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| # | Post Title | Result Info | Date | User | Forum |
| Pattern | 1 Relevance | 22 years ago | Olive | General discussion | |
| Pattern I'm kind of with you SDR. I am NOT a big fan of prints. The only thing is my house that's printed is my Marimekko Kivet print butterfly chair covers...in green, of course, citron green! I tend to like very geometric prints in very restriced color palattes when I like them at all. I do like some weaves ala Anni Albers or Angela Adams, (interesting A.A & A.A.). When it comes to my wardrobe, I'm just as bad, if I'm not wearing black or grey then is another solid color in the not to bold catagory. I think it's a visual assault thing. I just can't tolerate the optic chaos! | |||||
| shock mount indentations | 1 Relevance | 14 years ago | analogdialog | General discussion | |
| shock mount indentations Thanks tynellbuyer. That's the curious thing, the shadow points to it having existed as an X base, but I would think there would be indentations on the shock mounts. If it is a shock mount redo, it's the cleanest I've seen - no sand marks, discoloration or old reminants. My dealer/friend and I were trying to construct an explanation for the seeming visual inconsistencies, but one thing kept ruling out the other. My best guess, if it is a marriage of what looks like vintage parts, is that they converted it to a rocker in the late 50s per the patina of the base. | |||||
| tiredbuthappy [edit] ... | 1 Relevance | 19 years ago | LRF | General discussion | |
| tiredbuthappy [edit] ... tiredbuthappy [edit] Tell her to take that 6000 lounge chair and cram it that is way to much money for a old chair that does not have that much value!!!! I am the first to admit i do not know every thing but one thing i do know is the Eames lounge chair and if you want the down you can have that replaced that is no big deal , they do come poly foam wrapped but tell that person to take that 6000 chair and cramit | |||||
| why do people not post the photos you need? | 1 Relevance | 15 years ago | TinyArmada | General discussion | |
| why do people not post the photos you need? If you have a chair that looks like a Eames chair, why just post the picture of the chair from afar? Close ups of the base and bolts under the arm rests etc. are the sort of thing that will show up a fake. From a distance - as in this photo - a chair is going to look like the real thing - that is why we call them fakes. Close ups of the craftsmanship will help the experts on this site to help you to help yourself. I'm saying this now because there are experts on this site (I am not one) that get their time expended on this often. - A.S. | |||||
| barry barry barry | 1 Relevance | 19 years ago | LRF | General discussion | |
| barry barry barry Fine, KDC....don't use it, then OK, fine...I cannot convince you...apparently you think I'm not in my right mind, or am mistaken, or whatever. I am really surprised at you. I use to love to r ead your responses as i felt they were most informative, Now I read this one to KDC and your reply and how you tried to jump me on the recovering the egg chair You need to chill pal!!! No one here is your enemy or out to get you.. just nice people from around the world making statements that won't solve the conflict in Iraq, or any thing else for that matter, no need to get pissed off about t he many wonderful uses of lighter fluid or weighing in on redoing a chair, I hope every thing is o.k. with you!!! your friend lrf | |||||
| These chairs have been | 1 Relevance | 10 years ago | NULL NULL | General discussion | |
| These chairs have been recovered. I thought maybe the upholster maybe got crazy with the padding a bit. I got the chairs from a local auction. There was a handwritten note on the bottom, it said purchased in 1974 recovered in 1991. Thanks for the input...I am kinda leaning toward these not even being Knoll also. Like you said the only thing I really see in common is the Shepherds Casters that you do see on Knoll Chairs. The only thing that I can find a mark on is on the wood coverings over the x base. They are actually molded plastic with wood veneer. They slide right off, and they are stamped DAVIS? | |||||
| Tkoo... | 1 Relevance | 15 years ago | hamacbleu | General discussion | |
| Tkoo... ...it's Strange...I haven't saw two weeks ago the old tread on the vitra lounge...Everybody seems, on that old post, to agree that it's the real thing, but I think that the space on each sides between the seat panel and the back panel is... like... too small...?? Like has if someone is already sitting on it and leaning backward... Or maybe it's just a shockmount that is beginning to give away? Anyway, as for the OP...It's kind of impressive how a fake one can look that good...even though it's fake, I would be really happy to find this kind of thing in the garbage...The venneer looks good,..It seems to be santos palissander...Having it for free, I would definitely repair it... | |||||
| CONGRATS!! | 1 Relevance | 17 years ago | DudeDah | General discussion | |
| CONGRATS!! We have a 6-month old and as I contemplate putting in 24"x24" porcelain tile floors I feel "your" pain. I cringe as I envision our daughter learning to walk and falling on that floor. I too consider the "intersection" of modern design and soft baby skin and am left wondering what to do, especially in light of our massive CONCRETE HEARTH! I guess, at the end of the day, I've resolved myself to thinking that I can't live in fear that the WORST is GUARANTEED. If you DO go with a Saarinen coffee table, might I steer you away from the MARBLE TOP. Kids, so far, the BEST THING and WORST THING, all at THE SAME TIME! | |||||
| . | 1 Relevance | 21 years ago | azurechicken (USA) | General discussion | |
| . I buy /sell /rent many modern (name) design items in Texas.I sell hard to find books on design and art as well, the strange thing is they frequently go to Germany or Japan.One thing you need to know most quality items go to large urban centers.In the USA a big market for mid century is NYC.Keep in mind for example:if you go to Milan buy a piece then take it to a town in Ireland to sell it in a shop?Please tell us what the market in Ireland is like,designers that are popular your favorites? | |||||
| Hi Stephen.... | 2 Relevance | 20 years ago | koen | General discussion | |
