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| A simple little china ball | 1 Relevance | 17 years ago | rockland | General discussion | |
| A simple little china ball works as well. 4bucks. 2 or three of them. and a light socked assembly. Laundry hamper is a great idea. You just want to diffuse the light. If you want to experiment with the light box idea you could frame up a piece of 4ft x 4ft milk plexi. Just rest it on a couple saw horses with a clip light under. Stores away easier when you don't need it. Nice thing about digital cameras is the free testing. Take 50 or more photos of the same object and take notes. (without flash) Keeping the camera stable is key. Even resting on a stack of books or edge of furniture. And the camera? Many pros have a simple point and shoot as a back-up. The Lumix has a nice leica lens. All good advice above....and consistently you will hear and read that bright, but diffused light is key to a good photo of objects. For smaller objects a selection of poster board from the office supply or craft stores. A matt finish is best. (no reflection) Taped to a wall with a soft roll onto a table to create a cyc, (from cyclorama), is another cheap trick. Don't need to spend alot of money. Have fun with it and share your results! http://www.filmandvideolighting.com/16chla.html | |||||
| I've been thinking about... | 1 Relevance | 14 years ago | TheMidCenturyBeehive | General discussion | |
| I've been thinking about... I've been thinking about these again since being taunted by a recent post of the bottom of a France and Son coffee table that appears to use this same part on the lower shelf (post title "france & daverkosen / Sons"). The best way to describe the part would be through a pic, but the basement is in shambles due to other projects, so it'll be a few days. In the meantime, I'll attempt to describe: The brass hinge is attached via an internally-threaded post and a screw (like a cabinet knob / pull). The ball has a non-threaeded hole drilled in the side, presumably for a short length of brass rod (as you suggest). The URL I've referenced is for the closest thing I could find commercially. The trick is drilling an accurate hole on the side of the brass ball... I don't have a drill press, so it's not an easy task. I'm not certain what you mean when you talk about the threaded brass rod; perhaps you can elaborate? I know I could easily solve the whole issue with a trip to a machinest, but I'm trying to keep the costs down as the chair I have is already in rouch shape (loads of tiny holes from upholstery tacks in several locations) so it's kind of a labor of love at this point and probably not suitable for sale or trade. http://shopping.yahoo.com/853055563-baldwin-1090030i-polished-brass-set-... | |||||
| Ronaldo, please stick around. | 1 Relevance | 10 years ago | Spanky | General discussion | |
| Ronaldo, please stick around. This board has a lot of people who are happy to offer help when possible. There are several reasons why it's good to ask these questions here instead of emailing the manufacturer for information. 1. Other people are interested in learning new things. I have never owned this particular chair and it's not something I'd buy for myself but I would buy one to resell. If I ever come across one in my frequent visits to thrift stores, I might need to verify its authenticity immediately without waiting hours or days to hear back from Fritz Hansen. I know I'll remember that it was discussed here and I'll be able to look up the discussion quickly, and hopefully I'll figure out whether it's real or not. Pretty sure plenty of others use the forum in this way on occasion. 2. It demonstrates to new collectors---and reinforces the lesson to experienced collectors---the importance of checking every single detail of an object before investing in it. More people than ever before know that MCM is highly sought after, and that means that the number of fakes and altered pieces has increased as manufacturers and dealers try to make a buck. Discussion on how to tell the difference is never, ever a bad thing. Knowledge is power. 3. It's interesting. Period. (Plus, if it brings people like My Panton Home out of lurking mode--even more interesting!) I don't like to speak for others, but I'm pretty sure the above reasons are all on the forum owners' agenda for this place. So thanks for bringing this up, Ronaldo, and please feel free to ask any further questions and do post any new info you get! | |||||
| Koen - you're right...James... | 1 Relevance | 23 years ago | Jakey G | General discussion | |
| Koen - you're right...James... Koen - you're right...James Dyson is probably more sober than good old Joe, and it's true, why not give a bit of pleasure to everyday objects. I'm a victim of my own nostalgia, partly! You know what: I've been thinking through my objections to that hoover. And it's probably more about the fact that: a) You see a lot of dysons among people who otherwise don't have a clue. My best mate happily breaks every rule on taste when buying his furniture - I mean seriously - but, well, his *hoover* is tasteful. I stand guilty as charged of utter snobbery of course. b) Dyson is a bit of a Richard Branson of design in the Brit public conscience - most people have heard of him over here. Which is a bit annoying: I wish they'd heard of Jasper Morrisson, or the fellah who designed the i-Pod... or... Cause Dyson's more an inventor / marketeer than a lily-livered designer 😉 of the kind we know and love... But again, you've got to hand it to Dyson, marketing wise. In a way, the ordering of the parts was very shrewd: the design does bring that 'dual cyclone' thing to centre stage, which is spot-on in terms of communication: this was its USP, dare I use that acronym. He could quite easily have hidden it away under grey plastic. Instead it's something to look at. Indeed, by observing the gradations in the dust chamber, you can, if you're really clever, work out how long it was since Christmas (pine needles), and when your brother-in-law last stayed (a layer of mud / silt 4 centimetres down). Anyway... JG | |||||
