-70s-library sort of way. | |||||
| Thanks, chelle. There are | 1 Relevance | 10 years ago | Spanky | General discussion | |
| Thanks, chelle. There are some beautiful pieces out there that were not produced long enough or in large enough numbers to become iconic the way the Egg chair is, but that are just as striking in their own way. They are the ones that often fly under the radar. Sellers have a hard time ID'ing them so they get listed with titles like "Danish chair" or even just "mid-century modern chair". Those are the things to keep an eye out for. Seth, do you find the Egg chair to be comfortable? I think it's a stunning piece of living room sculpture but it's not something I'd choose to lounge in. The Saarinen Womb chair is one that just pulls me in. It looks like it was shaped to accommodate the human form, while still looking beautiful. Those are qualities I want in a chair if i'm going to spend $$$$ on it. Case in point (but the reverse of what I just said): i had a Hans Olsen chair that was to-die-for comfortable, that I had redone in a fabric I loved---but it wasn't my most favorite thing to look at. Then I snagged a Kofod-Larsen hoop chair for $176 at a thrift store a half mile from my house (what??!?), made some new cushions out of a Girard fabric that I had from an outlet that is now sadly gone, all with the intention to resell it. It isn't very comfortable to me but it looked so stunning in my home that I ended up selling the Olsen chair and keeping it---because it was in a part of the room where i never sit, but where I get to look at it. And everyone who visits me DOES like to sit in it, so it really worked out perfectly. And that's just with me being the sole arbiter, no housemates to negotiate with! So I guess what I'm saying is that sometimes there are a lot of things to consider and balance out. | |||||
| I don't know anything about | 1 Relevance | 10 years ago | Spanky | General discussion | |
| I don't know anything about who designed or made the chairs. If you want to refinish them, the first thing you need to do is determine what the original finish is. First, test for lacquer by dabbing a bit of acetone, lacquer thinner or nail polish remover on an inconspicuous place that has finish on it. Lacquer will start to reconstitute immediately. It will turn to a gel that you can wipe off easily. Test for shellac the same way but with rubbing alcohol as the solvent. (It's unlikely to be shellac, but if you've ruled out lacquer you might as well rule out shellac before proceeding.) If you got a negative for the two tests above, it's either varnish, polyurethane--which require chemical strippers for removal-- or oil. I'm thinking it's not oil just based on details in the closeup photo you provided--looks like a clear coat finish of some kind chipping off, which means it's probably lacquer. Lacquer chips off rather than wearing off evenly, the way varnish does. The chair looks too old to have an original polyurethane on it but someone may have refinished it at some point---look for signs of this (drips, sags, dirt that was coated over, etc.) I almost never sand when refinishing. Sanding removes the top layer of wood completely so you lose a lot of the character in the patina. It's ok when there are ugly stains that won't come out with any other method, or deep scratches, or wildly different colors due to fading, but those are pretty much the only reasons---I think---to sand. | |||||
| RE: Eames PACC with no stamp - is it legit? | 1 Relevance | 6 years ago | SynBiscuit | Identification | |
| @tktoo2 thing is, they're only about £250 sans shipping, and pretty much every UK-located chair I've found online is about £350 and up, and that's for a later shell (generally 80s), in worse condition and with a modern, unlicensed base. I guess I could spread the cost by having it shipped to one of my friends stateside and then having them ship it to me in another month or two, but then ultimately I'm still spending the money one way or another. Definitely feels like they're worth more over here because they were nothing like as universally popular as they were in the US - and obviously HM ones are far harder to come by over here than the Vitra ones. I have been somewhat concerned about not being able to sit in it before I buy it, but I assumed being pretty much a textbook average sized adult (5'10", 175lb-ish) and with the chair being padded & upholstered as opposed to just a fibreglass shell that it'd probably be alright. Unfortunately I live a fair distance from anywhere that would be likely to have an upholstered arm shell to try out, but I'm not in a massive rush and none of the set of six have sold yet, so if I do manage to find one (or even a close copy) to try out then I will. As I say, it's a shame they're in the US because they fulfil literally all my criteria - a visually appealing vintage chair with arms, ideally on a swivel base with wheels, in a colour which is neutral enough to go with most things but is more interesting than black or white. I'd most likely only be sitting in it for a couple of hours at the most at a time, and I'd be willing to sacrifice some comfort for the sake of style, so I'll have to have a deeper explore of my options and hope and pray nobody buys the full set in the meantime! | |||||
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