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| # | Post Title | Result Info | Date | User | Forum |
| Well . . . | 1 Relevance | 15 years ago | SDR | General discussion | |
| Well . . . assuming that some other part performs the function of keeping the two halves of the thing together. Yes, the vital part would be the base of the triangle. But a single bent beam (or rather a pair of them) crossing the middle and doing everything, would seem the simplest correction to what Heath has sketched ? I assume the leg panels would be let into those beams via dados -- and if the dados were wedge-shaped to match the panels, then the whole thing would be locked together when the beams were connected to the seat panels. But maybe I'd better leave something for Heath to do . . . ! | |||||
| Yes | 1 Relevance | 18 years ago | LuciferSum | General discussion | |
| Yes I love the bertoia diamond - I'd keep it brushed chrome with just a seat pad. Super comfy and doesnt need all the extra padding. MR is expensive...but then so is the Pretzel ;-D Yeah, sorry about the whole Vitra/Herman Miller thing. My friend at DWR says they constantly get requests to ship oversees. Personally, I'd buy one here and disassemble the whole damn thing. Altho, I do love the Vitra base a little more than the US version. And screw matching wood tones. All the trees grow together in the forest, if you ask me. As long as its not beech next to maple, next to ash you're fine. Contrast is good! | |||||
| yes, it does and good for... | 1 Relevance | 15 years ago | adamfowler | General discussion | |
| yes, it does and good for... yes, it does and good for you, you make a great point about repeat costumers. Along those same lines I must buy soap for my body and dishes from time to time though I don't use it as much as my wife might prefer. I oil my furniture when it drys out, depending on the elements maybe twice a year. I do have to by teak oil often and in fact it's not the easiest to get and order quite a bit at a time. I'm sure I'm supporting some evil sinister company that feeds off of my gullibility to replenish things as needed but if you want to have quality tings you must take care of them and this is the best way to do so. I wish you the best with your furniture but I hope that you can appreciate that sometimes the best thing is the harder thing and yes, more expensive. | |||||
| I got some nice things for | 1 Relevance | 8 years ago | Spanky | General discussion | |
| I got some nice things for cheap at the flea markets but that was more than ten years ago. Nothing super high end but not junk either---still have the Dybdahl platter I got for a few dollars at the flea market in Frederiksberg. If you enjoy the hunt, it's worth it. One thing to keep in mind when shopping for new things---the prices are the same everywhere. I kept thinking i'd find the thing I wanted for a better price in another shop if I just kept looking (and that is the case here in the US!) but after awhile I realized that pretty much every store charges the same price for most things. So if you see something you must have, go ahead and get it and don't waste time trying to find it for less! | |||||
| Oh gee whiz. I've got... | 1 Relevance | 22 years ago | NULL NULL | General discussion | |
| Oh gee whiz. I've got... Oh gee whiz. I've got Attention-Deficit Hypersensitivity Disorder -- Those one liners get me every time! Bada bing! It looks like we're of a similar mind, actually. That hunter green - Aye. One thing I've noticed about the chairs' construction: depending on where you buy them, each chair has some small detail that distinguishes it from the other stores' chairs. That's usually the thing that breaks. GI Joe, I think, sells the sturdiest ones (I dig my rocking chair version), while Eddie Bauer has the most expensive ones, but they're that nicer aluminum you spoke of. My Eddie Bauer broke (not the frame) sooner than any of the many others I've owned. The unfortunate thing about their aluminum model is that the rubber O-rings for the height-adjustable arms don't get enough friction against the smooth tubing. They fall down and are useless. I've seen better performance in this regard from the black steel frames. It would not be hard for a designer to combine the best features of the various chairs to get a chair that lasts a good long while. That's why I founded Citizens Revolting Against Planned Obsolescence, or C.R.A.P.O. ... | |||||
| Hi dc | 1 Relevance | 19 years ago | koen | General discussion | |
