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furniture can come from others places than the US.
The internet is not based based in Houston, Texas.
Any furniture that is not Eames or Bertoia is not neccessarily Danish.
Teak is not grown in Denmark, it is a tropical hardwood.
*other Scandinavian countries may/do exist as design and manufacturing bases.
Ssean
When somebody relatively new to this forum asks a question like you did, the regular inmates come out of the workwork trying for humor, and usually results in the new person feeling like he had no right to ask the question in the first place.
Most of the people who feels that a vintage original is the best way to go, but replacing IKEA crap with new Herman Miller is perfectly reasonable.
In my opinion, the currently available plastic Eames and Nelson chairs from Herman Miller are NOT really reproductions.
Environmental concerns forced Herman Miller and the Eames Studio to rethink the basic materials on their fiberglass chairs so, now the material has changed. I have a recent Eames sidechair with the wire legs and it looks fine to me, and functions just great. No, there's no fiberglass in its contruction.
The Nelson swagleg chairs were not great sellers originally, so if you're lucky enough to find a vintage original, it will be very expensive. If you like the design, I'm sure you will be very happy with the currently available chairs from Herman Miller.
Depending where you're located, you can save some money - once you go to DWR and test the comfort of the chairs - by buying them on line from a Herman Miller dealer like Hive instead of DWR - you won't pay for tax or shipping.
Good luck.
Yes there was
but I've encountered the same lack of help and humor when I've started a post. (whatever OP is suppose to mean)
Very little of the subsequent posts helped Ssean at all with his question. I tried to do just that. I just didn't think his basic question was grounds for humor.
Nothing ventured, right, bub?
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...and just for laughs (and fastfwd)
and for the OP...patience good sir, its doesn't take long to get a collection of good things together, be vigilant and avoid the second rate stuff if you're not planning on dealing,
write down a list of what you need first and then when you see one of those items at a good price, perhaps at a garage sale or elsewhere ask yourself if you can live with that thing for the rest of your life.
The patina of time
Ssean,
You mentioned in your original post that you wanted a chair that would last a lifetime.
Functionally, the vintage fiberglass Eames shells will obviously last a lifetime, as long as the rubber shock mounts are solid.
But another reason to go with the vintage Eames over the new ones would be the beauty and depth of the fiberglass surface. If you are gonna be LOOKING at that chair for a lifetime, there is a heck of a lot more going on in most vintage shells than just the shape and the color.
The patina of time and environmental conditions treats each Eames shell so differently, and in some ways they are never the same twice. The texture and richness of the fiberglass makes them hands down the chair to have for life, in my opinion. Even the specific color batches are different from one another. I have seen many variations of elephant grey, and many variations of seafoam.
Its hard to even find two "salmon" chairs that are alike!
I personally have become downright addicted to many of the rougher chairs that show their age in interesting ways, and have become BETTER to look at from the honest use of 50+ years, or from being used outside sometimes, or have been exposed to sun, etc.
Sometimes, I find a flawless example much less interesting than the chair that has clear evidence of the patina of time and has lived a life of use.
So my vote is for the original Eames fiberglass shells. Go see several in vintage shops first, just to get an idea of the diversity of surfaces and color and patina possibilities before you make big decisions.
PS Of course it is true that all vintage objects change over time, and gain something through time. But the fiberglass shells are flat out awesome in this regard.
My mistake Woody
Of course you are right Woody... my mistake.
I think of them as "Salmon" because that is how most of them look now. Heck, and half of them have gone way past "salmon" too, all the way to "pinky beige'...
Its an interesting battle sometimes... between the most "collectable" or so called "desirable" examples-- and the sheer beauty of the more aged or worn or funky examples.
I guess I should feel lucky that what I like is sometimes much more affordable. At least for now. But its easy to see that I am not the only one that enjoys the funky ones. Am I the only one that stares endlessly into a good Eames shell?
I know... stoner! No, totally drugless high. (No really!!)
I stand corrected Woody. Red is the official color. Fleeting as it is.
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