| RE: Questions about an Edward Wormley for Dunbar bracket-back sofa | 1 Relevance | 7 years ago | _ | General discussion | |
| I'm not sure where the "ladder back" description came from. Dunbar used that wood leg base for other sofa models where the back was meant to be visible and for sofas meant to float in a room instead of pushed against the wall. Dunbar catered to the upscale (conservative modern) clientele and all their furniture are custom ordered even with the current Dunbar, there is no such thing as in stock furniture. You have to be working with an architect or interior designer to order their furniture. Your parent's sofa was probably custom ordered with the available options at the time. The last 2 columns of that Dunbar list for the 5125 model 3-seater sofa (85" long), it requires 10+ yards of upholstery fabric and 150 square feet of leather whichever the client chooses. The photo is just one of the Dunbar sofas with similar leg base configuration similar to yours. Attachment: image.jpeg | |||||
| RE: Eames ESU 200-C 1st and 2nd generation compatibility of parts question | 1 Relevance | 7 years ago | _ | General discussion | |
| Besides the most obvious difference (the legs/base), the parts/components are basically interchangeable but the ESU's were produced in a very short time and are considered rare, the last thing you want to do is to alter the configuration as it was ordered by the original owners back in the early 1950s. The Eames designed Herman Miller showroom in Los Angeles from 1950 with an ESUesque facade like the Eames Case Study House might be worthy of restoration though. (The street view is from Google and the period black and white image is by Julius Schulman) Attachment: img_0677.jpg Attachment: HermanMillerShulman-1.jpg | |||||
| youre making no sense anymore | 1 Relevance | 13 years ago | Eameshead | General discussion | |
| youre making no sense anymore You are ranting on and on about stuff that nobody here is even guilty of. You are just insecure. In the end, you are clearly illustrating all of your own frustrations and resentments, and projecting them onto anyone who doesn't agree with you, or anyone who will listen. Every conversation gets around to how you know more than the book-lernin' crowd. And why THEY are not as perceptive as you. We all have our insecurities. Yours revolve around not having a formal education. Why must we ALL be constantly told we are examples of the HORRORS of book-learning and college? Your posts are a never-ending rationalization for not having gone to school. You are a very intelligent person in many ways. But sheesh dude, get over it. School is possibly overrated in some ways, but its not fucking evil! You like to say that formal education narrows everybody's thinking, but that is just crap. It is a way for you to make your tired point that YOUR experience of the world is more valid than everybody else's. THE AMOUNT OF TIME YOU SPEND ON THIS ANTI EDUCATION RANT IS GLARING. We all have insecurities. This is indeed one of yours. But you don't have to grind it over and over again, just to make yourself feel better. Of all of the things that are brought up, you keep returning to your big issue. The one that says "I am better" because I didnt go to school. You have a good eye, and you find stuff-- BRAVO. But then you launch into how everybody is locked in a bubble but you. Everybody is exactly like the guy who missed the pollock, just so you can rant some more about your insecurities. You seem obsessed with proving that you know more than anybody on the planet, about basically everything. You have stated over and over again that you want to be the best collector ever. You don't handle it well when you run into a few people who might know more than you about even one single particular thing. (like painting) | |||||
| To address Riki's original concerns | 1 Relevance | 18 years ago | dorieg | General discussion | |
| To address Riki's original concerns Of course, do what you like. And who cares who approves? But on a more interesting note, I think what Riki is speaking to is a general trend among amateur decorators. In the DIY, home decorating movement I think we are seeing homeowners aspiring to create rooms that look like what they see in catalogues, home decorating/improvement shows, industrial spaces, etc. Of course these are great places to look for inspiration. However, these spaces are designed to appeal to the masses, and/or are created in a very short period of time. It is here that they lack a certian depth that is gained by collecting unique objects over time. Anyone remember Phoebe, Rachel, and the PB apothecary table on Friends? For the amateur, copying a style like this is very "safe". If this trend does exist, I thing it does precisely because it is safe, and also because it speaks to a certian desire for us to recreate the vision of home (ordered, uncluttered, pretty) and lifestyles (trendy, rich, etc) those spaces convey. The more eclectic/collected look I seek out in interior design books and magazines is way, way harder to pull off because the layers cannot be recreated. Most of the accessories and at least some of the furnishings are rare/vintage/one-of-kind. Riki, perhaps this is why the llama was calling to you. I think you should have got it. You are on the right track with that. | |||||