| Hi dc In the early 60ties I used to have one of these french Solex bikes with a two tact engine hanging over the front wheel. Driven by friction on the surface of the front wheel tire. A pivot would allow you to "lift" the whole thing to disengage it from the frontwheel. Usually one would pedal the first meters and than release the whole thing from the holding position. It sounds a little bit silly but it was always a pleasant ride, but beyond 25-30 km it becomes an expedition more than a ride. One has to be able to enjoy all those little things that happen when you have the time to look around you because it certainly is not "fast". Eventually I exchanged it for a race-bike... Unfortunately I have no experience with these new eco-friendly ones. | |||||
| How does buying a piece of se... | 1 Relevance | 13 years ago | keewee | General discussion | |
| How does buying a piece of se... How does buying a piece of second hand furniture benefit the designer? When it's sold second hand vintage, he isn't going to receive a share of the profits. When you buy a used book the author doesn't get royalty. I am all for buying original and agree with all the arguments. But with mid century furniture prices being what they are, is it really necessary to come down this hard on someone? Even going to second and third tier designers these days isn't doing people any good. Prices are high across the board. Maybe he'll get some vintage and some knock off and live with that until he can afford the real thing. Maybe he needs chairs now and doesn't want to wait a couple of years until he comes across the real thing at a good price. I myself am not a purchaser of knock offs. I'd live without first. But I am more sympathetic I guess to the people who don't have the time or money to put forth towards acquiring vintage furniture. I think the fact that the person is here reading and educating himself gives me hope that one day he hopes to possess the real thing but just can't right now. | |||||
| . | 1 Relevance | 13 years ago | NULL NULL | General discussion | |
| . That thing you describe as 'Aesthetic Movement' most definitely isn't but the tray thing you describe as Art Nouveau is .....Aesthetic Movement! Well done you. | |||||
| . | 1 Relevance | 16 years ago | HPau | General discussion | |
| . Agree about the air tight, and 'roach proof too...I went into the shopping centre thing and the largest spice/herb I could find by volume for sale was sweet paprika, which is nothing like cayenne pepper yet looks identical...now thats a problem 🙂 Very nearly bought a set of Global knives when I was there, that or Wusthof, any opinions? I was offered a job this week as a community police officer/assistant sort of thing, hahahahahaha, I'd rather lose a finger, when I was a kid we hung around giggling smoking pot, these kids take speed and stick broken bottles in people, shopping malls, jesus. | |||||
| Well... | 1 Relevance | 16 years ago | Spanky | General discussion | |
| Well... ...I spent the last six months feverishly cleaning, culling, tossing, rearranging, painting, repairing, and finishing our 1956 split level in order to sell it. And then it sold in 4 days so I had to quick find a new place to live (instead of taking my time) because the buyers wanted to close in 30 days. So I guess the last thing I did was to try to make this bland, boring (and teeny) rental townhouse with wall-to-wall beige carpet look like my home. It's not quite done so I'm not quite going to post pics but it's getting there. I think. Mostly I would like the last thing I've done is to lay on a warm beach somewhere for a week. Maybe later. | |||||
| Real Eames 670 or not? | 1 Relevance | 12 years ago | hawkan2580 | General discussion | |
| Hello all:) I came across this chair in a garage sale and bought it really cheap. Obviously knowing the condition of the leather needs attending... but I bought it so so cheap that I'm think that: A it is a real thing and there's room to spend a fair bit B it is not the real thing and no money should be spent (I would then just rejuvenate and recolour the worn leather and be happy with the looks. Sadly, the ottoman was no where to be found:( Either way, I don't think I could go wrong with my $46 investment thus far.. Before anyone offers to buy it off me.. I'm in Brisbane, Australia so I think most people here would find shipment prohibitive 🙂 http://www.flickr.com/photos/112617882@N02/sets/72157644785760876 | |||||
| IKEA bedding | 1 Relevance | 21 years ago | Olive | General discussion | |
