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alan
 alan
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30/06/2012 2:46 pm  

Can anyone tell me pls.
Have owned an Eames Chair for many years, and was told that it was authentic (it was given to me by my father who bought it in the 70's).
It has a wood veneer around the sides of the seat cushion which is lifting and breaking up.
My question is, do authentic Eames Chairs have veneer on them or are they solid wood all around?


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30/06/2012 4:04 pm  

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hello,
all of the eames chair are made of plywood covered with veneer.
the stools for example are solid walnut wood.


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alan
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01/07/2012 10:55 am  

Authentic or fake Eames Chair
Do you mean that the stools are veneer as well as the chair?
Also on the base of my chair there are three screws at the back wooden section of the underneath part.


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fastfwd
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01/07/2012 11:21 am  

Picture
please.


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alan
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02/07/2012 5:42 pm  

Stupid question, but how do...
Stupid question, but how do I post a photo.
Have tried unsuccessfully to post the photo of the Eames Lounge.


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Robert Leach
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02/07/2012 7:14 pm  

Right above this thread (at the moment) is a Guide to using the Forum, details of uploading photos are in there.
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fastfwd
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03/07/2012 3:39 am  

More detailed instructions
are here:
http://www.designaddict.com/design_addict/forums/index.cfm/fuseaction/th...


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alan
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04/07/2012 11:16 am  

Images
Does this like like a genuine Eames.


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tchp
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04/07/2012 11:53 am  

That base does not look like...
That base does not look like the genuine ones I am familiar with, which have a more ribbed type of construction.


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Solange
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04/07/2012 11:57 am  

Oh my...
That doesn't look right at all....an authentic Eames lounge chair doesn't have any exposed bolts, the armrests look a little too big, it looks like vinyl,.... I'm certain originals don't have air vents on the bottom...unless someone has done a series of bizarre and terrible repairs / modifications to it....
I'm sure someone more expert on the forum could provide more info ....


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Spanky
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04/07/2012 7:06 pm  

It looks like a
better quality knockoff from that era. Plycraft made the junkier ones but I've seen some with a Selig label that were nicer. They kept changing little details so there are a lot of different ones out there. I've never seen the air vents before and I think most of the ones I've seen have had a tilt mechanism on the base. This one is new to me.


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Honus_Wenger
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04/07/2012 10:17 pm  

Three buttons,
really...really?


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