| thanks! the tall back makes... | 1 Relevance | 19 years ago | bj | General discussion | |
| thanks! the tall back makes... thanks! the tall back makes it look bigger to, more monumental, i think. just needs some oil, i guess. i like it rough and sanded the way it is, but oiled up it will look far more graphic and sharp wich isn't bad for such a rather large piece. was thinking the same thing first, heath. a tight cushion-scheme in a neutral color with a nice texture to it. but as it developped i grew more fond of the construction and the wood itself. now, instead of going for the classic (scandinavian) look, wich would give it a nice but more subdued feel, i would choose a cover with lots of character. that's when wegners halyard chair came to mind. i have great appreciation for wegners eye for detail and material, his sculpted wooden chairs, but for me nothing he made compares (literally almost) to that specific chair. it has certain raw quality to it, a primal feel. when i handled the sofa (apart and together) the skeletal form of it (with its ribs, curved back and tapped legs) made me think back to that chair. so now i'm thinking of combo of leather, sheepskin and wools...3 leather cushions for bottom, maybe 2 loose sheepskins for the back (attached with a pair of leather bands?) and different smaller wool cushions to finnish it all off. or am i nuts 🙂 ? (i like to believe i am, just a little) | |||||
| a "multi-verse"... | 1 Relevance | 13 years ago | Eameshead | General discussion | |
| a "multi-verse"... ...rather than a universe. As stated above, it seems to me that if there is a move, it is more to the eclectic. And has been for quite a while now. Can you spell "Anthropologie"? Way too many lofts with that look if you ask me. People need to think of themselves as individuals, and a more eclectic approach seems to me to be the logical step towards "easy individualism". That, and the simple urge for variety I guess... Nobody's mix will be the same of course. Except in the end, there will still be the required "sameness", that somehow always finds its way into things. The sameness that Tick loves SO much! Just kidding Tick! I know you rail against such sameness. To deem it okay to mix and match has become the simplest way to re-write the rules, and still deal with the reality of all the stuff one already has. (also stated above) Still pretty much the same "pack" mentality will emerge. Do you know anybody who DOESNT think of themselves as a bit eccentric? Somehow, this seems to play into the whole "eclectic mix" thing. Just my take on it. I know I can be a bit less than positive sometimes. But you wont see me "mixing and matching" anytime soon. The recent overt trendiness of MCM only makes me want to go deeper somehow-- right past the veneer and the "look" of those beauty shot houses-- to include perhaps even the downside of the era. The optimism of the mid-century design was often juxtaposed to the reality of lives that were being played out in a way that was anything but ideal. It is not and never was about practical living choices. But the failed attempt was quite interesting indeed. The whole idea of any one of us pretending that we just want to live simply and practically is quite laughable, when we spend so much time and energy considering and reconsidering our every choice. It has become ART, as much as it is life choices, and art is never easy, right? I cant sleep. Did I go off topic? | |||||
| Turbo11 | 1 Relevance | 19 years ago | LRF | General discussion | |
| Turbo11 Knoll, Cassina, and the others have suggested prices that all their dealers must adhere to. In the process, companies go a little overboard on overhead maybe, but bottomline is Knoll, Cassina, etc, are setting their dealers up for going out of business. What then? Rather than adjustments in prices that would certainly help these items convert better, it's holding firm to the existing pricing model, which is BROKEN. This statement is so true they set those companies up for the big fall Even Alpahaville the king of reproductions won't let there internet dealers discount useing the Alphaville brand stamped on there furniture .. a lot of them do, they just don't use the Alphaville stamp on the website and give you a discount if you ask rather than loose the sale that is so hard to get, but NOT Herman Miller or Knoll you the customer pay what the ticket says this 10 percent is such bull crap it is to attract people to the store but I feel so sorry for any one, self included.. who pays full tilt and I have .. so i am not the chosen one. I wish these companies would come to there sences like Turbo says with the car ideas . The sad thing and I am not against this in any way these wonderful designers have gotten there Royalty off there designs for at least 50 years so it is hard to feel sorry for them.... (please no replys from purest about shame on me... and i don't need a lecture on how the world needs the proliforation of the Design concept to be kept pure and wholesum this is just a opion that helps all who really like design furniture and would like to save a little money trying to get it.) | |||||
| yeah if its all mutual... | 1 Relevance | 17 years ago | HPau | General discussion | |