| IKEA bedding try IKEA as well, I find that the quality is reasonable, durability is good and style is nice. And , as it's a european-based company, the duvet thing is understood and packaged accordingly. One thing that bugs me is how many US bedding stores/companies package their sheets in 'sets' so that I end up with the top sheet that I don't use. I turn them into duvet covers most by sewing two together. Last point to note, stuffing a quilt into a cover is a cinch if you start with the cover inside out and invert it over the quilt. | |||||
| You are welcome! | 1 Relevance | 23 years ago | koen | General discussion | |
| You are welcome! I am sure that there are a few more people out there that would love to have a few of these Kartell coat hooks, vintage 1970! In good condition..or should I mention it again: a real Joe Colombo table lamp by Kartell...used but just fine! My next offer will be the Valentine by Ett......sorry my dear wife says "no way, you are crazy!"....maybe later. Why am I doing this? because there is no way on earth to keep this site going if it does not become a common project. Yes, we are used to a lot of free things and we take things for granted, but the few sponsors of this site are not enough to keep the thing going. I am not very at ease sitting in this pseudo-commercial chair, begging you to get involved, on the contrary but how many sites are there with some educational value, fully accessible to all...remember someone is putting this together. I am sitting here pleading as if I owned the place...in reality I am an ocean away from Brussels, and not involved at all. But Patrick and Alix who have put their saving into this and more are now at the point where they are doing the same thing as I do, they are putting parts of their collection on sale to keep this site going. When I learned about it I knew I could not do less...the unfortunate thing is, I have no collection, I just happened to have these hooks and the Colombo lamp and maybe....just maybe a typewriter. So, join us! | |||||
| Kyle, | 1 Relevance | 10 years ago | Eameshead | General discussion | |
| Kyle, It sounds like your intensity and immersion in collecting was burning so brightly that it was only natural to expect a little cooling-off for a bit. And nothing can compete with that "first awareness" time in one's life-- that first wave of discovery when one thing leads to another and the learning curve is so high and fast that it's just like some kind of rush that lasts for years. For me a little "lag" in my intensity has happened twice in 30 years of collecting. It might just be one of those, so don't worry. As you have expressed, you're down, but still in it for the long- haul. With the huge popularity and resulting awareness and appreciation of mid-century design by the masses, finding stuff at the thrift stores is not gonna be like shooting fish in a barrel anymore. But all of your knowledge acquired up to this point will serve you well going forward, and make you more able to see a good thing when it happens, whether it be on the internet or at the corner yard sale. (Or with time and age, maybe just the ability to see the difference between the mid-century "craze" and the timelessness of a good design.) Every time my enthusiasm for collecting great design wanes for a few moments, I only have to look around the world and see the endless ubiquitous visual noise that is so hard to look at, and I realize how exciting it is to create at least one environment where everything flows and life is beautiful. The money part, I don't know, it used to add to the excitement of a find, and still does, but in the end it's the THING (and the historical conversation and/or argument about the thing) and the life it had in the world. Looking at something that doesn't hurt your eyes counts for a lot, and looking at that rare thing that is outright ALIVE with inventive good design and character-- is endlessly enjoyable. Sorry, its early and I ramble…. thanks for bearing with me! Glad to hear you are in it for the long haul. | |||||
| I haven't seen the base | 1 Relevance | 8 years ago | Spanky | Identification | |
| I haven't seen the base attachment before either, if you mean the part on the seat. It looks like it's made of aluminum and the fasteners are just four slot-head screws...? This is an image of the real thing, unfortunately doesn't show the full seat, I guess because it was mainly to show the label. The ones I've seen have all been cast iron, I think. One of my kids has a couple of the real thing but he's not at home at the moment and can't take some quick snaps to send me. I think the velcro on the real ones is a bit wider than on your chair and also maybe placed closer to the center. The seat should dip quite a bit in the center, too. Maybe yours does--can't tell from the angle of your photos. | |||||
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