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Linda McAndrew
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31/10/2010 10:29 pm  

Any recommendations where I might find these chairs used? The Herman Miller website sells the Bertoia at $600 each.. a bit rich for my budget for outdoor use, indoors is quite a different story since they will be protected from the elements.


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31/10/2010 11:36 pm  

eBay or craigslist
Bertoia chairs come up quite frequently.


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01/11/2010 12:22 am  

Email
me at --- To discuss.....
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01/11/2010 12:44 am  

Um okay...
In that case, e-mail me too.


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01/11/2010 5:12 am  

Herman Miller site doesn't se...
Herman Miller site doesn't sell these.


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01/11/2010 5:49 pm  

Email
There was no implication that this was for commercial purposes, in that, I will not profit from this inclusion. I figure that I could just say that the Louisiana Craigslist tends to have these quite often.=)
You could blog me if you want......


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Orleans USA
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03/11/2010 12:58 am  

See link of previous forum discussion
I think I recall seeing some on craigslist
http://neworleans.craigslist.org/fuo/1964196903.html


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Linda McAndrew
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04/11/2010 4:25 am  

Bertoia.. manufacturer...
Excuse me, NOT Herman Miller... $600 by "KNOLL"!


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04/11/2010 8:20 pm  

Bertoia Side Chairs
I have many vintage Bertoia chairs in my home and would never pay $600 for one!!! DWR is outrageous!
I never walk through the doors of DWR because I just can't understand the cost of a lot of their products. One day I decided to take a peek inside. I saw the current-day Bertoia side chair and was turned off. In my opinion the new ones are now (for lack of a better word) "sporty" looking and not as timeless. If you compare the curves, wire gauge, and connections of the vintage chair and current-day chair, you'll notice a big difference.
I guess you can even go as far as contrasting the typical modern person today versus the typical modern person of the 1950-60's. Today's modern person is more sporty than 60's modern person.
I've had too much coffee this morning:)
I guess that's why I'm a midcentury enthusiast!


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04/11/2010 9:14 pm  

Orleans
While i'm not saying that DWR is the best, their prices are set by the manufacturers they distribute. Knoll set the prices for the Bertoia side chairs, not DWR.


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05/11/2010 2:03 am  

I really don't have anything...
I really don't have anything againt DWR and I understand the Knoll, HM, etc controls prices. I'm just a poor poor architect that can barely afford a room over my head....and the occassional wassily chair:)


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Linda McAndrew
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06/11/2010 4:13 am  

I hear ya... Orleans
I hear ya Orleans, prices for midcentury furnishings are outrageous! Quite frankly it kind of pisses me off how ridiculous the asking price is for not only "new" pieces but the vintage... old stuff as well.
Hey, I'd love to find 4 Bertoia chairs - white, in good condition to use on my outdoor courtyard at a reasonable price. Fat chance!


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06/11/2010 4:32 am  

That's why
I got myself educated and bid on stuff on eBay. The only 'new' pieces I bought was a square Eames work table (because I couldn't find a used one) and proper Knoll vinyl seat pads for my pair of yellow Bertoia side chairs (which I got on eBay)!
Oh, any I bought a pair of Richard Schultz 1966 dining chairs in black, a large white Schultz dining table and a Petal side table (in Mahogany) directly from Richard Schultz for a fraction of their normal prices because the chairs were a discontinued color, the table had a couple of small rust marks under the table top, and the Petal table in Mahogany was an experiment that was discontinued!
All of my clocks, furniture and other furnishings were found on eBay, local stores, or at websites selling used mid-century modern.
Because I educated myself first (by buying a bunch of books), I was smart enough to avoid buying any knockoffs (other than a few i KNEW were knockoffs).
You can find your Bertoia chairs on eBay for a fraction of what Knoll's distributors are selling them for.


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06/11/2010 4:37 am  

Thanks
For that.


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