| yeah if its all mutual... yeah if its all mutual action and reaction ad infinitum (and everyone can see it all the time) its a leveller, which I don't think is allways a good thing. I think its why some people prefer to be isolated, I know I do. When I moved from the inner urban area of a capital city I was astounded how much of a greenhouse I'd been living in, it was suppsoedly all about diversity but it was stupifylingy homogenous in retrospect. Unintentional hijack sorry, back to the original chairs, theres usually something good to be said and I like Corian (and am sure the Eames would have used it in preferance to formica over ply) and I like the veneer but wonder about the weight,the $$$$ and the ease of aligning the two to insert them. Perhaps an alteration in the profile of the corian chair could have allowed the insertion of a side table instead. Great for places like hotel lobbies or cafes where flexibility is required and cleaners have to vacuum the area. But the point of stacking is surely to be able to do it in multiples of more than two? As was said its a big technical challenge and a similar result could have been achieved much more cheaply. hahaha, Koens comment reminds me of a story a friend told me once when she was living in a horrible pretentious city on the coast, in the morning these young woman would arrive at the beach by taxi in order to jog and parade along the sand and hop back in the taxi for the trip home. | |||||
| Split side rails - Moller 78s | 1 Relevance | 5 years ago | gringojoe | Repair | |
| Hello all - I'm a noob looking for some help. I've had a good search through past topics but haven't found anything, so hopefully I'm not covering old ground. I recently bought a set of six Moller 78 chairs in rosewood. My dream chairs. They need recording which I knew when I bought them. What I hadn't spotted was that five of the six chairs have split side rails where the nails were all put in (originally from the looks of things) in too straight a line and the wood has subsequently dried out. In a couple of cases the splits go right the way through to the other side. The funny thing is that all the chairs are rock solid to sit on. I'm worried about the additional stress I might put on the wood by straightening out the nails to record the chairs - let alone if some snap and I have to bang new ones in. On the other hand I'm worried that if try and get some woodglue in the gaps and clamp it I might somehow narrow the pieces of wood and loosen the joints that are currently tight. I guess I want to stabilise the wood in its current state, with the nails in situ, neither compressing nor expanding the rails from how they are now. Is that right? And if so what is the best way to go about it? Or should I be looking at something else entirely? Many thanks for any advice Attachment: DSC_0126.JPG | |||||
| If the piece is in "Terrible"... | 1 Relevance | 16 years ago | flyingpatricio | General discussion | |
| If the piece is in "Terrible"... If the piece is in "Terrible" condition it's worth refurbishing even if it's truly rare, as long as it's done correctly, using the same materials as was used in the original manufacturing. My Uncle refurbishes pieces and if they are true antiques worth value he goes to great lengths to keep the originality. Many experienced furniture restorers keep what they call "Breakers" around. These are useless pieces that are only good for one thing and that's their wood. If you can fix one piece using materials from another piece from the same period you can get away with a perfect refurb. Refurb is only for the truly ruined pieces though. If it's just got some bumps and bruises you're better off to keep it oiled up and enjoy it. I've got many antiques in the house that are of the Victorian Era and I would never touch any of them other than to keep them oiled. None of them are what I would consider great pieces, but much of the character in such an old piece is in the original finish and bruises it's acquired along the way. My favorite is a beautiful end table I found in a dumpster. It was all gray and falling apart. I oiled the shit out of it week after week and after a while all the joints sured up and the color came back to the wood. The table top is cracked all the way across, but it was because it was used as a plant stand for god knows how many years(large water mark in the middle). I still use it as a plant stand, but I'm careful not to get water on it. It has beau coup character! | |||||
| the use of double wall glass tumblers | 1 Relevance | 20 years ago | ite (BE) | General discussion | |
| the use of double wall glass tumblers i was fishing a little since i have just bought a set of four glasses. i have liked the design for a long time, so when i finally came across a shop that sold such glasses, i went for it. I like them for lots of reasons. 1. really like the clean flowing line of the glasses 2. love the versatility, as they can be used as a simple water glass and as a teacup for hot drinks. mine are somewhat taller, so they would also be excellent to serve a nice dessert after dinner, e.g. some blueberries with vanilla custard. 3. And i also absolutely love the reason Olive has already mentioned, namely it is lovely to fully see the thing that is inside the cup, be it raspberry tea with a hint of milk, or classic chocolate. Don't know, isn't that a characteristic of nice tableware, that it draws attention to the food, and makes the food look really appealing and appetising? (I was tempted to use the term tactile, but that seems a bit too farfetched.) Koen, I do not think you do strange things to your dishes. The first time I was washing up my glasses, water ended up between inner and outer shell for one of them. so it appears that welding of the seams between the inner and outer glass was not fully closed. And I really did not do anything strange to my dishes either. The other three are fine though, and an absolute pleasure to use. So I guess it is a really nice design with a good concept, but not easy to produce. | |||||
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