Hi,
I bought a pair of these steel rod chairs with sythetic cord and wooden armrests about a year ago in Melbourne, Australia. They are very similar to the work of Clement Meadmore and Allan Gould but I can't find any reference to them anywhere. Could be prototypes, but I think there is no doubt that they are early fifties and quite unique.
The cord is made of a yellow plastic and is exactly the same as the cord used on many Meadmore chairs. I have looked everywhere and I still cant pin down the maker.
Any advice would be much appreciated.
thank you,
Tick.
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I can't help you with the cha...
I can't help you with the chair, but, I would like to thank you for your post since it has introduced me to the work of Clement Meadmore. Although I have seen some of his designs before, I have never taken note of his name. His work is quite interesting.
http://www.freearticlesnow.com/video-22238-clement-meadmore-furniture-an...
That's it!
I think your guesses are wrong, but it jarred my memory-- it's from Kill Bill. Credited as "Twisted Nerve" by Bernard Herrmann.
Edit: Song is actually called "Georgie's Theme" (By Bernard Herrmann), and originally used in 1968 movie Twisted Nerve. Should have known--- nothing- but nothing- is actually ORIGINAL to a Tarantino movie!
Glad I could be of...
Glad I could be of assistance. A track I wanted to know as well.
I can't disagree that Tarantino barrows heavily from past films and literature. I also can't criticize him for doing so, most story tellers essential retell a story....what changes is the journey and Tarantino definitely delivers.
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Very pleased to read of Meadmore et al being mentioned on here, his book on modern chairs with precisely scaled 1:5 drawings is worth a look, I used to walk past a couple of his sculptures daily when I lived in Brisbane (ghastly town) and always enjoyed them.
Anyway, have some similar chairs with some nice boomerang arms in storage,will post some images when I can.
Tick? Have you contacted the powerhouse museum or Art Gallery NSW? They are responsive to emails from my experience.
Meadmore galore
Thanks for the tip Heath. A great idea, I will email them tomorrow. There were so many factories churning out steel rod furniture in the 1950's, so these could be made by anyone, but I think they are quite unusual for the period. They were sold with 2 Meadmore dining chairs.
Below is a nice photo of the Meadmore dining chair with wooden arms.
This chair is rare and is currently on display at The. National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia.
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