Those "pods"
are fun. They're Safco Zenergy chairs; we have a couple hundred of them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGwAmBHk46w
as promised
pics of the weird wing sorta womb sorta chair.
velour. Some cats scratches. Structurally pretty sound.
The frame, padding and underside suggest 1940's 1950's
I am GUESSING continental? Maybe French?
I am considering recovering them, think it's the way to go.
No markings anywhere
Those legs though, oh baby. They are brass underneath the paint.
PG
Nice lamps. I am a huge fan of Lotte, owning a few myself. It certainly appears to be one. That is the only shape I can recall that tapers at the base, as the other thin ones flair out at the base.
Your Everest of course, will be to find the matching shade. They occasionally come up on eBay, often more costly than the lamp itself. Ordering directly from Lotte is difficult, as they seem to be hopelessly backordered.
I found a nice old Lotte lamp a couple of years ago in a thrift and have yet to find the shade. I just can't bring myself to put a generic shade on the thing...the beauty really being the lamp as it was meant to be.....
Solange!
I *knew* you'd respond! Thanks! I can't believe I'm typing this, but about 3 months ago, I found a matching set of yellow ones but wasn't familiar with the shape as Lotte. They were incredibly heavy. On my way up the driveway, I dropped one!!!! I was so pissed, I left them BOTH at the road! Of course, they were both shadeless. Yes, I'd love to find one of the dark brown string shades - there are two on eBay for $150!! and on one of them, the string is unraveling. As for the wireless/shadeless, I don't even know why I bought it, other than it looked so nice. Thanks for your message!
waffle
I would not hesitate to get that chair reupholstered. If you choose a fabric with a little give to it, you don't have to have those tucks at front of the arms. And lose the nailheads---ugh!
Phonegirl, I like your striped lamp a lot. It wouldn't be hard at all to get parts and rewire it. And FenchelShades.com has custom shades for reasonable prices though I'd recommend trying some ready-made ones on the lamp in person to help figure out exactly the shape and dimensions you want.
http://www.fenchelshades.com
spanky!
thanks very much for the comment and link to the shade place. I'd love to find something vintage, but then again, I'd like to win the lotto. Your compliment inspires me to have the striped lamp rewired. Too bad all the little electrical shops aren't around anymore. everything's a "hunt". will keep you posted on progress!
Are you at all handy?
Really, putting a lamp together is simple. A threaded brass rod goes through the center with a nut or two on either end. You thread the lamp cord through the rod from the bottom up, then add a harp and screw on the socket at the top. Connect the wires with a screwdriver and you're done.
You will probably have to cut the threaded rod with a hacksaw unless you luck out and the purchased length happens to be perfect, but other than that it's very basic stuff. (And the hacksawing isn't hard either but I guess if you didn't already have a hacksaw it'd be more complicated.)
Oh wait, you also need one of those brass cap things at the top to cover the opening in the "vase". That might be tougher to find in just the right size but i'm sure online places will have a good selection.
ps - vintage shades are often not in very good shape---yellowed unevenly, dinged, trim coming unglued. I prefer new ones with vintage styling.
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