Rejected Modern  

I enjoy the style and refinement of the Duc's 1977 Cadillac Fleetwood. A rare GM concept car or "south-side cruiser".

Sadly, this dining set went from $125 for the set to FREE in 90 days. It is still not bad even if the chairs require recaning and could use a new upholstery. It was made by Lane and possibly part of the Delineator Line by attributed to Mccobb(?).

A few weeks after at 1stdibs.

Niceguy,
My nephew found a 1954 Firebird XP21 concept car prototype by Harley Earl for GM in a yard sale.
Except it was made by the Ideal Toy Company, Hollis New York in the 1950's like this.

"BROKEN CHAIR $15 FIRM
THIS WILL NOT LAST, THIS IS A FAMOUS CHAIR BY RAY CHARLES."
It was also posted for a while as "AMES CHAIR $15 OBO" but sadly no takers

A bit on the decadent side, Diane von Furstenberg guest or "you are fired" chairs.

No one recognized this 60 year old dining table. The missing label or makers mark made it completely invisible.
The seller wanted $250, seems a lot for a used old anonymous table...

...$6 less than the orginal list price of $256 in the 1955 Herman Miller catalog where the table last appeared.
Recently re-issued by HM and way more than $250.
The blurry dream-like posting did not help to make the table desirable.
The seller failed to show the 'money shot', the bookmatched rosewood veneer top.

All the chairs from 1954 by 'Shu' need is some remnant of Scoth Irish linen and they are good to go. Plain weave wool is good too.

Someone could have had the 2 gray leather armchairs and the table by Gae Aulenti for Knoll for a mere $80 or best offer (see 2nd image above this thread)
http://www.designaddict.com/buy-and-sell/Furniture/sofas/GAE-AULENTI-sof...

Most people would probably object using these office set in a domestic setting. $100 for all by Tom Newhouse for Herman Miller introduced in 1987. These are built like tanks.

Care to divulge where you are finding all of this rejected modern?

Modernefamilie, they are everywhere as I mentioned before just hiding in plain sight. It helps too that anyone seeking good design knows about the subject very well being able to identify almost anything just by looking at an item, a bad picture or a badly written post/ad.
Also, most look for something very specific when going out there like for some strange reason lately Danish Modern or what they think is Danish Modern and in the process missed an item(s) that is not in their wish list/radar even if it is dangling in front of them.
Keep an open mind, get curious, discard the tunnel vision. I go out there with zero expectations of what I will find (it is actually more fun and more rewarding) and somehow I just end up seeing discovering more or stuff just keeps falling into my lap (I can only keep the ones I need and reuse/re-purpose).
Also not everything always has to have a pedigree or a designer's name that needs to be identifed (or design IDcted) to be considered good design and anonymous is OK too. Have fun.
FYI, the image is a Braun product that the company wants everyone forget.

Some of the items in this forum are actually really salvageable I think! It's quite sad that they can't find more people excited about restorations or repurposing these things into something else. Makes me wish that I was a little bit more creative and able to turn some of the items into statement display items for the living room or something although I'm sure sooner or later someone will do just that to make me jealous!

AndrewCampbell
Trust your instinct when you see something that appeals to you pedigree or not. When I picked up that chest of drawers (see 7th image from top painted green) abandoned on the side of the road, my co-workers thought I went mad. After I restored it (8th image after) no one recognized it as the same chest of drawers introduced in 1954 and part of the Planner Group series by Paul McCobb for Winchendon.
There are many books out there on good furniture repairs, restoration and conservation. You don't need to buy them. Check your public library to see what they have. Some libraries will let you request a good book for purchase that is not in the library catalog.
Start with basic repairs like properly cleaning your find or properly gluing loose pieces back together and build your confidence from there. Soon you will be tackling more advance projects like full restoration if needed. Avoid trendy refinishing though, it may look good now but its long term appeal is compromised.
Keep your eyes open for something like the bent wood chairs by Bill Stephens for Knoll (3rd image from top) with the fabric in terrible shape but the frames are still solid and intact and needs only minor refinishing. You can re-upholster it in a material that will make it all yours like the same chairs in Diane von Furstenberg NY studio with an over the top real zebra hide. Good Luck.