Eames House Bird: Update with pics 22/12/07  

1st time
1st time I've seen this...really cool.

Funny
that they would make a reproduction of that. I always thought it was an old decoy and have seen vintage examples that were very similar. In fact, I think there was an inexpensive moulded chipboard version that was sold back in the day. You can find them in antique malls in rural areas.

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" One of their favourite objects was a bird made of black painted wood that was produced in the Appalachian Mountains at the beginning of the 20th century. The figure accompanied them from the 1950s onwards. . ."
Perhaps they felt as I do, that the form is remarkably sophisticated in its "modern" simplicity and sculptural purity. . .?

I saw this one coming. One...
I saw this one coming. One day they will run out of things to sell.

Arrived today, popped into...
Arrived today, popped into the Vitra dealer to collect when i was in town
Suprised that it arrived so quickly Vitra usually have a two month lead on pretty much everything
First impresions are just how big it is! couldnt believe it when i first got it out of the box was expecting it to be half the size
Like all Vitra products Its beautifully made and packaged
Really pleased with it just need to get the room finised and he can go on the window ledge

A nice bird indeed.....
...I guess that the Eames brand is so strong that you can use the whole inventory of the house and reproduce it...Should I start producing the 3 bell ceramic doorbell of the Eames'home?...Please let me know.

PETE1979
can you photograph it in situ on a eiffel base it looks larger in reproduction?If the house gets a chunk of the money fine with me.Im really amazed,repelled.Koen ring in those bells!contact vitra asap...

Pete1979
Is that credenza in the background from Ikea? I really like the looks of it.

Even if the Credenza....
...is not the subject of this thread, I do not think that Ikea ever made such a fine piece of furniture...

Thanks guys 🙂 yes its from...
Thanks guys 🙂 yes its from ikea (see link) my tv sits on it with av / games equipment inside
azurechicken unfortunately I do not have any effiel leg chairs the closest I have is a la fonda base, hope this is of some use
pete
http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/10103795

Pete: chair question
I have near-identical identical copies of your la fondas. Sadly, upholstery and foam are dubious. Yours look great. Re-done? If so, can you recommend a foamer/upholsterer?
Regards,

Floor and color
Your floors look great and the white furniture is the perfect color to go with them.

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Charles should have frozen some sperm, they could have auctioned it for a fortune and made some real designer babies.

thankyou James 🙂 sadly...
thankyou James 🙂 sadly there not real wood but cheaper laminate plus being dark means they need sweeping every other day 🙁
Geo.H, I picked them up in this condition so cant say 100% if they have been redone but I would say not looking at them, the lady i bought them off mentioned she brought them back from Belgium some time ago, the colour and base combo seem to be quite common in mainland europe, they pop up on ebay de from time to time
Unfortunately i havent ot any experince of reupholstering there was a thread a while back about Djinn Chairs and this place was mentioned might be worth a look if you are UK based, if you are in the US i'd start a post on the forum as there is a good amount of 1st hand experience about having these chairs redone over there, best of luck 🙂
http://www.bruceupholstery.co.uk/page3.html