| Hi Stephen.... Being born in the same year, I have some inevitable complicity with Ikea... So my point of view is less black and white. Let me first say what I disagree with. I disagree with dear Patrick's statement of "plagiarism of Scandinavian cultural heritage" The reason why I disagree is that plagiarism of Scandinavian cultural heritage is synonimous with respect of scandinavian tradition. The difference between heritage and tradition is that heritage is past aquired goods,values and knowledge. Tradition is that part of our heritage that we believe is worth continuing and developing. Heritage is tha part that we want to leave behind. So...to use scandinavian heritage is simply the same as to be traditional....and there is nothing wrong with that. I agree with Olive that it is simply untrue that Ikea copies. Yes, a large number of products can be related to earlier original and innovatibve products (the bended wooden chairs certainly relate to Aalto and others) but it is never the same. Being a producer for a large segment of the market they are simply forced to use a form language that is already known and familiar to that segment. Very innovative products appeal to a small segment of pioneering consumers and that segment is fart to small for Ikea's market. I only had the time to read diagonaly through the study that Patrick linked to his contribution and honestly, I found so many mistakes (I was familiar with some of the ones in the original Harvard study) that I was discouraged from reading on. I will do it one day, but let me comment on one of the main parts of the study related to the use of low cost labor in developing countries. Before creating any misunderstanding let me first point out that one of the reasons for starting my own production was that I was sick and tired of seing working conditions in the far east and that I believe that we also for environmental reasons have to produce closer to the consumer...but...I have also seen vietnamese family live disrupted by the fact that the children, working for known multi-nationals at futile wages still earned so much more than their parents (who kept smalll family farms going because it was the only way of keeping the land and between the farm and the factory the factory was the lighter work load) that the traditional values and the authority of the parents were completely undermined by the fact that even these small salaries made the children much richer than the parents. The only thing I want to say is that it is a complex issue. On one hand we have to learn to share the wealth created by industry with other countries. At the same time we should avoid exploiting them and disrupting there social structures. But Ikean can not be blamed for a job that our politicians should have done when they opened the gates to international trade. | |||||
| My first thought was walnut | 1 Relevance | 10 years ago | Spanky | General discussion | |
| My first thought was walnut too, but I'm not that great with wood ID and it also didn't fit with the Danish origins, so i kept my mouth shut! I think it was the thing about it being greenish that triggered the ID for me, though. I've seen a lot of old walnut with green undertones. I don't know if it's a reaction to light over time, or what--but it seems to be a thing. For what it's worth, I once saw a set of Møller chairs (can't remember the model) that were made of a very active grained walnut and the seat were woven of thin, smooth, narrow strips of leather! I gasped when I saw them. I wish I had had a camera with me. I was picking up a rosewood set from a guy in upstate NY and he showed me the walnut set which he was thinking of keeping for himself. They were stunning. | |||||
| I think the party will have | 1 Relevance | 10 years ago | Spanky | Off topic | |
| I think the party will have learned something about itself but whether it will get its act together enough to implement changes, I'm not so sure. As for the general populace that supports this buffoon, well...that's more complicated. Until they get it into their thick heads that being educated is a good thing and not something to turn your nose up at a and make fun of and be resentful of, not much will change. And by being educated, I just mean having enough intellectual curiosity that you want to learn new things---examine old beliefs and consider new information and FUCKING THINK FOR YOURSELF. The internet has made it super easy for them to connect with each other and get instant support for every crazy stupid thing that happens---as happens with the other side, too, and the result is polarization that just gets worse and worse. I don't see that changing anytime soon. | |||||
| Hey Terry | 1 Relevance | 12 years ago | Hal10000 | General discussion | |
| Hey Terry Thanks for the response and sorry for the late reply! That's great to hear! I'm excited to get this thing started. Did you do all your sanding by hand? Any tips? I haven't done wood working since I was a kid building CO2 cars and I'm horrified I'll screw this thing up. I'm assuming, stripping off the original finish is the first step and then a heavy sanding of the entire surface area of the desk comes next? At this point, I think I'd like to just finish it with clear varnish to retain that amber golden look of the wood, rather than restain. Should make the process a little simplier, no? Anyway, thanks again! Joe | |||||
| I think the wall units are... | 1 Relevance | 13 years ago | tick | General discussion | |
| I think the wall units are... I think the wall units are really nice and I wouldn't change a thing about them. They remind me of the colorful cabinets produced by Dutch designers in the 1950's. These pieces are really of their time and I think that's a great thing. I want my furniture to remind me of another period in our design history. By all means conserve, but resist the urge to upcycle. These cabinets may even inspire you to go in a new direction for your interior. To me, repainting them is like choosing a painting to match an interior. Be bold! | |||||
| It's OK | 1 Relevance | 22 years ago | Olive | General discussion | |
| It's OK I love my tub so I don't mind showing it off a bit. We soak in that thing until our toes are completely shriveled. It is such a supreme way to unwind. It's best in the spring/fall when we can look out at the koi pond. As for it falling through the floor, it would have if we didn't have 2 lally columns and a sistered floor joice added. We had to have a structural engineer draw up plans, get them approved by the town and then the tub could finally go in. To top it all off the location of the tub is right over the main chase for all of the electric, phone and cable. Trust me it was a major hassle, lots of money and 6 months of delays to get that thing installed. But I don't regret it for a moment. | |||||
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