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Student – English mum –...
Student – English mum – Italian dad – I'm interested in
safe materials in design including synthesis ones.

Robert
Uk based lecturer in the field of Art & Design..(but not furniture)
Avid collector, and part-time dealer, of furniture I like..

Martin (25) here from/in Denm...
Martin (25) here from/in Denmark - former student of both wooden craftmanship and architecture, now about to start a career as autodidact, freelance furniture-designer. I also sell design furniture at BoConcept.
I collect mainly art pottery by famous Scandinavian ceramics, signed Op/Pop Art serigraphs by various artists and vintage fabric by mainly Verner Panton and Alexander Girard.
I'm just generally obsessed with design, art and fashion. Not a big fan of plastic. Earning some money on the side since I was 16 by selling vintage design found here and there.
My three favourite designers are pretty much consistently Verner Panton, Alexander Girard and Ettore Sottsass.
Hoping to be remembered as one of the best Danish designers of the new millennium and one of the founding fathers behind the second Golden Age of Danish design.

I am already too...
...often and too well represented on this forum, but over and above what you can find in the index (see below) I am mostly interested in design practice and methods and because of that I spend a lot of time in design history. Recently I went back to teaching, this time as an invited professor at UQAM in Montreal. I have often said that I was not a designer by talent but by conviction which has served me well because most of what I do I had to learn. I have no regrets about having chosen this profession but in another life I will persue my real talent, which is writing. I know, those who read me in English have justified doubts about that statement but in my first language I have won more than one writing competition...so who knows.
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Robert What furniture do you...
Robert What furniture do you deal in ?
Do you have a web site ?
I have some very nice English furniture,I bought an amazing drum shape rosewood dining table recently by Robert Heritage for Archie shine,As I said to my friend after I picked it up that it was the first time I ever had an emotional reaction to a piece of furniture.........I was blown away by how beautiful it was.I also have a fantastic Pieff 3 seat,2 seat,single seat and coffee table set,another pieff suite (which I do not like) and a Pieff swivel easy chair and ottoman (same one as Jimmy Saville has:) )which is heaven to sit in.

I guess I should have...
I guess I should have mentioned that in my house I am the furniture collector,which luckily my job allows me to be but my wife is a designer and in my humble opinion a very good one.She has a website which you can find here on design addict but i will post a direct link below.She design and produces lights and will soon be designing and producing furniture,if you have time take a look and hopefully enjoy her work.
http://www.niamhbarrydesign.com/

LRF
LRF from Oklahoma, USA collector of art and mid-century modern furniture, self proclaimed Design addict with very serious addiction.... in dire need of a 12 step program cause i am addicted to all mid century modern furniture.
as long as the oil money holds out I will be buying or until members of my family have me committed to the state Insane Asa lam for my addiction.
I also own a business called retroredo.com and for some reason people from all over ship there mid century modern furniture to us to recover. been told we do a damn good job. and for that Scott, Joe, John, Mike and Carl say thanks for keeping them employed .
our specialty is the Eames bucket chairs which we have figured out how to recover very economical.
I own several other business that pertain to my advocation . my newest hobby is writing on design addict, I promise i will never be a drag on this forum like This that said.

killiam
Is that your wife and website I love her designs in lighting they are wonderful .
I also collect Milo Baughman and have a large collection of it that i store in one of my warehouse and will eventually get around to recovering it. for some reason they liked Theyer coggin in the 60and 70's around these parts so you can find it easy.

Killian
Your wife produces very nice wrok ... but I guess you knew that.
I am a musician/print designer based out of Austin, TX. Consistently my favorite designers are Charles and Ray Eames and Alexander Girard.
In print design (like many design professions) I often have to sacrifice my design ideals, but my most rewarding work is my illustrations. You can view some here: jakobclark.com
My band, Living Better Electrically, is rock's best kept secret (kidding).www.myspace.com/livingbetterelectrically
My most fun acquisitions has been a vintage Eames 3473 sofa and a vintage George Nelson marshmallow sofa. My favorite chair I own is by a lesser known - Ib-Kofod Larsen.

room606
I come here to rant openly in virtual anonymity in a forum where one's opinion is worth no more than that of another's.

Dutch, 40, male
Dutch, 40, male, trained as a historian, working as a new media designer/ consultant.
Ever since I moved out of my parent's house in the 80s I've been surrounding myself with vintage furniture. The joy of finding aesthetically pleasing stuff for less. I can't remember buying any new furniture at retail to be honest. Still browsing thrift stores and I'm an avid ebayer (though I buy more than I sell). I have too many chairs. Really should start selling before people start regarding me as a pack rat. They probably already are.

Heath, 31, rural Orstralia,...
Heath, 31, rural Orstralia, latter day student.
Furiously chewing glass, sorry I meant building a new website.
Currently without workshop so am buying a lot of vintage stuff but usually work with bent ply and a bit of steel.
I know digups pain, furniture swapping party anyone?

score card
for those keeping count it is truly a international; forum ?We have them checking in from the UK USA Canada Australia, Denmark ,Ireland,
Does this forum not play in Asia,China, South America, Israel,Africa France,Germany,Czech Republic .. I have never seen any thing from these countries and would love to hear from them

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Alexander, 36, visual arts, Sweden...
I agree with room606, although I do enjoy getting to know the 'virtual personalities' of you people who hang here, a bit more.