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Robert Leach
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22/02/2009 12:40 am  

Yikes
nice restoration job though ..........
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Riki
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22/02/2009 7:29 am  

That table
has been "rode hard and put up wet". And, I know all of the people on this forum who are not from America are probably now shaking their heads and going "what?" That particular American expression used to refer to a horse in the Wild West. Now, as you can probably guess, it has been expanded to include women who look a little worse for the wear.
As for that table, I think the owner is on drugs that he/she thinks that they are going to get 300 USD as a starting bid.


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22/02/2009 7:58 am  

Statistically...
Statistically speaking...you're probably right Riki. If the nations drinking water (not sure about Europeans) has "left over" pharmaceuticals in them, there's more people on drugs than not. "Reality is the curse of the sane". Don't recall the author of that quote.
Your quote raised my eyebrow for a moment! After a google search...I get it. It's referring to something mistreated and/or with passing use.


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22/02/2009 8:03 am  

This reminds of that...
This reminds of that "Wegner" signed desk thread...lol
While the sticker looks like it was done off a home printer...My guess is it's legit.


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Fungus Mungus (USA)
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23/02/2009 11:04 pm  

*shaking head*
Wow...give me 5 minutes with Illustrator and a color printer and I'll have a better looking Risom sticker than that. I have a feeling if you call the seller on this one, they'll just get indignant.
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LuciferSum
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24/02/2009 12:18 am  

I'm not sure
I'm not sure this is fake. The typography is a little too sophisticated for someone whipping this off on MS Word.
The only Risom logos I know are the gold R and the current Knoll ones - but surely there is a possibility this is real?


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SDR
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24/02/2009 1:18 am  

I
agree. The typography would be definitive. It would be good to see other known vintage Risom labels. . .
As to the condition of the object, this is a classic case of "don't repair it yourself." It is now too late for a clean repair, which might have been possible initially. This situation roughly corresponds to the tendency for tired original architecture to be "updated" prior to sale, thus eradicating any hope for the new owner to make his own decisions about restoration.


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whitespike
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24/02/2009 2:23 am  

Wouldn't an original label...
Wouldn't an original label have other info though? Like the address of the company, perhaps a model number etc.? Maybe not....


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LuciferSum
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24/02/2009 3:32 am  

Not Neccessarily
Here's the gold R label I'd mentioned above. And check out the typography on Jens Risom Design.


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Fungus Mungus (USA)
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24/02/2009 4:13 am  

That desk looks like the...
That desk looks like the other 16 POS desks at the Goodwill in my neighborhood. Condition aside, I've never seen a Risom desk without legs. I checked the Danish Furniture Index ( http://kunstindustrimuseet.dk/furnitureindex) and didn't see any reference to anything remotely looking like that desk.
fm
http://kunstindustrimuseet.dk/furnitureindex


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whitespike
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24/02/2009 4:15 am  

FM
That was my thought - the design isn't there - but Risom has been known to release some boring things in the office market....


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24/02/2009 8:20 am  

I can confirm
I have seen both that label and the later legless style desks before. It is likely the real thing.


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Fungus Mungus (USA)
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24/02/2009 11:15 pm  

I guess it's not cool enough...
I guess it's not cool enough to appear on the Danish furniture index then. 🙂 I'd heard he'd done some fairly pedestrian designs, but I had no idea...and to think I may have passed on several Risom desks. 🙂
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LuciferSum
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24/02/2009 11:37 pm  

Wouldnt
Wouldnt Risom be considered an American designer since most of his career happened here?


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